Failed court software raises concerns
MONTPELIER — Three years after the Vermont Judiciary started upgrading its computer system to a web-based case management system, it has little to show for the nearly $2 million that was spent on the...
View ArticlePolice looking for man who offered boys ride
MONTPELIER — Police are on the lookout for a man with a long beard who was driving an older black Toyota Tundra and offered to give two boys a ride. The man is wanted for questioning regarding the...
View ArticleMan injured in Berlin crash; traffic snarled
BERLIN — A car crash on the Barre-Montpelier Road briefly stopped traffic Saturday afternoon as paramedics tended to the wounds of a driver who was later taken by ambulance to Central Vermont Medical...
View ArticleSchool bond info night is set
EAST MONTPELIER — One final public information session on the proposed bond measure to finance improvements to East Montpelier Elementary School is set for Monday evening before voters go to the polls...
View ArticlePolls open late in Montpelier
MONTPELIER – The polling station in Montpelier’s City Hall opened seven minutes late due, in part, to what City Clerk John Odum says was an “unprecedented amount” of voters first thing in the morning....
View ArticleMontpelier man pleads innocent to lewd conduct
BURLINGTON — A man accused of exposing himself to a group of women in Burlington has pleaded not guilty to a charge of lewd and lascivious conduct. Police say 39-year-old Jason Pugliese of Montpelier...
View ArticleSykas family sells last business in Montpelier
MONTPELIER — The Sykas family is no longer doing business in the Capital City. Paul Sykas’ father bought the Lobster Pot in the 1940s. Since then, Paul and his wife Pat Sykas have owned five businesses...
View ArticlePension ban for criminals and welfare limits up for testimony today
MONTPELIER — Two of Gov. Peter Shumlin’s more high-profile recent proposals are up for committee discussion in the Vermont House. On Thursday morning and afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee will...
View ArticleNorthern Harmony coming to Unitarian Church in Montpelier
MONTPELIER – Northern Harmony, the world music vocal ensemble based in Vermont, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Unitarian Church. The 13 young singers, led by Larry Gordon, will...
View ArticleLocal dancers share
MONTPELIER – The Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio presents “Eat My Art Out,” at 7 p.m., Friday, March 1, at 18 Langdon St. (third floor). The informal performance series for developing works by...
View ArticleVermont solar company touts accomplishments after first year
MONTPELIER — Vermont’s largest residential solar power company is touting its accomplishments after its first year in business. And SunCommon is holding an event Monday in Montpelier where officials...
View ArticleBomb scare shuts down Montpelier
Police are investigating a report of a suspicious package left on Langdon Street this afternoon. Main Street has been closed off from State to School streets. Police are believed to be waiting for a...
View ArticleSession closes: Social issues took precedence over fiscal
By DAVE GRAM Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A 2013 legislative session marked by fiscal caution and an adventurous approach to social issues closed Tuesday night as lawmakers passed a nearly...
View ArticleSherman appointed deputy commissioner for state insurance regulator
MONTPELIER – Crosby Sherman has been appointed deputy commissioner of the state Insurance Division, Susan Donegan, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, announced Monday....
View ArticleMontpelier police investigating 19 auto break-ins
MONTPELIER — The police department in Montpelier, says there have been at least 19 car break-ins and two related home burglaries in the last two days. Police say the cases involved unlocked vehicles....
View Article‘Crucible’ as opera comes to Lost Nation Theater
MONTPELIER — At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 in the Lost Nation Theater Lobby, longtime LNT company member Tim Tavcar will present a special program in conjunction with the theater’s production of Arthur...
View ArticleDeer herd meetings coming soon
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says meetings about the state’s deer and moose herds will be held soon. Discussion scheduled for next month will include results from the 2013...
View ArticleMark LeGrand brings the honky tonk life to Sweet Melissa’s
By Art Edelstein | Arts Correspondent It’s become something of a Friday early evening tradition that the place to be at week’s end is Sweet Melissa’s on Langdon Street in Montpelier. Part of the reason...
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