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Union Mutual receives Gold-Level Worksite Wellness Award
Vermont Business Magazine Union Mutual Insurance Company was recently recognized by the Vermont Department of Health and the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports with a 2024 Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award – GOLD Level. This is the Company’s sixth consecutive top-tier wellness honor.
What's going up: Your new home on lots in Hinesburg, ready for you to build
HINESBUERG ― An Atlanta-based developer is offering lots ranging in size from just over one-third acre to just under 1 acre with the infrastructure in place you'll need to build a house. All you have to bring is your own contractor to the Hinesburg subdivision. The lots are priced from $205,900 to $230,900, according to Mike Loner of Green Tree Real Estate, who represents developer Joe Laster. ...
A Message from City Hall: Flood Recovery, One Year Later, 2024
One year ago to the day of last year’s catastrophic flooding, our city awoke to a flood watch due to the remnants of Hurricane Beryl making its way up the east coast. While Montpelier was largely spared from most of the damage, our neighboring towns in Barre, Waterbury, Middlesex, and Plainfield weren’t as lucky. As this past year has made crystal clear, flooding continues to be one of the biggest challenges we’ve ever had to face as a community.
Displacement of the Displaced: How Good Samaritan Haven Evacuated 61 People During the Flood
Good Samaritan Haven Co-Executive Director Julie Bond shifted into high alert when Montpelier Police Chief Eric Nordenson contacted her late Tuesday. He asked if Good Sam could run an emergency pop-up shelter for folks camping outside while remnants of Hurricane Beryl came through, exactly one year after the 2023 flood that devastated much of Vermont.
Morristown police investigating suspicious death
MORRISTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) - Police in Morristown say a welfare check Wednesday turned into a suspicious death investigation. Police say they responded around 6:30 a.m. to 813 Elmore Street to check on Richard Cote, 76, but that when they arrived, officers found him dead in his home. Investigators say the...
Peacham fundraising effort helps flood victims
PEACHAM, Vt. (WCAX) - A community-led fundraising effort in Peacham is helping families pay for needed supplies after the flooding two weeks ago, including residents who are still mourning the loss of one of their own. Dump trucks loaded with fill on Wednesday were making regular trips down Main Street...
‘Neers rally for 9th straight win
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Mountaineers have been on a tear of late, but Tuesday’s win at the Rec might be the best of the bunch. The ‘Neers rallied from an 8-1 ninth inning deficit with eight runs in the frame to down Bristol 9-8 and extend their win streak to nine in a row.
New Haven store ransacked by masked group
NEW HAVEN — The New Haven Police Department is currently investigating a robbery that took place at a corner store located at the intersection of Huntington Street and Shepard Street. According to reports, the incident occurred at approximately 9:13 p.m. on July 23. A 911 call was made by...
Part of Burlington under boil water notice due to break on private fire service line
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Residents in part of Burlington are under a Boil Water Notice as of Wednesday afternoon, according to a note from the City of Burlington Department of Public Works. Officials issued a preliminary boil water notice for portions of the south end after a "significant break on...
Phish’s Trey Anastasio Opens Addiction Recovery Center, Divided Sky: ‘This Can End’
Phish’s Trey Anastasio has 17 years of sobriety under his belt and in late 2023 he paid it forward by opening a residential recovery program, Divided Sky, in his native Vermont with the caseworker who helped him after a 2006 arrest for heroin possession and DWI.Cardi B Defends Kamala Harris From Sexist Attacks Regarding Husband Doug Emhoff According to People, the 46-bed facility in Ludlow, VT is a “nonclinical, abstinence-based center that follows the 12-step program” and costs $7,500 for a 30 day stay; financial aid is available for those in need. “I’ve seen people in dire situations come back from...
Swimming & Diving: Stark, Shaner nominated for GNAC Man and Woman of the Year
MEN'S RELEASE (THE GNAC) | WOMEN'S RELEASE (THE GNAC) WINTHROP, Mass. - Norwich University student-athletesBenjamin Stark (Montverde, Fla.) and Hannah Shaner (Gilbertsville, Pa.), both members of the men's and women's swimming & diving programs, have been nominated for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Man and Woman of the Year awards, respectively, as announced by the league office this evening.
Music spanning four centuries featured this week at Yellow Barn
PUTNEY-Yellow Barn enters the second half of its summer festival this week with performances on Thursday through Saturday (July 25–27), and a Saturday morning masterclass with Laurence Lesser (July 27). Returning to the Big Barn stage this summer are violinist Anthony Marwood, clarinetist Alan Kay, cellist John Myerscough, and...
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