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Vermont’s largest concert venue may receive much-needed updates and repairs
The Champlain Valley Exposition wants to request 15 additional sound waivers to add more summer shows, and possibly upgrade Vermont’s largest concert venue. CVE Executive Director Tim Shea says they wish to utilize the grandstand “on a more regular basis during the summer season.”. The expo’s grandstand was...
School ready for new year, bus concerns discussed
DOVER - During their meeting on Monday, August 19, the River Valleys Unified School District received an update on The Dover School’s roof and heard about back to school efforts at The Dover School and Wardsboro Elementary. “The rain came down heavier than anyone anticipated,” said director of operations...
Rutland chasing bounce back season
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - The Rutland football program is one of the state’s best, with ten D1 titles to their name over the last 40 years. The past two seasons have been rough though, with Rutland dropping 14 of its last 15 games and missing the playoffs last year for the first time since 2017. Rutland’s last winning season came in 2021, when the team started 8-0 before dropping a semifinal on their home turf to eventual champion Essex. The freshmen from that team are the senior leaders now, and they’re hoping to bring the younger members back to the postseason. The offense will once again be led by quarterback Noah Bruttomesso in his second year as the starter, but he’s just one of the many seniors looking to make their last days on the high school field memorable. “Its my last time being around these guys so, everyone has kind of like flipped a switch,” said senior running back Jayden Graham. “We realized that its our last time going so we gotta make it a good one.” “I’m looking forward to to just taking it step by step each game you know each day each practice,” said senior wide receiver Ethan Wideawake. “Honestly we got a great group of guys a bunch of seniors. The chemestry that we’re building, and you know keeping each other accountable, I think its definitely good so hopefully we’ll be pretty good this year.”
Man arrested on domestic assault charges in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — A local man was arrested early Saturday morning after police responded to a domestic dispute on Giddings Street. Springfield Police Department officers, assisted by Chester Police Department’s Ofc. Harrington and Ofc. Watrous, were dispatched to the scene at about 1:33 a.m. where they investigated the incident involving Jeremiah Webster.
North Country Union High School fails latest round of PCB testing
NEWPORT, Vt. — Students in one Vermont high school will be having some classes outdoors, under tents, this fall after testing determined that levels of dangerous chemicals were too high for classes to be held regularly. The results mean that some classes cannot be held indoors this semester without...
Burlington Fire Department investigates mobile home fire
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Burlington fire marshal is investigating a mobile home fire. The two-alarm fire began just after 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Burlington Fire Department says crews responded to reports of a fire at 21 Avenue C in a manufactured home community just off North Avenue in the city’s New North End.
Milton football's first-year head coach fuels optimism within the program
MILTON, Vt. — It's been an interesting offseason for Milton football. The Yellow Jackets former coach Mike Williams stepped down after one season as the team's head coach, which opened the door for a third coach in as many years. Dustin Rock, 26, takes over the program, which has...
Officials celebrate grand opening of Champlain Valley Parkway’s middle segment
The middle segment of Champlain Valley Parkway, a 25 mile-per-hour road between Home Avenue and Lakeside Avenue, opened to the public on Tuesday. Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak was joined by federal, state, and local officials in a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the project. The Champlain Parkway’s goal is to connect I-189 to Burlington’s south end by creating a two-lane road, as well as transform Pine Street into a more user-friendly area.
Pittsfield's Site 9 to See Mill Town Development
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mill Town Capital is continuing its investment in the city by purchasing 4.7 acres of Site 9, William Stanley Business Park's largest parcel. Across the street at 100 Woodlawn Ave., the investment firm intends to build a mixed-use development that includes housing. This will be a far cry from the abandoned, moonscape-looking block that General Electric left behind.
Man gets up to life in prison for killing hip-hop artist
A Troy man convicted of killing an Albany hip-hop artist was sentenced on Thursday to up to life in prison. Tyshaun Purvis, 33, shot and killed Dominique Eley in Albany in July 2022 near North Pearl Street and Livingston Avenue. Eley performed all over the East Coast and also created...
Dangerous Peruvian Gang Leader Arrested In Upstate New York
Law enforcement officials all over New York have been busy lately. Even though crime all over the nation has been dropping year to year, the work of law enforcement is never done. That hard work was shown recently as officers from the Buffalo office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection made a major arrest in Upstate New York.
Motorcyclist killed in collision with tree
KINDERHOOK—A Schenectady County man was killed in a motorcycle crash off County Route 28 near Apple Tree Court August 11 at 5:16 p.m. A State Police investigation determined that a motorcycle driven by Randall D. Collins, 31, of Glenville was traveling east on Route 28 in the Town of Kinderhook when it went off the south shoulder, through a field and struck a tree.
Over 90 Hot Air Balloons Will Take to the Sky at the 51st Annual Adirondack Balloon Festival This September
The sky has been putting on quite a show for astronomy lovers lately, from two meteor showers darting through the night sky to the Northern Lights and this year’s first supermoon glowing brightly. While the next event isn’t celestial, you’re still going to want to look up! The Adirondack Balloon Festival, which draws over 100,000 people over four days each year, is returning to New York this September for its 51st year, with 97 vibrant hot air balloons taking to the sky, and you definitely don’t want to miss this spectacle.
Undocumented NY resident accused of swindling $110K in Gold Bullion from Nelson Co. man, sheriff says
NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Nelson County Sheriff says an undocumented man living in NYS, has been charged with racketeering after posing as a Federal Reserve employee to swindle over $100,000 of Gold Bullion from a Virginia resident. The sheriff says that on August 16, a Nelson County resident reported being the victim of […]
Disc Golf and NBOSS artist celebration
BENNINGTON — DISC GOLF. All our invited to try a new sport or show off prowess and meet the artists behind the North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS) at Bennington Museum. There will be a disc golf tournament Sept. 21, with the first tee at 8 a.m. There will...
FEMA tours Vt. flood damage but some worry help won’t come through
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - Disaster recovery teams from FEMA canvassed St. Johnsbury and Barre on Wednesday, asking people to fill out a survey about damage to their properties after flooding on July 9-11, a declaration the federal government approved on Tuesday. Despite the survey, some who need assistance after two floods worry FEMA won’t come through.
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