5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (453+ words) VERSHIRE — The town has hired its first-ever town administrator, a newly created position meant to help coordinate the town’s day-to-day operations. Dominick “Nick” Caputo joined the staff as town administrator earlier this summer, according to a town news release Thursday....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (380+ words) Regulators will allow Green Mountain Power to raise electricity rates by 5.5% for its more than 275,000 Vermont customers — a smaller hike than the 7.5% increase the company initially sought. The billing change, ordered late last month by Vermont’s Public Utility Commission, will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (484+ words) ENFIELD — A developer looking to build single-family homes in downtown Enfield will ask the zoning board of adjustment for permission to construct a road that crosses wetlands at a meeting Tuesday night. “It’s now a more conventional subdivision,” Grounds said…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (382+ words) The Federal Highway Administration has awarded a $250,000 grant to the University of New Hampshire to improve the state’s highway construction workforce training. The new training program is designed to create a pipeline for private employers and municipalities who desperately need…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (826+ words) The number of Canadian tourists crossing into Vermont appears to have increased this summer, compared to last year, but not enough to have Upper Valley businesses breathing a sigh of relief. “We’re still hearing that visitorship from Canada is way,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (739+ words) JAY, Vt. — Mike Desmarais, who sells snow grooming equipment at a dealer in Newport, Vt., is planning to deliver three new vehicles to Canadian customers this month. The machines currently cost about $500,000 Canadian dollars each, he said — but soon, they…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (692+ words) In his three years as state treasurer, one of Mike Pieciak’s proudest moments started with a list of names and allegations of a scam. He’d planned to attend the Putney Town Meeting two years ago, and part of his usual…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (775+ words) WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Hartford started installing parking meters downtown back in December, when winter’s grip was beginning to cake the sidewalks with ice and snow. Even with an eight-month lead time, the new system wasn’t working properly when it officially…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (354+ words) If you find yourself bewildered by terms like “home equity” or thoroughly confused about how mortgages work, a new series of financial workshops may be able to help you. The United Way of Greater Nashua and Bangor Savings Bank created…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (576+ words) Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen says he sees a departure from the company’s core values in several recently announced governance changes at Vermont’s beloved ice cream maker. The announcement came days after a judge tossed part of a yearslong lawsuit…...