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Out & About: West Hartford man pens history of village
Cameron Clifford has written a book about the history of West Hartford, Vermont, from 1781 to 2017, which will be discussed at the Greater Hartford United Church of Christ on April 12th.
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6mSchool Notes: Vermont Land Trust honors three Upper Valley students
Three Vermont students, Brody Allen, Elia "Lula" Gage, and Lydia Dickey, received Land Steward Awards and $500 from the Vermont Land Trust, while Noel Beauchaine earned second place and $1,500 in a statewide student journalist contest.
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3mAyotte vetoes bill to expand cultivation of medicinal marijuana
Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed Senate Bill 468, which would have allowed medicinal marijuana dispensaries to have their own on-site greenhouse to increase supply and lower prices, citing her opposition to expanding the cultivation of marijuana in the state.
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7mBurlington pays $150,000 settlement over police treatment of Black teen with disabilities
The City of Burlington has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to a Black teen with behavioral and intellectual disabilities, whose mother had filed a lawsuit alleging that Burlington Police officers used excessive force and were racially discriminatory in their treatment of her son.
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7mVermont’s largest health insurer wants to offer a cheaper plan. Can it actually help Vermonters?
BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont is seeking approval from the Green Mountain Care Board to offer cheaper, higher-deductible healthcare plans, but the board is questioning whether the plans will actually yield any real savings.
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2mOxbow to vote on reduced budget and future voting method
Voters in the Oxbow Unified Union School District will meet to consider a reduced budget for the district's schools, which would still result in increased homestead taxes for residents.