• The U.S. Army recently awarded MicroStrain Inc. a Phase I SBIR contract to develop an active radio frequency identification embedded usage tracking system for helicopter rotating components. The objective of the SBIR is to develop a comprehensive and networked health management capability that can be embedded directly into rotorcraft components. The new nodes to be developed will be compatible with MicroStrain's new wireless sensor data aggregators, which synch wireless sensor networks and provide a remote portal to a secure server. • Applewood Manor Bed & Breakfast of Castleton has been selected as a Best in New England in the annual Best of BedandBreakfast.com awards. Applewood Manor is the sole Vermont recipient of the award for 2009-2010. The Best of BedandBreakfast.com Awards are based on a qualitative and quantitative review of the nearly 100,000 independent reviews submitted to BedandBreakfast.com. • Lawson's Finest Liquids, a Warren nanobrewery, has expanded its reach to include Montpelier and Burlington with limited releases of beer. With a one-barrel system, Lawson's is Vermont's smallest brewery with local distribution in just the Mad River Valley area until now. The Three Penny Taproom in the capital city hosted Lawson's recently for a special release of a double-dry hopped keg of Hopzilla Double IPA. Also Sean Lawson has teamed up with a Burlington brewpub for a second collaboration. Owner Paul Sayler and brewer Destiny Saxon at the Zero Gravity-Flatbread Hearth hosted Lawson for a guest-brew in June as a special offering for the Vermont Brewers Festival. • Chris McGee, owner of Maxo Marketing LLC in Charlotte, announced the acquisition of TRAVELHOST of Vermont Magazine, part of the TRAVELHOST network. As the only traveler resource distributed in hotel rooms, TRAVELHOST of Vermont serves the Vermont visitor, helping local businesses connect with the tourist and business traveler, with a presence in over 8,000 hotel rooms and 100 hotels throughout the state. • The AAA Four-Diamond Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa in Stowe has been ranked 37th among the 75 'Best in the World' in the mainland U.S. by Conde Nast Traveler readers. Stoweflake was the only resort in Vermont included in the annual poll, which appears in the November issue.

Firefighters from four towns managed to prevent flames from destroying a home on Lewis Road Tuesday afternoon, but the fire forced the family living in the double-wide trailer to find shelter elsewhere, Fire Chief David Winter said.

Unicel customers who complained about the switch to AT&T will receive early termination fee refunds and be entitled to keep the same cell phone rate plans they enjoyed with Unicel, under the terms of a settlement announced Monday by the Vermont Attorney General's office.

The holiday season is fast approaching and today I'd like to ask for your help to make it a happier time for our elderly neighbors.

I go to Cape Cod many times a year. And I always stop at the visitors center on Route 25.

Another budget season kicks off tonight, when Mayor Christopher Louras presents his fiscal year 2011 proposal to the aldermen.

Transportation and regional planners want to hear residents' views today on road and bridgework and the federal stimulus money paying for a number of those projects this year.

The state will not pursue criminal charges in connection with the case of a young female inmate who died in a St.

Paul Jardine spent his first tour of combat duty fighting with the U.S. Marines in what is considered to be the fiercest battle of the war in Iraq.

VSAC's fate remains in abeyance, as D.C. focuses on health care and student-aid reform takes a back seat.

The Vermont Supreme Court has held that the town of Castleton inappropriately reappraised a property near Lake Bomoseen.

VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: John M. Skovira AGE: 25 SEAT BELT? No CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Poultney, Vermont DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2000 Dodge Intrepid DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Total WEATHER: Clear and Cold INJURIES: Fatality ROAD COND: Dry SUMMARY OF CRASH: On 10-17-09 at 0421 hours Troopers based out of the Rutland/Castleton Barracks responded to a one ...

Chances are you know someone who has fallen or who is afraid of falling. A Matter of Balance is a proven program designed to help people manage concerns about falls and increase physical activity.

A decade ago, the old hand-crank steam press that crowds would gather around during Cider Days offered quite a different show - and just barely, at that.

"Get off my property!" Gina Brown yelled, outside a barn at her Spring Hill Horse Rescue in North Clarendon on Monday morning.