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More Vermont towns are turning to community nurses, offering free health care
Every Wednesday, Sunny Martinson visits Richard Starr. He’s 80 years old and taught middle school woodshop for 40 years. He lives in Thetford, in a house he designed and largely built himself. “There wasn’t a plan. I added and added and added — my wife added her contributions too,”...
US-Canada illegal border crossings surge – and those migrants are heading to NYC
CLINTON COUNTY, N.Y. - A gas station in the small city of Plattsburgh, New York, was once an unassuming pit stop before a trip to the nearby Adirondacks, or perhaps a stay near Lake Champlain. Thanks to its proximity to the northern border, it’s now better known as an outpost for migrants, the penultimate stop on their long journeys from home.
State opening flood recovery centers to help Vermonters
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The state is ramping up flood relief efforts through centers popping up in four Vermont communities. Starting Wednesday, the state is opening State Flood Recovery Centers rotating day-by-day between Plainfield, Hinesburg, Barre and Lyndonville. State and nonprofit agencies will provide flood relief supplies, caseworkers for financial...
City of Plattsburgh awarded $1.5+M for new multiuse path
Local project part of latest Climate Smart Communities state funding. ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced more than $7.3 million to municipalities across the state as part of New York State’s Climate Smart Communities grant program. The projects- including a new sidewalk and bike lane in the City...
Elderly driver pleads for help finding missing service dog
Law enforcement and community members have been searching for Pup in the area of the CVPH ER as his owner emotionally pleaded for his dog’s safe return Tuesday afternoon. — PLATTSBURGH | A Cadyville man is hoping the community will help reunite him with his missing service dog.
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This week: A push for a Statewide ban on cell phones in the classroom, we’ll hear from parents, teachers, and students, and ask North Country assemblyman Billy Jones if lawmakers should weigh in on that, and about the latest prison closures. Also, a memorial to migrants goes up near the northern border where several have lost their lives in the past year.
East Coast Watercross returns to Lake Champlain
PLATTSBURGH | Get ready to make a splash. East Coast Watercross is back and bringing high-octane excitement to Plattsburgh City Beach on Aug. 3 and 4. Gather your crew, pack your sunscreen and head over to Plattsburgh City Beach to witness the wildest rides and the fiercest competition on the water.
Peru woman charged as major drug trafficker in Clinton Co.
PLATTSBURGH | With a number of indictments now pending against her, a Peru woman has been charged with operating as a major drug trafficker behind the sale of more than $75,000 worth of drugs in just six months. Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie announced the two new indictments against...
Suspect in Burlington mugging arrested; police trying to ID others
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A South Burlington man faces aggravated assault charges connected to a violent mugging in Burlington last week, and police are still looking for two other possible suspects. Burlington police say Hassan Jafar, 21, was among several individuals who assaulted two people on Main Street early Friday...
Police investigating death of man found floating in Lake Champlain
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Burlington Police confirmed that a body was found in Lake Champlain over the weekend, but the death is not being considered suspicious. Police said they received a call on Sunday morning reporting a body floating in the water. Officers and Coast Guard officials were able to...
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