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To stay open, Windham Elementary fought for independence. It closed anyway
On a cold, gray Saturday in March, about a third of all the people living in Windham crammed into the town’s more than 220-year-old white clapboard meetinghouse. One item in particular had driven turnout on this Town Meeting Day: a ballot article that would permanently shutter Windham’s tiny elementary school. It was the third time in three years that the question would be posed to Windham’s 500 residents.
Rutland’s Paramount Theatre to embark on $6M expansion
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - Rutland’s Paramount Theatre is undergoing some major expansions. The $6 million project will expand the historic theater into the neighboring Richarson Building on Center Street, adding extra lobby, concession, and private event space. Theater executive director Eric Mallette says the hope is to bring in...
Bristol skatepark eyed for makeover
Community members in Bristol are moving forward with efforts to revamp the town’s skatepark and make the recreation area more accessible and inclusive for all users. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund reporters covering local news, we need your help! For full access to this story and all online content, please log in or subscribe to the Addison Independent.
After two major floods, one Plainfield couple is wondering what comes next
Karen Meisner and Pär Winzell live in a home situated along the Winooski River in Plainfield. They experienced catastrophic flooding in July of 2023. This summer, they were nearly finished with cleanup, and then they were hit hard again. The Winooski became a lake around their home, and their kitchen filled with mud.
Multi-million-dollar project Town Hall Theater will 'glow like a beacon' in Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY – The Town Hall Theater was a long time coming. Organizers including Douglas Anderson began talking in 1997 about turning the former Middlebury town hall into a space for the arts and other community events. The building finally welcomed the public in 2008, but the theater wasn’t perfect. “From the day we...
See history on display in Orwell this weekend
The Revolutionary War experience is brought to life at the annual “Soldiers Atop the Mount” living history weekend on Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1, at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order...
Selectboard votes to fix Spear Street flood damage with culverts instead of bridge
Replacing the Spear Street bridge over Muddy Hollow Brook is proving to be at least as difficult, expensive and time consuming as predicted immediately after Hurricane Beryl washed it away in early July — if not more so. A selectboard discussion about construction options that had been planned to...
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
Hampton Beach's Wally's Pub settles legal battle over ‘Feel Like Makin’ Love’ cover
HAMPTON — A popular Hampton Beach bar and music venue, sued for alleged copyright infringement after a cover band performed Bad Company’s hit song "Feel Like Makin’ Love," has come to terms on a deal to end the case. Attorneys for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) said they have reached a "confidential settlement" with Wally's Pub owner Al Fleury. ...
Weekend To Do List: Sunflower and tomato festivals, state fair
BOSTON - As summer starts to wind down in New England, there's a state fair, plus festivals devoted to sunflowers and tomatoes happening this weekend!Sunflower Festival at Felix's Family FarmFelix's Family Farm in Ipswich has all the fun this weekend with their Sunflower Festival Saturday and Sunday. With music, a sunflower maze, face painting, food trucks, animals and more, there's something for everyone. Don't miss starting at 9 a.m. Saturday morning through 6:30 p.m. Sunday night.When: Saturday, Aug. 31 at 9 a.m. to Sunday, Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m.Where: Felix's Family Farm, 20 Lowes Lane, IpswichCost: $12 for people over...
'Enough Is Enough': Revere Condemns 'Rat-Infested' High-Rise Apartment Building
Authorities in Revere shuttered a 13-story-tall apartment building this week after spending years trying to get the owner to bring it up to code. The city's Board of Health voted on Thursday, Aug. 29, to condemn the Water's Edge Apartments at 364 Ocean Avenue, forcing out dozens of residents. …
WATCH: Rare Canada Lynx Spotted in Vermont Taking a Stroll Down the Road
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has confirmed that a Canada lynx was seen in Vermont for the first time in six years. A video taken by Gary Shattuck shows this rare wild cat that is native to most of New England but is endangered in Vermont and threatened nationally, casually walking down the side of a road in Rutland County.
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