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Vermont State Police On April 15, 2025 the Vermont State Police began investigating Allen-Michael Ashline (31) of Saint Albans for the crime of Embezzlement after it was discovered by a select board member he had been using a town issued credit card for personal use.
Vermont Business Magazine Each year, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce honors an outstanding Vermonter as the “Citizen of the Year.” This award is presented to the individual who has made major contributions to the betterment of Vermont; has been distinguished through outstanding service to their community and region; and typifies the true spirit of service and self-sacrifice in
by Maggie Lenz and Nick Charyk “Dear Andy” The FY26 budget, known as the Big Bill, is usually the final domino to fall before adjournment. Passing the budget signals the end of negotiations, funds the state, and sends weary lawmakers home.
Vermont State Police The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington completed the autopsy on Joshua Many on Sunday, May 11, 2025. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the torso, and the manner of death is a homicide. The Vermont State Police is able to identify the victim in this case as Joshua Many, 37, who had recently been living in Swanton.
by Amanda Youngsman, Community News Service When one of Vermont’s oldest lumber mills, run by the A. Johnson Company in Bristol, shut down its saws in 2023 after 117 years in business, it seemed like another sign of a waning timber industry.
Vermont Agency of Transportation This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will affect traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of May 12, 2025. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.
by Rep. Martin LaLonde (D-South Burlington) and Sen. Nader Hashim (D-Brattleboro) When floodwaters tore through Vermont in July 2023 and then again exactly a year later, they left more than physical destruction in their wake. They also revealed to Vermonters the mounting price tag of climate change.
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center On Friday, June 20, we will have the privilege of honoring former Senator Patrick and Marcelle Leahy for their decades of public service and unwavering support for the arts across Vermont and our nation. We will gather with the Leahys for a Summer Garden Party in their honor.
Vermont Business Magazine Zero Gravity Craft Brewery has debuted on the Brewers Association’s 2024 list of the Top 50 U.S. craft breweries by production volume—a first‑ever achievement for the independently owned Vermont brewery. The honor arrives during the company’s 21st anniversary year, capping more than two decades of intentional, steady growth.
The Vermont State Police is investigating a suspicious death in the Franklin County town of Swanton. The investigation began at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday, May 10, 2025, when police received multiple 911 calls that originated at a home on 4th Street. First responders found a man in his 30s deceased inside.
Vermont Business Magazine The Cirque Series is breaking trail in New England with two new races this summer: Cannon Mountain in Franconia, NH (Saturday, June 7), and Killington Mountain in Killington (Saturday, June 28).