Federal prosecutors say a New Mexico-based
defense contractor with offices in Williston is going to pay over a million dollars
to settle billing fraud charges.
The town of Williston
is reporting high phosphorous levels in Lake Iroquois, and officials
say the challenge in managing blue-green algae blooms is having four
towns co-managing it.
It’s that time of year when Vermont cities and towns are setting their tax
rates, and select board and city council minutes show many have increased them slightly as they enter the 2013 fiscal year.
Mental
health advocates are urging the Shumlin Administration not to reopen the antiquated
state hospital in Waterbury. Meanwhile,
officials say they’re making progress on finding space for some of the patients at a residential facility in Williston.
Another
case of the H1N1, or swine flu, has been identified in a Vermont school. A student at Allen Brook School in Williston was confirmed to have to flu on Monday.