MONTPELIER, Vt. —  Vermont’s love-hate relationship with its lone nuclear power plant is coming to a head: Lawmakers have to decide next year whether to shut down the reactor in 2012 as scheduled or keep it humming for another two decades.
Vermont is as known for its green living as its green landscapes, and some environmentalists in [...]

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Henry Marckres is a cop with no gun or gold badge.
The tools of his trade are his eyes, his taste buds and a hydrometer. His beat: Vermont maple syrup.
Marckres is technically a “maple specialist,” but some in the business call him a “maple cop.” He helps enforce Vermont’s maple regulations for the [...]

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican contender John McCain were projected by CNN to win Vermont primaries on Tuesday. The U.S. presidential nominee race was resumed as Vermont and the other three states — Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island — held primaries and caucuses.
Shortly after Vermont polling stations were closed at 7 p.m. EST [...]

MONTPELIER, Vermont — Winter in Vermont often welcomes six times the state’s population in nearby travelers seeking mountain vacations. Convenience to its customers, means that the approximately 80 million people who live within a day’s drive to Vermont can ski more, travel less and get there safely.
In 2005, 3.8 million people visited Vermont in the [...]