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Mad River Valley Planning District staff help assess flood damage in Fayston
In the aftermath of the July 10 flooding, Mad River Valley Planning District (MRVPD) staff members reached out to local town officials, offering help cataloguing damage from the flooding. Accurate documentation of flood damage is critical after extreme weather events if towns and organizations want to recoup FEMA funding. MRVPD...
Harwood Unified Union School District food service staff expand repertoire
Earlier this week five members of the Harwood Unified Union School District food service staff spent a day taking a Mediterranean cooking class, preparing, and sampling some new meals for district students this fall. They were introduced to a melon and mint salad featuring watermelon and cantaloupe with mint dressing....
22nd Annual Wish Kids Golf Classic raises $30,000 for Make-A-Wish Vermont
Left to Right: Adam Ashe, President of Ashe Insurance, Renee Porter, Member Services Manager of Co-Operative Insurance Companies, Jamie Heath, Wish Alumni and Wish Coordinator for Make-A-Wish Vermont, Cotey Gallagher, Member Services Representative of Co-Operative Insurance Companies, Jamie Hathaway, President & CEO of Make-A-Wish Vermont and Make-A-Wish Northeast New York. Make-A-Wish Vermont photo.
MSPCA seeking adopter for ‘very special’ senior cat
Fifteen-year-old Mittens is in need of a home, the MSPCA says. A “very special” senior cat is in need of a new owner, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said on Monday. Mittens, 15, needs a “perfect retirement home.” He was hit by a...
194 condos will get a water bill credit. But now rates may change for all of Framingham
FRAMINGHAM — The mayor announced that a condo complex will be getting a large water bill credit along with the city's change of its water billing structure at the Aug. 20 City Council meeting. Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky said residents of the Windsor Green condominium complex could potentially see a credit of...
Mad River Watch and stream dynamics
Mad River Watch volunteers conducted their final field visits of the summer on August 18 and 19, checking their regular sites to observe to collect data and make environmental observations. WHAT IS FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY?. “Technical terms like fluvial geomorphology that are commonplace within the scientific community are not always meaningful...
Commander on Vt. National Guard’s ongoing missions
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - Monday was Military Appreciation Day at the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction. The Vermont National Guard played a pivotal role in helping to save lives during flooding this summer. Vt. National Guard Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, who is also Vermont’s adjutant general, joined our...
Disaster unemployment assistance available to Vermonters who lost work during July 9-11 flooding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor has approved federal disaster unemployment assistance for Vermonters who lost work because of flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl on July 9 through July 11, the state Labor Department said Monday. Last week, President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for parts of the state that were hit by the flooding, including individual assistance disaster, which covers unemployment assistance, for residents in Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans and Washington counties, the state said. People living in those areas may be eligible for unemployment assistance if they were...
Police investigating Burlington assault over littering
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington police are investigating an assault they say happened Friday night near Walnut and Archibald streets. They say a witness saw a driver throw a can out their car window into the street. The witness threw the can back into the car, telling the driver not to litter.
Woman arrested for nearly hitting officers with car, police say
Burlington, VT- A Winooski woman is facing charges for almost hitting officers with her car and then evading arrest, according to Burlington Police Department. Police say Tiffany Billings, 32, was parked on Main St near South Winooski Avenue while police reported an incident there at about 1:45 am Sunday. This section of the road was closed to traffic and only open for parking.
The electric-plane future is about to take off
For years, you’ve been able to watch cool-looking electric-plane videos on YouTube, created by some of the 300 companies who are working on them. But Beta Technologies, in Burlington, Vermont, is unique: “I believe we’re the only company flying people,” said Beta’s CEO and founder Kyle Clark. His company’s electric plane can carry six people, and flies 250 miles on one charge.
1 arrest, 1 suspect sought in Montpelier knife attack
One arrest, one suspect sought in suspected Montpelier knife assault. One suspect is in custody after an alleged knife attack in downtown Montpelier, but police are still searching for a second suspect. Several people were fighting on Main Street, near City Hall, just after 7:30 Saturday night. Police say one...
Ducks bob down the Black River for 25th annual Ludlow Duck Race
LUDLOW, Vt. (WCAX) - After a year off due to last year’s July floods, rubber ducks splashed into the waters in Ludlow for the 25th annual race. Bobbing up and down in a race between bridges, onlookers peered across waters as the 25th annual duck race splashed through Ludlow.
Terriers, Catamounts Play to 2-2 Draw
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Juniors Shayla Brown and Margy Porta each found the back of the net for the Boston University women's soccer program, guiding the Terriers to a 2-2 draw against Vermont on Sunday afternoon at Virtue Field. Though BU (0-2-2) did not lead in the game, the Terriers...
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