MONTPELIER, Vt. — Last month, construction crews placed a series of hollow tubes over the Wanzer Brook in Fairfield as part of a Vermont Transportation Agency program that uses new technology to cut construction time, save money and reduce the backlog of bridges that need replacement. The tubes, made of material that is impervious to […]
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Trooper shoots armed woman, man found shot
WATERBURY, Vt. — A woman who ignored repeated commands to drop a large caliber handgun was shot by a state trooper in Bristol after officers were called to a home over a suicide threat, the head of the state police said Friday. Tina LaBossiere, of Crown Point, New York, was hit by one shot in […]
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Constance P. Webster
1924 – 2014 LEWISTON—Constance P. Webster died Wednesday, July 2, in the wonderful care of Androscoggin Hospice, surrounded by the love of her sons, John of Portland, Bob of Silver Springs, Md., and Bill and daughter-in-law, Molly of Lewiston. She had previously been in the excellent care of Montello Manor, and was smiling until the […]
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Former Turner man wins grueling 500-mile race in 9 days
For some, the idea of sitting behind the wheel and driving 500 miles is an exhausting thought. Now, imagine stepping out of that car and racing 500 miles, under your own power, on your own two feet, up and down a mountain over and over again. Last month, Turner native and ultra-runner Kale Poland did […]
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L.L. Bean to open first Vermont store in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Maine-based outdoor retailer L.L. Bean is opening its first store in Vermont this fall. The 18,000-square-foot store will be in the Burlington Town Center. It’s scheduled to open in late October and employ about 100 people. L.L. Bean says it decided to expand into Burlington because of the large number of catalog […]
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Tom Rush coming to Kents Hill
Some humor, a little context, some music — it’s all vintage Rush. Truth may be an absolute, but sometimes a song can become more true with time. Maybe that’s why Tom Rush, one of the original singer-songwriters to blaze the trail for the folk renaissance of the 1960s, can still draw an audience of all […]
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150 doctors targeted for tax fraud in NH, Vt.
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has asked the Secret Service and Internal Revenue Service to investigate reports of tax fraud affecting more than 150 doctors and health care providers in the state and in Vermont. The medical societies in both states say Social Security numbers have been stolen and used to file […]
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Maple producers go high-tech to monitor sap lines
The tubes that draw sap from trees straight to sugar houses often get pulled down or bent by falling limbs or chewed by critters, meaning sugar-makers spend hours and sometimes days stomping through snowy woods to find and fix problems — a big time-waster in a sugaring season that lasts just a few weeks. But […]
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Oxford man charged with robbing Vermont gas station
BARTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police said a Maine man is facing charges in an armed robbery of a gas station in Barton last month. Police said 23-year-old Daniel Dunn of Oxford is expected to be arraigned on a charge of assault and robbery on March 11. Dunn is accused of holding up the […]
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Shocks stolen from snowmobile in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Two air shocks valued at an estimated $2,990 were stolen last weekend from a 2014 snowmobile parked at Saddleback Motor Inn on Main Street, police Chief Dennis Leahy said. The owner from Graniteville, Vt., parked the Arctic Cat ZR 1100 in the parking lot at 6 p.m. Saturday, he said. The owner’s brother […]