Officials at several Vermont electric utilities say more people are falling behind on their bills. Vermonters urged to seek mortgage help

"We were not the entities that engaged in a lot of the subprime activity that went on. It's like we were being asked to find a solution to a problem we didn't create."

An escalating number of Vermonters are facing foreclosure of their homes, and state officials appealed to them Tuesday not to wait before seeking help. ......

"We've seen the use of credit cards continue to rise both in the number of cards used and the dollars being charged"

Kurrle's Fuels sells much more than gasoline. The tiny Montpelier store is stocked with munchies and other grab-and-go items. Game on: Symington running for governor

"Any notions I had of what a legislative leader was like were quickly dispelled when she arrived bearing a dozen eggs from her family's chickens"

MONTPELIER - Gaye Symington, speaker of the House for the last four years, announced her bid for governor this morning from the Statehouse steps, saying that she will bring l......

"If there was another bridge a mile down the road, and using that other bridge wouldn't be a huge inconvenience, that bridge would not get as many points"

Hot asphalt, shiny culverts and sturdy new bridge decks are coming to a town near you as the Agency of Transportation kicks off its summer construction season.

"It wasn't an option at the time. He was a priest. It's like resisting your parents when they're trying to reprimand you. You just don't do it"

A former altar boy suing the Diocese of Burlington over sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a priest took the stand Thursday, describing for jurors how he and othe......

"I've long supported good planning"

A longtime former town official seeks to represent residents in the Statehouse next year - if he is elected to the House in the fall elections. Vermont Yankee Veto

"I don't understand why he is vetoing the bill, this is a legitimate cost of doing business"

Gov. Jim Douglas, R-Vermont, vetoed what's become a controversial bill related to Vermont's only nuclear power plant on Wednesday. VSAC ensures student loans

By Tim Johnson * Free Press Staff Writer * May 9, 2008 College loans will be available to Vermonters as usual this fall, the state's principal lending agency announced Thursday. Vermont Railway reopens N.Y. line

"There won't be immediate, tangible results"

The Vermont Railway has reopened a line between North Bennington and Hoosick Junction, N.Y., to reduce congestion in Vermont freight yards and improve efficiency. * MOL = More or Less