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More Vermont towns are turning to community nurses, offering free health care
Every Wednesday, Sunny Martinson visits Richard Starr. He’s 80 years old and taught middle school woodshop for 40 years. He lives in Thetford, in a house he designed and largely built himself. “There wasn’t a plan. I added and added and added — my wife added her contributions too,”...
Morristown police investigating suspicious death
MORRISTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) - Police in Morristown say a welfare check Wednesday turned into a suspicious death investigation. Police say they responded around 6:30 a.m. to 813 Elmore Street to check on Richard Cote, 76, but that when they arrived, officers found him dead in his home. Investigators say the...
Barre emergency services respond to four overdoses in three hours
Barre, VT- City Police and Fire Departments responded to four separate reports of overdoses over a three-hour time span on Tuesday, July 23rd. Authorities say that none of the overdoses were fatal. One of the individuals told police that they thought they smoked crack cocaine prior to overdosing. The drug...
Peacham fundraising effort helps flood victims
PEACHAM, Vt. (WCAX) - A community-led fundraising effort in Peacham is helping families pay for needed supplies after the flooding two weeks ago, including residents who are still mourning the loss of one of their own. Dump trucks loaded with fill on Wednesday were making regular trips down Main Street...
‘Neers rally for 9th straight win
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Mountaineers have been on a tear of late, but Tuesday’s win at the Rec might be the best of the bunch. The ‘Neers rallied from an 8-1 ninth inning deficit with eight runs in the frame to down Bristol 9-8 and extend their win streak to nine in a row.
Part of Burlington under boil water notice due to break on private fire service line
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Residents in part of Burlington are under a Boil Water Notice as of Wednesday afternoon, according to a note from the City of Burlington Department of Public Works. Officials issued a preliminary boil water notice for portions of the south end after a "significant break on...
Phish’s Trey Anastasio Opens Addiction Recovery Center, Divided Sky: ‘This Can End’
Phish’s Trey Anastasio has 17 years of sobriety under his belt and in late 2023 he paid it forward by opening a residential recovery program, Divided Sky, in his native Vermont with the caseworker who helped him after a 2006 arrest for heroin possession and DWI.Cardi B Defends Kamala Harris From Sexist Attacks Regarding Husband Doug Emhoff According to People, the 46-bed facility in Ludlow, VT is a “nonclinical, abstinence-based center that follows the 12-step program” and costs $7,500 for a 30 day stay; financial aid is available for those in need. “I’ve seen people in dire situations come back from...
Swimming & Diving: Stark, Shaner nominated for GNAC Man and Woman of the Year
MEN'S RELEASE (THE GNAC) | WOMEN'S RELEASE (THE GNAC) WINTHROP, Mass. - Norwich University student-athletesBenjamin Stark (Montverde, Fla.) and Hannah Shaner (Gilbertsville, Pa.), both members of the men's and women's swimming & diving programs, have been nominated for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Man and Woman of the Year awards, respectively, as announced by the league office this evening.
Music spanning four centuries featured this week at Yellow Barn
PUTNEY-Yellow Barn enters the second half of its summer festival this week with performances on Thursday through Saturday (July 25–27), and a Saturday morning masterclass with Laurence Lesser (July 27). Returning to the Big Barn stage this summer are violinist Anthony Marwood, clarinetist Alan Kay, cellist John Myerscough, and...
Aerial dance meets outdoor adventure at tree dancing workshop
BRATTLEBORO-p>Award winning trapeze dancers Serenity Smith Forchion, an internationally known circus aerialist, and Mark Przekurat, an arborist intent on educating the world about the future of our forests, are offering their workshop in two levels on Saturday, Aug. 3, and Sunday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday...
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