Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Judge Says Vermont Man in Inheritance Fight Contributed to Boat Sinking
Nov 6 2019 // A Vermont man at the center of an inheritance dispute contributed to the 2016 sinking of the boat from which his mother was lost at sea, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued a written...
Vermont Cheesemaker Shutting Down After Listeria Outbreak, Recall
Oct 29 2019 // An award-winning Vermont cheesemaker that sold its cheeses around the country is shutting down after a listeria outbreak and recall. Consider Bardwell in West Pawlett says that its current funds do not allow it to continue...
Vermont Insurance Agents Association Elects Alan Kinney as President
Oct 11 2019 // Alan K. Kinney III, principal at Kinney Insurance Agency in St. Albans, Vermont, was recently elected president of the Vermont Insurance Agents Association (VIAA). Within Kinney Insurance Agency, Kinney leads the...
Vermont Town Sues Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors for Damages
Oct 8 2019 // A Vermont town has filed suit seeking damages against opioid manufacturers and related companies. The town of Bennington is being represented by attorneys from two firms that have been involved in similar suits filed in...
The Hanover Enters Vermont Personal Lines Insurance Market
Sep 25 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its business in Vermont to include personal lines insurance and appointed a group of independent agents in the state to serve its growing customer base. According to The...
Vermont Anti-Poverty Group Fined for Asbestos and Safety Hazards
Sep 12 2019 // A state investigation details a Vermont anti-poverty group didn’t tell its employees that one of its facilities contained asbestos, exposing workers to health and safety risks. The investigation that concluded in May...
Lawsuit in Vermont PFOA Contamination Case Now Class Action
Aug 29 2019 // A lawsuit filed by Vermont residents seeking damages for chemical contamination in groundwater in their Bennington neighborhood can proceed as a class action, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling by U.S. District Judge...
Vermont Water System Operators Told to Test for PFAS Contamination
Jul 31 2019 // The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources says it has notified public drinking water system operators to start testing for a class of potentially toxic chemicals. It said that the move is part of an expanded effort to...
The Hilb Group Acquires Vermont’s Jamieson Insurance Agency
Jul 10 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Vermont-based Jamieson Insurance Agency Inc. (JIA). The transaction became effective July 1, 2019. JIA is a property and casualty agency primarily providing business, auto and home...
SOBC DARAG Acquires Vermont’s Innovative Physicians Solutions RRG
Jul 3 2019 // SOBC DARAG has acquired Innovative Physicians Solutions RRG (IPS) in full, effective July 1, 2019, after receiving approval from the Vermont Department of Financial Services for the transaction. Mark Tabler, the current...
Vermont Sues DuPont, 3M, Others Over Chemical Pollutants
Jul 1 2019 // Vermont announced Thursday that it’s filed lawsuits against DuPont, 3M and other chemical companies for damages it says was caused to groundwater, drinking water and other natural resources by the contamination of a...
Vermont Man’s Sunken Boat Case Scheduled for Trial in August
Jun 24 2019 // A lawsuit over whether insurance companies must cover a Vermont man’s claim for his boat he says sank with his mother on board is heading to trial this summer. The Providence Journal reports that a judge on Wednesday...
Enrollment Opens for Dairy Farm Insurance Program
Jun 19 2019 // Vermont dairy farmers can now sign up for an improved insurance program to help them when the gap between milk prices and feed prices reaches a certain level. The new insurance program was created as part of the 2018 farm...
Trump Declares Disaster in Six Vermont Counties
Jun 17 2019 // President Donald Trump has made a disaster declaration for Vermont’s Bennington, Essex, Orange, Rutland, Washington and Windsor counties for flooding in April. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says a preliminary assessment by...
Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit by Amtrak Train in Vermont
May 28 2019 // Police in Northfield, Vermont, are investigating the death of a man who was hit by the passing Amtrak Vermonter passenger train. WCAX-TV reports a resident in the Vermont town was at a pedestrian crossing in downtown...
Vermont Officials to Verify Flood Damage
Apr 26 2019 // The state of Vermont says it will be working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to verify damage caused by last week’s flooding. Representatives of Vermont Emergency Management and the Vermont Agency of...
Warmth, Snowmelt, Rain Raise Flood Concerns in New England
Apr 22 2019 // A combination of warm weather, rain and melting snow was feeding floodwaters in low-lying areas of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on Saturday. No injuries were reported, but in Vermont the Stowe swift water rescue team...
Vermont Officials Assess Spring Flood Damage
Apr 18 2019 // Vermont state and local officials are assessing damage from flooding caused by heavy rains and snowmelt that led to road closures, some evacuations and a rescue from a flooded parking lot. Some roads remained closed...
Judge Orders Vermont’s Hermitage Club Owner to Pay Member $2.1M
Apr 8 2019 // A judge has ordered the owner of a foreclosed ski club in Vermont to pay about $2.1 million to a club member who is unable to sell back 20 memberships he bought in 2015. The Brattleboro Reformer reports the judge issued...
Vermont Sues Two Prescription Opioid Distributors
Mar 29 2019 // Vermont filed a lawsuit against two pharmaceutical distributors, accusing them of selling ever-increasing amounts of prescription opioids in the state while failing to effectively monitor and control the sales and...
