Vermont

...with his wife, Cynthia, and his children, Geoffrey, William and Katherine. Established in 1849, Merchants Bank is the largest Vermont-based bank, independent and locally operated. Consumer, business, municipal and investment customers enjoy personalized relationships,...

...granting same-sex spouses the same access to legal status as heterosexual spouses are entitled to. Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who chairs the Judiciary Committee, has introduced a proposal to give equal treatment under the bill to same-sex couples,...

...and the village of Bellows Falls over handicapped accessibility issues in the past, and in 2011 filed a complaint with the Vermont Human Rights Commission over the elevator at the town hall. Mitchell, who lives next door to the library in the Riverview Apartments,...

...WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full Senate. President...

...bill goes before...More >> Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full...More...

...owners and a new purpose. Merchant's Bank donated the building to the Fund for North Bennington and the Preservation Trust of Vermont. That buildingMore >> A historic building in North Bennington will have new owners and a new purpose.More >> Work on a chain...

...The top per-student spenders were New York ($19,076), the District of Columbia ($18,475), Alaska ($16,674), New Jersey ($15,968) and Vermont ($15,925). Other states ranking near the bottom include Mississippi ($7,928), Arizona ($7,666), Oklahoma ($7,587) and...

...the Memorial Day weekend. The U.S. Forest Service says forest roads and trails are in very good shape. They expect visits to be up from Vermont residents and from people in and around New England, due in part to high fuel costs. Visitors are encouraged to...

...their own music for their friends in Philadelphia—music inspired from their tours of mountain cabins around the country as distant as Vermont and Tennessee—accompanied by their dogs, Cornelius and Leonardo. Cabins may not seem the most inspirational place...