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Local Zoning Regulations May Lead To Demolition of Oldest House in Cape Cod Town

Matthew McDonald

Local government regulations controlling what can be built in a flood zone may lead to the demolition of the oldest house in Chatham.

The rambling farmhouse, the oldest part of which dates to 1698, has a beehive oven and a view of Pleasant Bay and Strong Island in North Chatham. The woman who owns it, in her mid-60s, can no longer afford to maintain it now that summer renters have stopped coming.

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Vermont Senate Passes Minimum Wage Increase

Matthew McDonald

The minimum wage could increase for Vermonters in the next couple of years. 

On Thursday, January 30, its state Senate approved a measure (Vermont Senate Bill 23) that would raise the minimum wage to $12.55 an hour, as NBC 5 Burlington reports. The minimum wage in Vermont is currently $10.96 an hour.

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