http://ap-104.new.newsvine.com/en-usCopyright 2012Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:28:34 +0000Sat, 19 May 2012 14:55:37 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/10/7703092-vermonters-way-of-generosity-helps-each-otherhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/10/7703092-vermonters-way-of-generosity-helps-each-otherusus-newsirenethe-vermont-wayelga-gemstSat, 10 Sep 2011 16:25:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Sept. 8, 2011 photo, James Raymond, left, helps Elga Gemst in the cleanup of her flooded home in Moretown, Vt. Already imbued with a strong help-thy-neighbor ethic, Vermonters' kindness bloomed anew amid the rubble of Irene's destruction. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this Sept. 8, 2011 photo, Elga Gemst is comforted by her dog, Zola, during the cleanup of her flooded home in Moretown, Vt. Already imbued with a strong help-thy-neighbor ethic, Vermonters' kindness bloomed anew amid the rubble of Irene's destruction. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this Sept. 8, 2011 photo, Caroline Strauss, left, is comforted by Elga Gemst during the cleanup of Gemst's flooded home in Moretown, Vt. Already imbued with a strong help-thy-neighbor ethic, Vermonters' kindness bloomed anew amid the rubble of Irene's destruction. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this Sept. 8, 2011 photo, a signup sheet for volunteers hangs at the home of Elga Gemst during the cleanup of her flooded home in Moretown, Vt. Already imbued with a strong help-thy-neighbor ethic, Vermonters' kindness bloomed anew amid the rubble of Irene's destruction. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/08/7670818-ben-jerrys-reveals-new-flavor-schweddy-ballshttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/08/7670818-ben-jerrys-reveals-new-flavor-schweddy-ballsusodd-newsbenus-newsflavor-jerryThu, 8 Sep 2011 15:21:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This product image courtesy of Ben & Jerry's shows their new ice cream flavor, "Schweddy Balls." The new flavor is a homage to an old "Saturday Night Live" skit featuring Alec Baldwin as bakery owner Pete Schweddy. (AP Photo/Ben & Jerry's)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/03/7588636-a-feared-mass-killer-irene-got-victims-one-by-onehttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/03/7588636-a-feared-mass-killer-irene-got-victims-one-by-oneusnew-yorkvictimsus-newsirenehurricane-ireneSat, 3 Sep 2011 17:07:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this undated photo provided by the Garofano family, Michael Joseph Garofano, right, poses with his wife, Sally. The body of 55-year-old Michael Joseph Garofano was recovered Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, downstream from the inlet to the Rutland, Vt., city water system. The elder Garofano, a supervisor at the Rutland water plant, and his son are believed to have been swept away Sunday by raging floodwaters spawned by Tropical Storm Irene, while checking on the inlet. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Garofano family)</p><p>In this photo provided by the Garofano family, Michael Gregory Garofano, right, is seen with his siblings in an undated photo. From left, his brother Tommy, his sister Stephanie, and his brother Rob. Dozens of searchers are continuing to look in the Mendon area for Michael Gregory Garofano, believed to have been swept away by raging floodwaters spawned by Tropical Storm Irene. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Garofano family)</p><p>Volunteer coordinator Jackie Fischer gets a massage from Leanne Jillson during a break at the emergency center for victims of Irene set up at the elementary school on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 in Woodstock, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2011 file photo, rescue workers pull a boat with a woman as they wade through floodwaters caused by Hurricane Irene, in Pompton Lakes, N.J. Forecast to be the biggest in decades to hit the Eastern Seaboard, Irene triggered evacuations, airport closures and the unprecedented shutdown of New York's mass transit system. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)</p><p>FILE - This Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 file photo provided by the Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff shows a tree that has fallen on a house in Queen Anne's County, Md., due to Hurricane Irene, causing a chimney to collapse, killing one person. Forecast to be the biggest storm in decades to hit the Eastern Seaboard, Irene triggered evacuations, airport closures and the unprecedented shutdown of New York's mass transit system. But unlike major hurricanes that kill dozens of victims at a time, this storm claimed a victim here and a victim there on its swirl through 13 states as it spun toward Canada — at least 46 U.S. deaths in all. (AP Photo/Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff, File)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/31/7545624-in-cut-off-vt-town-coffins-and-smashed-houseshttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/31/7545624-in-cut-off-vt-town-coffins-and-smashed-housesustownordealus-newsireneWed, 31 Aug 2011 23:39:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A