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3rd annual Substance Use Addiction Summit set for July 19
ESSEX JUNCTION — Two St. Albans residents passionate about recovery from substance use are bringing people together to discuss life-saving solutions. Melinda White and Brad Ferland are the organizers behind “Coming Together,” a substance use addiction summit, set for Friday, July 19 at the Champlain Valley Exposition. The event is free and open to the public, no registration required. Attendees can come by anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to listen to inspiring speakers, participate in workshops and connect with over 80 booths.
Bruce De Bree: Traffic and noise need to be addressed before the Champlain Valley Expo hosts more concerts
Past attempts to get them to reduce the noise have not worked after the fact. Read the story on VTDigger here: Bruce De Bree: Traffic and noise need to be addressed before the Champlain Valley Expo hosts more concerts.
Apartment building catches fire in Underhill
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A fire broke out in Underhill Monday evening. The Underhill Fire Department says an apartment building next to Jacobs Family Market on Park Street went up in flames. First responders say they were able to respond quickly enough that the building was not completely destroyed. The...
Police arrest 'extremely dangerous' fugitive Andrew Brace
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A man who police have been looking for for nearly three weeks is now behind bars. Andrew Brace was taken into custody in Burlington by federal agents on Monday. On Tuesday, the Burlington Police Department said that the department worked with the United States Marshals Service...
Ludlow Parks and Rec presents the Better Days Band
LUDLOW, Vt. – Ludlow Parks and Recreation presents the Better Days Band on Sunday, July 21, from 6:30-8 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Park in Ludlow, as part of their Summer Bandstand series. The beginnings of the Better Days Band (BDB) began back in 1971 as Better Days and Co.,...
Springfield Rotary learns about the Peace Corps
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Rotarian Bill Bridgeford, the senior recruiter for Peace Corps in Vermont, gave an overview of the Peace Corps to the Springfield Rotary Club at its club meeting on July 9 at Maebelline’s. Bridgeford began his Peace Corps career as a volunteer in 2016, just a...
Housing-related ideas and initiatives on the table at Warren Planning Commission
The Warren Planning Commission continued its work on short-term rentals and the town’s plans to collect data about them at its Monday, July 8, meeting this week. Commissioners said they have been processing public feedback about a draft ordinance that would require Short Term Rental (STR) owners to register with the town, allowing the town to collect data about STR ownership in the coming years. The town is ultimately seeking to understand whether and how the STR market may be impacting the availability of longer-term housing in Warren.
What Burlington’s Mad Pride hopes to achieve
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - “I don’t think people understand the harm they’re doing when they use words like crazy and nuts to disparage people, and so I’m trying to create a vibration around raising consciousness around who you’re harming through language that yes it’s normalized, but what’s behind it.” said Wilda White, the organizer behind Mad Pride.
Concord Fire Crews Extinguish Blaze Amid High Heat
Concord firefighters extinguished a house fire on Elm Street Saturday amid the nearly 90-degree mid-day heat. Crews responded to 286 Elm Street on the West side of Concord around 1:30 p.m. after they received a report of smoke coming from a building. They arrived to find ‘heavy fire’ ripping through...
Vermont’s new Catholic bishop faces a litany of challenges
“More parish and church mergers and consolidations will have to be considered,” said John McDermott, who’s set to lead the state’s largest religious denomination amid declining numbers of laypeople and priests. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont’s new Catholic bishop faces a litany of challenges.
NBC5's Ben Frechette completes the "Michigan Month" passport in Plattsburgh, New York
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Join us as we celebrate "Michigan Month" in Plattsburgh!. We're visiting all four participating restaurants as we attempt to earn a Michigan Month t-shirt. We stopped by the places putting Michigans on the map – Gus's Red Hots, McSweeney's, Clare and Carl's, and Ronnie's Michigan Stand...
NY weather: Anticipate strong thunderstorms in Clinton County early Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a report at 12:05 a.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 12:30 a.m. for Clinton County. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 12:05 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Grand Isle, moving northeast at 30 mph," according to...
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