http://www.timesargus.com Vermont's Capitol Newspaper en-us steven.pappas@timesargus.com webmaster@timesargus.com http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090319/1003/NEWS02 VERNON — The Department of Health said late Monday there appears to be "a very large area" at the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor contaminated with radioactive tritium, and contamination levels continue to rise. ... - By SUSAN SMALLHEER Rutland Herald Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:28:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090353/1003/NEWS02 MONTPELIER (AP) — Vermont insurance regulators say tuition insurance offered at the University of Vermont and other colleges must provide the same coverage to students who leave school for mental illness as for physical illness or injury. ... - Times Argus Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:27:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090342/1003/NEWS02 BERLIN – David Zahn is doing his damnedest to be a good businessman. ... - By PETER HIRSCHFELD Vermont Press Bureau Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:26:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090352/1003/NEWS02 BURLINGTON – In a marijuana bust at the U.S.-Canada border last week, authorities seized nearly $1 million worth of marijuana that was being smuggled into the country in hockey bags, according to papers filed in federal court in Burlington. ... - Times Argus Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:25:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090318/1003/NEWS02 MONTPELIER – The historic Taylor Street Bridge, a main gateway into downtown Montpelier, closed to traffic Monday and will remained blocked through October as much of the deck is replaced and the existing steel trusses are refurbished. ... - By SUSAN ALLEN TIMES ARGUS STAFF Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:24:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090363/1003/NEWS02 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Both Democrats running for governor and former Sen. Lincoln Chafee, an independent candidate, will publicly pledge to sign a gay marriage bill if elected, gay rights activists said Monday. ... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090360/1003/NEWS02 CONCORD, N.H. — Dartmouth College will lay off 38 non-teaching employees now and a similar number in April to help cut the school's budget by $100 million over two years, President Jim Yong Kim said Monday. ... - By KATHY McCORMACK The Associated Press Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090348/1003/NEWS02 A snowmobile slid off a trail in Mount Tabor and crashed into a tree on Sunday afternoon, sending a New Jersey woman to the hospital, authorities said Monday. ... - By ERIC FRANCIS Correspondent Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090346/1003/NEWS02 The state has fined Dollar Tree $100,000 for selling jewelry containing high amounts of lead and cadmium in violation of the Vermont Consumer Fraud Act, the Attorney General's office announced Monday. ... - By BRUCE EDWARDS Rutland Herald STAFF Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090339/1003/NEWS02 MIDDLESEX – The Onion River Animal Hospital was burglarized over the weekend and a variety of pet vaccines and medications were stolen, according to the Vermont State Police. ... - Times Argus Staff Times Argus Staff Times Argus Staff Times Argus Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090338/1003/NEWS02 BARRE – A 47-year-old Barre man pleaded guilty on Monday to his fourth offense of drunken driving. ... - Times Argus Staff Times Argus Staff Times Argus Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090337/1003/NEWS02 MARSHFIELD – A Marshfield woman was injured when her car went off Route 2 and ended up in a roadside culvert Sunday afternoon, according to the Vermont State Police. ... - Times Argus Staff Times Argus Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090336/1003/NEWS02 BARRE – A 29-year-old Barre man who stopped for gas on North Main Street early Saturday morning reportedly had his car stolen by three people. ... - Times Argus Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090335/1003/NEWS02 RUTLAND — A man accused in the 2008 slaying of a Castleton State College professor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Monday, admitting he bludgeoned her with a frying pan in a fight overheard by neighbors. ... - By JOHN CURRAN The Associated Press Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100209/NEWS02/2090334/1003/NEWS02 BARRE – Police from three different agencies raided the home of a Northfield man Friday afternoon and found a marijuana growing operation, according to papers filed Monday in Vermont District Court in Barre. ... - By THATCHER MOATS Times Argus Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST