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Digging Deep With Denise: Visiting With Craig Lutz
“Digging Deep With Denise” is a semi-regular question and answer feature with local racers and racing personalities produced by RaceDayCT’s Denise DuPont. On Saturday the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour raced at Monadnock Speedway, a paved one-quarter-mile oval track in Winchester, N.H. Twenty-one teams were on hand to compete in the 250-lap feature event. Craig Lutz of Miller Place, NY, qualified fourth and with the luck of the draw started on the pole. Lutz held off the hard chargers for 99 laps until reigning series champion Ron Silk passed him for the lead. Lutz was in the top five with 40 laps remaining and then the car was off its mark. Lutz raced hard and brought home a 12th place finish.
Council Finance Committee considers how Supreme Court ruling affects housing locally
City councilors discussed the increasing burden to the budget of the welfare department as the affordable housing crisis continues and deepens the needs of community members without a place to live. At a meeting of the council subcommittee on finance, councilors learned that changes to the city’s welfare guidance may...
Third year of Rotary Food Distribution Program underway
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – For the third year, The Rotary Club of Springfield has implemented a Rotary Youth Weekend Food Distribution Program to help fight child hunger in Springfield. According to Springfield Rotary Club Past President Karen Longo, 54,000 students in Vermont participate in the school lunch program. During the...
Investigation underway after infant found unresponsive in parking lot
MILTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A multi-agency investigation is underway, after an 18-month-old was found unresponsive and not breathing in a Milton parking lot on Wednesday. According to Milton Police, the infant was located at a business on Centre Drive. Milton Police say the infant was rushed to the University of...
Popular Indian restaurant inside Vermont gas station announces its closure
A popular Indian restaurant located in an unusual spot for Vermont – inside a gas station – announced this week on social media that it will be shutting down as of July 30. “Rickie's Indian Restaurant will be closing Tuesday, July 30th; PERMANENTLY.,” reads the announcement from the South Barre eatery. “We appreciate all of you who have helped us grow and become an integral part of the community. It was a pleasure to serve you all.” ...
Springfield police arrest teen in connection with shooting
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield police apprehended a 16-year-old male suspect Thursday in relation to a shooting that left one man seriously injured on Berkshire Avenue. At around 2:10 p.m. officers responded to the 400 block of Berkshire Avenue following reports of gunfire. Upon arrival, they provided first aid to an...
ApprenticeshipNH and Sanel NAPA launch apprenticeship program to develop front-line talent
ApprenticeshipNH, a workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire, has partnered with Sanel NAPA, an auto parts, heavy-duty truck parts, and body shop supplies distributor in northern New England, to introduce a Parts Salesperson Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP). The program’s mission is to develop the skills...
Landslides and slurries have damaged homes, roads and driveways after this month’s flood
“It's just stunning — it’s stunning how one 24-hour event can cause this amount of damage,” said Ben DeJong, the state geologist. Read the story on VTDigger here: Landslides and slurries have damaged homes, roads and driveways after this month’s flood.
At a quiet Craftsbury pond, rowers become Olympians
Six Green Racing Project team members will make history for their Craftsbury-based program as they compete in rowing and sculling at the Paris Olympics starting Saturday. Read the story on VTDigger here: At a quiet Craftsbury pond, rowers become Olympians.
Essex Experience to build workforce housing for the first time
ESSEX TOWN — The Essex Experience is exploring a new venture. Amid a housing shortage across the Green Mountain State, the retail, restaurant and recreation complex in Essex Town is now adding apartments to its lineup of offerings. Essex Experience owner Peter Edelmann founded the complex back in 1995,...
Burgess takes the title at Lake Champlain
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Everything about Mark Burgess’ strategy for the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Champlain presented by Lowrance was high risk, but the risk was well worth the reward as the Massachusetts angler claimed the victory with a three-day total of 62 pounds, 1 ounce. A...
Man faces multiple drug trafficking charges in Waterbury
WATERBURY — Vermont authorities arrested a Massachusetts man on Thursday afternoon following a lengthy investigation into illegal drug distribution in Washington County. Rafael Santos, 37, from Springfield, was taken into custody by the Vermont Drug Task Force in collaboration with the Vermont State Police Berlin Barracks at 1159 Ripley Road.
Rockingham Old House awards open Aug. 3
ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – Kicking off the Aug. 3-4 Old Home Days and the Meeting House Pilgrimage weekend, nominations are open for Rockingham Old House Awards 2024. “Inaugurated by the Bellows Falls Historical Society 27 years ago, the Rockingham Historic Preservation Commission carries the baton to celebrate with property owners their ongoing restoration and renewal of historic homes and commercial buildings,” said John Leppman, Rockingham Historic Preservation Commission chair. The awards program is sponsored by the commission.
From the Colchester-Milton Rotary: Save a life this summer, at Aug. 13 blood drive
Team up with the Rotary Club of Colchester-Milton and the American Red Cross to save a life!. To make an appointment to donate, go to redcrossblood.org and fill in the sponsor code, CMROTARY or use this link:. Hosting a blood drive coincides with Rotary’s core values of giving back to...
Harris tops Trump by 6 points in New Hampshire polling
Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by 6 points in New Hampshire ahead of their expected November match-up, two separate surveys found. According to a poll released Thursday by the University of New Hampshire’s Survey Center, Harris, who announced her candidacy just this week after President Biden bowed out of the race Sunday, is…
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