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Here are six events coming to Milton soon
When: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. weekdays Tuesday, June 18-Wednesday, Aug. 14 (closed Thursday, July 4) Details: Meals will be available to be eaten on-site only at the big outdoor tent or inside the middle school cafeteria if the weather is bad. Kids under age 18 eat free, while adults pay $6 per meal.
Rotarians step up to clean up and organize volunteers
Mad River Valley Rotarians, seeing a need and working with local organizers, put together an effort to help people impacted in floods in several Valley towns over the weekend. Rotarian Peter Colgan, Fayston, said he was approached by a local contractor who wanted to help and reached out to Rotary, offering to help with a day of service. Colgan sent out an email blast with a Google doc for people to sign up to help and then later, sent out another document Rotary organizing effort.
Alchemist Brewery Launches Augmented Reality App
Alchemist Brewery & Game Theory Launch Augmented Reality App. Custom Art-Based Phone App Can Be Used at the Brewery or at Home. Stowe, VT - The Alchemist Brewery has teamed up with Burlington-based game design and development collective, Game Theory, to launch an interactive augmented reality art-based phone app. The app can be used at home or at The Alchemist’s Stowe brewery, though some of the place-based features work only at the brewery. Accessible for download directly from The Alchemist’s website, the free app brings the Alchemist’s iconic beer can artwork to life via photo and video filters, and more.
Cavendish Update 7/19/24: Tax Rate/Tag Sale/Reminds/Events
1. CAVENDISH TAX RATES for 2024-2025: The town office was closed on Tuesday so the staff could prepare the tax bills with the new tax rate. Bills were mailed Wednesday afternoon. Fire District 1 (Proctorsville): The Homestead tax rate (Tax per $100 of Property Value) for 23/24 was 2.4572. For...
Wanted New York State Man Arrested After Falling Through Ceiling
A man in New York state, who was wanted by police on three felonies, had thought he had found the perfect hiding spot from authorities. He thought wrong. Thing is, police didn't even have to try very hard to bust his cover either. The suspect basically gave himself up to police on his own.
Central Vermont's queer community is on the front line of flood recovery
Plainfield was one of the hardest hit towns by the recent flood, and recovery efforts are ongoing. There’s been a strong showing from the queer community in central Vermont in these efforts. Reporter Erica Heilman spoke with some members of the queer community about why they come out in...
Record-breaking heat wave provides glimpse of NH’s possible climate future
New Hampshire is at the tail end of a record-breaking heat wave, with communities across the state seeing their longest strings of sweltering days in recorded history. Concord saw temperatures at or above 90 degrees starting on July 6. July 16 marked the city’s 11th day in a row of extreme heat — two days more than the previous longest heat wave, which happened in 2002.
Cyber outage causes travel woes at Burlington airport
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Widespread outages around the world are disrupting flights, companies and banks worldwide. The company says it is working to resolve the issues that are affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. The outages grounded thousands of flights across the world, including in our region. The...
Step right up: The Old North End Ramble is bringing the circus to Burlington July 27
The annual Old North End Ramble is back for its 20th anniversary, bringing a day of arts and culture to Burlington's most diverse and densely populated neighborhood. Held on the last Saturday of the month, July 27, the free and volunteer-run celebration joins community members and businesses to "transform the neighborhood into a 'pop-up' confluence of creative activities reflective of its residents’ and businesses’ fortes, specialties and diversity." ...
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