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Lyndonville woman arrested on felony warrant
LYNDONVILLE — Lyndonville Police Department apprehended a woman on an active felony warrant on July 19, after receiving a complaint about a suspicious person on Burrington Bridge Road. At 1:54 p.m., officers responded to the area where they located Alicia Alling, 40, with no fixed address, in a vehicle...
Weekly Dispatch with Mayor Sullivan
Thank you for coming to my Mayor’s hours on Mondays from 9:00-11:00 AM and Wednesdays (by appointment) at the Council Room at City Hall. Hearing your ideas and suggestions, assisting with getting your needs addressed, and discussing economic development for our City is nothing shy of amazing. You are the City. Your voice is necessary and this is the venue to come to speak to me.
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.
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...
Mad River Riders Trail of the Week – The Weekly Dirt
The Weekly Dirt is a little extra dirty this week according to Mad River Riders spokesperson Rob Wilich. “While many are trying to put their homes back together, it feels a bit hard to think about trail work but we had to rip off the Band-Aid and see what is in store. In short, we haven’t uncovered any catastrophic issues yet but many that need attention. All the trail reports we are hearing from the ‘trail-using community’ have been super helpful so please keep those coming to.
Essex Starbucks location becomes second in Vermont to win a union election
Essex Junction, VT — The workers at the Starbucks Essex store joined Starbucks Workers United with a 16 to 6 person vote on Monday night. The Essex partners will join a growing nationwide movement of 10,500 baristas at 460 Starbucks locations working together to bring justice to the workplace.
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.
Essex Junction City Council approves Community Vision & Strategic Action Plan report
ESSEX JUNCTION — The Essex Junction Community Vision & Strategic Action Plan is one step further after City Council approved the 32-page report July 17. City communications and strategic initiatives director Ashley Snellenberger joined the meeting to discuss updates to the project, which aims to imagine the future of Essex Junction and to provide achievable targets in the next five years for city growth and development.
The Gaslight Tinkers on the Tavern Lawn
PUTNEY, Vt. – Twilight Music continues its 21st Twilight on the Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, folk/rock, world beat, jazz, pop, and Zydeco summer concerts on Sunday, July 21, with roots and world music quintet The Gaslight Tinkers. The seven-concert series continues every other Sunday through Aug. 18. All concerts beginat 6 p.m., in downtown Putney, on the Putney Tavern lawn – bring a lawn chair or blanket – or at Next Stage, at 15 Kimball Hill, in case of rain. Copresented with Next Stage Arts Project, the series is sponsored by the Town of Putney, The Mockingbird Tavern, Rod’s, and many other Putney-area businesses and organizations. The concerts are free to the public, donations are accepted, and food will be available. For more information, call 802-387-5772 or visit www.twilightmusic.org.
Locals worry flood assistance won’t reach rural and remote Essex County
“This is the ruralest part of Vermont, and they don’t know to call 211, they don’t know where to reach out for resources,” one area service provider said. “It's Vermont pride, too. You know, we kind of suck it up, do it ourselves. We're not really good at asking for help.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Locals worry flood assistance won’t reach rural and remote Essex County.
Burglar who robbed a Brattleboro home is now also facing illegal drug charges
Brattleboro, VT- A woman was arrested on Tuesday night after breaking into a home on Putney Road, stealing several items from residents, and leaving the scene in a vehicle containing illegal drugs. April Garcia, 31, from Hartford, CT, broke in at around 6:00 p.m. before taking residents’ phones and keys....
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." ...
Area educators recognized for outstanding work
From left, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Pipelines and Pathways manager Christy Betit with P3 Partner of the Year winners Sarah Grasso, Terry Davison Berger, Linda Alvarez, Erin Lovett-Sherman, and Heather Waryas.
PHOTOS: Getting to know Colchester’s latest solar farm installation on College Parkway
COLCHESTER — On Vermont Route 15 and College Parkway in Colchester, just past the Fort Ethan Allen Cemetery, is a construction crew working to build a 366-module solar panel array. This is the town’s third 150-kilowatt array of solar, and the third of Colchester’s farms installed and maintained by...
Essex author Jackson Ellis returns with thriller "Black Days"
ESSEX — What happens if you mix a crime drama, gothic thriller and literary fiction novel into one? You get “Black Days”, the upcoming release from local Essex author Jackson Ellis. “Black Days” is the story of a Vermonter named Daniel Fassett, who after crashing his car...
Farm aid: concert series hopes to keep it all in the family
WILMINGTON - On Friday, July 19, Adams Farm will kick off a concert series that will run through mid-October. The concerts, which will happen every other Friday, are a fundraiser to help Olivia Adams Mancivalano buy Adams Farm and keep it in the Adams family. Support local journalism. Access to...
Jay Craven: My new film digs into Vermont’s origin story
I’ll play my new film, “Lost Nation,” this Saturday at Middlebury Town Hall Theater, as a part of the film’s Vermont 50 Town Tour. It will screen here again on Aug. 10. JAY CRAVEN The film is a Revolutionary War-era action drama set in the early upstar …
Winnie is missing in Moretown
Winnie, a medium-size reddish-brown dog about 40 pounds has been missing in Moretown since about 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. Her humans are Brian and Teri Maher. While much smaller than a Rhodesian Ridgeback, she resembles one according to Brian Maher. She is a year and a half old and very skinny with every rib visible. She is half-pointer, he said.
Superstar First Timers and Veterans Partake in Double Feature Victory Lane at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Veteran Terry Pearce brought the first of twin 25-lap features for the rk Miles Street Stocks to start the Superstars of Thunder Road Double Feature night. Thomas Peck sent his machine into the spin-cycle off turn two to bring out the opening event’s lone caution on lap 9 with Terry Pearce taking his first win of the season in the first feature he’s finished in 2024 followed by Ryan Foster and a hard-charging Dean Switser, Jr. on the podium.
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