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Burlington police investigating multiple reports of gunshots overnight
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington police are investigating multiple reports of gunshots overnight. Officers were at Calahan Park on Locust Street Monday morning. Police say they found ballistic evidence near King and Battery streets. They believe someone was struck and could be seriously injured. A car at Calahan Park had...
Dessart Named Associate Head Coach for Women’s Hockey
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont women's hockey head coach Jim Plumer announced that Kevin Dessart has joined his staff as Associate Head Coach on Monday afternoon. Dessart joins the Catamounts after two seasons as the Head Coach at Lawrence University (DIII). "We are really excited to welcome Kevin to our UVM...
Galbraith and Reiser on Aug 29 will discuss foreign affairs and the November presidential election
Peter Galbraith (top) and Tim Reiser will speak in Brattleboro about foreign affairs and the implications of the 2024 elections in November. The annual Galbraith Lecture at the Windham World Affairs Council will focus on what’s ahead for our nation — and the rest of the world — after Nov. 5.
Dr. Alicia Jacobs: AI-generated clinical notes can help reduce primary care burnout
No other interventions to reduce burnout have ever worked this well. Now our primary care clinicians can better focus on the care of many Vermonters and northern New Yorkers. Read the story on VTDigger here: Dr. Alicia Jacobs: AI-generated clinical notes can help reduce primary care burnout.
Bride suffers head injury after getting her dress caught in golf cart wheel, authorities say
THORNTON, N.H. — A bride who was getting ready for her ceremony was sent to the hospital after suffering a head injury in Thorton on Friday, authorities said. Campton-Thorton fire Chief Daniel Defosses said emergency personnel responded to Pemi River Road in Thorton near Owl's Nest Friday afternoon for a report that a bride was injured after getting part of her dress stuck in a golf cart wheel.
Frequent flooding in Vt. threatens the future of historic settlement patterns
A series of catastrophic floods over the past 14 months is raising new questions about how, and whether, Vermonters can coexist with the rivers they live by. Until the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 30, Andy Poginy’s backyard in Lyndonville was an idyllic rural sanctuary. “Where we are...
Woman arrested for nearly hitting officers with car, police say
Burlington, VT- A Winooski woman is facing charges for almost hitting officers with her car and then evading arrest, according to Burlington Police Department. Police say Tiffany Billings, 32, was parked on Main St near South Winooski Avenue while police reported an incident there at about 1:45 am Sunday. This section of the road was closed to traffic and only open for parking.
Mad River Valley Planning District staff help assess flood damage in Fayston
In the aftermath of the July 10 flooding, Mad River Valley Planning District (MRVPD) staff members reached out to local town officials, offering help cataloguing damage from the flooding. Accurate documentation of flood damage is critical after extreme weather events if towns and organizations want to recoup FEMA funding. MRVPD...
Harwood Unified Union School District food service staff expand repertoire
Earlier this week five members of the Harwood Unified Union School District food service staff spent a day taking a Mediterranean cooking class, preparing, and sampling some new meals for district students this fall. They were introduced to a melon and mint salad featuring watermelon and cantaloupe with mint dressing....
22nd Annual Wish Kids Golf Classic raises $30,000 for Make-A-Wish Vermont
Left to Right: Adam Ashe, President of Ashe Insurance, Renee Porter, Member Services Manager of Co-Operative Insurance Companies, Jamie Heath, Wish Alumni and Wish Coordinator for Make-A-Wish Vermont, Cotey Gallagher, Member Services Representative of Co-Operative Insurance Companies, Jamie Hathaway, President & CEO of Make-A-Wish Vermont and Make-A-Wish Northeast New York. Make-A-Wish Vermont photo.
Mad River Watch and stream dynamics
Mad River Watch volunteers conducted their final field visits of the summer on August 18 and 19, checking their regular sites to observe to collect data and make environmental observations. WHAT IS FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY?. “Technical terms like fluvial geomorphology that are commonplace within the scientific community are not always meaningful...
National Grid faces statewide protests following rate hike ask
National Grid is asking for its biggest rate hike in several decades. Now, the utility is getting pushback from protests across the state, including central New York. Protesters took to the streets in front of the Syracuse National Grid offices opposing rate hikes in favor of legislation that addresses energy affordability and climate change. Ethan Gormley of Citizen Action of New York organized the protest, which he said is two-pronged.
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