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ACLU sues health commissioner over opioid settlement committee records
The lawsuit seeks redacted records relating to Health Commissioner Mark Levine’s decision to alter an advisory group’s recommendations relating to overdose prevention centers. Read the story on VTDigger here: ACLU sues health commissioner over opioid settlement committee records.
Tornado hit NH; microbursts confirmed in NH and Vt.
A tornado hit New Hampshire during Tuesday night's powerful storms, the National Weather Service said Wednesday night. Microbursts also hit that state and Vermont. The NWS said the tornado touched down in Lyme around 7:30 p.m., traveling 1.8 miles. It rated EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with a maximum estimated wind speed of 110 mph.
RI Man Arrested In Vermont After 60 Mile Chase
A 30-year-old Rhode Island man is in a New Hampshire hospital after he was wounded in a shootout with Vermont state troopers Sunday following a 60 mile pursuit that started in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, and ended near Burke, Vermont. Hopkinton police alerted authorities in those states that Brendan Sackal was...
Underground Workshop: Youth Lobby(ists): profiles of student climate activists
Lily Terry, center, and Jenna Hirschman, second from left, speak about climate change at the Vermont Statehouse last May. Photo by Mariah Keagy. Anna Hoppe is a student at the University of Vermont working with the Underground Workshop, a network of student journalists partnering with Community News Service. Every year,...
Summer camp season in full swing across our region
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Swimming, walking, and playing ball: that’s how a couple of dozen kids at the Greater Burlington YMCA Adventure Camp are spending their summer days. It’s a perfect way for Remy Silvestera, 9, to keep active. “Every day, I’m like, I never get any exercise....
Montpelier floods the streets with art to raise money for recovery
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - An event to help raise money for flood recovery through art took place in Montpelier on Wednesday. The Flood the Streets with Art event allowed folks to draw photos, quotes and other inspirational messages on the sidewalks with chalk. All of the donations raised are going...
Floods hit Cabot again — just a day after Phil Scott came to praise its recovery
Lucia McCallum interns as the Hardwick Gazette’s community resilience reporter with support from the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships. She works with editors at Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism program. Water drummed steadily against the pavement as Gov. Phil Scott spoke in Cabot last week to...
Bradford man dies from injuries related to June crash
Police say a Bradford man has died from injuries he got after crashing into a telephone pole on Route 5 in mid-June. The crash happened on June 19 near the intersection of Charles Field Road and VT 5. Police say the driver, Jackson Metayer, 32, crashed into a telephone pole and the car caught on fire. A bystander driving by was able to put the fire out with an extinguisher.
Dozens of homes remain without water or under boil notice in Plainfield and Barnet
Operators at the water department in Plainfield have been working over 12 hours every day since Wednesday to restore water service. That’s after a wall of water rushed through town, destroying homes, roads and bridges, and leaving hundreds of people without running water. Most customers in town now have...
Five Panthers Recognized As CSC Academic All-America At-Large Honorees
Amy Griffin, Audrey Lazar and Charlotte Marks of the Middlebury field hockey team as well as Susan Rowley and Hope Shue of the Panther women's lacrosse team were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America At-Large Teams. Griffin, Marks, Rowley and Shue earned spots on the first team, while Lazar was selected to the second team.
The Superstars of Thunder Road Prepare for Exciting Double Features on Thursday
Central Vermont is ready to celebrate the Superstars of Thunder Road that make Barre's 1/4-mile bullring the Nation’s Site of Excitement this Thursday, July 18 with a massive Double Features night for all four divisions! The Maplefield/Irving Late Models, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors all go for twin features to stand tall as the Superstars of Thunder Road!
2024 Prouty raises over $8 million for cancer research, support services
Vermont Business Magazine The Prouty, Dartmouth Cancer Center’s premier annual fundraiser, brought the community together in an unprecedented show of support in the fight against cancer, surpassing this year’s goal of $8 million to fund critical cancer research and patient support services. The family-friendly event, known for its...
‘This is what I am called to do, and it makes me happy’
Father Richard Crawley, OFM Cap, was but a young man when he first thought of becoming a priest, but, as he said, he was “too young and too immature at the time and kind of ran away” from the call. He got a job as a department store...
Mountain Lake Journal | July 19, 2024 | Preview
The remnants of hurricane Beryl pound New York and Vermont with torrential rain, leaving behind millions in damage. Local fire chiefs speak out against new federal regulations they warn could hurt smaller rural fire departments. And, the call goes out for help, with organizers of the yearly Battle of Plattsburgh commemoration saying they have a dire need for volunteers.
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