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Norwich Students Facing Charges for Branding, Waterboarding in Hazing Investigation
Three Norwich University students are facing criminal charges and others are being ticketed for hazing after an investigation into allegations of branding and waterboarding involving the women’s rugby team at the private military college, Northfield police said Friday. One 22-year-old female student is charged with simple assault and another is charged with reckless endangerment in the March 20 incident. Another…
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Vt. Military Students Receive Vaccines; Health Commissioner Wants to See More Young People Follow
Vermont’s health commissioner issued an urgent plea to people age 16 to 40 to get their COVID-19 vaccines when their turn comes — and not to think of a coronavirus infection as a concern only for the elderly. “This pandemic has been called the largest mass-disabling event in some time,” said Dr. Mark Levine of the Vermont Health Department. “It…
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Vermont Health Commissioner Urging Young People to Get COVID Vaccine
Vermont’s Health Commissioner is urging residents in the 16-40 age range to get the vaccine when they become eligible.
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‘Down in the Dirt': How a Vermont University Beat Back the Coronavirus
A university president in Vermont is thanking the school’s students, faculty and staff for their sacrifices to improve campus health following an outbreak of COVID-19 early this semester that threatened to shut down the campus. “This campus might be one of the safest places in New England right now, and we’re proud of that,” said Mark Anarumo, the president...
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How Norwich University Successfully Beat a Rise in COVID-19 Cases
After an outbreak at Norwich University in Vermont, the president made changes to stop the spread.
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Suspended Vt. Trooper Reinstated as Kidnapping Response Probe Continues
A Vermont State Police trooper is back on the job after he was suspended with pay last week amid an internal affairs investigation into how police handled a man later accused of kidnapping and sexual assault. Trooper Sean Brennan of the St. Johnsbury barracks returned to work Tuesday, according to a Vermont State Police spokesman.
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Vermont Trooper Suspended Amid Investigation Into Police Handling of Kidnapping Suspect
An internal affairs investigation is underway into Vermont State Police troopers’ handling of a report that a man snuck out of a court-approved drug rehab center—allegedly to commit far worse crimes. That man, Everett Simpson, 41, allegedly kidnapped a woman and her child from New Hampshire the next day and brought them to Vermont—where Simpson is accused of sexually assaulting...
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Vt State Trooper Suspended Amid Probe of Kidnapping Case
An internal affairs investigation is underway into how a Vermont State Police trooper handled a case involving a man later accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a New Hampshire woman.
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Vermont Labor Day Celebration Does Not Allow Candidates in the Parade
A Labor Day tradition in one central Vermont community forces political candidates to come up with a “plan B” if they want get their message out at the event.
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Vt. Hockey Community Reacts to Team Tragedy in Canada
Norwich University’s coaches regularly recruit young athletes from the league where 10 players and others died in a bus crash this weekend.
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Voters in Central Vermont to Weigh High-Speed Internet Plan
A plan to wire parts of rural central Vermont with fiber optic cable to provide high-speed internet will go before voters in 13 cities and towns.
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Institutional Food Can Be Local Food, Sodexo Says
This month the food service provider pledged to buy more Vermont-produced food for the organizations it serves in the state