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$35,000 in funding is available through the fall award competition launched bythe Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council. VTDDC welcomes applicationsto improve the lives of Vermonters with developmental disabilities and theirfamilies by creating opportunities in their communities.
People suffering from flu-like symptoms and children younger than 18 have been asked to stay away from North Country Hospital to ward off the spread of the H1N1 virus.
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At a meeting with US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Thursday afternoon, Representative Peter Welch called for quick dispersal of emergency assistance to dairy farmers. Vilsack s first meeting with the Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus came on the heels of an agreement reached by House and Senate negotiators to provide $350 million in assistance to dairy farmers.
US Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has formally informed US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials of his concerns about the size and scope of the new port of entry planned for Morses Line, Vermont.
Intrawest today announced that, beginning with the 2009-2010 winter season, the Company will increase awareness of the importance of helmet use at all of its wholly-owned ski resorts in North America.
Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie announced this morning that he will run for governor. Ending weeks of speculation over his political future, Dubie said he was ready to take the next step in a political career which started out serving on local boards in his home town of Essex.
For the Week of 09/26/2009. There were 760 new regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance last week, a decrease of 20 from the week before. Altogether 9,384 new and continuing claims were filed, 304 fewer than a week ago and 3,645 more than a year earlier.
Senate and House negotiators have agreed to provide $350 million for hard-pressed dairy farmers, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced today. The funding was first included in a Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) amendment to the Department of Agriculture appropriations bill.
From 2006 to 2008, Vermont households lost an average of $5,757 in income, the second worst in the nation and the largest percentage decrease at 10.3 percent. New Jersey had the highest income drop at $7,214 and the second highest percentage loss at 10.1 percent. Georgia was third worst ($3,404, -6.4 percent).
The inventor of the world's first seat video and imaging apparatus, CruiseCam International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CCMC), impressed companies that manage the largest fleets in North America, which attended the annual Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) conference last month.
Northern Power Systems, Inc (www.northernpower.com), based in Barre, Vermont, a next-generation wind turbine company and manufacturer of the Northwind 100, today has announced its expanded presence in Europe.