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Vermont 45th by total area, and 43rd by land area at 9,250 square miles, and has a population of 608,827, making it the second least populous state (second to only Wyoming). The only New England state with no coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, Vermont is notable for the Green Mountains in the west and Lake Champlain in the northwest. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. The state is famous for its scenery and dairy products. It is the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. The state capital is Montpelier, and the largest city is Burlington.

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Nader to Leahy: Explain yourself

Oct 6, 2008 5:24 pm

Candidate questions support for bailout

Voting begins today

Oct 6, 2008 4:53 pm

1-in-5 ballots expected to be cast early

New Brighton police chief may end old controversy

Oct 6, 2008 4:28 pm

Brighton hires Noyes to lead police; former constable had critics in community

Winooski River bridge construction starts today

Oct 6, 2008 3:38 pm

WINOOSKI -- The Winooski River Bridge will be under construction starting next today. Work to resurface the bridge will continue through the end of November, said Burlington Public Works officials. W...

Meet the candidates night planned in Shelburne

Oct 6, 2008 2:50 pm

SHELBURNE ? Chittenden South Democracy For America will sponsor an event to help voters get to know their four new local candidates at 7 p.m., Oct. 16 at Shelburne Town Hall. The candidates:

Council holds 'Penny for Parks' hearing tonight

Oct 6, 2008 1:08 pm

Second public forum scheduled for Friday

Vermont town honors slave's life

Oct 6, 2008 12:05 pm

POULTNEY ? A former slave whose memoir is among the only ones known to describe abduction from Africa is about to get a historical marker in the small Vermont town where he ended up settling. Descend...

Jaro bags trip to Las Vegas

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

Hinesburg woman set for February's national competition

McCain's Vermont fans keep faith

Oct 6, 2008 4:28 am

Republicans won't concede state but devote time, effort in N.H.

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Farmer, teacher square off for poll

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

ROYALTON -- A fifth-generation dairy farmer and retired high school English teacher are hoping to go to Montpelier in November to represent Royalton and Tunbridge. ... - By JOSH O'GORMAN Herald Staff

Dem incumbent faces GOP challenger in Windsor race

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

POMFRET -- The struggle for control between Republicans and Democrats in Montpelier appears to be at the heart of the race for the Windsor 6-1 seat. ... - By JOSH O'GORMAN Herald Staff

New system created to report abuse of animals

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

If a child is being abused, most people know how to recognize it and who to call. ... - By BRENT CURTIS Herald Staff

Bellows Falls slated for TV show Sunday

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

BELLOWS FALLS -- Bellows Falls will be featured on Good Morning America this Sunday morning as part of Good Morning America's "Fifty States in Fifty Days Program." ...

Faulty sprinkler floods Bennington stores

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

BENNINGTON -- Two Bennington businesses forced to close after a sprinkler system inadvertently discharged thousands of gallons of water in them are back open. ...

Police: Springfield men stole pumpkins

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

WEATHERSFIELD -- Police arrested a pair of Springfield men for allegedly pilfering a pumpkin patch. ...

Radio station holds silent auction Oct. 17

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

BELLOWS FALLS -- Community radio station WOOL will hold a silent auction from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17 at the studio. ...

Retired police captain challenges Windsor incumbent

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

CHESTER -- A retired captain with the Vermont State Police is challenging a two-term incumbent for the privilege of representing Andover, Baltimore, Chester and part of Springfield in the legislature....

Environmentalists rate Legislature

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- Environmentalists got their chance Thursday to evaluate lawmakers' performance in Montpelier, a few weeks before voters will get their own referendum on the Legislature's performance. .....

Yankee security contract up in air

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

BRATTLEBORO -- Contract talks between unionized security workers at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and Wackenhut Nuclear Services Corp. ... - By SUSAN SMALLHEER Herald Staff

News for Rutland County Vermont from RutlandHerald.com

Cement plant traffic concerns town residents

Oct 6, 2008 8:19 pm

PAWLET -- Heavy truck traffic that a new concrete batch plant sends daily onto a town road would instead go directly onto state Route 149 by way of a new access an excavating company is seeking in a s...

Caregivers host meeting

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

Elder Connection is printed in larger type for the benefit of our senior readers. ...

Season for brisk debates

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

It seems like all I did last week was watch debates. Locally, one of the gubernatorial debates and Saturday's senatorial forum with the Rutland County candidates, and like everyone else (I think, or I...

Slopeside spotlight

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

K ILLINGTON -- One by one or in groups, spotlight seekers from as close as Killington to as far west as Minnesota, made their way up in the mountain's multicolored gondolas, creeping past brightly col...

Residents celebrate Japanese visitors

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

The silence in the art room of Sally Timmons' class at the Rutland Middle School was broken only by the quick whoosh of the ink brush as Yachiko Fujiwara demonstrated the ancient art of Japanese calli...

Town rep runs alone

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 am

POULTNEY -- After being elected in contested battles for the past three terms for the House of Representatives in Rutland District 1-1, this November's election promises to be easier for Andrew Donagh...

Blessing for the four-leggeds

Oct 6, 2008 4:54 am

PITTSFORD -- Jessica Danyow of Brandon sat on the moist grass outside the Rutland County Humane Society. ... - By CRISTINA KUMKA Herald Staff

Breakfast burglar's sentence upheld

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

The man who cooked himself breakfast during a home invasion in which he also attacked a 79-year-old woman lost his bid for a reduced sentence Friday. ... - By GORDON DRITSCHILO Herald Staff

Great Otter Valley Raft Race slated for Sunday

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

BRANDON -- Area students take to the water Sunday for the 26th Annual Great Otter Valley Raft Race. ...

Vt. board OKs new CVPS rate system

Oct 4, 2008 5:00 am

MONTPELIER -- The Vermont Public Service Board has approved a new system of setting rates for the state's largest power company that will allow it to recover what it pays for power at wholesale prices...

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