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The Ticonderoga Ferry is temporarily closed and will remain so through the rest of Thursday, December 17, due to ice forming in Lake Champlain. The ferry plans to restart service Friday morning assuming lake conditions allow. For updates on the Ti ferry, go to http://www.middlebury.net/tiferry/
A series of print and television ads featuring Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant employees will begin running in state-wide media outlets this week. In the ads, VY employees discuss the safety of the nuclear plant, and the need in Vermont for the jobs and the economic benefits that the electricity generated at VY provides the state of Vermont.
The US Department of Agriculture today detailed plans to distribute $290 million to struggling dairy farmers. The assistance is part of a $350 million dairy assistance measure Congress approved at the request of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
North Dakota continues to have the nation's most cost-effective state-owned highway system, according to Reason Foundation's 18th Annual Highway Report. The study finds over half of all state-owned highways across the country are congested and 25 percent of bridges are deficient or functionally obsolete. Vermont fell to number 42 in the ranking.
Rep. Peter Welch supported and the House passed legislation late Wednesday that will create jobs and extend critical services to the unemployed. The Jobs for Main Street Act (H.R. 2847) will extend emergency unemployment benefits and COBRA health insurance subsidies through June 2010, avoiding a year-end cut-off to safety net programs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
James "Buddy" Edgerton was recently interviewed on NPR’s popular feature, “Dick Gordon’s The Story” about his new bestselling memoir, The Unknown Rockwell: A Portrait Of Two American Families, co-authored by acclaimed author, columnist, radio host, and public speaker Nan O’Brien. The segment will air today as the lead story in the hour-long program.
A new blog dedicated to the Vermont snowboarding scene was launched by Vermont Ski Areas Association today.
RideVermont.com, a sister site to the popular SkiVermont.com, will report on the Green Mountain State's snowboarding events, news and weather and include interviews with insiders, resort reps and visitors.
The Vermont Arts Endowment Fund and the Concert Artists Fund, two component funds of the Vermont Community Foundation, announced that together they have awarded a total of $99,381 to 16 organizations and individuals across the state. “The arts are an integral part of our economy and our culture.
Related Company: Burlington Telecom Department of City of BurlingtonFinishing just minutes before midnight, Burlington city councilors voted on Monday, December 14, to reject a proposal by Mayor Bob Kiss to finance Burlington Telecom.
Former Vermont Teddy Bear CEO Liz Robert will be moving her newly acquired company, Terry Precision Cycling, to Burlington. Robert’s new company will bring 12 jobs and lease 10,500 square feet of commercial space. The move will bring most of Terry’s operation to the Queen City between December 26, 2009 and January 3, 2010.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announces a newly constructed temporary bridge carrying US Route 4 over the Connecticut River between Lebanon, New Hampshire (Bridge Street) and Hartford, Vermont (Maple Street) opened today to traffic.
The temporary bridge has no weight restrictions for truck traffic. It also has a sidewalk open for pedestrian traffic.
The board of directors of Opportunities Credit Union has named Cheryl Fatnassi as the CEO and President. Fatnassi has over 29 years working in financial services. She was the former Senior Vice President for IT Systems at Banknorth and had previously managed all aspects of technology and retail banking, CRA and compliance.