Dealers keep up hectic pace as customers race to buy cars before Cash for Clunkers ends MondayIt was a race to the finish for dealers and customers alike as the government’s Cash for Clunkers program headed into its final lap on Monday. Critics of sales tax ‘holidays’ complain they do more harm to economy than helpMONTPELIER, Vt. — Brad Borofsky hopes a sales tax holiday this weekend will draw more buyers to his outfitters shop in search of kayaks, canoes and other high-end outdoor items. After all, who wouldn’t like a break on their taxes? Maple syrup industry smells sweet seasons with development of new tree-tapping deviceWILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. — It’s 2 inches tall, costs about 35 cents and looks like a tiny rocket ship. Born in the USA? Flap over Obama recalls debate over Chester Arthur’s birthplaceFAIRFIELD, Vt. — Finding the “birthplace” of President Chester A. Arthur is easy: Turn left at Town Hall and its Chester A. Arthur Conference Room, go past Chester’s Bakery and turn right on Chester A. Arthur Road. A police chief’s personal and legal troubles fray the fabric of a tight-knit Vermont communityVERGENNES, Vt. — In the smallest city in a tiny state where participation in government is expected and faith in public officials runs deep, the charges of embezzlement and drug possession facing the police chief are forcing townsfolk to examine their capacity to forgive. State lawmakers face public backlash over generous taxpayer funded health benefitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Waiting in line at the pharmacy to pick up prescriptions, Lawrence Cafero Jr. can’t help but feel a bit guilty. Phones ring, orders start flowing in _ small businesses are showing signs of recoveryNEW YORK — At one small company, the phone is ringing more often, while another is getting business again from retailers who canceled orders last year. And at an inn, reservations are coming in for the busy season. Vt. police arrest man for drunken driving following report of car going backward on highwayBERLIN, Vt. —Vermont State Police charged a New Jersey man with drunken driving after receiving a call about a car being driven backward on Interstate 89. Police said they received a report late Friday night of a motorist driving erratically — and at one point driving in reverse — in the southbound lanes in Berlin, south of Montpelier. Low milk prices make hard times harder for Vermont dairies; many are closing downALBURGH, Vt. — Milk prices are down. So are spirits on Newton Reynolds’ dairy farm, where red ink is flowing faster than the milk from his Holsteins. Buying a cheap local phone may be simplest solution for cell service overseasWORCESTER, Vt. — To prepare for a trip to Tuscany, Paul Boffa visited a local Verizon store to learn about options for taking his mobile phone with him. Vt. cab driver accepts CDs, gift cards as fare in his ‘Pay What You Want’ Recession Ride TaxiESSEX, Vt. — When Eric Hagen started Recession Ride Taxi in Essex, Vt., he took more questions than fares. Arsonist who claimed multiple personalities gets prison termWHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. — Calm and contrite, an accused arsonist diagnosed with multiple personality disorder entered “no contest” pleas Wednesday over a pair of fires — one of which she blamed on an alter ego named “Blackie Rage.” Green Mountain fiscal 3rd-quarter profit doubles, revenue falls below Wall Street’s forecastWATERBURY, Vt. — Coffee company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal third-quarter profit more than doubled on higher sales. Jousting match turns painful for Vermont mayor, who gets a trip to the ER with broken ribsBARRE, Vt. — A Vermont mayor who agreed in fun to a jousting match with padded sticks and helmets ended up in the emergency room after he broke some ribs. Cheesemakers Festival to take place in VermontSHELBURNE, Vt. — If you’re a fiend for cheese, head to Vermont for the state’s first Cheesemakers Festival, scheduled for Aug. 23. For Iraqi teens, US-sponsored leadership program is an eye-openerBRATTLEBORO, Vt. — For the 17-year-old Baghdad girl, it’s all so new: The sight of the lush green mountains, the smell of cow manure on a working dairy farm, the safety of the streets. Vt. police say man accused of driving drunk left evidence on car trunk: A glass of beerBENNINGTON, Vt. — Police said a man accused of driving drunk left evidence on the trunk of his car: a glass of beer. A Vermont State Police trooper said when a car pulled up next to him at an intersection on Wednesday night he noticed a glass sitting on the trunk. Entergy pushes to get spinoff of nuclear reactors into separate company completedNEW ORLEANS — Entergy Corp. has filed a proposal with utility regulators in New York state in a push to get approval of its long-running plan to spin off some of its nuclear power plants into a separate company. Vt. man charged sexually abusing stepson; police say boy regularly confined at home for yearsBENNINGTON, Vt. — For years, a man regularly confined his adolescent stepson to a bedroom rigged with an alarm, molested him several times a week and often denied him food, water and access to a bathroom, authorities said. Vt. man charged with holding boy for sex; police say victim locked up at home for 6 yearsBENNINGTON, Vt. — Police in Bennington, Vt., say a man spent almost six years sexually abusing a boy whom he hit, threatened and locked in a bedroom with a homemade alarm system while denying him food and water. Preparing for Sotomayor hearings, Leahy prefers the view from his Drawbridge FarmMIDDLESEX, Vt. — Sen. Patrick Leahy calls his Vermont home Drawbridge Farm for the shelter and solace it can offer him from the rigors of life in Washington. But its 300 acres is not enough to keep out the politics of Sonia Sotomayor’s upcoming confirmation hearings. Farming with Oxen 101: VT college students learn old-fashioned, sustainable agriculturePOULTNEY, Vt. — Devin Lyons typically starts his days this summer cooking breakfast with fresh eggs from the farm’s chicken coop. Then, depending on the weather, he and a dozen other college students might cut hay in the field using a team of oxen, turn compost or weed vegetable beds. More Vermont church properties face liens to cover awards in priest sex abuse trialsBURLINGTON, Vt. — A judge has put liens on four church-owned rest homes and part of the Vermont Roman Catholic diocese’s investments in order to cover jury awards in two priest sex abuse cases. GOP, White House at odds on Sotomayor documents, White House fights new requestWASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination says a Puerto Rican civil rights group’s papers could shed light on her judicial approach, particularly her view of racial preferences in hiring. Republican calls former Sotomayor group extreme as White House fights new document requestWASHINGTON — A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race, as the White House argued that the material was irrelevant to the judge’s nomination. Leahy: Republicans told him that they would have objected to anyone Obama named to high courtMIDDLESEX, Vt. — The chairman of the Senate’s upcoming Supreme Court hearings says Republicans told him they would have objected no matter whom President Barack Obama nominated to the high court. Montreal woman sentenced to 15 years for drowning 8-year-old son in VermontNORTH HERO, Vt. — A Vermont judge has sentenced a Montreal woman to 15 years in prison for drowning her young son three years ago. Vermont soldier paralyzed in Afghanistan roadside bombing gets star-spangled welcome homeHYDE PARK, VT. — For Pfc. Andrew Parker, it was a bittersweet homecoming: He was hailed as a hero, feted with a star-spangled parade and showered with gifts at a welcome home ceremony. Vermont to California, new state laws take effect July 1New laws taking effect in several states Wednesday: Bill would extend benefits to relatives of paramedics and EMTs who are killed in line of dutyMONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s two U.S. senators are sponsoring legislation that would extend death benefits to relatives of paramedics who work for nonprofit ambulance services and are killed in the line of duty. |
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