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Essex Junction City Council continues Champlain Valley Expo growth plans discussion
ESSEX JUNCTION — Conversations continue to swirl around plans to update the Champlain Valley Expo. Along with community partner Higher Ground, the Champlain Valley Expo, located in Essex Junction, is looking to update its outdated grandstand to bring more traffic to the venue. Tim Shea, executive director of Champlain...
2024-2025 Property Tax Bill
Important Information Regarding Your 2024-2025 Property Tax Bill. 2024-2025 Property Tax Bills were mailed to property owners this week. Taxes may be paid upon receipt or can be paid by the due dates on the bill. The first installment must be paid no later than September 16, 2024, and the second installment must be paid no later than March 17, 2025. Payments must be paid by the due dates to avoid an 8% penalty. Postmarks will not be accepted. If you have bill pay set up through your bank, please make sure they are aware of when payment needs to be received to be considered on time.
High School Huddle Camp Tour: Essex Hornets
ESSEX, VT – “I’m going to be honest, I think they’re feeling pretty dangerous right now. As long as we stay healthy and do what we need to do, yeah they’re gonna be a dangerous team,” said Essex football head coach, Ethan Curtis on his team. Health was the kryptonite for Hornets football last year. […]
WCAX back on the air after tower inspection
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - WCAX-TV has returned to the airways after a regular tower inspection Thursday morning. The preventative maintenance is conducted periodically to ensure that the antenna systems and the physical structure of the tower on Mount Mansfield are in excellent condition. During the inspection, all of the broadcasters...
Vermont women's soccer 2024: New goalie, impactful freshmen, and a prolific offense
The Vermont women’s soccer team opens the 2024 season on Saturday, with a trip to a familiar place for head coach Kristi Huizenga: Her alma mater of Connecticut. It marks the first time since 2012 that Huizenga, a star player for the Huskies in the early 2000s, will bring the Catamounts to UConn. Vermont relishes...
Friction building over Montpelier homeless encampment
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s growing homeless population continues to be a challenge for municipalities, including creating division among some Montpelier residents over encampments in undesignated locations. Derek Malbroux lives in the woods off of Country Club Road in Montpelier, just next to the former Elks Club shelter that...
First responders including VSP trooper save a life at Waterbury golf course
The quick actions and teamwork of community members and first responders from the Waterbury Ambulance Service and Vermont State Police saved the life of a woman who experienced a medical emergency at a Waterbury golf course earlier this summer. The incident occurred July 3 at the Blush Hill Country Club...
Bellows Falls man nabbed for 3 bank robberies in 2 days
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A Bellows Falls man faces federal charges after authorities say he pulled off three bank robberies in two days. According to court documents, Stephen Loewe, 42, walked into the M&T Bank in Springfield Tuesday morning and demanded cash. Later that afternoon, he went to the Claremont Savings Bank in Springfield and handed the teller a note demanding $500. He then stole a car from a gas station.
High Court denies pre-trial release for man charged with Rutland officer’s murder
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Supreme Court says the man accused of causing a crash that killed a Rutland Police should remain behind bars until his trial. Police say Tate Rheaume was fleeing from officers in July 2023 when he crossed the center line and collided head-on with Officer Jessica Ebbighausen’s cruiser, killing her. He is awaiting trial for aggravated murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence.
Vermont lifestyle lures biotech duo to buy lumber yard
EAST MIDDLEBURY — What do two 37-year-old friends do after successfully incubating and growing two successful biotechnology companies in the greater Boston area?. They become owner-operators of an established lumber business in East Middlebury, Vt., of course. Not exactly a script you’ll see play out in Forbes, but Andrew...
Missing a world record by a nose: Not quite enough dogs see documentary in Middlebury
More than 200 dogs attended a screening in Middlebury last weekend of the new Netflix documentary “Inside the Mind of a Dog.” That’s a lot of dogs, period, let alone dogs attending a movie. But it still wasn’t quite as many dogs as organizers of the screening had hoped for. ...
Encampment closure sparks protest on Montpelier City Hall steps
After being evicted from the Country Club Road encampment, one Montpelier resident has organized a protest to call for safe camping sites for the city’s unhoused community. Read the story on VTDigger here: Encampment closure sparks protest on Montpelier City Hall steps .
Swanton man charged with multiple violations after speeding on I-89
GEORGIA — A Swanton man is facing multiple charges, including negligent operation and cruelty to a child, after being clocked at 101 mph on Interstate 89, Vermont State Police said. Dalton Katon, 27, was spotted by a trooper on Aug. 14 speeding southbound near Exit 18 in Georgia, driving...
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