Green Mountain Power (GMP) is making it easy for Vermonters to switch to driving an electric vehicle (EV) with its new Try-an-EV program letting customers experience what it is like to own and drive an EV, without a […]
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The secret lives of Killington’s honeybees
By Brooke Geery Tucked into a wildflower-filled field just off lower Killington Resort’s Great Eastern trail, several hundred thousand bees are hard at work. They’re in various stages of life, from hatching to metamorphosis to learning the ropes around […]
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Suspect in June double shooting in Leicester arrested in Maine
A suspect in a June double shooting in Leicester that left one man dead and his brother critically injured has been arrested on an unrelated federal charge in Maine. Zaquikon Roy, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested Thursday, […]
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One dead in Route 4 crash
Staff report Police said one died in a two-car crash on Route 4 near Craigs Lane in Mendon around 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Police said Stephen P. Marcoulier, 62, of Ashby, Massachusetts, was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary investigation […]
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42,000 Vermonters impacted in data security breach
The Vermont Dept. of Financial Regulation was notified that a large-scale data security breach has compromised the personally identifiable information of roughly 42,000 Vermonters and over 38 million consumers nationwide. The breach occurred when the CLOP Ransomware Gang, a […]
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Stone Bench to be dedicated at Rutland Town’s Northwood Park
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center is dedicating public artwork at noon on Saturday, Aug.19, as part of the annual Rutland Town-wide celebration. The permanent installation at Northwood Park is in partnership with the town of Rutland. Seven teenage […]
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Vermont Farmers Food Center responds to local flooding with participation in Emergency Eats
Vermont Emergency Eats (VEE), a smaller-scale version of Vermont Everyone Eats, the pandemic-era program that provided meals to food-insecure Vermonters, has launched in response to the recent flooding in the state. VEE is providing meals to those affected in […]
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Ludlow motel owners, flooded for the third time, seek buyout
By Tiffany Tan/VTDigger LUDLOW — The Timber Inn Motel is among roughly a thousand Vermont businesses damaged in last month’s historic flooding. Propelled by the raging Black River, floodwaters rose over 6 feet at the motel, wrecking guest rooms, machinery […]
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Benyai’s lawsuit against Pawlet town is thrown out
Un-permitted structures for paramilitary school must be removed and fines paid or face prison Staff report A judge has thrown out a federal lawsuit against the town of Pawlet brought by resident Daniel Banyai as he attempts to build […]
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Hartland intersection redo hits design snag
By Curt Peterson Four members of the Hartland Select Board grilled Daniel Peck, project manager for Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) engineers, regarding three expensive glitches discovered during the now-notorious $1.5 million intersection reconfiguration in Hartland Three Corners. Board Chair […]