house that was destroyed during Tropical Storm Irene remains in the river near Route 100, Wednesday,Aug. 31, 2011 in Rochester, Vt. Homeowner Jon Graham, right, gets help from friends Brad Leathers, in window, and Ed Wissner removing items from the home. (AP Photo/The Rutland Herald, Vyto Starinskas) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>A house that was destroyed during Tropical Storm Irene remains in the river near Route 100, Wednesday,Aug. 31, 2011 in Rochester, Vt. Homeowner Jon Graham, right, gets help from friends Brad Leathers, in window, and Ed Wissner removing items from the home. (AP Photo/The Rutland Herald, Vyto Starinskas) MANDATORY CREDIT</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/23/7450085-vt-inn-denies-discriminating-against-ny-lesbianshttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/23/7450085-vt-inn-denies-discriminating-against-ny-lesbiansuslawsuitgayweddingus-newsTue, 23 Aug 2011 16:10:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/17/7398009-vermont-governor-presides-over-lesbians-marriagehttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/17/7398009-vermont-governor-presides-over-lesbians-marriageusgovernorgayweddingus-newspeter-shumlinWed, 17 Aug 2011 17:22:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Ann, right, and Michelle Beck exchange wedding vows in the governor's office as Gov. Peter Shumlin looks on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 in Montpelier, Vt. Shumlin kept a campaign promise to the couple who asked him to marry them. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>Ann, right, and Michelle Beck hold hands during their wedding vows in the governor's office as Gov. Peter Shumlin presides on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 in Montpelier, Vt. Shumlin kept a campaign promise to the couple who asked him to marry them.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/14/7371382-holdout-law-schools-to-accept-military-recruitershttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/14/7371382-holdout-law-schools-to-accept-military-recruitersaskuslawyersrecruitingus-newsdon-askSun, 14 Aug 2011 16:34:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7336735-widower-of-vt-sheriff-takes-job-held-by-late-wifehttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7336735-widower-of-vt-sheriff-takes-job-held-by-late-wifeussheriffus-newsray-allenwidowerWed, 10 Aug 2011 22:14:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Grand Isle County Sheriff Ray Allen pauses between hugs and well-wishes following the ceremony where he was sworn in Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 in North Hero, Vt. For Allen, it was a bittersweet day: he succeeds his wife Sheriff Connie Allen, who committed suicide last month after nine years in the job. (AP Photo/John Curran)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/28/7184987-fbi-abduction-team-searches-for-missing-nh-girlhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/28/7184987-fbi-abduction-team-searches-for-missing-nh-girlusgirlmissingnew-hampshireus-newscelina-cassThu, 28 Jul 2011 07:00:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This 2010 photo provided by the New Hampshire State Police shows Celina Cass of West Stewartstown, N.H., in a basketball team uniform in Canann, Vt. Law enforcement officials are searching for Cass, who they say was last seen at her home the night of Monday, July 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Don Whipple)</p><p>Lori McKearney, of Lancaster, N.H., right, and Kaylin Pettit, of Stewartstown, N.H., post missing posters for 11-year-old Celina Cass in Colebrook, N.H., Wednesday, July 28, 2011. Cass has been reported missing since she was last seen at her home on Monday evening. McKearney is Celina Cass's aunt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>Lori McKearney, of Lancaster, N.H., right, and Kaylin Pettit, of Stewartstown, N.H., post missing posters for 11-year-old Celina Cass in Colebrook, N.H., Wednesday, July 28, 2011. Cass has been reported missing since she was last seen at her home on Monday evening. McKearney is Celina Cass's aunt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>New Hampshire State Police officers watch as a woman identified by the NH Attorney General's office as Celina Cass's mother, under blanket, is escorted from the family home in Stewartstown, N.H., Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Cass, 11, has been reported missing since she was last seen at her home on Monday evening a few miles from the area they were searching. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>New Hampshire State Police Troopers enter the family home of Celina Cass in Stewartstown, N.H., Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Cass, 11, has been reported missing since she was last seen at her home on Monday evening a few miles from the area they were searching.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>A New Hampshire State Police Trooper puts crime scene tape around the family home of Celina Cass in Stewartstown, N.H., Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Cass, 11, has been reported missing since she was last seen at her home on Monday evening a few miles from the area they were searching.