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Comes Comes Home First in Quenneville Memorial at Devil’s Bowl
WEST HAVEN, VT.- Fair Haven’s Justin Comes won Saturday’s 38-lap Vince Quenneville, Sr., ‘Legends Night’ Memorial race at Devil’s Bowl over Josh Masterson, Tanner Seimons and 26 other competitors. Justin Lilly won the O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman feature. Matt Wade, Jakobee Alger, Gage Provencher, Chad Merrill and Chase Allen also picked up feature wins, along with several members of the Mohawk Valley Vintage Dirt Modifieds. The night of racing was presented by the Community College of Vermont, one of the speedway’s most dedicated and loyal sponsors.
Could staffing shortage lead to local prison closures?
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) - Keeping a state prison from getting closed could be having enough staff to run the facility. We’ve learned a staffing shortage is not only a problem at some facilities but a death blow with two state lockups near Albany now closing within 90 days.
Police search for wanted man after shovel attack in Northeast Kingdom
NEWPORT, Vt. — Newport police are searching for a man accused of attacking a 17-year-old with a shovel, during a botched motorcycle sale. Newport Police responded to Elm Street around 10 a.m. Tuesday, for a report of a man who was screaming and waving a gun around. When officers...
Woodstock voters to decide fate of new short-term rental ordinance
The ordinances put a cap of 55 each on the number of owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied short-term rentals. Read the story on VTDigger here: Woodstock voters to decide fate of new short-term rental ordinance.
Barre emergency services respond to four overdoses in three hours
Barre, VT- City Police and Fire Departments responded to four separate reports of overdoses over a three-hour time span on Tuesday, July 23rd. Authorities say that none of the overdoses were fatal. One of the individuals told police that they thought they smoked crack cocaine prior to overdosing. The drug...
Parents left scrambling after state revokes license of Richford child care center
RICHFORD, Vt. (WCAX) - Dozens of parents in Franklin County have been left without child care after the Vermont Department for Children and Families revoked the license of a longtime child care center in Richford. “He was an angel at his last day care and he loved it. We did...
Bridgewater store catches fire one year after historic flooding
BRIDGEWATER, Vt. — The ShackletonThomas Furniture and Pottery store saw another setback over the weekend, after a fire broke out on the third floor. “We don't really know why it started. It could have been something electrical,” said Charles Shackleton, owner of the furniture-making business. He has been...
A year later, Gilwee reflects on knee injury
BURLINGTON, VT – UVM women’s basketball player Catherine Gilwee was as confident as ever following her sophomore season. She had started all 32 games, averaging over 10 points per game, and was key in the Catamounts’ run to the NCAA tournament. But all that confidence was stripped away in a moment last spring. “It was […]
PCB test results jeopardize North Country Union High School’s upcoming school year
An expedited $5 million mitigation project is underway, but district leaders fear the expensive project won’t sufficiently address the problem. Read the story on VTDigger here: PCB test results jeopardize North Country Union High School’s upcoming school year.
Rovers North sells to employees, creating a path to a better future for employee owners
Vermont Business Magazine When the owners and founders at Rovers North in Westford started considering their succession strategies over a decade ago, they weren’t enthused about the options until learning of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, the most common broad-based employee ownership business model in the United States. The...
Kids from across the U.S. run away to New England to join Circus Smirkus
Via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship, on assignment for the Waterbury Roundabout. Wind-up dolls, ballerinas and soldiers at an abandoned toy shop came to life in Waterbury recently in “The Imaginarium,” the latest show by Circus Smirkus at Farr’s Field. About 4,000 people came to enjoy the youth-powered circus troupe across a three-night run starting July 2, its second-ever time in town. Almost all six shows sold out, and venue owner John Farr already plans to host the circus again in 2025.
Grand Isle crash claims the life of Champlain woman
GRAND ISLE | Authorities are continuing to investigate a rear-end collision that claimed the life of a Champlain woman. Vermont State Police said the accident happened just before 6 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. Route 2, claiming the life of 26-year-old Shantel Lafountain. A preliminary investigation determined that Lafountain was driving...
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