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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.
Home tour of the week: A $535,000 home with an accessory apartment
This house in Essex has a modern kitchen with a year old dishwasher and access to an accessory apartment. The tree-lined backyard is also ideal for lawn games and barbecues. HIGHLIGHTS: detached two car garage, refinished hardwood floors, 0.69 acres of land. Listed by Elise Polli, Polli Properties.
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...
Vermont men's basketball's roster breakdown for 2024-25 season
The Vermont men's basketball team will be the prohibitive favorite for a fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament when the America East coaches' preseason poll is announced this fall. That's an educated guess and an obvious take. But, really, there's no doubting the Catamounts' sustained stranglehold on the conference, having won outright or shared the league's regular-season crown eight years running. And this upcoming winter, they have the returning experience — with four starters back and...
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.
New York State Police Seek Your Help Identifying These 2, Accused of Stealing From an Upstate Farm Stand
Take the road less traveled. Sure the New York State Thruway will get you from point A to point B quickly but think of all you will miss along the way. The small town charm of Main Street or perhaps the roadside farm stand where you can buy fresh goods from local farmers. Just don't be these guys.
Camara Snaps 14 Year Streak With Devil’s Bowl Win
WEST HAVEN, VT – Poultney, Vt.’s Dave Camara, a Vermont racing icon from the 1990’s and 2000’s began 2024 under the radar, with little talk of what – if any – his racing plans would be, until just before Devil’s Bowl’s 58th season opener, when it was announced Camara would come back to race in West Haven all year.
Young Writers Project: ‘Went strawberry-picking today’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Went strawberry-picking today,” by Sela Morgenstein Fuerst, 11, of South Burlington. Artwork is “Contrast,” by Amelia Van Driesche, 17, of Burlington. Read the story on VTDigger here: Young Writers Project: ‘Went strawberry-picking today’.
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