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Vermont Forest Cemetery – a way to give back to the earth
While searching for what looked like (from an airplane) a beautiful plateau of open farm land on the east side of Route 12A in Roxbury, this reporter not only found the plateau, but also discovered the Vermont Forest Cemetery on Beaver Meadow Road. ----------------------------------- Aided by the Vermont Gazetteer, my...
Officials warn against excess dredging during flood recovery
Dredging can be helpful in some situations, but is not a ‘sustainable approach’ to widespread flood recovery now that storms are becoming more frequent and stronger, according to the Agency of Natural Resources. Read the story on VTDigger here: Officials warn against excess dredging during flood recovery.
Devastating floods tear apart Vermont community, police say it was shocking
PLAINFIELD, Vt. — Over the past few days, Vermont has been struck by multiple devastating floods. Now, communities throughout Vermont and New York are facing the aftermath, as reported by NBC5, WMTW’s sister station in Burlington. Plainfield, Vermont, is one of the areas severely affected by last week’s...
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...
'A huge relief': 2 Vermont tax sale lawsuits settled, and new law adds protections
A Greensboro family will not lose their 300-acre farm after being sued by an out-of-state company that claimed the family owed $1,500 interest on tax debt. And a 66-year-old woman will get back her house after the village of Orleans seized it over a $6,500 tax bill. Both cases are...
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.
Some state roads remain closed following flooding
GROTON, Vt. (WCAX) - More than a half a dozen state roads remained closed as a result of damage from last week’s flooding. That includes Route 302 in the Groton area. Crews were hard at work there Monday morning making needed repairs. Traffic is being detoured onto Route 232.
New wildlife law protects against wanton waste
Many cruel and unethical practices occur in Vermont’s fields and forests during hunting and trapping seasons, but you’ll never hear about them from Vermont Fish & Wildlife. Thankfully, watchdog groups like Protect Our Wildlife shed light on the most egregious, cruel and wanton acts of violence against wild animals in Vermont. One such act occurred in New Haven, Vermont this past March when two men went on a killing spree, dispatching over 41 muskrats for fun.
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