Latest Vermont Headlines
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Irene Blamed for 38 Deaths; $20 Billion Economic Loss; Worst Flooding in Decades
Aug 30 2011 // New Jersey and Vermont struggled with their worst flooding in decades Monday, a day after Hurricane Irene slammed an already soaked U.S. Northeast with torrential rain, dragging away homes and submerging neighborhoods...
Vermont Flooding from Irene Take Its Toll: 3 Lives; Homes, Businesses Destroyed
Aug 30 2011 // Vermont residents surveyed washed out roads, swept-away bridges and destroyed homes and businesses Monday after a weakened Hurricane Irene brought the state’s worst flooding in 80 years. Three people were killed in...
New England Coast Weathers Irene; Inland Flooding, Power Outages Major Concerns
Aug 29 2011 // As Tropical Storm Irene churned up the eastern seaboard it left many of New England’s coastal states relatively unscathed, while inflicting some of the worst damage on landlocked Vermont, where severe flooding is now...
Vermont Battles Extensive Flooding Following Irene
Aug 29 2011 // Vermont residents battled epic flooding Monday after the remnants of Hurricane Irene set off the state’s worst flooding in nearly 40 years, washing out roads and knocking out power. At least one person was killed...
Vermont Contractor Gets 30 Days for No Workers’ Comp
Aug 22 2011 // The Vermont attorney general’s office said a Williston County contractor was sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating Vermont’s workers’ compensation laws. Donald Bevins, who operated “Twin City...
Vermont Town Answers Former Treasurer’s Lawsuit
Aug 17 2011 // A Vermont town being sued by its former treasurer is denying the allegations of her civil suit. Nearly a year after Linda Stone filed the suit against the town of Irasburg, the town filed an answer in court, citing...
Vermont Family Seeks Wrongful Death Retrial Against State Police
Aug 16 2011 // The family of a mentally ill Vermont man shot to death by Vermont State Police troopers is asking a federal appeals court to order a wrongful death trial. The family of Robert Fortunati wants a new trial on their claims...
Captive Insurance Professionals Gather in Vermont for Annual Conference
Aug 9 2011 // Captive insurance professionals from throughout the United States and around the world are gathering in Burlington, Vermont next week for the world’s largest captive insurance conference. The Sheraton Hotel and...
Vermont Tops List of Best-Regulated States
Jul 18 2011 // A conservative think tank is giving the state of Vermont high marks for insurance regulation. The Chicago-based Heartland Institute says that Vermont has the best property and casualty insurance marketplace and the best...
Group Gives Vermont High Insurance Ranking
Jul 11 2011 // A conservative think tank is giving the state of Vermont high marks for insurance regulation. The Chicago-based Heartland Institute says that Vermont has the best property and casualty insurance marketplace and the best...
Vermont Contractor Faces Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charge
Jun 28 2011 // Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 1 for a Vermont contractor who has pleaded guilty to operating without workers’ compensation insurance. Prosecutors say Donald Bevins, of Williston, doing business as Twin City...
Vermont to Hold Meetings This Week on Flood Aid
Jun 27 2011 // Vermont communities in counties that were declared a disaster from spring flooding will get some help applying for federal aid. The Vermont Agency of Transportation will hold a series of meetings for communities to learn...
Vermont Opens Loan Program for Flood-Damaged Businesses
Jun 17 2011 // Vermont businesses damaged by recent flooding are now eligible for an emergency low-interest loan program approved by Gov. Peter Shumlin and the chairs of the Legislature’s money committees. The state Emergency...
Vermont Officials Seek Flood Damage Reports
Jun 10 2011 // United Way officials in Vermont say they want to collect information to help make the case to the federal government that the state should be eligible for individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Vermont Companies Lauded for Workplace Safety
May 20 2011 // Several Vermont companies have received recognition for their commitment to workplace safety, with King Arthur Flour of Norwich taking the top award for large companies. Ryegate Associates in East Ryegate and Curtis Lumber...
Vermont’s DUI Breath-Testing Program Under Fire
May 19 2011 // A mistake in the software set-up on a breath analysis machine and whistleblowers’ complaints about unethical lab work threaten dozens of drunken-driving prosecutions in Vermont. At issue are breath tests performed by...
Lake Flooding Continues to Plague Vermont and New York
May 6 2011 // At one end of the Burlington, Vermont neighborhood, 16-year-old Nathan Shappy was filling sandbags to put around his family’s house. Nearby, Maria Spadanuda waded through 8-inch deep floodwaters surrounding her home,...
Vermont Economic Development Legend Moulton Dies at 85
May 4 2011 // Elbert “Al” Moulton, the man credited with keeping billboards out of Vermont and creating the state’s captive insurance industry, has died. Moulton died Sunday at his Townshend home. He was 85. The cause...
Vermont Mutual Hires Liberty
Apr 28 2011 // Paul Liberty Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has hired Paul Liberty as its property claim program manager. Liberty is a 30-year industry veteran. He most recently held a senior management position with Narragansett Bay...
Vermont Lawmakers Ask for Study on Medical Malpractice Claims
Apr 4 2011 // Vermont lawmakers may ask the Shumlin administration to produce recommendations for reforming the medical malpractice system in the state with an eye toward lowering health care costs. The issue of medical malpractice...