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>Family and friends of Celina Cass wait on the porch of the family home in Stewartstown, N.H., Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Cass, 11, has been reported missing since she was last seen at her home on Monday evening a few miles from the area they were searching.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>A New Hampshire Fish and Game officer uses GPS device as they do a line search along a road near the family home of Celina Cass in Stewartstown, N.H., Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Cass, 11, has been reported missing since she was last seen at her home on Monday evening a few miles from the area they were searching.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>Family and friends of Celina Cass wait on the porch of the family home in Stewartstown, N.H., Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Cass, 11, has been reported missing since she was last seen at her home on Monday evening a few miles from the area they were searching.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>Family friends hold up missing posters for Celina Cass for passing cars to view outside the family residence, at rear, in Stewartstown, N.H., Wednesday, July 28, 2011. Cass, 11, has been reported missing since she was last seen at her home on Monday.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/24/7153963-bottled-water-poses-dilemma-for-vermont-officeshttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/24/7153963-bottled-water-poses-dilemma-for-vermont-officesuswaterus-newsbottled-watervermont-state-policelori-girard-pionSun, 24 Jul 2011 15:49:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this July 22, 2011 photo, Lori Girard-Pion stands by the water cooler at her state office in Colchester, Vt. Vermont state officials, who announced in March that they would pull the plug on water coolers and bottled water deliveries in state offices and buildings, are reconsidering the move amid a wave of complaints from workers. Calling bottled water a waste of taxpayer money, the state had said it hoped to save up to $200,000 annually by having workers use fountains and tap water instead. They said the change would help the environment, too, since toxic chemicals go into the making of plastic water bottles and ecologically-sensitive stream headwaters areas are damaged in the process of bottling. But many state workers have since complained that the tap water in their buildings is dirty or that they’ll have no way to get clean drinking water if the state stops buying bottled water for them. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this July 22, 2011 photo, a mechanic washes his hands in the only sink at the State Police maintenance garage, in Colchester, Vt. Vermont state officials, who announced in March that they would pull the plug on water coolers and bottled water deliveries in state offices and buildings, are reconsidering the move amid a wave of complaints from workers. Calling bottled water a waste of taxpayer money, the state had said it hoped to save up to $200,000 annually by having workers use fountains and tap water instead. They said the change would help the environment, too, since toxic chemicals go into the making of plastic water bottles and ecologically-sensitive stream headwaters areas are damaged in the process of bottling. But many state workers have since complained that the tap water in their buildings is dirty or that they’ll have no way to get clean drinking water if the state stops buying bottled water for them. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/27/6955182-ap-enterprise-a-fight-over-a-girl-and-gods-lawhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/27/6955182-ap-enterprise-a-fight-over-a-girl-and-gods-lawuscustodylesbianunited-statesus-newslisa-millerMon, 27 Jun 2011 09:44:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 17, 2008 file photo, Lisa Miller answers questions about her custody battle during a news conference immediately following arguments for her case before the court at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va. In 2003, Miller broke up with her partner, Janet Jenkins, renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical Christian before disappearing in 2009 with the daughter she had with Jenkins. Now, what started as a custody battle over little Isabella Miller-Jenkins has turned into a global manhunt. (AP Photo/Lisa Billings, File)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/26/6950210-vermont-towns-blood-drive-film-draw-noticehttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/26/6950210-vermont-towns-blood-drive-film-draw-noticeusnew-yorkbloodus-newsdriveinspirationart-jonesSun, 26 Jun 2011 17:47:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/15/6867909-vt-man-pleads-innocent-in-crucifix-casehttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/15/6867909-vt-man-pleads-innocent-in-crucifix-caseusstolenjesus-christus-newsrelicWed, 15 Jun 2011 20:53:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/14/6859898-vermont-capital-residents-ok-wood-heating-systemhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/14/6859898-vermont-capital-residents-ok-wood-heating-systemusheatingwithus-newsbiomassvtTue, 14 Jun 2011 23:36:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/29/6742703-in-vt-engorged-lake-champlain-slowly-tortureshttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/29/6742703-in-vt-engorged-lake-champlain-slowly-torturesusfloodinglake-champlainus-newschamplainbuzz-hoerrSun, 29 May 2011 16:34:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this May 25, 2011 photo, Jim Brault walks down a flooded street to his home in Colchester, Vt. Hundreds of others are caught in the slow-moving catastrophe that is Lake Champlain’s flooding. