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Man gets 2-year prison sentence in pandemic fraud case to buy alpaca farm

BOSTON (AP) — A former pizzeria owner has been sentenced to two years in prison for using over $660,000 in fraudulently obtained pandemic relief funds to buy an alpaca farm. In 2020, Dana McIntyre, 59, of Grafton, Vermont, submitted a fraudulent application for a Paycheck Protection Program ...

Some businesses in Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city reopen

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Nearly two months after severe flooding inundated Vermont's capital city and other parts of the state, four shops in downtown Montpelier reopened Friday, with customers telling them they're glad they're back while many of the other businesses remained closed. A crowd ...