Vermont had severe weather over the weekend and some people have been without power for two days now; advocates say a good way to reduce mercury pollution is to encourage homeowners to recycle their old thermostats; a group based in Shelburne says the character of Vermont may be changing because of the state’s expanding population; the founder of the oldest and largest handcrafted jewelry company in the country has died.
Photo: A bridge over the Dish Mill Brook is clogged with ice Saturday, March 8, 2008, backing the stream’s frigid waters up onto Vermont Route 114, the main road through the village. Fire Chief Brian Greer said he evacuated two families, for a total of eight people, as the stream waters rose. (AP Photo/Steve Legge)