Policymakers say it's unclear whether more Vermonters are actually embezzling money, but there are certainly more media reports of the white-collar crime affecting cities and towns.So they're working to provide a set of standards for small town governments to thwart it themselves.

After a pipe burst and water inundated his cellar and damaged his property, a Springfield homeowner is blaming the town's insurance carrier, the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. Earlier: As Aid Dries Up, Towns Struggle To Replace Pipes

Small communities can be particularly vulnerable to embezzlement.  We find out how the theft of public funds is prevented and detected.  Also, a Vermont organization that helps Iraqi victims of domestic violence.

Officials in Rockingham and its village of Bellows Falls have agreed to bring a long-debated merger to a vote on town meeting day. In order to move the merger forward, they've left a few sticking points to be settled, if the two entities become one.

Towns across the state are finding that the process of identifying which old roads are public thoroughfares and which are not can be complex and sometimes contentious.