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The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) have been informed that the Ticonderoga (Ti) Ferry has suspended service effective today. According to the Ti Ferry operator, the reason for the suspension is that the company currently was not been able to secure marine insurance beyond yesterday, January 3.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) and the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) announce the planned closing of the Connecticut River bridge carrying Bridge Street between Stewartstown, New Hampshire, and Beecher Falls, Vermont, for four days to allow for a detailed inspection of the bridge.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will hold a public meeting in Vermont at 6 pm on Monday, January 4 to present the six possible designs for the new Lake Champlain Bridge. The meeting will be held at the Addison County Eagle building at 67 New Haven Road in Vergennes.
Governor Jim Douglas today announced he appointed Butch Shaw to serve as State Representative from the Rutland-6 House District. Shaw will fill the seat vacated by Peg Flory, who was recently appointed to the State Senate, and represents the towns of Pittsford and Sudbury.
State officials are hoping members of the public will turn out to give their input about Vermont’s plans for spending millions of dollars in federal housing and economic development funds.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that $5.7 million in emergency support to more than 1,000 Vermont dairy farmers has been released. The assistance, coming at a time when dairy farmers have experienced the lowest prices in 40 years, is part of a $350 million dairy assistance measure sponsored by Sanders.
There were 2,383 new regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance last week, an increase of 981 from the week before. Altogether 14,114 new and continuing claims were filed, an increase of 1,058 from a week ago and 433 more than a year earlier.
Governor Jim Douglas and 10 other governors in the region took the next step toward developing a regional Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding that commits their states to continued participation in a regional effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses.
Governor Jim Douglas has announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has established a critical grant partnership with the Vermont Department of Libraries and the Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA) to help public libraries compete for federal broadband stimulus funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
ION HoldCo, LLC, a partnership majority owned by Sovernet Communications (a subsidiary of Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.
Green Mountain Power, based in Colchester, has filed with the Vermont Public Services Board a new alternative regulation plan that continues the benefits of the existing plan for another three years, and introduces new measures to encourage additional efficiency. The plan is the result of months of negotiations with the Department of Public Service.
With snow falling, the Lake Champlain Bridge connecting Addison, Vermont, with Crown Point, New York, was demolished in the blink of an eye at 10:02 this morning. The sequence of charges appeared to go off as planned and the superstructure of the bridge debris fell straight down into lake.