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Here are five events coming to Milton soon
When: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. weekdays Tuesday, June 18-Wednesday, Aug. 14 (closed Thursday, July 4) Details: Meals will be available to be eaten on-site only at the big outdoor tent or inside the middle school cafeteria if the weather is bad. Kids under age 18 eat free, while adults pay $6 per meal.
Here are eight events coming to the Essex area soon
Details: Bring your own pre-washed t-shirt. Participants will be divided into groups of 10 with start times at 3 p.m., 3:20 p.m. 3:40 p.m., 4 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. Tie-dying involves some wait time, so come prepared to play lawn games and/or run through sprinklers while you wait. This event is open to all ages, while supplies last. Young children will need adult help.
After dozens of rescues and 1 death, Lyndonville grapples with extensive damage, displacement
On Wednesday night, as swift-water crews carried out rescue missions in communities across Vermont, it looked like the people of Lyndonville would avoid the worst effects of the flood. But less than 12 hours later, large portions of the Northeast Kingdom town were underwater. The flood has inundated longtime local...
Women's Ice Hockey Unveils Eight New Additions for the 2024-25 Campaign
NORTHFIELD, Vt.- Norwich Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach Sophie Leclerc Doherty announced the addition of eight new recruits to her roster. The additions include four forwards, three defenders and one who plays both forward and defense. #18 Julia Richardson (F/D) Hometown: Commerce, Mich. Previous Team: Belle Tire. Major: Business and...
St. Johnsbury from above: Images show flooding on Rt. 5
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - Photos from Thursday show where Route 5 crosses the road from the interstate to Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital-- that intersection totally flooded. Images look at Route 5 in St. Johnsbury Center, which is north of downtown, with businesses getting visibly waterlogged from the Passumpsic River...
Flooding hits Barnet farms hard, potentially wiping one off the map
BARNET, Vt. — Neighbors are starting to pick up the pieces in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom after seeing the full extent of the damage caused by the floods. Barnet was among those hardest hit this week, with numerous roads washed out—many still impassable. Route 5 in West Barnet is...
What To Do: Saturday, July 13
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Let’s take a look at what to do this summer Saturday. Montpelier’s annual Do Good Fest is today, featuring food trucks and musical performances from Fitz and the Tantrums and Rachel Platten. Admission is $5; all ticket sales benefit the cancer patient fund Branches of Hope and the Howard Center. Gates open at 1:30. If you can’t be there, you can watch it on Channel 3 or livestream from WCAX.com starting at 2 p.m.
WTSA NEWS FOR SATURDAY JULY 13th 2024
Vermonters are beginning to pick up the pieces from yet another. round of flooding that caused widespread damage. At a news briefing. Friday morning, Gov. Phil Scott said that while assessing the damage. around the state, he was reminded of how resilient Vermonters are. and how they help their neighbors....
Car found in offshore waters at Leddy Beach
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A car was found in the water at Leddy Beach early this morning. According to Burlington Police, the car was stolen out of Milton. Police say it was then intentionally driven into the water. When officers and fire crews arrived around 1:30 a.m. they found no one was inside the car.
Cavendish Update 7/12/24: SB Mtg/Film/Warning/Talk/News/Events
The Forgotten, a documentary film from Red Vault Productions (Wendy & Stefan of Depot Street, Proctorsville) is about the July 2023 floods that devastate a street but not the community spirit. The film will be screened Saturday night (July 13) approximately 8:45 pm at The Crow, 73 Depot St. It’s BYO chair and beverage. People will be gathering starting around 7:30.
Unemployment claims in Vermont declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Vermont dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 293 in the week ending July 6, down from 415 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment...
EFC’s $2.2 Billion Boost for New York’s Water Infrastructure
The Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) has shattered records with over $2.2 billion in financial aid for local water infrastructure projects in State Fiscal Year 2024. This game-changing investment supports 269 vital projects across New York, securing clean water and boosting public health. Empowering Local Communities. Discover how EFC's monumental funding...
With crops under water, farmers weigh a future of floods in Vermont
Zach Mangione, owner of Cross Farm in Barnet, watched this week’s storm warily as it approached Vermont but thought he would be able to manage an expected 2 to 4 inches of rain. A friend, who was pumping water from his own basement Wednesday night, prompted Mangione to look...
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