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Vt. Ed Commissioner Wants Schools To Review Crisis Plans
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Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca is asking all Vermont schools to review their crisis safety plans and he also wants schools to explore ways to control access to their buildings without turning the facility into a fortress.VPR News
AmeriCorps Helping Homeowners Rebuild Post-Irene
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More than a year after Tropical Storm Irene, Randy and Lynda Hart still aren’t back home. But they’re getting close, thanks to a steady stream of volunteers who’ve been helping rebuild their house from the foundation up. The Hart’s home is among at least 140 still being repaired after last fall’s floods.VPR News
Dartmouth Student Killed On I-91
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Vermont State Police now say a third vehicle may have hit a Dartmouth College graduate student whose body was found in a travel lane of Interstate 91.VPR News
Welcome Center To Open In Hartford
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Vermont’s newest highway welcome center opens Monday. It’s a major upgrade of an old rest area in Hartford.VPR News
Vt. Supreme Court Orders Opening Of Police Records In Hartford Case
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The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that the town of Hartford must turn over records about a 2010 incident when a man was beaten, pepper-sprayed and dragged from his own home by town police. The court’s decision reverses a lower court ruling that restricted full access to the records.VPR News
Beating Victim Sues Town Of Hartford
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An unarmed Wilder man who was beaten and pepper-sprayed by Hartford police inside his home filed a federal civil rights lawsuit yesterday against the officers and town officials, alleging that they targeted him with excessive force because he is African-American.VPR News
License Plate Readers Help Police But Raise Privacy Concerns
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Police officers have always kept a sharp eye out for vehicle license plates. But more and more of that looking is being done by cameras hooked up to computers in their cruisers.VPR News
Vt. Towns Aiming To Go Green Remove, Change Streetlights
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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.VPR News
