Category — Burlington, Vermont

BELLOWS FALLS — A local Vermont official who was fired for leaving his town’s offices for a personal appointment during a fire alarm has been given his job back.

Green Mountain Power Corp. officials tell the Associated Press that two Vermont utilities have reached agreement on a new contract to buy power from Canadian utility Hydro-Quebec.

Associated Press - March 11, 2010 6:55 AM ET SALEM, N.H. (AP) - The age of live horse racing at New Hampshire’s Rockingham Park is over. Rockingham Park President Edward M.

Movie theater operator Cinemark Holdings Inc. said late Wednesday that it will boost the number of 3-D screens it operates to between 1,100 to 1,300 by the end of the year, up from 400, after a major round of financing came…

Stock futures are trading in a narrow range as a lack of economic reports have kept a lid on big movements this week.

Associated Press - March 11, 2010 7:05 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - A groundbreaking ceremony is set for the massive Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey…

Associated Press - March 11, 2010 6:05 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - A firefighter has been seriously injured in a fire at a private dwelling in the Bronx.

Associated Press - March 11, 2010 6:05 AM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Power plants that suck millions of gallons of water daily out of New York rivers will have to switch to costly fish-friendly…

The U.S. trade deficit likely widened slightly in January reflecting a higher foreign oil bill and a drop in aircraft exports.

A new poll finds most Americans oppose Internet and half oppose sports betting, but many have gambled themselves at a casino.

Protesters clashed with riot police as more than 10,000 people marched through central Athens Thursday during a nationwide general strike against the government’s harsh new austerity measures.

Associated Press - March 11, 2010 6:35 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - The fire department says two firefighters have suffered minor injuries in a blaze at a private house in Brooklyn.

Hunters will be able to take snow geese this spring because wildlife officials say the flock needs to be thinned out.

Associated Press - March 11, 2010 5:55 AM ET BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) - Police on Long Island are investigating the shooting of a teenager who was shot five times as he walked home from his high…

We’re heading into the spring and summer driving season and gas prices are climbing once again.

Gov. Douglas will receive Quebec’s highest honor, which is rarely given to foreign individuals.

A fight over whether the University of Vermont discriminated against female instructors will be brought to state officials today.

German carmaker BMW AG says its 2009 net income fell 36 percent to €210 million ($286 million) because of lower demand for its cars during the economic downturn as well as a higher tax rate.

President Barack Obama is pushing a new initiative to boost U.S. exports by enforcing trade deals and promoting American-made products overseas.

German carmaker BMW AG said Thursday its 2009 net income fell 36 percent to euro210 million ($286 million) because of lower demand for its cars and motorcycles during the economic downturn as well as a higher tax rate.

Groundbreaking could take place in the fall, and the new facility could be open for services in 2012.

Based on Census data, federal funds come at twice the national rate. The state is second only to Washington, D.C., in per-capita federal aid.

The Vermont Education Department identified 10 schools Wednesday, including two in Chittenden County, as among the worst performers in the state and dangled $8 million in federal school-improvement grants to those willing to make changes.

They’re a dynamic part of the landscape in just about any large city: bicycle couriers zipping through the business district. By that standard, Burlington has joined the big time.

MONTPELER — Mount Snow Ltd., the owner and operator of Mount Snow Resort in West Dover, has agreed to pay $95,000 in civil penalties to the state of Vermont to settle claims that it violated several hazardous-waste-management rules, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office said.

Vermont’s unemployment rate for January was 6.7 percent, unchanged from the revised December rate, the Vermont Department of Labor announced Wednesday.

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte School Board received ideas Tuesday from parents, teachers and community members about ways to modify the school budget defeated by a vote of 568-524 on Town Meeting Day.

The Charlotte School Board has unanimously approved the selection of Audrey Boutaugh as co-principal for fifth through eighth grades. She will join Gregory Marino, who was hired last month as co-principal for pre-kindergarten through fourth grade, starting July 1.

ESSEX — Less than a week after their varsity boys basketball team won the state championship, Essex High School faculty and students will square off on the court.

Vermont regulators are looking into whether the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant should be shut down while it is leaking radioactive tritium.