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this May 25, 2011 photo, Buzz Hoerr pulls his rowboat from his driveway in Colchester, Vt. To go anywhere, Hoerr starts in the row boat, sometimes returning with groceries, sometimes with his children at the end of a school day. Hoerr and hundreds of others are caught in the slow-moving catastrophe that is Lake Champlain’s flooding.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this May 25, 2011 photo, Buzz Hoerr uses his rowboat to get to his car in Colchester, Vt. To go anywhere, Hoerr starts in the row boat, sometimes returning with groceries, sometimes with his children at the end of a school day. Hoerr and hundreds of others are caught in the slow-moving catastrophe that is Lake Champlain’s flooding. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this May 25, 2011 photo, Bryan Ducharme looks at the sandbag wall holding water out of his garage in Colchester, Vt. Hundreds of others are caught in the slow-moving catastrophe that is Lake Champlain’s flooding. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this May 25, 2011 photo, Bryan Ducharme looks over the mess in his backyard along the lake in Colchester, Vt. Hundreds of others are caught in the slow-moving catastrophe that is Lake Champlain’s flooding. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this May 25, 2011 photo, a car sits along a street that is still flooded in Colchester, Vt. Hundreds of others are caught in the slow-moving catastrophe that is Lake Champlain’s flooding. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/06/6594859-vt-flooding-raises-champlain-pollution-concernshttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/06/6594859-vt-flooding-raises-champlain-pollution-concernsusnew-yorkfloodingfederal-emergency-management-agencymississippi-riverlake-champlainus-newschamplainpeter-shumlinFri, 6 May 2011 07:01:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 29, 2011 file photo, workers at the Lake Champlain ferry dock paddle through the flooded parking lot in Burlington, Vt. Already swollen to a record level, Lake Champlain continues to rise, prompting a handful of evacuations and sandbagging of low-lying homes along the Vermont and New York shore.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 29, 2011 file photo, workers at the Lake Champlain ferry dock paddle through the flooded parking lot in Burlington, Vt. Already swollen to a record level, Lake Champlain continues to rise, prompting a handful of evacuations and sandbagging of low-lying homes along the Vermont and New York shore.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 29, 2011 file photo, a boat rental building is under water at the shore of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vt. Already swollen to a record level, Lake Champlain continues to rise, prompting a handful of evacuations and sandbagging of low-lying homes along the Vermont and New York shore.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 29, 2011 file photo, signs are under water in a flooded parking lot in Burlington, Vt. Already swollen to a record level, Lake Champlain continues to rise, prompting a handful of evacuations and sandbagging of low-lying homes along the Vermont and New York shore. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)</p><p>An aerial view of the flooded areas along the Richelieu River Friday, May 6, 2011 in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. Environment Canada said this year's heavier-than-usual winter snowfall, along with this week's continual downpour, is responsible for the floods. The agency said the snow in the U.S. Adirondacks melted into Lake Champlain and, with this week's rain, a startling volume of water poured across the border into the Richelieu River. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz) </p><p>Fields and houses are seen in this aerial view among the flooded areas along the Richelieu River Friday, May 6, 2011 in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. Environment Canada said this year's heavier-than-usual winter snowfall, along with this week's continual downpour, is responsible for the floods. The agency said the snow in the U.S. Adirondacks melted into Lake Champlain and, with this week's rain, a startling volume of water poured across the border into the Richelieu River. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz) </p><p>Soldiers from the Royal 22nd Regiment prepare sandbags for the flood stricken areas along the Richelieu River Friday, May 6, 2011 in Saint-Blaise, Quebec, Canada. Environment Canada said this year's heavier-than-usual winter snowfall, along with this week's continual downpour, is responsible for the floods. The agency said the snow in the U.S. Adirondacks melted into Lake Champlain and, with this week's rain, a startling volume of water poured across the border into the Richelieu River. