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NEWPORT, N.H. — Recently, a very special display was placed in front of Sturm Ruger in Newport as members of the Newport community, Ruger, and members of Rolling Thunder and American Legion inserted flags as part of the Honor Bear project. The 660 flags that were placed stand for the 660 vet…

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NEWPORT, N.H. — A plan to provide senior housing in the Newport community was stopped dead in its tracks when the Newport Zoning Board of Adjustments voted 5-0 to deny a variance to allow for a multi-unit senior housing project called Runway Heights at their meeting on May 16.

Sheriff Deputy Jayson Almstrom has more than three decades of law enforcement experience in the Granite State, and he has announced that he is running for the position of High Sheriff for Sullivan County.

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont public education system hit a new milestone as the House passed the annual yield bill, H.887, which aims to provide relief to property taxpayers and sets a clear path forward for education finance and taxation.

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SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — The Springfield Art & Historical Society will host the Vermont Humanities Council program, “The Hills of Home: Mountains and Identity in Vermont History,” on Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. at the SAHS facility at 65 Route 106 in North Springfield, VT. Historian Jill Mud…

CONCORD, N.H. — Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he and a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general have sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal …

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MONTPELIER, Vt. — Rootstock Publishing has announced the April releases of three debut poetry books: “Mountain Offerings” by Amy Allen of Shelburne; “Stonechat” by Mary Elder Jacobsen of Calais; and “Fire on a Circle” by Kim Ward of Montpelier. Allen, Jacobsen and Ward are the featured reade…

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WATERBURY, Vt. — As the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) has previously reported, Change Healthcare, which operates Vermont's Medicaid pharmacy claims system, experienced a significant cyber security issue on Feb. 21. Starting on March 18, pharmacy claims began processing again. As…

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