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Midday Newscast February 27, 2009

By Mitch Wertlieb | February 27, 2009

Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed expanding community health centers as a step toward national health care reform; during town meeting next week, one central Vermont town will vote whether to reopen a small hydroelectric dam;

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Swanton residents want dam to stay

By VPR | October 15, 2008

Some Swanton residents are upset about a proposal to remove a dam from the Mississquoi River as a way to reopen seven miles of spawning habitat for several Lake Champlain fish species.

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TransCanada still working on Bellows Falls dam

By VPR | May 1, 2008

Workers are still trying to repair a gate on a Connecticut River hydroelectric dam that had been stuck open for the last two weeks.

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Bellows Falls dam malfunctions

By VPR | April 30, 2008

A gate on a Connecticut River dam has malfunctioned and won’t close. Engineers from Vermont and New Hampshire are monitoring the hydroelectric plant in Bellows Falls.