Vermont’s Enhanced 911 program is expanding its program to
receive emergency texts because state officials say the first phase of this pilot
project has been very successful.
State officials who run the state’s emergency call system say a new
web-based program will allow people to call for help with a simple text
message or video.
Vermonters with ties to the events of 9-11 responded to the death of Osama bin Laden with a sense of relief. But many expressed concern about how bin Laden’s supporters might try
to retaliate against the U.S. in the wake of the killing.
A Bennington woman who devoted her life
to Afghan children after her son was killed in the 911 attacks,
died on Saturday of cancer. Sally Goodrich was diagnosed with ovarian cancer a year
after her son’s death.
Vermont officials say they’re pleased that the nationally syndicated
Dr. Phil TV show will make an on air correction concerning
erroneous comments made about Vermont’s 911 system.
Vermont officials say they want to avoid a repetition of a Sept. 3 problem with the state’s 911 phone system that left some Vermonters unable to call for help.
A week after an ice storm devastate parts of northern New England, 230 Vermont customers are still without power; the University of Vermont has settled a lawsuit stemming from a triple-fatal car crash; more…
Demand for fuel assistance is up; Emergenccy 911 service
disrupted; Health survey planned for this fall; and commentator Bill Seamans is
disappointed with the new G.I Bill.