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Charlestown students walk and talk up their test scores

CHARLESTOWN

A year after Charlestown Middle School created an innovative program mixing small walking groups with special math sessions on an everyother day basis, student NECAP scores in math are up significantly. More...

TWIN STATES IN BRIEF

PopularAT post office told to take a hike CONCORD. More...

Vt. health bill builds risk pool, limits choice

STATE — VERMONT

MONTPELIER — Business lobbyists are turning up the heat on the administration of Gov. Peter Shumlin to detail the costs of the governor’s ambitious health insurance plan, now that three possible benefit packages have been made public. More...

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EDITORIAL

The TARP tab

Wall Street is recovering from the Great Recession, but the U.S. financial sector might not exist at all if Congress had not enacted a $700 billion bailout, the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), on Oct. 3, 2008. More...

Pullout could slow growth

Out. Everywhere. Yesterday. Those three words sum up the mood here at home when it comes to American military presence outside U.S. borders. More...

Sports

HANGING ON

Windsor narrowly edges Hartford

WINDSOR — At this point in the season, Windsor boys basketball coach Harry Ladue will take an ugly win. Especially if it’s responsible for snapping a four-game losing streak. More...

Newport earns big win over Huskies

BOYS BASKETBALL

NEWPORT — Team unity can sometimes be found in different places. For the Newport boys basketball team, that unity starts with a winning streak and the fact that the majority of the team spent Wednesday afternoon getting Mohawk haircuts. More...

Defense lifts Chiefs’ past West Rutland

HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS

CHESTER — Green Mountain boys basketball coach Brian Rapanotti asked one thing of his team in the final five minutes of last night’s contest against West Rutland. Make defensive stops. More...

Reality show to bring exposure to Windsor

WINDSOR

Organizers for Windsor’s downtown improvement plans have gathered momentum, but the window to capitalize on a unique marketing opportunity won’t be open long. More...

School absentee rate in Newport runs high

NEWPORT

Absenteeism at Newport’s three schools is running much higher than three other area school districts and it’s costing local taxpayers a bundle of money. More...

Main Street Arts gets grant

Funds to go toward handicap accessibility

SAXTONS RIVER Main Street Arts in Saxtons River is one step closer to becoming accessible to more of the village’s residents. More...

Obituaries

Junice Kendall - 2013-05-22
Terri Ryan-Pope - 2013-05-22
Eleanor French - 2013-05-22
Andrew L. Fennelly - 2013-05-22
Dorothy Walker - 2013-05-21
Ernest M. Rzeczycki - 2013-05-21
Donald R. Melendy - 2013-05-21
Catherine Perry - 2013-05-21
Rose M. Butler - 2013-05-21
David A. Sclafani - 2013-05-20
Madeline E. Kane - 2013-05-20
Madeline E. Kane - 2013-05-18
Nancy A. McHugh - 2013-05-18
Shirley H. Noyes - 2013-05-18
Brony Budzik - 2013-05-18
Harry Blish Jr. - 2013-05-18
Shirley H. Mitchell - 2013-05-18

National/World

Wyo. copter crash kills rescuer

NATIONAL

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Ray Shriver helped found a volunteer search and rescue group 19 years ago after he survived being buried in an avalanche. He even trained his own dogs for search and rescue missions. More...

Fire at Honduran prison kills 355

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Six guards, 800 prisoners, one set of keys. The numbers spelled disaster when fire tore through a prison and 355 people died, many of them men who had never been convicted of a crime. More...

Former all-star catcher Gary Carter dead at 57

NEW YORK — Gary Carter was nicknamed “Kid” for good reason. His smile, bubbly personality and eagerness to excel on a ballfield made him a joy to watch at the plate and behind it. More...

Around Town

RING THE BELLS

The Bell Choir at the First Congregational Church in Claremont performed a concert Saturday, Feb. More...

Around Town

FRIDAY Special Olympics grinder fundraiser More...

Politics

Reluctantly, GOP supports payroll tax cut

WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill negotiators officially unveiled hard-fought compromise legislation to prevent 160 million workers from getting slapped with a payroll tax hike, even as the top Republican in Congress said the $143 billion measure won&r More...

Lawmakers push plan to revamp education law

WASHINGTON — House Republicans yesterday pushed ahead with a plan to update the federal No Child Left Behind education law by shifting more control to states and school districts in determining whether children are learning. More...

Romney targets auto bailouts in Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. More...

Advice

Dad’s sudden death reveals the life he secretly led

DEAR ABBY: My father died suddenly a year ago. My sister went to his house and discovered something that deeply disturbed her. Dad was secretly gay. There were lots of materials in his home that I’m sure he never intended for us to find. More...

Mammograms can detect cancer early

DEAR DOCTOR K: I just scheduled my first mammogram. What can I expect during the procedure? DEAR READER: Unfortunately, I can’t tell you from personal experience. More...