Montpelier NewsLocal news for Montpelier, VT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Group tells Vt.: No sweat- July 8, 2008 Vermont is getting some of its state-issued apparel from international sweatshops and an anti-sweatshop group is asking the state to pressure the companies to change their practices.http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/group-tells-vt-no-sweat?fromrss=1 State may reconsider death penalty- July 7, 2008 MONTPELIER -- It's been more than 50 years since the state of Vermont sentenced anyone to death and 54 years since its last execution, but the man charged with abducting 12-year-old Brooke Bennett could become ...http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/state-may-reconsider-death-penalty?fromrss... Montpelier Vermont Real Estate- July 6, 2008 Central Vermont Real Estate Specializing in Mad River Valley, Waterbury, and Montpelier - Washington County, VT.http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/montpelier-vermont-real-estate?fromrss=1 $8.3 M approved for business projects in Vt.- July 5, 2008 MONTPELIER -- More than $8.3 million has been approved in business development financing to support commercial, agricultural and small business projects throughout Vermont.http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/8-3-m-approved-for-business-projects-in-vt... Vermont governor hit by pie during parade- July 4, 2008 Larry Harmon, who played the character Bozo the Clown, is dead at the age of 83.http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/vermont-governor-hit-by-pie-during-parade?... Vt. officials celebrate Quebec City's 400th anniversary- July 4, 2008 MONTPELIER - Gov. Jim Douglas and Sen. Patrick Leahy today joined officials and dignitaries from Vermont, New York and Quebec to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City.http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/vt-officials-celebrate-quebec-citys-400th-... State launching moose permit lottery- July 3, 2008 For those unlucky in the state's moose permit lottery, Vermont's Fish and Wildlife Department once again is offering a chance to bid on a moose permit at auction.http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/state-launching-moose-permit-lottery?fromr... Diocese seeks delay in clergy sex abuse cases- July 3, 2008 A lawyer for the state's Roman Catholic diocese has asked a judge to delay an upcoming clergy abuse trial until the Vermont Supreme Court rules on the church's appeal of an $8.7 million jury verdict from a ...http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/diocese-seeks-delay-in-clergy-sex-abuse-ca... Montpelier Program Makes Reading a Walk in the Park- July 2, 2008 It's a tale with a happy beginning, a troubled middle, and knock wood - a happy ending.http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/montpelier-program-makes-reading-a-walk-in... Capital Fourth: Montpelier celebrates July 3- July 1, 2008 The Montpelier Downtown Community Association is putting the finishing touches on the ninth annual Independence Day Celebration and it is shaping up to be one of the biggest, most exciting events in central ...http://www.topix.net/city/montpelier-vt/2008/07/capital-fourth-montpelier-celebrates-july-... |