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz) </p><p>A house sits isolated in the water in this aerial view of the flooded areas along the Richelieu River Friday, May 6, 2011 in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. Environment Canada said this year's heavier-than-usual winter snowfall, along with this week's continual downpour, is responsible for the floods. The agency said the snow in the U.S. Adirondacks melted into Lake Champlain and, with this week's rain, a startling volume of water poured across the border into the Richelieu River. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz) </p><p>An aerial view of the flooded areas along the Richelieu River on Friday, May 6, 2011 in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. Environment Canada said this year's heavier-than-usual winter snowfall, along with this week's continual downpour, is responsible for the floods. The agency said the snow in the U.S. Adirondacks melted into Lake Champlain and, with this week's rain, a startling volume of water poured across the border into the Richelieu River. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz) </p><p>This photo provided by the Vermont Governors Office shows flooding near Lake Champlain, Friday, May 6, 2011 in Montpelier, Vt. Already at its highest level ever, Lake Champlain surpassed flood stage by 3 feet Friday, leaving hundreds of homes destroyed or damaged in a slowly unfolding catastrophe on island communities and the New York and Vermont sides of the 120-mile lake. (AP Photo/Vermont Governors Office)</p><p>This photo provided by the Vermont Governors Office shows flooding near Lake Champlain, Friday, May 6, 2011 in Montpelier, Vt. Already at its highest level ever, Lake Champlain surpassed flood stage by 3 feet Friday, leaving hundreds of homes destroyed or damaged in a slowly unfolding catastrophe on island communities and the New York and Vermont sides of the 120-mile lake. (AP Photo/Vermont Governors Office)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/03/6577274-vermont-border-station-may-not-close-after-allhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/03/6577274-vermont-border-station-may-not-close-after-allusfarmborderus-newsdairy-farmTue, 3 May 2011 16:48:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/22/6513602-pastor-free-on-bond-in-vt-lesbian-custody-casehttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/22/6513602-pastor-free-on-bond-in-vt-lesbian-custody-caseuscustodycentral-americalesbianus-newsFri, 22 Apr 2011 18:42:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/13/6466718-national-gop-chairman-draws-protest-in-vermonthttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/13/6466718-national-gop-chairman-draws-protest-in-vermontusprotestgoprepublican-national-committeeus-newschairdemocratic-vermontWed, 13 Apr 2011 22:49:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/11/6448893-town-treasurers-arrest-shakes-vermont-communityhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/11/6448893-town-treasurers-arrest-shakes-vermont-communityustreasurerus-newsembezzlementMon, 11 Apr 2011 07:00:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This October 2010 photo provided by the Vermont State Police shows Donald Hewitt, former Ira, Vt., town treasurer who has been charged with a role in embezzling more than $400,000 from the town. Hewitt is expected to plead to one count of wire fraud Monday, April 11, 2011 in U.S. District Court in Brattleboro, Vt. (AP Photo/Vermont State Police)</p><p>This Monday, April 4, 2011 photo shows Ira, Vt., town clerk Candy Slack holding a forensic audit detailing alleged embezzlements of more than $400,000 during the 30-year tenure of former town clerk Donald Hewitt. Hewitt is expected to plead to one count of wire fraud Monday, April 11, 2011 in U.S. District Court in Brattleboro, Vt. (AP Photo/John Curran)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/05/6412425-vt-collegian-recounts-detention-in-syrian-jailhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/05/6412425-vt-collegian-recounts-detention-in-syrian-jailusmissingstudentsyriaassociated-pressus-newsTue, 5 Apr 2011 17:32:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Pathik "Tik" Root is interviewed at his home on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in Ripton, Vt. The Vermont college student who spent two weeks in a Syrian jail after being detained at a demonstration says he was packed so tightly into a 10-by-12 foot cell he had to sleep sideways on the floor. Twenty-one-year-old Pathik "Tik" Root was arrested near a demonstration in Damascus on March 18 when he pulled out a BlackBerry. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>Pathik "Tik" Root sits at his home on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in Ripton, Vt. The Vermont college student who spent two weeks in a Syrian jail after being detained at a demonstration says he was packed so tightly into a 10-by-12 foot cell he had to sleep sideways on the floor. Twenty-one-year-old Pathik "Tik" Root was arrested near a demonstration in Damascus on March 18 when he pulled out a BlackBerry. