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St. Albans student wins car just in time for college
Cadence Ovitt, a recent graduate of Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans was awarded a brand new Subaru Impreza through Burlington Subaru Hyundai's Drive for Excellence program, an annual academic incentive for high school juniors and seniors in Vermont and upstate New York.
75-year-old Vt. man facing charges for road rage incident
A 75-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old during a road rage incident in South Hero, Vermont, on Saturday evening. State police say they received a report around 5:25 p.m. about a possible assault that had occurred at Route 2 by Ferry Road. Their investigation revealed that during a road rage...
CCC raises men's basketball Final Four banner
PLATTSBURGH | Clinton Community College has added a new banner to its collection, commemorating the men’s basketball team's achievement in reaching the NJCAA Division III Region 3 Final Four. Head coach Neil Epstein and assistant coach Stan Kissel proudly posed with the new banner, symbolizing the team's hard work,...
Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
Emily C. Merz, Colorado State University and Melissa Hansen, Colorado State University. Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to potentially harmful functional changes to parts of the brain important for coping with stress and controlling negative emotions, our recently published research found. And children in families with low economic resources are particularly at risk.
New Yorkers warned of texting scam imitating E-ZPass & Tolls by Mail
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The New York State Thruway Authority is warning residents about a texting scam imitating E-ZPass and Tolls by Mail via text message. Residents are told that E-ZPass and Tolls by Mail will never send anyone an email or text requesting sensitive, personal information such as social security, credit card number, usernames, […]
Essex Junction traffic report: what to know about the roads near Five Corners this week
According to the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, paving operations and sidewalk installation for the Crescent Connector project will continue next week on Maple and Park Streets. Operations may reduce traffic to one lane on both of these streets throughout the week. Motorists should seek alternate routes if possible. This...
Legislators field questions on housing and education funding
Lawmakers representing the Mad River Valley held a community forum at the Village Meeting House in Waitsfield recently where they shared their legislative priorities and fielded questions from the audience – with the housing crisis as a critical topic. The June 21 panel included Washington County state Reps. Dara...
Remains believed to be those of missing Enosburg woman
Human remains found Sunday in a wooded area in Enosburg are believed to be those of 82-year-old Roberta Martin, who was reported missing last week. The remains were located around 11 a.m. off Sand Hill Road, not far from Martin’s home on Butternut Hollow Road. They will be sent to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington.
UVM Health Network services restored following cyber outage
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s back to business as usual at the University of Vermont Health Network after systems were impacted by a software outage last Friday. The hospital network was one of the countless organizations impacted after a global CrowdStrike cybersecurity software outage. The health network says it...
What To Do: Sunday, July 21
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Let’s take a look at what to do this Sunday. Listen to the music of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and more at Back To The Garden 1969: The Woodstock Experience at the Essex Experience this evening. This multimedia theatrical event aims to recreate the classic sounds associated with Woodstock through lighting, video, soundbites, and period costumes. Tickets are $40 for those over 12 years old.
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