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Springfield Supported Housing Landlord of the Year nominations
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Springfield Supported Housing Programs (SSHP) is accepting nominations for the 2024 Landlord of the Year award. If you live in Windham or Windsor county, please help SSHP nominate their 2024 winner by filling out the survey found at forms.gle/CZ2PaiaAE2kvNByW9.
Vermont’s new motel room limits are primed to push out hundreds of households this fall
A new statewide room cap is prompting officials to prioritize who gets a spot By Carly Berlin/VTDigger When Mary Mojica’s Waterbury apartment flooded last summer, all she could grab were a couple of boxes, some clothes, and her dog, Bella. Since then, Mojica, 59, has taken up residence at the Days Inn in Colchester, with the […]
Vt. historical site receives federal funding for climate adaptation
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A southern Vermont historical site is getting federal attention to help with climate adaptation. The National Parks Service announced Save America’s Treasures grants for sites of national significance across the country, including an author’s hideaway in Dummerston. The Landmark Trust will get more than...
Vermont’s Unseasonable Cold Snap: When Will Warmer Weather Return?
Burlington, VT – Vermont residents are experiencing an unseasonably cold spell this week as temperatures struggle to reach 60 degrees. According to the U.S. National Weather Service in Burlington, today’s high temperatures are expected to remain around 56 degrees, accompanied by widespread rain, with embedded heavier showers likely, particularly in Northern New York.
Vermont’s largest concert venue may receive much-needed updates and repairs
The Champlain Valley Exposition wants to request 15 additional sound waivers to add more summer shows, and possibly upgrade Vermont’s largest concert venue. CVE Executive Director Tim Shea says they wish to utilize the grandstand “on a more regular basis during the summer season.”. The expo’s grandstand was...
Vermont Businesses: Nelson Farms - one family, two dairy farms, and lots of technology
A new video series from Vermont producer and host, Rocket, features a visits with the Nelson family, multigenerational dairy farmers operating two dairy farms – one organic, one conventional – as Nelson Farms in Irasburg. In discussion with Dylan and Meg, the husband and wife team managing these...
Dartmouth Men’s Hoops’ Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge
The Services Employees International Union Local 560, which represents the Dartmouth College men’s basketball players, filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board Wednesday, accusing the school of illegally refusing to bargain.NCAA Fires Back at Objectors, Defends House Settlement The National Labor Relations Act makes it illegal for an employer to refuse to bargain in good faith about wages, hours and other conditions of employment with a bargaining representative for unionized employees. Management is generally obligated to meet and confer with the representative and to share relevant and necessary information for purposes of negotiation on pay, insurance,...
7 Vermont counties receive FEMA major disaster declaration for early July storm
Residents and town officials within the declared counties are now eligible to apply for federal aid to help cover the expenses of flood recovery. Read the story on VTDigger here: 7 Vermont counties receive FEMA major disaster declaration for early July storm.
‘An institution’: Bill Doyle, Vermont’s longest-serving state senator, dies at 98
Doyle was “the most active senator, in the sense of interfacing with the public, I’ve ever seen,” recalled one longtime colleague. Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘An institution’: Bill Doyle, Vermont’s longest-serving state senator, dies at 98.
To find teachers this year, some Vermont districts are going the extra mile — literally
There’s a nationwide teacher’s shortage, and Vermont is no exception. The first day of school is just a week away, but on the job site where most school districts advertise open positions, you can still find well over 200 postings across the state. With few candidates applying —...
Traveling performances aim to inspire students as they head back to school
BURLINGTON, Vt. — As the first day of school approaches for students across Vermont, the Flynn is putting on a traveling show to kick off the new year. This year is the third year the "playing fields" program will visit Vermont schools. The program features traveling acts, including circus performances, marching bands, and more; all taking place on school football fields.
Software glitch leads Secretary of State’s Office to postpone certifying primary elections results
“I want (to) assure the public that this delay does not impact the 100% confidence we have in the accuracy of the vote totals submitted by Vermont’s town and city clerks,” Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas said Tuesday. Read the story on VTDigger here: Software glitch leads Secretary of State’s Office to postpone certifying primary elections results.
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