A Vermont social media service that used to be free has begun to ask larger municipal governments to buy a subscription for custom access. Town officials need to decide whether the service known as Front Porch Forum is worth paying for to reach constituents.

Police now believe Bill and Lorraine Currier were abducted and killed at an abandoned farmhouse in Essex.

As federal and state resources continue to dry up, in Vermont, where there's a strong independent streak, many cities and towns are trying to consolidate their basic services while also maintaining local autonomy.

Finding greater energy efficiency is a proposition facing many Vermont communities, and towns hoping to save on energy costs are starting small - with their streetlights.

State and Essex police officers are excavating an area off Vermont Route 15 in a search for William and Lorraine Currier, the Essex Junction couple who disappeared last June.

Town officials in Essex have saved $100,000 in maintenance costs due to the mild winter.

The technology allows police to photograph a license plate and cross reference it with a Motor Vehicles Department database to check ownership records.

Many Vermont towns will take up the hot-button national issue of corporate personhood. But some say it has no place at their meetings because it is a national issue and they've got plenty else to worry about.

The Select Board in Essex has voted to suspend the sale of non-residential passes to a 575-acre community park for the 2012 season after receiving a number of complaints about overcrowding and trail degradation.

Officials in Essex got word today that they'd won a grant to help them plot the future of the village and the town.

The Milken Family Foundation says Maria Ung is an example for girls in her school who want to be involved in science.

Governor Peter Shumlin has cancelled plans for  the Circumferential Highway, saying its not the best project for solving the problems of the 21st century.

The Essex Select Board has approved funds to pay for advanced DNA testing in an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of a local couple. William and Lorraine Currier have been missing since last month.

Police say they suspect foul play in the mysterious disappearance of a couple from Essex. William and Lorraine Currier have been missing since June 8th.