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By Terri Hallenbeck, Burlington Free Press
Marcella and Chris Chiarello of Shelburne went to Thursday night's gubernatorial candidate forum hoping for hints that will help them choose from a field of five Democratic candidates with strikingly similar viewpoints.
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By Staff Reports, Burlington Free Press
Work-related fatalities last year in Vermont remained the same as a year earlier, bucking a decline across New England and the nation.
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Vermont smokers seek help quitting
By Nancy Remsen, Burlington Free Press
Vermont is likely to fall short of reducing the number of adult smokers to 11 percent of the population -- the target set in 2000 for 2010. Still more smokers are seeking help, especially from the state's online Web site -- Vermont Quit Network.
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Feds hit farms looking for illegal immigrants
By Sam Hemingway, Burlington Free Press
Federal immigration officials served subpoenas on at least four Vermont dairy farms Thursday as part of a national crackdown on businesses suspected of using immigrant workers who have entered the country illegally.
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Aid to help businesses hit by closed bridge
By Bob Gardinier, Times Union (Albany)
The state will provide nearly $3 million in economic assistance to businesses affected by last month's closing of the Champlain Bridge, a major link between New York and Vermont.
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