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Londonderry appoints selectboard member, talks Williams Dam
LONDONDERRY, Vt. – The Londonderry Selectboard held a special meeting on Saturday, July 13, to appoint a new board member to take the seat left vacant by Melissa Brown’s recent resignation. James Ameden Jr., who was born and raised in Londonderry, was appointed after receiving 120 votes against Steve Twitchell’s 64 votes.
Greenfield welcomes Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Circus Smirkus, a nonprofit arts and education organization that is based in Greensboro, Vermont, will be performing in Greenfield on Sunday and Monday. According to Circus Smirkus, their mission is to promote the skills, culture, and traditions of the traveling circus, and inspire kids to...
Lefferts Pond area becomes more accessible
CHITTENDEN, Vt. (WCAX) - A lake in Chittenden has received an upgrade so more people with disabilities can enjoy the outdoors there. Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to make Lefferts Pond area more accessible for people with disabilities. The new additions include a new...
Renowned British artist Paul Scott on view at Shelburne Museum
Image caption: Paul Scott, Sampler Jug No. 10, Shelburne & Sugar (detail), from “Cumbrian Blue(s), New American Scenery” series, 2024. Transfer print collage on pearlware with platinum lustre, 15 x 14 x 11 3/4 in. Collection of Shelburne Museum, museum purchase, commissioned from the artist with a generous gift of Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen.
Fisher, Roberts take late models on night of double features at Thunder Road
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - Kaiden Fisher and Chris Roberts won races in the headline division on a night of double features at Thunder Road Thursday. Chris LaForest and Kylee Porter each took their first career wins in the Tigers and Street Stocks respectively.
75-year-old Grand Isle man cited for assaulting 20-year-old in road rage incident
SOUTH HERO, Vt. — A 75-year-old man from Grand Isle was cited following a road rage incident Saturday evening, according to Vermont State Police. Authorities were called to Route 2 by Ferry Road in South Hero at around 5:25 p.m., after receiving a report that a possible assault had happened in the middle of the roadway.
12-year-old performs the national anthem ahead of Friday night's Lake Monsters game
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Vermont Lake Monsters had a special guest perform the national anthem at Friday night's game. Andre Redmond is a soon-to-be seventh-grade student at Essex Middle School. He is also a popular performer, often seen on the Church Street Marketplace in downtown Burlington. Andre likes to...
Cold front tonight bringing cooler temperatures for Sunday
Tonight: A cold front is moving through with scattered rain showers. Temperatures in the upper 50’s to lower 60’s. Sunday: Decreasing clouds with sunny skies into the afternoon with temperatures into the middle to upper 70’s. Monday: Mostly sunny skies, with temperatures reaching into the upper 70’s...
Waybury Inn from ‘Newhart’ sitcom honors the late actor-comedian
Ever since Bob Newhart passed away Thursday afternoon, memories of the comedian and actor have come pouring in across social media. At one quaint inn located in east Middlebury, a lot of those memories are in physical form, and are likely familiar to Newhart’s longtime fans. The Waybury Inn...
Weekly Dispatch with Mayor Sullivan
Thank you for coming to my Mayor’s hours on Mondays from 9:00-11:00 AM and Wednesdays (by appointment) at the Council Room at City Hall. Hearing your ideas and suggestions, assisting with getting your needs addressed, and discussing economic development for our City is nothing shy of amazing. You are the City. Your voice is necessary and this is the venue to come to speak to me.
Flooding resources, touring businesses, investing in Vermont
Damage in Barre from last week's flood. I can’t believe we are back here again. After a year of dedication and hard work to get your establishments back open, many of you are dealing with the aftermath of another wave of water. Please know we are thinking of you.
Vermont farmers take stock after losing crops to flooding two years in a row
BARNET, Vt. (AP) — Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm was flooded again by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. This time it was worse. Workers were able to harvest some of the produce before last week’s flooding, but the family-owned vegetable farm still lost 90% of its crop in fields and greenhouses. “When we got hit twice on the same day two years in a row it’s pretty hard to recover from that,” said Mary Skovsted, who owns the farm with her husband. Around the state, and especially in hard-hit central and northern Vermont, farmers are again assessing their losses and trying to figure out how to adapt and make it through the season and next year.
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