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Morses Line Border Crossing Will Close

By Ross Sneyd | June 3, 2010

A northern Vermont farm family has succeeded in its struggle against the federal government. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says a border crossing in tiny Morses Line not only won’t be expanded, it’ll close.

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Support Grows For Closing Morses Line Crossing

By Ross Sneyd | May 28, 2010

A northern Vermont farm family has won another powerful ally as it tries to overturn the federal government’s decision to take land for a new border station.

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Support Grows for Vermont Farmer Battling Border Patrol

By Charlotte Albright | May 24, 2010

Over a hundred people – including some tea party protesters – packed Franklin Town Hall on Saturday morning for a public hearing about plans to build a new border inspection station on the Canadian border at Morse’s Line.

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Feds Threaten To Seize Land For Border Crossing

By John Dillon | April 26, 2010

The federal government has threatened to take a Franklin County farm family to court to seize five acres of their land for a new border crossing.

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Farm family in land battle with government

By VPR | October 5, 2009

A family whose dairy farm is on Vermont’s border with Canada is hoping it can work out an alternative to the federal government’s plan to take 10 acres of their land for an expanded border station.