Burlington Buys Insurance Amid F-35 Debate
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While exploring the legal possibility of banning F-35 fighter jets from the Burlington International Airport, city attorney Eileen Blackwood discovered Burlington ...
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IBEW Nokes Shooting Justified
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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The union representing Winooski Police wants prosecutors to drop charges against Officer Jason Nokes.Nokes was indicted by a grand jury for aggravated assault after allegedly shooting an unarmed, mentally ill man during a scuffle on a city street last April. But an independent review of the incident by a law enforcement expert found Nokes was justified in firing his weapon to ...
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S. Burlington Teens To Take On Distracted Driving
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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - A national group is in Vermont trying to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.The founder of End Distracted Driving is working with lawyers in Vermont to spread the message to students. Organizers shared stories about distracted driving with students at South Burlington High School. The kids also shared their experiences. End Distracted Driving ...
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College Students Provide Free Tutoring
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BURLINGTON, Vt. - It's a service connecting students with other students for some homework help at the Fletcher Free Library.The work study program at Albany College of Pharmacy has started a program called America Reads. Kids in grades 1-8 can get help with any subject -- free of charge -- from college students. And it's not just the younger students getting a hand. Mylove Oppong, a ...
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N.H. Jail Official Backs Legalizing Marijuana
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Richard Van Winkler, superintendent of the Cheshire County House of Corrections, is speaking Tuesday at a town hall meeting at the Vermont Statehouse. In a recent interview, he told Vermont Public Radio that under the current system, drug money goes to bad guys and the money funds terrorism. But he says if marijuana was legal, and was taxed and regulated like alcohol, illegal drug dealers would ...
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N.H. Jail Official Backs Legalizing Marijuana
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Richard Van Winkler, superintendent of the Cheshire County House of Corrections, is speaking Tuesday at a town hall meeting at the Vermont Statehouse. In a recent interview, he told Vermont Public Radio that under the current system, drug money goes to bad guys and the money funds terrorism. But he says if marijuana was legal, and was taxed and regulated like alcohol, illegal drug dealers would ...
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N.H. Jail Official Backs Legalizing Marijuana
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Richard Van Winkler, superintendent of the Cheshire County House of Corrections, is speaking Tuesday at a town hall meeting at the Vermont Statehouse. In a recent interview, he told Vermont Public Radio that under the current system, drug money goes to bad guys and the money funds terrorism. But he says if marijuana was legal, and was taxed and regulated like alcohol, illegal drug dealers would ...
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