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/06/6203022-vt-maple-syrup-makers-try-gadget-to-extend-seasonhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/06/6203022-vt-maple-syrup-makers-try-gadget-to-extend-seasonbusinessusseasonsyrupus-newslongerbruce-curavooSun, 6 Mar 2011 17:05:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this March 4, 2011 photo, a Check Valve Adapter is seen with a bottle of maple syrup in East Montpelier, Vt. The device was developed by maple researchers at the University of Vermont as a means of extending the six-week sugaring season. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this March 4, 2011 photo, a Check Valve Adapter is seen with a bottle of maple syrup in East Montpelier, Vt. The device was developed by maple researchers at the University of Vermont as a means of extending the six-week sugaring season. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this March 4, 2011 photo, Peter Purinton puts a check valve tap into a maple tree in Huntington, Vt. The device was developed by maple researchers at the University of Vermont as a means of extending the six-week sugaring season. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this March 4, 2011 photo, Peter Purinton puts a check valve tap into a maple tree in Huntington, Vt. The device was developed by maple researchers at the University of Vermont as a means of extending the six-week sugaring season. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/27/6146207-vt-town-mother-retiring-after-town-meeting-dayhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/27/6146207-vt-town-mother-retiring-after-town-meeting-dayusmeetingdaynew-englandus-newstown-meeting-daytown-clerk-eva-morseSun, 27 Feb 2011 15:36:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In a Feb. 25, 2011 photo, Town Clerk Eva Morse is seen at the town office in Calais, Vt. For 48 years, Morse has been town clerk in this rural Vermont town. For four decades, she did it out of her house, surrounded by boxes of files and her 14 cats. On Tuesday, she’ll be there in the 1866 town church, recording the minutes of Town Meeting Day the way she has since Kennedy was president, but it’ll be for the last time. She is retiring. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In a Feb. 25, 2011 photo,Town Clerk Eva Morse is seen at the town office in Calais, Vt. For 48 years, Morse has been town clerk in this rural Vermont town. For four decades, she worked out of her house, surrounded by boxes of files and her 14 cats. On Tuesday, she’ll be there in the 1866 town church, recording the minutes of Town Meeting Day the way she has since Kennedy was president, but it’ll be for the last time. She is retiring. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/13/6045703-mit-grads-invention-turns-brewery-waste-to-fuelhttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/13/6045703-mit-grads-invention-turns-brewery-waste-to-fuelusbeerus-newsrecyclingeric-fitchSun, 13 Feb 2011 18:08:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Jan. 26, 2011 photo, Eric Fitch holds a Magic Hat glass in front of the digester building at the brewery in South Burlington, Vt. The Vermont brewery is giving new meaning to the idea of green beer. Magic Hat Brewing Co., of South Burlington, is the first site to use a device that turns spent grain from the brewing process into natural gas that is then used to fuel brewing operations. The 42-foot tall anaerobic methane digester, installed last summer, extracts energy from the spent hops, barley and yeast left over from the brewing process. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this Jan. 26, 2011 photo, an electric meter measures power created at Magic Hat brewery by a grain digester, rear in South Burlington, Vt. The Vermont brewery is giving new meaning to the idea of green beer. Magic Hat Brewing Co., of South Burlington, is the first site to use a device that turns spent grain from the brewing process into natural gas that is then used to fuel brewing operations. The 42-foot tall anaerobic methane digester, installed last summer, extracts energy from the spent hops, barley and yeast left over from the brewing process. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p><p>In this Jan. 26, 2011 photo, an methane generator at Magic Hat brewery, left, is powered by a grain digester, rear, in South Burlington, Vt. The Vermont brewery is giving new meaning to the idea of green beer. Magic Hat Brewing Co., of South Burlington, is the first site to use a device that turns spent grain from the brewing process into natural gas that is then used to fuel brewing operations. The 42-foot tall anaerobic methane digester, installed last summer, extracts energy from the spent hops, barley and yeast left over from the brewing process. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p> http://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/08/6011971-vt-lawmakers-reconsider-moose-pardon-measurehttp://www.new.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/08/6011971-vt-lawmakers-reconsider-moose-pardon-measureusmooseus-newsthe-moosepete-the-mooseTue, 8 Feb 2011 19:20:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post