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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   A $1 billion, four-year road map for spending the state’s federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds proposes a significant first year investment in new and rehabilitated housing, in order to move 2,000 homeless Vermonters out of hotels and motels and into a place they can call home. The proposal, unveiled by members of Gov. Phil Scott’s cabinet on Tuesday afternoon, includes millions in funding targeted for economic recovery and development projects, addressing climate change, wastewater treatment, broadband, and outdoor recr...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   All persons named in the Police Log are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you’ve appeared in the Police Log, and the charges were later dropped or dismissed, and you would like a follow-up to appear in print, please contact the Reformer newsroom at 802-254-2311, ext. 215, or news@reformer.com. Feb. 3 • The Hinsdale, N.H., Police Department cited Bryse T. Gilbeau, 25, of Brattleboro, with operating a vehicle without a valid license and misuse of plates. Feb. 4 • The Hinsdale, N.H., Police Department cited Ome...

BRATTLEBORO — People’s United Bank is being purchased for about $7.6 billion. Last week, M&T Bank Corporation and People’s United Financial Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement where M&T will acquire People’s United in an all-stock transaction. “The combined company will create a diversified, community-focused banking franchise with approximately $200 billion in assets and a network of more than 1,100 branches and over 2,000 ATMs that spans 12 states from Maine to Virginia and the District of Columbia,” states a news release. “The com...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BURLINGTON — A 24-year-old man from Springfield, Mass., who reportedly traveled to Vermont to secretly buy two handguns, has been jailed on federal charges of being a convicted felon in possession of firearms, court records show. Tahj McCormick, 24, who police say is a member of the “Sycamore Street Posse,” a known street gang, was arrested as he took possession of two Glock firearms in an undercover operation in Brattleboro on Friday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reported. McCormick is jailed with...

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A man from Springfield, Mass., who reportedly traveled to Vermont to secretly buy two handguns has been jailed on federal charges of being a convicted felon in possession of firearms, court records show. Tahj McCormick, 24, a member of the “Sycamore Street Posse,” a known street gang, was arrested as he took possession of two Glock firearms in an undercover operation in Brattleboro, Vt., on Friday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reported. McCormick is jailed without bail at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, Vt., ...