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Bennington teacher charged with child porn

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BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- A fifth-grade teacher in Vermont is facing child pornography charges after police allegedly found images of young girls on his school computer. John Dockum of Bennington was charged this week. He was suspended from Monument...... Full story

Vt. college president to take leave for Federal job

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BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- The president of Southern Vermont College in Bennington is going to be taking a one-year leave of absence so she can take a senior position in the U.S. Department of Education. Karen Goss will begin her leave on Jan....... Full story

Antique sign returned to Vermont bridge

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GUILFORD, Vt. (AP) -- An antique sign has been returned two weeks after it was stolen from a Vermont covered bridge. The 135-year-old sign that warned people not to drive their horses across the bridge faster than a walk was reported stolen...... Full story

Opponents of Vermont wind project vow appeal

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SEARSBURG, Vt. (AP) -- Opponents of a plan to build a 15-turbine, wind-power project in the Green Mountain National Forest in southern Vermont say they are going to appeal a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to approve the project. The...... Full story

Vermont minimum wage rises to $8.46 an hour

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Minimum-wage workers in Vermont are getting a pay raise. The state's minimum wage went up 31 cents an hour, to $8.46, on Sunday with the start of the new year. The state's minimum wage is pegged to the consumer price...... Full story

In this photo provided by Colorado Ski Country USA, a skier makes a turn in some fresh powder during the opening of ski season at Wolf Creek Ski Area in Pagosa Springs, Colo., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. With a 36 inch base, Wolf Creek is the first resort to turn it's lifts this season. (AP Photo/Colorado Ski Country USA, Jack Dempsey)

Vt. ski areas offer reduced lessons for new skiers

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Many of Vermont's alpine ski areas are hoping some inexpensive skiing and snowboarding deals will help bring new people into the sport. For most of January, 14 Vermont resorts are offering a limited number of $29...... Full story

Dozens in Vermont to seek home buyouts

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COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) -- Dozens of Vermonters who had their homes damaged or destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene are expected to apply for a federal program to buy their homes from them. The Hazard Mitigation Program of the Federal...... Full story

Last Irene repair push to close part of Vt. 107

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STOCKBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) -- A section of Vermont Route 107 in Stockbridge, torn apart by Tropical Storm Irene, is about to be shut down again after being reopened to traffic in recent weeks. Vermont transportation officials say they need to...... Full story

Financial planners offer post-Irene help

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) -- Vermonters with property damaged during Tropical Storm Irene may be able to get some free financial advice. The northern New England chapter of the Financial Planning Association has announced a new program...... Full story

Wrongful death suit filed against Vt. hospital

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BENNINGTON -- The daughter of a man who died last year after choking on a sandwich while under dialysis treatment at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is suing the hospital. The lawsuit filed by Jodi Allen said medical staff tried to assist...... Full story

Cigarette causes massive VT fire; 2 families rescued

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ST. JOHNSBURY-- A discarded cigarette is being blamed for a fire that forced Vermont firefighters to rescue two families, including a toddler, from the third floor of a St. Johnsbury apartment building. Firefighters broke down a door early Monday...... Full story

VT ski resort town offering discounts

KILLINGTON, VT -- A ski resort town is trying to attract state residents with a new deal called "Vermonters Days." During the month of November discounts of up to 50 percent will be offered to residents with valid state drivers licenses at 35 local...... Full story

VT FEMA aid application deadline nearing

MONTPELIER, VT -- The deadline is nearing for Vermonters who want to apply for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help them recover from damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Gov. Peter Shumlin is reminding...... Full story

Jury in VT baby death trial to reconvene

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BENNINGTON -- The jury in the manslaughter trial of a Vermont man charged with causing the death of his infant son says it is deadlocked, but is reconvening in an attempt to reach a verdict. Twenty-eight-year-old Russ Van Vleck of Arlington has...... Full story

Phish show raises more than $1.2 m for Vt recovery

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ESSEX JUNCTION -- Phish's benefit concert raised more than $1.2 million for the Vermont victims of flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. The Burlington-bred jam band, which formed in the early 1980s in Vermont, offered to play the benefit after the...... Full story