Vermont to remember man who took his life fighting progress

ASCUTNEY, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Agency of Transportation is asking the public for ideas for a permanent memorial to an Ascutney farmer who took his life after his farm was seized to make way for the construction of Interstate 91.
A maple tree that has stood on what was once Romaine Tenney’s farm is dying and will be removed.
Officials say the tree is a reminder of the impact the construction of the interstate system had on Vermont.
Tenney refused to sell his farm as the interstate w