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Man arrested for DUI #2 after single-vehicle crash in Rutland
RUTLAND TOWN — A 25-year-old man from West Rutland was arrested late Thursday night on charges of driving under the influence following a single-vehicle accident on Barrett Hill Road. Vermont State Police responded to the scene around 9:23 p.m. where they found Philip Prevosto, the driver of the crashed...
Burlington police ask public for information on series of assaults, gunfire incidents downtown
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Burlington Police Department is asking residents to help them get more information after a series of assaults and gunfire incidents downtown this month. Warning: Some video above could be disturbing to viewers. The department said it has been dealing with a spate of assault crimes...
Burlington-South Burlington football team hopes increased effort will yield better results
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Things haven’t always been easy for the Burlington-South Burlington Seawolves. Since the formation of the joint team back in 2018, the Seawolves have posted just one winning season and are still hunting the program’s first ever playoff win. Last year was especially tough, as Burlington-South Burlington only won two games...but talent has never really been the issue for the Seawolves. The team brings back one of the most dynamic athletes in the state in Ahmed Diawara, and he and the rest of the Seawolves Seniors made a point in the offseason and training camp to get more buy-in from the team as a whole. Both the upperclassmen and coaches believe that could pay dividends this fall. “Obviously I played a part, but mainly it’s mainly all the other guys because they show that they really want to come out here and work,” Diawara said. “Our last few seasons haven’t been the greatest, like record wise. So we are just like willing to do what it takes to win. And I see like the determination in a lot of these guys and their faces when they’re out here.” “We had the older guys from the previous years talk with the coaches,” said senior running back Rashad Morgan. “They were saying like, ‘We need to just put in more work, get in more practices, and really just have more team bonding time.’” “What has been great is just the energy that the kids have been able to bring,” said head coach Chadde Wolf. “We asked them to work a little bit harder than they have in the past, and they’ve responded...You know, we’re always trying to encourage ‘em to get better, but they seem to be willing to work, which is great.” The Seawolves will open their season at Mt. Mansfield on Saturday, August 31st.
Back to August temperatures Friday
August weather has returned for Friday, with temperatures near to average in the middle and upper 70’s! The clouds are clearing and we are saying good bye to the stubborn low pressures system that has been overhead all week!. Saturday starts with partly to mostly sunny skies but by...
Register Now For The Puppies and Pooches on Parade
Registration is now open for the Puppies and Pooches on Parade happening at 10:30 a.m. on August 24 at the Woodstock Village Green. There are multiple categories to enter based on weight and costumes. The registration fee is $30. Register here. In addition to the parade, there will be a...
Back in the swing: CVU Fall sports
CVU Fall sports started in earnest last week as preseason meetings and practices began. The girls volleyball team had a “one and done” rotating intrasquad scrimmage last Friday. The boys team worked on fundamentals. Observer photos by Al Frey.
WATCH: Freshman Farrah Yaacoub scores amazing first career goal
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Farrah Yaacoub is on the board, and in a big way. Vermont's freshman forward scored her first career goal on Wednesday during the Catamounts' 3-0 win over Saint Anselm in highlight-reel fashion. Juggling a loose ball in the middle of the field, she made a nifty move to free herself, hitting the crossbar with her shot to beat keeper Samantha Swidorski.
Mt. Mansfield football embraces process driven approach under new leadership
JERICHO, Vt. — Ever since Mt. Mansfield claimed the Division I football state championship in 2018, the program has yet to return to the postseason. A year ago, the Cougars finished 1-5 under head coach Nick Michaud. During the offseason, Michaud stepped down and took a job as an assistant coach with the Seawolves.
$500,000 from HUD will help fund Rutland affordable housing
Thursday will be the 50th birthday of an effort by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support affordable housing. HUD’s Community Development Block Grant program has just sent $500,000 to Rutland. Among other locations, the grant money will be put to work at a house just...
Expert Warns of “Rodent Rampage” Invading New York Homes This Fall
It's been one of the hottest summers in New York history and it may be causing a record rodent invasion. July was the second hottest month in New York history, with four separate heat waves blasting the state with high humidity and scorching temperatures that made it feel like over 100 degrees outside.
WMU men’s soccer takes down No. 14 Vermont in season opener
Western Michigan men’s soccer, which came into the season ranked 12th in the nation, defeated number 14 ranked Vermont in its season opener Thursday. The final score was 3-1 in favor of the Broncos. Graduate forward Greyson Mercer, who made his first start for WMU Thursday, scored two of...
Vermont loses iconic lawmaker, professor, pollster as former Sen. William “Bill” Doyle dies at 98
A giant of the Vermont Legislature and lifelong champion of civics education, William “Bill” Doyle has passed away at the age of 98. Doyle’s family issued his obituary on Monday through a Montpelier funeral home, saying the former state senator died on Aug. 15 at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield. The Republican lawmaker represented Washington County for 48 years, from 1969 until 2017, in the state Senate and taught political science for 60 years at Johnson State College until his retirement there in 2018.
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