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Lebanon to swap fireworks for laser light show this year during Fourth of July celebration
LEBANON, N.H. — Fourth of July festivities in Lebanon will be a bit different this year after organizers announced that the traditional fireworks show will not be happening. Lebanon's Fourth of July celebration will span most of the day, starting in the morning with the Red, White, and Blue 6.2-mile and 5k race. The weekly farmers market at Colburn Park will also take place and run from 4 to 7 p.m.
Vermont State Police look for man accused of stealing Ronald McDonald House charity box in Randolph
RANDOLPH, Vt. — At approximately 7:02 a.m. Monday, Vermont State Troopers responded to an employee's report of a disturbance within the McDonald's restaurant. According to police, an investigation determined somebody had forced entry through the drive-thru window and stolen a Ronald McDonald's House Charities donation box. Police also shared...
Construction Underway on ‘Northeast’s Largest Dairy Factory’ in Upstate NY
STORY UPDATE: Ground has officially been broken for the Fairlife Milk factory in Webster, NY. You can see the full event, which took place in April, here:. Scroll below to read our original story on the construction of the factory. Got milk?. A major corporation is set to break ground...
Connecticut man convicted in Vermont murder, attempted murder
CHELSEA, Vt. (WCAX) - A Connecticut man has been found guilty in a double-shooting in Vermont that left one man dead. The Orange County state’s attorney says Devon Dennis of Hartford, Connecticut, was found guilty on Friday of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault and cocaine trafficking. Vermont...
St. Albans clears out homeless camp after raft of complaints
Via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship. City employees in St. Albans broke up a homeless encampment throughout May, displacing several people in hopes of cutting down on crimes that officials tied directly to the camp. Tent City, as the encampment was known, sat tucked in a...
New York State Police Warn About Underhanded and ‘Sophisticated’ Scam
Scams are unfortunately nothing new in the Hudson Valley or the surrounding New York area. Luckily, law enforcement is working hard to stay one step ahead of the criminals looking to make a score. This week, New York State Police (NYSP) are warning residents about a new "sophisticated" scam targeting...
Peru teen arrested for vandalism at Mother Cabrini's shrine
PERU | New York State Police said vandalism at St. Patrick's Oratory and Mother Cabrini's Shrine were the work of a 14-year-old youth from Peru. They did not name the alleged vandal due to his age, but the young man was arrested. "On June 28, 2024, at approximately 8:22 a.m....
Lebanon Installs New Wayfinding Signs Throughout City
The City of Lebanon announced that residents and visitors will be treated to new tools to aid in their travels throughout the city with new signs being installed to pinpoint common locations. The city announced that over a dozen wayfinding signs are currently being installed throughout the city as a...
Navigating FEMA: Some Vermont flood survivors say system seemed 'designed to make you fail'
When the Dog River began seeping into Anne Ward’s home in Berlin on the morning of July 10, 2023, the single mother loaded up her young children in a van and headed to Mosaic, a sexual violence response and prevention agency in Barre City where Ward serves as executive director.
Town board shoots down proposed St. Albans quarry
ST. ALBANS TOWN, Vt. (WCAX) - A proposed quarry in St. Albans has been shot down by the town board. The board denied an application from developer S.D. Ireland. The proposed Kellogg Road quarry would have run trucks up and down the road six days a week with upward of 120 daily round trips. Work at the site would include blasting, processing and stockpiling rock for 15 years.
19-year-old arrested after police pursuit & crash in Berkshire
Berkshire, VT- A teen is facing several criminal charges after police say he refused to pull over and crashed into a parked car while drunk or high. Police say Camden Learned, 19, from Swanton, took off at a high speed on Route 105 going towards Berkshire around 11 p.m. Sunday. Troopers didn’t chase the car and later found Learned after he had crashed into a parked car near the intersection with Route 118.
Barre Unified Union School District misses July 1 deadline, fails to finalize budget for next year
BARRE, Vt. — In Vermont, July 1 is the official deadline for school districts to finalize a budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Twenty-nine out of 93 districts rejected the first proposals they faced on Town Meeting Day in March. Now, only one district has yet to secure a...
Last year’s flooding caused ‘close calls’ for Vermont dams. Officials are trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
A year after historic rainfall strained Vermont’s dams, the state is implementing sweeping reforms in how it regulates and oversees the structures. Read the story on VTDigger here: Last year’s flooding caused ‘close calls’ for Vermont dams. Officials are trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again. .
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