Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vt. Fatal Crash Spotlights Dangers with Ambulance Services
Dec 5 2007 // An ambulance crash that killed a passenger and seriously injured an emergency medical technician last week in Vermont spotlights two major concerns in many serious ambulance crashes: questionable driving and hazardous...
Security of Vermont’s Enhanced Drivers’ License Questioned
Nov 6 2007 // The technology planned for an enhanced drivers’ license system that will allow Vermonters to return to the United States from Canada without a passport is insecure and a threat to privacy, according to some computer...
Vt. Gets Funds to Fight Internet Crimes
Oct 24 2007 // Vermont law enforcement agencies fighting Internet crimes against children are getting some help from the federal government. U.S. Attorney Tom Anderson says the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force will receive a...
Vermont Official Says Sprinkler System Saved Historic Complex
Oct 18 2007 // A sprinkler system is being credited with extinguishing an arson fire in the basement of the historic, downtown Gates-Briggs Building in dowtown White River Junction, Vermont. The building is home to dozens of businesses...
Captive Insurance Industry Fears IRS Rule Change on Reserves
Oct 17 2007 // Captive insurance industry insiders say proposed changes to Internal Revenue Service rules could hurt the industry that in Vermont alone supports 1,400 high-paying jobs. The IRS rules would end the deductible status of...
Vermont Landlord, Painters Faulted for Lead Paint
Oct 11 2007 // Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell said this week that a Newport couple who own rental properties will spend $150,000 to mitigate lead paint problems in their properties and make an additional $15,000 in payments to...
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Sep 24 2007 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices has named its officers and directors for the 2007-2008 term. The new NAPSLO president is Mary Ellen Rozzell, who is with Continental/Marmorstein & Malone...
Vermonters Told Regular Tree Pruning Helps Reduce Storm Damage
Sep 11 2007 // When a sudden storm whipped through Brookfield, Vermont two weeks ago, it wreaked havoc. Chunks of century-old maples were ripped down, felling power lines and leaving piles of debris across roads. “We’ve been...
Vermont Crash Victim’s $21 Million Award Among Largest Ever in State
Sep 4 2007 // A Windsor County, Vermont man who was permanently injured in a car accident two years ago has been awarded $21 million, one of the largest lawsuit awards in the state’s history. It’s unclear yet how much of the...
Vermont Safety Official Inspects Nuclear Plant After Tower Collapse
Aug 31 2007 // Vermont’s Public Service commissioner said the collapse of a cooling tower at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant appears to have been an isolated problem and that the plant could be back to full power in a matter of...
Vermont Mutual Promotes McCarthy in N.Y.
Aug 28 2007 // Luanne V. McCarthy has been promoted to commercial lines underwriting supervisor in the state of New York for Vermont Mutual. McCarthy has been employed with Vermont Mutual Insurance Group in Montpelier, Vt. since July...
Va. Man Awarded $41 Million for Priest Abuse Files Another Suit
Aug 9 2007 // A Navy doctor who was awarded $41 million in a civil lawsuit against a pedophile priest has filed a second lawsuit against Roman Catholic officials. Attorneys for Cmdr. Kenneth Whitwell, 39, of Quantico, Va., filed the...
In Vermont, insurer seeks reimbursement for hostage benefits
Jul 23 2007 // An insurance company that paid workers’ compensation to a Thetford, Vermont, bank employee traumatized in a hostage-taking incident is seeking to recover the money from the family of the teenager charged in the...
Insurer Seeks Repayment from Parents of Vt. Teen Who Took Hostage
Jul 16 2007 // An insurance company that paid workers’ compensation to a bank employee traumatized in a Thetford, Vermont hostage-taking incident is seeking to recover the money from the family of the teenager charged in the...
Heavy Rains Flood Central Vermont
Jul 13 2007 // Torrential rains pelted central Vermont on Wednesday, triggering flash flooding that washed out roads and inundated the city of Barre, where water ran up to 6 feet deep for a time. Between 3 and 4 inches fell in the area...
Federal Court Seeks Vermont Court Opinion on Punitive Damages
Jul 10 2007 // A lawsuit over a 2004 car accident is posing a legal dilemma for Vermont courts, which are being asked to decide whether punitive damages can be sought in wrongful death cases. The Vermont Supreme Court has never ruled one...
Vermont Firm Contests Fine for Alleged Failure to Fix Safety Problems
Jul 9 2007 // A Fair Haven, Vermont slate company is appealing a $45,000 penalty issued by the state over safety violations that regulators say still weren’t addressed five months after being cited. Shawn Camara, owner of Camara...
Mistrial Declared in Va. Man’s Sex Abuse Claim Against Vt. Diocese
Jun 28 2007 // A mistrial was declared this week in the case of a Virginia man who accused the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont of negligence for the alleged actions of one of its priests. Chittenden County Superior Court...
Vermont Fines Uninsured Roofing Firm for Employee’s Fatal Fall
Jun 21 2007 // A Burlington, Vermont roofing company is facing $18,000 in fines for a series of alleged safety violations after an employee fell to his death last December. A-One Roofing has been cited by the Vermont Occupational Safety...
Vermont House Moves Seat Belt, Cell Phone, Teen Driving Bill
May 3 2007 // The Vermont House advanced a bill this week that toughens the state’s seat belt law and bans chatty motorists from using anything but a “handsfree” cell phone while driving. The bill given preliminary...
