All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 27 2012 // A skier says a Vermont ski resort is at fault for his injuries.Alfred Rocks of Egg Harbor, N.J., sued Killington Ski Area, saying it failed to maintain a trail in a “reasonably safe condition” when Rocks...
Jun 26 2012 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin said the state’s request for a federal disaster declaration following damage caused by heavy rains, winds and flash flooding from May 29 has been approved by President Barack Obama.Vermont...
Jun 25 2012 // A group of Maryland teenagers is helping rebuild two Vermont homes nearly destroyed last year by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.The group calls itself DreamBuilders, and the members came to the White River Junction...
Jun 17 2012 // The state’s total cost of recovering from Tropical Storm Irene is estimated at $733 million, and the federal government is expected to pay about three-quarters of that amount, Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding...
Jun 15 2012 // Some federal funds are due out this summer for Vermont towns hurt by Tropical Storm Irene.This photo, taken on Sept. 12, 2011, shows debris from destroyed homes after Irene passed through Pittsfield, Vt.. Photo: FEMARay...
Jun 12 2012 // Atlanta-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm Beecher Carlson has named John Borch as an accounting manager in its National Captive Practice. He will be based in the company’s Burlington, Vermont office...
Jun 4 2012 // The R Street Institute published its first research project as an independent institution today, a report card of the insurance regulatory environments in each of the 50 states. The report card builds on a series of annual...
Jun 4 2012 // Don’t Frack Vermont“I hope other states will follow us.” —Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on banning hydraulic fracturing in the state. On May 16, Vermont became the first state in the U.S. to ban fracking....
May 25 2012 // Glenn French and his wife lost their mobile home and much of its contents when floodwaters from Tropical Storm Irene ripped through Weston’s Mobile Home park in Berlin.Debris from destroyed homes is stacked for...
May 23 2012 // The state of Vermont is honoring several companies for their commitment to safety in the workplace. The Ben & Jerry’s plant in St. Albans and the H.P. Hood plant in Barre have won awards in the large business...
May 22 2012 // Vermont State Police and other law enforcement agencies have begun conducting sobriety and vehicle safety checkpoints within Caledonia and Essex counties. Between Sunday, May 20, and June 3, an aggressive effort will be...
May 21 2012 // Vermont police say a 33-year-old motorist was distracted while writing a text message on his cellphone when he crashed into a police car.Vermont State Police say Jesse Clayton crashed into a Rutland police cruiser at about...
May 18 2012 // Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law the next step in a multi-year effort to revamp Vermont’s health care system and make it more like Canada’s. The bill Shumlin signed on Wednesday calls for setting up a...
May 18 2012 // Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday signed into law the nation’s first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique that involves blasting chemical-laced water deep into the ground.The Democrat, surrounded at a...
May 7 2012 // Vermont officials said its captive insurance industry is off to a strong start in 2012, with the state having licensed eight new captives during the first quarter.“We had a great first quarter with the licensing of...
Apr 26 2012 // Stephen Cutlip had only been living in Mendon for several weeks when he was displaced last summer by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.Following the August flood, he lived in a series of motels then spent three months in...
Apr 16 2012 // Vermont officials said its captive insurance industry is off to a strong start in 2012, with the state having licensed eight new captives during the first quarter.“We had a great first quarter with the licensing of...
Apr 6 2012 // Vermont’s regulatory agency that oversees the state’s banking, insurance and securities sectors has adopted a new name this week. The agency, which used to be called the Vermont Department of Banking,...
Apr 2 2012 // The Vermont Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a slain 12-year-old girl’s father who claimed the ex-wife of the man charged in her murder was negligent in his daughter’s death and that her insurance...
Mar 29 2012 // Officials with the National Hurricane Center had a message this week for residents living in hurricane-prone areas: Don’t tape your windows.Center officials are joining with a consumer advocate group at the National...