Most Vermont municipalities participate in a statewide retirement program that's nearly fully funded. That's much better than retirement funds are doing for many cities and towns around the country, which have found that they're living beyond their means.

The White House is honoring two Vermont women as Champions for Change this week. One is being lauded for her work as a Rotarian while the other for advancing innovations in renewable energy.

With gas prices climbing, more people are taking the train. Nationwide, the number of people riding Amtrak has gone up nearly 4 percent. And that's good news for Vermont rail lines as well. 

Repairing and replacing crumbling walkways is costly, and officials in many cities say they just don't have the money to keep up.

Rutland residents got good news Monday morning about their drinking water. A major water main burst on Saturday, forcing the city to require that all water be boiled.

In the last 10 years alone, the number of farmers' markets in Vermont has more than doubled. Many markets are finding rapid expansion can bring growing pains.

Hundreds of people packed Rutland's Paramount Theatre and two other locations today hoping to help the city set a record for the largest single-day blood drive in the nation. 

General Electric's decision to scrap a fighter jet engine project is raising some concern about potential job losses at a Rutland facility that makes engine parts.

Rutland's Gift of Life Marathon has announced that it aims to collect at least 1,969 pints of blood in December.

The last 13 members of the Maine National Guard who helped with post-Irene clean up left Vermont for home Friday morning.

In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene, Rutland residents had hoped their water system would be repaired and functioning fully by last week but there's still a water shortage.

Crews from the city water department and area construction companies have been working around the clock to restore Rutland's water system, which was badly damaged in the flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.

With so many roads out in the state, many commuters have had to get creative to get to work. Hundreds of people in and around Killington have taken to the woods.

Route 4 from Bridgewater through Killington to Mendon remains closed to traffic, but officials have organized a bus service to provide some access and transportation along that corridor.

As Vermonters try to recover and rebuild, therapists worry about escalating depression and anxiety.

Rutland officials say the inlet structure at the Mendon Brook has been destroyed, so it's unable to draw fresh water into the reservoir.

Rutland will wrap up its fifth season of Friday Night Live block parties tonight, and good weather has helped boost this year's attendance.  

As it tries to judge the competing bids for Central Vermont Public Service Corp., the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce says its top concerns are low rates and reliable power.

Vermont cities and towns are struggling to overhaul their aging water systems, and the state says almost every one of them needs some kind of upgrade. In Rutland, most of the drinking water pipes are in desperate need of repair because they have failed repeatedly.

The prospect of a new passenger rail service linking Bennington and Manchester to Albany gets a warm reception at a public meeting in Mechanicville, New York, as state transportation officials in Vermont and New York consider a passenger train that would connect the towns.