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After dozens of rescues and 1 death, Lyndonville grapples with extensive damage, displacement
On Wednesday night, as swift-water crews carried out rescue missions in communities across Vermont, it looked like the people of Lyndonville would avoid the worst effects of the flood. But less than 12 hours later, large portions of the Northeast Kingdom town were underwater. The flood has inundated longtime local...
Women's Ice Hockey Unveils Eight New Additions for the 2024-25 Campaign
NORTHFIELD, Vt.- Norwich Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach Sophie Leclerc Doherty announced the addition of eight new recruits to her roster. The additions include four forwards, three defenders and one who plays both forward and defense. #18 Julia Richardson (F/D) Hometown: Commerce, Mich. Previous Team: Belle Tire. Major: Business and...
St. Johnsbury from above: Images show flooding on Rt. 5
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - Photos from Thursday show where Route 5 crosses the road from the interstate to Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital-- that intersection totally flooded. Images look at Route 5 in St. Johnsbury Center, which is north of downtown, with businesses getting visibly waterlogged from the Passumpsic River...
What To Do: Saturday, July 13
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Let’s take a look at what to do this summer Saturday. Montpelier’s annual Do Good Fest is today, featuring food trucks and musical performances from Fitz and the Tantrums and Rachel Platten. Admission is $5; all ticket sales benefit the cancer patient fund Branches of Hope and the Howard Center. Gates open at 1:30. If you can’t be there, you can watch it on Channel 3 or livestream from WCAX.com starting at 2 p.m.
Flooding hits Barnet farms hard, potentially wiping one off the map
BARNET, Vt. — Neighbors are starting to pick up the pieces in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom after seeing the full extent of the damage caused by the floods. Barnet was among those hardest hit this week, with numerous roads washed out—many still impassable. Route 5 in West Barnet is...
After 42 years, Concept2 employee celebrates retirement by making eighth trip to the Olympics
MORRISTOWN, Vt. — After 42 years, longtime Concept2 employee Bob Beeman is stepping back from day-to-day operations, but not before making another trip to the Olympics. The Morrisville, Vermont, native joined the rowing equipment company when he was just 17 years old. Now, at 59, his passion remains for helping the best rowers in the world achieve their Olympic dreams.
Keeseville community-based radio reignites the old-time ‘gift of gab’
Ausable Valley Grange Hall announces WAVG-LP, a hyperlocal talk and music station. In 1923, three years after the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company’s first commercial broadcast on KDKA in Pittsburgh, farmers in Keeseville voted to buy one of these so-called radio contraptions for their Ausable Valley Grange Hall. One...
WTSA NEWS FOR SATURDAY JULY 13th 2024
Vermonters are beginning to pick up the pieces from yet another. round of flooding that caused widespread damage. At a news briefing. Friday morning, Gov. Phil Scott said that while assessing the damage. around the state, he was reminded of how resilient Vermonters are. and how they help their neighbors....
Cavendish Update 7/12/24: SB Mtg/Film/Warning/Talk/News/Events
The Forgotten, a documentary film from Red Vault Productions (Wendy & Stefan of Depot Street, Proctorsville) is about the July 2023 floods that devastate a street but not the community spirit. The film will be screened Saturday night (July 13) approximately 8:45 pm at The Crow, 73 Depot St. It’s BYO chair and beverage. People will be gathering starting around 7:30.
NY Emergency Services Officials Say Proposed OSHA Changes Too Burdensome on Departments
PLATTSBURGH — A proposal for new stringent regulations overseeing local fire departments and emergency services providers could put some units out of business. “I do want to stress we’re not talking about compromising safety. We’re talking about rules and regulations that are just not attainable to our local volunteer fire departments and EMS fighters,” State Assemblyman D. Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) said.
Unemployment claims in Vermont declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Vermont dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 293 in the week ending July 6, down from 415 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment...
EFC’s $2.2 Billion Boost for New York’s Water Infrastructure
The Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) has shattered records with over $2.2 billion in financial aid for local water infrastructure projects in State Fiscal Year 2024. This game-changing investment supports 269 vital projects across New York, securing clean water and boosting public health. Empowering Local Communities. Discover how EFC's monumental funding...
Leaders from our region react to shooting at Trump rally
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - After former President Donald Trump and rallygoers were hit by apparent gunfire at an event in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening, leaders in our region released statements reacting to the violence. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, wrote on X: “Political violence is absolutely unacceptable. I wish Donald Trump,...
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