Will Work For Food? Co-op Programs End Amid Labor-law Fears
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Food cooperative programs that allow members to scoop rice, sort organic vegetables and ring up sales in return for grocery discounts are fading fast amid a changing marketplace...
View ArticleHouse session to open with debates on guns, drones, keno
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- It's straight to work for lawmakers when the New Hampshire House reconvenes on Wednesday, with more than 100 bills already on the docket.
View ArticleHassan Juggles Senate Race With Need To Work With GOP
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Heading into a bruising U.S. Senate race expected to be one of the nation's most closely watched, Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan says she is confident she can work with New...
View ArticleProposal Would Double Vermont Governors' Terms To 4 Years
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont lawmakers are set to take another look at a proposal that's been rejected repeatedly in the past: doubling the term of office for governors from two years to four.
View ArticleNorth Country:Hope That Over the Counter Narcan Will Reduce OD Calls
Emergency medical services personnel in the North Country are waiting to see if the anti-overdose drug now available at some pharmacies in New Hampshire will reduce the number of EMS calls to treat...
View ArticlePolice Say Trump Issues 20k Tickets for 1,400-Seat VT Venue
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign has issued 20,000 tickets for an event at a Burlington, Vermont, venue that has only 1,400 seats, city police said Wednesday.
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood Backing Clinton In Primary Race
HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) -- Planned Parenthood is swinging behind Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race and says that won't mean negative campaigning against her primary opponents.
View ArticleRobbers Threaten Marshfield Store Clerk With Gun
A robbery at gunpoint happened Sunday night at Maplefield's Convenience Store on Rt. 2 in Marshfield.
View ArticleNinth Arrest Made In Alleged Drug Ring
Colebrook Police have charged a ninth person with drug dealing in connection with a year-long investigation.
View ArticleU.S.-Canadian Border: Powerball Creates Crazy Border Confusion
DERBY LINE -- When a lottery has a record-breaking $1.5 billion jackpot, crazy things happen.
View ArticleClinton Cries Foul Over Sanders TV Ad On Wall Street
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on Thursday accused Democratic rival Bernie Sanders of breaking a self-imposed pledge against negative advertising, offering up the latest...
View ArticleVermont AG: Fantasy sports sites illegal in Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A top lawyer with the Vermont attorney general's office is telling lawmakers that daily fantasy sports games offered online are illegal in the state.
View ArticleBuyer Beware: Solar Power May Be Missing Key Ingredient
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Want to cut reliance on your fossil-fuel-burning utility, but don't have space for solar panels? Easy, the sales pitch goes, buy a share in the new "community solar array" being...
View ArticleMajor-Leaguer Markakis Delivers in Clutch
ST. JOHNSBURY -- Nick Markakis. The average sports fan likely knows the name of the Major League Baseball veteran--a longtime Baltimore Oriole and current Atlanta Brave, who's twice won a Gold Glove in...
View ArticleAmeriCorps Members Volunteer On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
LYNDONVILLE -- More than 40 AmeriCorps members fanned out across the Northeast Kingdom on Monday to perform service projects on the national day of service that honors the work of the slain civil...
View ArticleVermont Economists Say Revenues Will Fall Just Short Of Goal
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- The state's revenue forecast got a slight downgrade Tuesday, due both to effects of international economic turbulence on export-dependent Vermont and some factors closer to...
View ArticleNEK: Local Schools Grapple With AOE Budget Error
Across the Northeast Kingdom and all of Vermont, dozens of school boards have already voted on their budgets for Fiscal Year 2017, signed off on warnings for their annual meetings, and announced...
View ArticleDartmouth Will Account For State Aid It Agreed To In 1800s
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Facing questions from a skeptical lawmaker, Dartmouth College has agreed to provide an annual accounting of how it keeps promises it made two centuries ago to help needy New...
View ArticleNewport Researcher Offers Glimpse Into Little-Known Nazi Extermination Camp
A Newport City researcher is offering a rare glimpse into one of the least known concentration camps used by Nazis to exterminate members of the Resistance.
View ArticleCitizens Discuss Potential Impact Of Walmart On Local Businesses
NEWPORT CITY -- Businesses need to band together to remain viable in the face of the Walmart super store that is slated to open this year in Derby, citizens agreed at the Community Commons discussion...
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