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Digital Affordable Childcare Portal Launched For New Yorkers
Not long ago, we learned about the historic investment for New York State's child care assistance programs. On Friday July 19th, Governor Hochul helped to officially launch the web portal that will allow hundreds of thousands more New Yorkers access to those assistance programs. Digital Childcare Portal Launched For New...
New York state civil service: These are the salaries for exams open through August
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York state Department of Civil Service (DCS) has released its July through August application schedule for New York’s entry-level civil service exams, and some jobs pay better than others. The open-competitive exams are an opportunity to start a career in New York...
Traffic advisory: Potsdam’s Pine Street
POTSDAM, New York (WWNY) - Drivers are being asked to make accommodation as the village of Potsdam begins road work on Pine Street. The two-day paving project was to begin at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, weather permitting. Department of Public Works Supervisor Greg Thompson says crews will pave the Agway side...
$3M Jackpot: Schenectady Player Hits It Big On Scratch-Off Game
A man from the region has three million more reasons to be smiling after claiming the top prize on a scratch-off game. John Terry, of Schenectady, was the lucky player to claim a $3 million jackpot on the New York Lottery’s Xtreme Cash scratch-off-game. Terry purchased the fortuitous ticket...
Robber Robber – How We Ball
Today, Burlington-based band Robber Robber announce a US tour and share “How We Ball,” the final single from their debut album, Wild Guess, out this Friday, July 26th. With energetic, motorik drums and a decadent double-guitar lead, “How We Ball” is a bratty post-punk song that’s amped up from beginning to end. In the accompanying video directed by Wes Sterrs, the band shows us how they ball.
Groundbreaking celebrates Reid Commons in St Albans
Affordable Housing Community Will Add 33 New Apartments for Older Adults. Vermont Business Magazine Cathedral Square has announced that construction is underway on Reid Commons, bringing 33 new energy-efficient, affordable apartments for adults 55 and older to St. Albans. Located at 17 Lower Newton Street, Reid Commons will offer one- and two-bedroom apartments with a range of rents to serve a mixed-income community.
Kids from across the U.S. run away to New England to join Circus Smirkus
Via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship, on assignment for the Waterbury Roundabout. Wind-up dolls, ballerinas and soldiers at an abandoned toy shop came to life in Waterbury recently in “The Imaginarium,” the latest show by Circus Smirkus at Farr’s Field. About 4,000 people came to enjoy the youth-powered circus troupe across a three-night run starting July 2, its second-ever time in town. Almost all six shows sold out, and venue owner John Farr already plans to host the circus again in 2025.
CVU students open farmstand with sustainability in mind
Via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship, on assignment for the Vermont Community Newspaper Group. Concerned about climate change and quality of life in Vermont, a group of Champlain Valley Union High School student volunteers have opened a farmstand to sell food grown at the school. “We’re...
Get your 'Portal Power' during National Health Center Week at Community Health
Vermont Business Magazine Community Health in Rutland, the largest of the 12 federally qualified health centers (FQHC) in Vermont, is celebrating National Health Center Week August 4-10. On August 7th, our staff will be showing patients in all of our medical clinics how to connect with their providers through our Patient Portal. It's one of the many services offered to bring healthcare clairty, equity and services to our patients so they can remotely access their healthcare information.
VSP: Lunenburg man rammed VTrans building in Orleans County, then attacked construction workers
St. Johnsbury, VT- A Lunenburg man is scheduled to be in court Monday afternoon after police say he rammed a Vermont Agency of Transportation building and then tried to attack nearby construction workers on Saturday morning. Police say Jeffrey Hale, 60, intentionally crashed his Ford Explorer into the front wall...
Reopened investigation into Smuggs drowning concludes
Last month, the department ended a reopened investigation into an incident where Tate Holtzman died after falling into an underground cistern that feeds a splash pad at the resort. Read the story on VTDigger here: Reopened investigation into Smuggs drowning concludes.
Police find human remains they believe to be those of missing Enosburgh woman
Authorities last week termed the disappearance of Roberta Martin “suspicious” and reported finding the human remains Sunday in a wooded area not far from her Butternut Hollow Road residence. Read the story on VTDigger here: Police find human remains they believe to be those of missing Enosburgh woman.
17 Cameras Busting Speeders on New York Roads This Week
17 cameras are busting speeders on several roads in the Empire State this week. One of them is back in Central New York. The radar was installed as part of legislation, signed into law in September 2022. The cameras move around the state every week to different construction zones in an effort to get drivers to take their foot off the gas and keep workers safe.
Warning, New Scam Targets New Yorkers and Unpaid Tolls
Have you received a strange text alleging that you have an unpaid toll? You're not alone. Hudson Valley Residents Receive Strange Toll Text Message. Over the last few days, we have noticed several Hudson Valley residents sharing photos of a random text message allegedly from "Tolls By NY." The text message alleges that the recipient owes a balance for an unpaid toll.
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