Barre News

Vt.— A fundraising effort to help bring Vermont National Guard troops home for the holidays so far has raised $150,000 that will be used to charter buses. About 700 troops will be training in Indiana in December and will get...

Vt.— Vermont's Democratic, Republican and Progressive parties meet for their annual conventions this weekend. Progressives gather first at 10 a.m. at the Old Labor Hall in Barre to hear talks about health reform and the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and...

Health officials used a forum Wednesday night in Barre to help residents wade through all the information about the flu vaccines. The Barre Opera House had extra bottles of hand sanitizer, symbolizing one of the many reminders the Vermont Department...

A woman who lost her brother in war is helping support troops and their families. Elizabeth Perreault, who's from outside of Barre, took a week off work to organize a silent auction. On Monday, she gave Gov. Jim Douglas a...

Authorities say a northeastern Pennsylvania woman who claims she is addicted to bingo embezzled at least $100,000 from an organization that helps the disabled. Fifty-eight-year-old Anne Patricia Hudanick (hoo-DAN'-ick) of Wilkes-Barre is the former bookkeeper for Creating Unlimited Possibilities....

Northern Power Systems, Inc. (www.northernpower.com), a next-generation wind turbine company and manufacturer of the Northwind 100, today has announced its expanded presence in Europe. To strengthen its commitment and better support its customers, Northern Power Systems has appointed Reinout...

Rep. Peter Welch will start Thanksgiving week with a visit to a food bank in Barre. The Vermont Democrat will hear about the growing problem of hunger in Vermont in his stop at the Vermont Foodbank on Monday. Accompanied by...