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Statewide Alert – Fears Grow In New York About This Virus
There is an ongoing, and growing, concern about a virus that is spreading in portions of New York State. After the COVID-19 pandemic, most people have gotten more cautious and germ aware when it comes to staying healthy and avoiding getting sick. Whether it is wearing a mask, social distancing, or just staying away from large gatherings, some of the things we learned in the pandemic still apply.
DEW Construction Underway on Bellows Free Academy Project in Vermont
Fairfax, VT – Construction is now underway on a renovation and expansion project for Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax. DEW Construction is partnering with the Franklin West Supervisory Union and Black River Design Architects to modernize the school’s infrastructure with 139,663sf of renovations and 17,922sf of new additions.
Union workers cry foul over layoffs at immigration service centers
Unionized workers with the federal agency responsible for processing immigration and asylum paperwork claim they are being forced to turn their jobs over to non-union labor, in violation of federal law. United Electrical, Radio, & Machine Workers of America members say the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Nebraska Service Center...
THE MONTGOMERY NEWS, AUGUST 26, 2024
August 17: Maggie Elkins and her sister, Susie Ewins, participated in the Ladies Invitational Golf Tournament at the Enosburg Country Club, while enjoying a perfect day weather wise, and a couple of fun golfers to play with. It was a great day to be together and have fun. This was the fourth Invitational held, that we have played in, and they hope to play in many more.
Facing natural disasters, more lawmakers look to make oil companies pay for the damage
Vermont is the first state trying a new approach to climate policy: charging fossil fuel companies money to cover the damages caused by natural disasters worsened by climate change. Other states could be close behind. New York lawmakers passed their own measure in June, though it’s unclear if Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the […]
UVM’s Class of 2028 reflects ongoing growth of in-state enrollment
UVM Class of 2028 members at their Convocation Ceremony on August 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Duback) Increasingly global learning community will benefit from expanded campus housing and orientation to ensure student success. Vermont Business Magazine Ask an incoming Catamount where they’re from, and you’d better have your atlas handy....
Lori Fisher to retire from the Lake Champlain Committee
Lori Fisher on the Burlington waterfront. VermontBiz file photo. Vermont Business Magazine The Lake Champlain Committee of Vermont, New York, and Quebec has announced that Lori Fisher, its esteemed Executive Director, will retire on December 31 after more than 30 years of dedicated service to the organization and the Lake Champlain Basin.
Governor says violent crime not just a problem in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s governor is addressing the influx of violent crime in the state’s largest city, saying gun violence is a problem affecting communities across the state, not just Burlington. Police in the Queen City have had their hands full this month, investigating several shootings, armed...
Security measures keeping visitors safe at the Champlain Valley Fair
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - It was a beautiful and quiet afternoon at the Champlain Valley Fair on Tuesday, and ramped-up security measures are in place to make sure it stays that way. “For 10 days this is a small city,” Essex Police Chief Ron Hoague said. So far,...
Senior Day brings smiles, fond memories of the Champlain Valley Fair
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont seniors got top billing at the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction on Tuesday. Senior Day means discounted tickets for people 55 and older. And it was all smiles as they shared stories of their fond fair memories from over the decades. “Enjoy the...
TAC Hosts Second Annual Greatest Tree Contest
The Essex Junction Tree Advisory Committee is excited to announce the launch of the second annual Greatest Tree Contest, aimed at celebrating trees and their significance to the community. The contest invites residents to explore the City and nominate a tree they believe deserves the title of Greatest Tree in...
FEMA opens disaster recovery center in Plainfield
PLAINFIELD, Vt. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has opened up a second disaster recovery center in Vermont. FEMA says that the temporary facility is located at Goddard College on Pitkin Road in Plainfield. Specialists will be available to help Vermonters impacted by the July flooding to apply for individual assistance. They can also help upload documents needed for the application and answer people's questions.
Golf vs. rain: How local courses have dealt with intense rainfall
WILLISTON, Vt. — It doesn't take a meteorologist to tell you it's rained a lot over the last two summers. Local golf courses have been feeling the impacts of over-saturated grounds, washed-out cart paths, and dead grass from over-watering. The weather got so bad at points last week that Kwiniaska Golf Course in Shelburne, Vermont, was forced to close to clean up.
Burlington police investigate reports of gunfire, believe someone was shot
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Burlington Police Department is investigating after they received multiple reports of gunfire over the weekend. On Sunday, just before midnight, police responded to the area of King Street and Battery Street. When police arrived, they found and collected ballistic evidence. At a press conference Monday,...
Artist Saks Afridi discusses BMAC ‘SpaceMosque’ exhibit on Aug. 29
BRATTLEBORO-Artist Saks Afridi, whose multimedia exhibition "SpaceMosque," currently on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), has been recognized by such disparate entities as the United Nations, the art publication Artforum, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. On Thursday, Aug. 29, at 7:30 p.m., Afridi and the...
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