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Horse in Franklin Co. identified with Eastern Equine Encephalitis
BOMBAY | The Franklin County Public Health Department has been notified that a horse in the Town of Bombay has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE, triple E) virus. The EEE virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and can infect people, horses and other mammals, some birds, reptiles and amphibians....
Whooping cough makes return to Vermont after pandemic hiatus
More than half of this summer’s whooping cough cases have been reported in Brattleboro, leading Vermont’s officials to issue a health advisory in the area and urge all Vermonters to take precautions as the school year begins. Read the story on VTDigger here: Whooping cough makes return to Vermont after pandemic hiatus.
Summer of Construction: Campus Sees Updates as New Housing is Planned
President Beilock has more proposed changes to the Dartmouth College landscape than one can count on their hands. I’ll grant you, she’s not changing the skyline—we have Hanlon to thank for the major additions of the Irving Center and the Engineering and Computer Science Center—but her administration is working to address the current housing crisis at the College.
Multiple individuals charged with cocaine trafficking in Barnet
Barnet, VT. – Three individuals face drug trafficking charges after officers found cocaine in their vehicle on Thursday morning. 45-year-old Daniel Allen of Morgan was traveling north on I-91 while committing numerous motor vehicle violations, according to state troopers. Officers say they stopped the vehicle, spoke to the occupants, and observed signs of illegal drug use.
Listen To ‘The Greatest Guitar Solo’ Trey Anastasio ‘Ever (Saw) A Human Play’
While the media has always been quick to compare Phish to the Grateful Dead, there’s perhaps no artist who influenced Trey Anastasio more than Frank Zappa. The Phish guitarist witnessed several Frank Zappa concerts and a 1988 show in Burlington, Vermont included what Anastasio has described as “the greatest guitar solo I’ve ever seen a human play.”
Magic Mann expands into cannabis cultivation and manufacturing with new 4,000 square foot facility
ESSEX TOWN — Magic Mann, a locally-owned cannabis dispensary, is getting an upgrade. The business received final approval Aug. 1 from Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board to begin cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis products on-site at its location in the Essex Experience. That cultivation will take place...
Former corrections officer pleads guilty to providing a firearm to a felon
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — A Dannemora resident and former corrections officer faces up to 15 years in prison after he pled guilty Wednesday toknowingly providing a firearm to a felon. Brian Mills, 39, admitted that at various times during summer 2022, he traded a New England Firearms Company...
Rutland Moose Lodge asks public for help cleaning up cemetery
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - A group for veterans wants your help cleaning up Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland this weekend. Members of Rutland’s Loyal Order of Moose Lodge will repair, straighten and clean monuments and graves in the city’s largest cemetery on Saturday. It’s the third year they have...
Hanover forum on police response to Dartmouth protest provides few answers
Several forum participants said the lack of detailed information from the town made it more difficult to gain a better understanding of what occurred. Read the story on VTDigger here: Hanover forum on police response to Dartmouth protest provides few answers.
Rare Canada lynx photographed in Vermont for first time since 2018
SHREWSBURY, Vt. — A Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, has been confirmed in the state for the first time since 2018, and farther south than the last confirmed sighting.A Shrewsbury man was driving home on Saturday evening when he saw the large cat walking along the side of a rural road. He went home to get his cell phone, returned and took video of the animal, he said on Wednesday."Exciting" sighting of Canada lynx in Vermont"This newest sighting is especially exciting because the cat was spotted in Rutland County, far south of most confirmed lynx reports in Vermont,"...
Jenny Urban takes reins at Bridport Central School
BRIDPORT — With a week to go before classes resume, newly minted Bridport Central School Principal Jenny Urban is busy arranging her office. One of her first orders of business was assembling her favorite workplace adornment: A “why wall,” which is a collage of pictures, cards and other memorabilia supplied by past students, colleagues and friends that reminds her why she became an educator.
In appeals to Supreme Court, state argues education funding is constitutional
After months of preparation, lawyers have submitted their first filings in the lawsuits concerning New Hampshire’s school funding system. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is taking to the Supreme Court to argue that two groundbreaking decisions by a lower court finding the state’s school funding laws are unconstitutional were wrongly decided. In a court […]
Rip current alert: Seacoast lifeguards save dozens in wake of Hurricane Ernesto
Greetings! Welcome to another dispatch from your Coast Star Connection! While the summer is winding down, the local news is doing anything but. Here are the highlights from another busy week in our Coast Star territory . . . Rip Current Alert ...
Conversations with the candidates in NH’s 1st Congressional District race: Joe Kelly Levasseur
Leading up to the state primary on Sept. 10, NHPR is speaking with the top candidates running in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District to learn more about where they stand on some of the biggest concerns we’ve heard from voters. Read on for NHPR All Things Considered host...
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