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Over the last eight years, the number of students participating in the Vermont free and reduced-price meal program has skyrocketed (click here for the full story). 

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Over my first three years in Vermont, I’ve seen an incredible variety of weather.

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There's a police stand-off at a private home with a man who is apparently armed. State police have apparently surrounded the house and are trying to negotiate with the man. It is unclear if there are any hostages, according to a brief report filed by WCAX. Route 7 is closed south of the New Haven Junction on Route 7, where it intersects with Route 17 and at Town Hall Road. Traffic is being detoured around that section of Route 7. A dozen police cars are reportedly on the scene.

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A very unusual March heat wave is sweeping across the northern part of the country, and Vermont is next on its list.

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After the Town Meeting Day polls closed last Tuesday, our crew in the newsroom delivered up-to-the second results for towns across the county. As the numbers rolled in, we hustled to get them out to you ASAP.

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This winter has been a mild one in Addison County, but it has also seemed the harshest of the three Vermont winters I’ve experienced.  As the days get longer, it’s exciting to see a few signs of spring.

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Just in: With 85 percent of Ohio’s vote counted, the race is tightening: Santorum and Romney are now tied at 37 percent. That’s because a close look at the map suggests the 15 percent of the vote yet to be counted is in the larger cities of Cleveland, Akron and Columbus, where Romney is ahead of Santorum by up to 10 percentage points in each of those areas. Conclusion: Look for a Romney surge, and a race that goes to Romney.

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