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Bike Lane Proposal Dividing Vermont’s Largest City

Matthew McDonald

A slight majority of a neighborhood in Burlington, Vermont support a new bike lane on North Avenue, according to a survey, but critics say the survey is flawed. The thoroughfare has been reduced from four lanes to three lanes to accommodate the bike lane as part of a pilot project, and not all residents are happy about that.

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Dog Pardon Pursued By Maine Governor

Matthew McDonald

The principle of executive clemency is broad, says Main Governor Paul LePage, and he aims to defend it. Earlier this year he issued a pardon for a husky sentenced to death by a judge for attacking two smaller dogs in less than a year, but some state officials have said he doesn't have the power to do that.

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