Parking Violators Pay Tickets With Toys (Fox 12 Oregon) BARRE, Vt. -- With these tough economic times, many charities say they need everything they can get. In a Vermont city a parking ticket can help bring presents to needy children.

Robber apologizes during Vt. general store holdup (The Log Cabin Democrat) WEST DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) A thief who robbed a general store apologized to the owner and left the singles behind so workers on the next shift would have something in the till.