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  Vermont May 4, 2023

  Vermont School Parents Back Gender-neutral Terms for Kids

  Parents and community members who attended a school board meeting in Vermont’s largest district mostly supported a decision to use the gender-inclusive terms “person who produces sperm” and “person who produces eggs” in a 5th grade health class rather than the words male or female. In the first school board meeting since a letter about the policy was distributed,...
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  Vermont Feb 22, 2023

  Discarded Cigarette Butt, DNA Tests Solve Vt. Teacher's 52-Year-Old Murder

  A discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled her after having a fight with his wife, police said Tuesday.
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  Worcester Feb 6, 2023

  Worcester's Catholic Diocese Publishes Nameless Clergy Abuse Report

  A Roman Catholic Diocese that covers central Massachusetts has published a new report about clergy sexual abuse of minors between 1950 and 2022, but unlike similar reports released by many other dioceses, the report did not include the names of the priests who were found to have committed abuse. In the report made public Friday, Bishop Robert McManus of the…
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  Vermont Dec 21, 2022

  Vermont's Leahy Ponders His Legacy as 48-Year Senate Career Comes to a Close

  Sen. Patrick Leahy lingered on a narrow balcony on the west side of the U.S. Capitol, soaking in a panoramic view of the National Mall, the Washington Monument and, beyond, the Lincoln Memorial. “Now this I will miss,” he said. As Leahy closes out a Senate career that has spanned 48 years, the Vermont senator is saying goodbye to Washington…
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  Vermont Oct 21, 2022

  Vermont Police Charge Sheriff Candidate for Kicking Detainee

  A fired Vermont deputy who is the only candidate on the November ballot to become sheriff of the county where he served was charged Friday with simple assault for kicking a shackled detainee, authorities said. John Grismore, 49, of Fairfax was cited on the charge Friday through his attorney. He is due in court Monday in St. Albans to answer…
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  Vermont Oct 5, 2022

  Fake 911 Call Helped Unravel Vermont Murder for Hire Plot, Cops Say

  A 911 call that sent Vermont State Police troopers on a search for a nonexistent man claiming to have shot his wife was a big clue that helped detectives unravel an international murder-for-hire plot tied to a potentially lucrative — yet troubled — oil deal. Within hours of Gregory Davis’ body being found by the side of a snowy Vermont…
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  Vermont Aug 10, 2022

  Balint Wins House Primary in Vt., Would Be First Woman State Sends to Washington

  The leader of Vermont’s state Senate, Becca Balint, won the Democratic Party primary on Tuesday for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, meaning she could become the first woman and the first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress. In deep-blue Vermont, it’s likely the Democratic candidate will also clinch the general election in November....
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  New England Apr 11, 2021

  More Moose Hunting Will Reduce Ticks, Biologists Say

  Some wildlife biologists in northern New England hope that increasing the number of moose taken by hunters this fall will help protect the herd from ticks and lead to healthier animals. In Vermont, the state is planning to issue 100 permits for the October hunt, up from 55 last year and zero in 2019. In Maine, the number of moose…
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  Vermont Dec 29, 2020

  Man Charged in Plot to Bring Cocaine to Vermont From Peru

  A 39-year-old Montreal man is facing a cocaine trafficking charge that was part of a broader effort to transport 1,500 kilos (3,300 pounds) of the drug from Peru to Vermont, federal court documents say. The court documents do not say what the ultimate destination of the cocaine was, but a number of people involved in the deal were from Canada….
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  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Aug 2, 2020

  Ruling Renews Fairness Debate in Boston Marathon Bomber Case

  “Boston Strong” remains a “vibrant” rallying cry more than seven years after the marathon bombing killed three people and injured more than 260 others, a federal appeals court noted as it threw out the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But even as the ruling opened old wounds, it raised familiar questions about whether Tsarnaev can receive a fair hearing in…