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School districts across Vermont struggle to find, retain bus drivers
Peacham School Principal Sam McLeod doesn’t expect to give up driving the school bus any time soon. Picking up and dropping children safely home, he said, has been “one of the most fulfilling experiences” he has had in education. Read the story on VTDigger here: School districts across Vermont struggle to find, retain bus drivers.
At the Vermont Adaptive Driving Show, the disability driving community shows off their vehicles and abilities
COLCHESTER – People with disabilities, their friends and families, and community members showed up in a meaningful way for the first annual Vermont Adaptive Driving Show. Held this past Saturday at UVM Medical Center’s Fanny Allen Campus, the event strove to bring the disability driving community together to promote inclusion, UVM Driving Rehabilitation instructor Heather Zuk said.
Fight over $70,000 engagement ring heads to Mass. high court
BOSTON - A battle over who gets to keep a pricey engagement ring after breaking up has made it all the way to the highest court in Massachusetts.The Supreme Judicial Court will soon hear arguments from lawyers representing Bruce Johnson and Caroline Settino. Johnson bought the engagement ring in question from Tiffany's in Boston for more than $70,000 in 2017 and proposed to Settino at a golf club in Harwich.The pair planned to marry the next year, but the relationship soon fell apart. Johnson claims that Settino was verbally abusive, treated him like a child and didn't accompany him to...
Sandcastle sculptor Dan Belcher brings his talents to Champlain Valley Fair
ESSEX JUNCTION — When you take a visit to the Champlain Valley Fair this week, be sure to head to the indoor expo floor. There, you will find a tall, imposing sculpture with bees, butterflies and flowers on it. The sculpture’s medium? Not stone, or marble, but sand.
Two men accused of allegedly traveling from California to Massachusetts with cocaine and methamphetamine valued at over $10.5 million
BOSTON – Two Indian nationals were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston yesterday in connection with the distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 28-year-old Simranjit Singh and 19-year-old Gusimrat of Fresno, Calif. were each charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Both men were arrested on July 29, 2024 and have remained in federal custody since their arrests.
Keene State men’s soccer picked fifth in LEC preseason poll
(MyKeeneNow) – The Keene State College men’s soccer team has been selected to finish fifth in the Little East Conference (LEC) preseason poll, released Monday. The Owls earned 38 points in the poll. UMass Boston, the defending LEC regular season champion, topped the poll with 63 points, including seven first-place votes. Western Connecticut State, the defending tournament champion, secured the remaining two first-place votes and garnered 56 points, finishing second. Eastern Connecticut State (45 points) and Rhode Island College (44 points) were also projected to finish ahead of Keene State.
Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Rings in Final Thursday Night Showdown at Thunder Road
The fan-favorite Run-What-U-Brung is the final chance for all the back-seat, BarcaLounger drivers to put up or shut up on the Barre highbanks with their trusty daily rides! Run-What-U-Brung has a simple set of rules, namely the vehicles must be currently inspected, registered and insured and drivers must have a helmet and long sleeve shirts and pants. The one-on-one elimination events will whittle down the field to a final run between two hopefuls for all the glory, and bragging rights, of being the Thunder Road Run-What-U-Brung champion!
Barstool podcast helps lead to arrest
Kirk Minihane hosted two seasons of a true crime podcast series for Barstool Sports, and both seasons have now been followed by suspects being charged with murder. Wednesday morning, the FBI announced a Boston SWAT Team arrested former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell for allegedly killing Sandra Birchmore, whose death in Canton, Massachusetts was initially Read more... The post Kirk Minihane’s true crime podcast for Barstool Sports leads to murder arrest appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Trump Arlington cemetery incident 'pretty sad,' Harris campaign says
A reported physical confrontation between former President Donald Trump's campaign aides and an official at Arlington National Cemetery is "pretty sad" but "it's not surprising coming from the Trump team," says a spokesman for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. NPR reported that two members of the Republican nominee's campaign team...
Fiery night for Champlain Valley Fair’s Figure 8 race
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - It was a fiery night Wednesday at the Figure 8 race at the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction. Cars were tailing each other for glory for the grand prize of $1,000. Vermonters from across the state watched their prized passenger cars confront pounding after pounding. Racers worked all year to deck out their cars.
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