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Vermont looks to build new women’s prison in Essex, prompting protests
Vermont has identified two potential sites for a new women’s correctional facility — both on state-owned land in the town of Essex. That’s to replace the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington, which was built in the 1970s and has millions of dollars in deferred maintenance. The facility houses about 100 women who have been detained or sentenced.
Pawlet Select Board member cited for assaulting farm worker, juvenile
By Theo Wells-Spackman/VTDigger Richard Hulett, owner of Deer Flats Farm and a Select Board member in Pawlet, is facing two charges of simple assault. A Vermont State Police investigation concluded that Hulett assaulted a farm worker and the farm worker’s 15-year-old nephew in an altercation last month. In a press release issued late Monday, Aug. 5, […]
North Country Union High School's fall semester in limbo due to PCBs
NEWPORT, Vt. — After dangerously high levels of cancer-causing polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, were found in theformer Burlington High School, Vermont's legislature decided schools across the state should be tested too. Some of the findings are leading to big price tags for the state and school districts. Julie Moore,...
GNL expands clothing and accessories department into new space
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Just over a year after opening in their new warehouse location in the Springfield Plaza, Great Northern Liquidation (GNL) has announced they are expanding into the formerly empty retail space adjacent to them, bringing GNL’s total footprint to nearly 20,000 square feet. The space, which was once included in the scope of the larger warehouse, was easily reconnected after taking down a partially completed wall.
Sales Slump at the Capital City Farmers Market
Attendance and sales at the Capital City Farmers Market are down this year compared with last year. In May and June of 2023, 19,208 people visited the markets, according to market manager Keri Ryan. (Attendance was not taken after last year’s July 10–11 flood.) This year, the total was 17,363.
Remote Area Medical to provide services this weekend in Vermont
Remote Area Medical (RAM) is hosting a free, healthcare clinic this weekend. The clinic at Mount Anthony Union Middle School, 747 East Road, will provide dental, vision and medical care to those who might need the services.
Wainwright Mill Dam in Salisbury, VT to be removed
SALISBURY, Vt. — A dam is set to be removed starting this week, as the Wainwright Mill Dam in Salisbury will be demolished. The dam, which is in Salisbury, Vermont, is in a nonfunctional condition and will be removed. The project seeks not only to remove the dam, but...
Blue Flames concert and community picnic in Weston
WESTON, Vt. – On Saturday, Aug. 24, from 4-6 p.m., everyone is invited to come to Weston’s Town Green for a special Blue Flames Steel Band Concert, to benefit the Weston Community Association. The rain date is Sunday, Aug. 25. Bring a picnic, family, and friends, and come...
Upper Valley authorities report uptick in distracted drivers
LEBANON, N.H. (WCAX) - According to officers at the Lebanon Police Department, community members consistently have two main concerns—drugs and bad driving. When it comes to the latter, police are stepping up patrols. “We’ve responded to in the hundreds probably already this year of accidents,” said Lebanon Police Corporal...
Lyndonville woman recognized for significant weight loss by TOPS Club
LYNDONVILLE — Sharon Walker of Lyndonville has been named the 2023 Vermont Queen by TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit weight-loss support organization. Walker lost 38.4 pounds, earning her the top honor in the state. Walker was recognized on May 4 at the Vermont recognition event...
'Children Are Dying': Sanders Pushes Pharma Giants to Cap Cost of Inhaler for Kids
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged a pair of pharmaceutical corporations to immediately slash the price tag of the generic version of the most commonly prescribed inhaler for children, continuing a pressure campaign that the Vermont Independent and his Democratic colleagues have been waging throughout the year with remarkable results. Sanders' latest call was directed at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Prasco Laboratories, which sells the authorized generic of Flovent—an inhaler that GSK pulled from the U.S. market earlier this year. In March, after the Sanders-led Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee launched an investigation into the high costs of inhalers,...
Man accused in 2022 Morristown murder expected to go on trial in October
HYDE PARK, Vt. (WCAX) - The man accused in a 2022 murder in Morrisville was back in court Wednesday. Seth Brunell, 45, is accused of killing 29-year-old Fern Feather in April of 2022. Brunell told police he had been released from a mental health ward and friends say Feather had...
For Amon Chumba, absorbing American culture included understanding college admissions
Amon Chumba emigrated to the US from Kenya just before his senior year of high school, which he says at the time felt “awkward” when it came to his college search. Looking back, he says that timing was actually fortunate, because he was introduced to VSAC to help navigate college admission. Read the story on VTDigger here: For Amon Chumba, absorbing American culture included understanding college admissions .
Kids Day coming to Richmond Farmers Market this Friday, Aug. 16
RICHMOND — Families can find extra fun for kids at a new Richmond Farmers Market special event. The Richmond Farmers Market is set to launch the first annual Kids Day on Friday, Aug. 16 with Vermont’s premier kids musician Emma Cook and kids crafts and games. The market is held every Friday from 3-6:30 p.m. at the Volunteers Green with an alternate location at the town center.
Action Packed Vermont Tire & Service Night Greets Thursday Faithful at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Thursday night racing returns to Thunder Road this week in the second of three events in an eight-day stretch during the busy month of August. An action-packed Vermont Tire & Service Night greets race fans with double Flying Tiger features, including the second round of the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series, plus the Late Models, Street Stocks and Road Warriors! Don’t forget, Vermont Tire & Service Night is also the annual Kid’s Poster Contest and all Vermont Black Bears hockey players in uniform receive Free Admission!
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