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Goddard College campus up for sale again, after deal with previous buyer collapses
In an email last week, the school said it aimed to close a deal on the Plainfield property by Aug. 15. Read the story on VTDigger here: Goddard College campus up for sale again, after deal with previous buyer collapses.
ANR: Flood recovery work in Vermont rivers and streams
A small stream off the Plainfield Brook Road in Barre turned into a raging, debris-filled river. VermontBiz photo. Vermont Business Magazine In the days and weeks after a flood event, work within rivers and streams may be necessary to protect communities, homes, and businesses, and to repair Vermont’s infrastructure.
Officials warn against excess dredging during flood recovery
Dredging can be helpful in some situations, but is not a ‘sustainable approach’ to widespread flood recovery now that storms are becoming more frequent and stronger, according to the Agency of Natural Resources. Read the story on VTDigger here: Officials warn against excess dredging during flood recovery.
Vermonters with flood-damaged homes face tough recovery process: 'We have a lot of work ahead of us'
Isaac Poe knew things were moving in the wrong direction when he saw his neighbor make a last-ditch effort to clear the water that was rising quickly around their houses. “He actually thought he might help it out by going over there with a snowblower to move the water along,” Poe recounted Friday. “You know, the Yankee ingenuity part of things.”
Underground Workshop: Vermont State Youth Council is a platform for young voices
Members of the Vermont State Youth Council gather in December 2022 at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. Photo courtesy of UP for Learning. Rose Howell of Burlington High School and Anna Hoppe of the University of Vermont are working with the Underground Workshop, a network of student journalists partnering with Community News Service.
Underground Workshop: Outright Vermont staff finds motivation in community and hope
Outright Vermont provides support to queer/LGBTQ+ youth from around the state. Photo courtesy of Outright Vermont. Rose Howell is a student at Burlington High School working with the Underground Workshop, a network of student journalists partnering with Community News Service. “The world can be pretty crappy … so what we...
Plainfield community rallies together in storm aftermath to help victims
PLAINFIELD, Vt. — In the wake of a devastating storm, the community of Plainfield is banding together to provide aid and resources to those affected, while residents hope for a federal disaster declaration. "So I popped up a tent in front of my apartment, three houses down that way,...
Floods hit Cabot again — just a day after Phil Scott came to praise its recovery
Lucia McCallum interns as the Hardwick Gazette’s community resilience reporter with support from the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships. She works with editors at Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism program. Water drummed steadily against the pavement as Gov. Phil Scott spoke in Cabot last week to...
Barre Historical Society holds Thursday forum on election disinformation
The Barre Historical Society invites the public across Central Vermont to a program this Thursday, July 18, on “Voting and Civics in the Disinformation Age.”. Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas will be the speaker for the discussion from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Copeland Hanzas will address the challenges to the election process for secretaries of state posed by Artificial Intelligence and disinformation and what citizens can do to recognize and prevent these threats.
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