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Fall leaf-peeping New England travel has Americans eyeing 6 states and dates

The days are already getting a bit crisper and the first day of fall, September 22nd, is coming up fast. Millions of tourists flock to rustic New England in hopes of catching the best views of fall foliage. In 2023, 3.6 million people visited New Hampshire alone in the fall, according to the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic …

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Jet missing since 1971 found submerged in Vermont's Lake Champlain, experts say

Experts believe that they have found the wreckage of a corporate private jet 200 feet below the surface in Lake Champlain in Vermont that fatefully crashed more than 50 years ago. The private plane, with the registration N400CP, disappeared shortly after taking off from Burlington en route to Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 27, 1971. Pilots Donald Myers and George …

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Vermont couples sue state, claim foster licenses were revoked because of their religious beliefs about gender

Vermont is being sued after revoking the foster-care licenses of two Christian couples after they told the state they were not willing to affirm the chosen gender identity of their foster children, and one of the plaintiffs has her own experience with gender confusion. Pastor Brian Wuoti and his wife Katy, along with Pastor Bryan Gantt and his wife Rebecca, …

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Vermont Gov. Scott vetoes 'safe injection site' proposal

Vermont’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the creation of a pilot overdose prevention center in the state’s largest city of Burlington, including a safe injection site where people could use narcotics under the supervision of trained staff and be revived if they take too much. Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, wrote in a letter to lawmakers …

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Parents of baby found dead on Vermont roadside in 1982 identified, will not face charges

More than 40 years after some Vermont children waiting for a school bus discovered a dead baby off the side of the road, state police have announced that they found the infant’s parents and no charges will be filed. The deceased infant was found in Northfield on April 1, 1982, state police said Wednesday. Investigators determined that the deceased baby …

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Vermont Christian parents say they were punished by foster system over transgender stance

A Christian couple in Vermont say the state threatened to revoke their foster license over their position on transgender ideology and sex-change treatments for kids in their care. Melinda Antonucci, 44, and Casey Mathieu, 42, say the state made them take part in an LGBTQ+ training – as part of their license application – which discussed medical procedures for trans …

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A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree

A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students’ graduation on Saturday. Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring the feline not for his mousing or napping, but for his friendliness. CATS AT COLLEGE? ‘HIGHLY EMOTIONAL’ STUDENTS MAY BENEFIT FROM FELINES ON CAMPUS: STUDY …

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Stolen antique weathervane recovered 40 years later and returned to Vermont

An antique copper weathervane that was swiped from a Vermont railway station 40 years ago has been found and was returned to the state last week, the Vermont Agency of Transportation has announced. “We are delighted to see this valuable historic artifact and beautiful piece of art returned to its home here in Vermont,” Judith Ehrlich, the agency’s historic preservation …

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Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country

The Democrat-controlled Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country aimed at cracking down on companies’ use of online personal data, which would let consumers file civil lawsuits against companies that break certain privacy rules. However, Republican Gov. Phil Scott has concerns about how part of the legislation could affect small businesses. He hasn’t …

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Vermont man gets 18 years for conspiring with mother to kill stepfather

A Vermont man charged along with his mother in the death of his stepfather, who police say was lured to a parking lot and shot multiple times in 2019, was sentenced on Monday to 18 years in prison. Kory Lee George pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in his stepfather’s death. VERMONT SON SPEAKS OUT 6 …

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