Vt Health promotes HIV testing
Vermont Based News
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Department of Public Health is encouraging residents to get an HIV test at their doctor's office or at 1 of more than 30 free, anonymous testing sites around the state as part of National HIV Testing Day on Thursday. The department says an estimated 100 people in the state have HIV but are not aware of it until they seek testing through their medical ...
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Vt. gov marks repayment of unemployment loan
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says the state is paying off the final $54 million of a federal loan that helped the state pay unemployment benefits during the Great ...
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Small businesses gear up for health care changes
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BURLINGTON, Vt. - Small business owners spoke out in Burlington Monday about Vermont's new health care exchange.Vermont Health Connect gets going in October. Businesses with 50 or fewer employees will then choose what type of health coverage they want through that state-run website. A forum sponsored by the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce and Congressman Peter Welch aimed to answer some ...
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Police find suspicious vehicle that approached children
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FAIR HAVEN, Vt. - Police in Fair Haven say they have found the men who were inside a suspicious vehicle that approached a group of children. And they say it does not appear to be a criminal incident. Sunday, the minivan pulled up to the children on North Main Street and the men inside asked the children to get in the van. The kids ran off and reported it to parents. Police issued an alert and ...
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Permits Approved For ATV Use On Coos County Highways
Vermont Based News
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan says permits have been approved allowing off-road vehicles to travel on state highways in Coos County. In preparation for the Jericho ATV Festival, which runs Friday and Saturday at Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin, crews from the state Bureau of Trails will install temporary signs along U.S. Route 2 and state Route 16 in Gorham, as well ...
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Vermont Child Molester To Leave
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A homeless sex offender is more dangerous than one with a stable place to live, said state Rep. Alice Emmons, chairwoman of the Vermont House committee that oversees ...
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Vermont Child Molester To Leave
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A homeless sex offender is more dangerous than one with a stable place to live, said state Rep. Alice Emmons, chairwoman of the Vermont House committee that oversees ...
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Vt. Compost Firm Fights Sales Tax
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The head of the Vermont Compost Co. joined with organic farmers and a Vermont lawmaker to argue that his product should be exempt from the state’s 6 percent sales ...
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