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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...
Port Henry Fire Department receives federal grant for equipment, training
PORT HENRY, N.Y. — The Port Henry Fire Department, which has been serving the community for the past 150 years, is set to receive a financial boost of over $21,000. This funding comes as part of a nearly $2.5 million grant under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program. The department, which operates on an annual budget of $126,000, will use the funds to enhance its protective gear, training and supplies.
New Willsboro Central PTO seeks community support
WILLSBORO | Willsboro Central School (WCS) is starting a fresh school year with its newly formed Willsboro Central School Parent Teacher Organization, or WCSPTO. Its mission is to keep families, community members, teachers and staff connected and informed by encouraging a closer relationship between school and home. The PTO is...
Generations of Milton graduates gather for nostalgic class reunion
Approximately 170 alumni gathered Aug. 13 at the Maquam Barn and Winery for an all-school reunion, rekindling friendships and revisiting memories from their time at the old Milton High School on School Street. The reunion brought together graduates from the classes of 1944 to 1972, some traveled from across the...
Vermont man pleads not guilty to tresspassing, theft charges after 5 arrests
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Burlington man who wasarrested five times in under a week appeared in court on Wednesday to answer to a slew of charges after he was accused of theft and violating his conditions of release. Patrick Ibbotson pleaded not guilty to charges in four separate cases...
'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,...
Regan steps up as chair of newspaper’s board
At a recent meeting of the board of directors of The Charlotte News, Bill Regan was selected as board chair, replacing Julia Russell whose term had expired. Regan has been a member of the board since January 2022. He leads the work of our business development committee, which focuses on new business opportunities that strengthen the organization and are consistent with the paper’s mission.
Diamond Island Regatta sails smoothly despite hurricane interludes
The remnants of Hurricane Debby rampaged through the Champlain Valley on Friday, Aug. 9, bringing heavy rain and high winds, with gusts as high as 65 knots. At Point Bay Marina in Charlotte, a sailboat was blown off its mooring into the marsh, and another was dismasted. Tens of thousands of Vermonters, and the marina, were without power that night, the outage continued well into the weekend. Downed trees and flooding closed many roads.
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.
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.
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 .
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