WASHINGTON - Vermonters heading to New Hampshire beaches this summer will swim in the nation's cleanest beach water, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Only 1 percent of water samples across 17 of the state's beaches exceeded the national health standard for contamination.

The consultant renegotiating Burlington Telecom's debt has recommended that a special meeting of the Burlington City Council called for Monday be held behind closed doors.

The Community College of Vermont is planning a $4 million expansion of its Montpelier headquarters.

Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.

As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.