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Killington Access Road reopens to traffic
KILLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Killington Access Road has reopened to traffic. In one of the more unique ribbon cuttings, a dump truck led a parade of cars and trucks up the newly constructed road. The road project paves the way for a major development at the base of Killington...
Montpelier Floods the Streets with Art to mark anniversary of last summer's flood
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The streets of Montpelier were flooded with chalk art on Wednesday night. Montpelier Alive originally planned the event to be a citywide festival commemorating last summer's July flood; however, it was postponed due to heavy rain last week. "I'm hoping that they see color, that they...
Vermont man shot by police in Florida may be connected to a homicide investigation in St. Johnsbury, police say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Multiple authorities say that a Vermont man shot by police in Florida this week may be connected to a homicide investigation in Saint Johnsbury. According to our NBC affiliate in Jacksonville, Brenton A. Paquin of Newport allegedly pulled a gun on an officer when he approached him about a robbery investigation.
Seven Panthers Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team, Middlebury Earns Third-Highest Division III GPA
The 20th-ranked Middlebury women's golf team posted the third-highest grade point average in Division III with a 3.847 grade point average, while Ella Han, Sophia Hwang, Piper Jordan, Morgan Lee, Mia Politano, Jacqueline Slinkard and Audrey Tir were named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team for the 2023-24 season.
Greyhound bus stop relocation sparks discourse in Plattsburgh
The Greyhound bus stop was located at Mountain. They moved to a Route 3 Sunoco for a few days, but that didn’t work out. As of Monday morning the greyhound stop is on Cornelia Street in front of The Government Center – a stop that County Legislature Mark Henry says is not ideal.
Plattsburgh's Institute of Advanced Manufacturing building gets new tenants
PLATTSBURGH. N.Y. (WCAX) - New tenants will soon move into the Institute of Advanced Manufacturing, or IAM building, in Plattsburgh. Clinton County’s Director of Economic Development Molly Ryan says the school district, CVES-BOCES, is in the process of drafting a lease agreement with the county. The future of the...
Conference Gives Faculty Skills to Enhance Understanding of Diverse Student Body
Faculty and staff in the School of Health and Human Services gathered earlier this summer for a conference aimed at enhancing awareness and understanding how best to support SUNY Plattsburgh BIPOC students in the field. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean, EHHS, the conference held at the Valcour Inn...
Higher Ground scraps plans for music venue relocation to Burton campus
The decision, announced in a social media post, comes just days after the Vermont Supreme Court rejected appeals to the project and gave it the go-ahead. Read the story on VTDigger here: Higher Ground scraps plans for music venue relocation to Burton campus.
Celia Ekstrom wins June Brownell Library Writers Challenge
ESSEX JUNCTION — Celia is the winner of the June Brownell Writers Challenge. Prompt: This summer is all about adventure! Write a 3-5 sentence story about the biggest adventure of your life so far. Winning entry: "Almost 9,500 feet in the air, climbing higher each minute. Somehow there are...
Three UVM Health Network Hospitals Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
Burlington, Vt- The University of Vermont Medical Center has been ranked the top Vermont hospital, and two other in-network hospitals have been recognized for high quality performance. The appraisal comes from U.S. News & World Report, which released its annual “Best Hospitals” rankings this week. “Our commitment to...
Vermont sued by ACLU over ‘illegal’ opioid report changes
(The Center Square) — Vermont is facing a lawsuit alleging the state's top health official illegally altered a report detailing how to spend tens of millions of dollars from settlements with opioid manufacturers. The lawsuit, filed by the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, seeks records from the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee that the group claims were "wrongfully withheld" by the Vermont Department of Health and challenges the Scott administration’s "behind-closed-doors alteration" of the panel’s recommendations to the state Legislature. ...
Noah Kahan defines New England mean, ignites Vermont-New Hampshire debate with Seth Meyers
"Oh god, I'm going to have a bunch of people in flannel yelling at me if I say anything," Kahan said. Vermont’s Noah Kahan leaned into the New England nostalgia with New Hampshire native Seth Meyers this week, joking about flannels and maple syrup amid a debate over which of their home states are better, as well as their casual distaste for Connecticut.
TRORC News & Notes, July 2024
TRORC is evaluating interest in expanding TRORC’s scope of services including Two Rivers helping towns secure additional staffing and expertise by creating a position at TRORC to be contracted to multiple towns, helping towns create joint or individual in-town positions, or obtaining services directly from TRORC on a one-off, contract-basis. Example positions include but are not limited to: Grants Manager, Zoning Administrator, and Town Administrator.
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