The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners recently awarded Vermont State Affordable Housing Tax Credits for homeownership development projects across the state. Once sold to investors, the credits will yield nearly $3 million in equity for downpayment assistance […]
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One dead in motorcycle crash, Sunday
A man died in a motorcycle crash on Route 7 in Clarendon around 11:21 a.m. Oct. 1. Police said Roy Loomis, 70, of West Rutland, was traveling west on North Shrewsbury Road in a Kawasaki motorcycle and failed to […]
Governor requests major disaster declaration for early August flooding in Rutland and Addison Counties
Governor Phil Scott has made a formal request to President Joe Biden for a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities in Addison and Rutland counties recover costs for repair of public infrastructure damage caused by rainfall and severe flooding […]
BEGAP to increase grants to flood-impacted businesses, nonprofits, landlords
Changes to the program will include raising the percent of net uncovered damage to 30% and removing the $20,000 cap Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein announced, Sept. 20, forthcoming changes to […]
David Bergh named interim president at Vermont State University
David G Bergh, EdD will take the helm of Vermont State University (VTSU) as the next interim president following the planned departure of current chief executive Michael Smith. The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System announced […]
Survey asks Vermonters about their healthcare experience
Vermonters and Vermonters with children who have been to a doctor’s office in the last six months are asked to keep an eye out for a survey about their experience, which is arriving in mailboxes this fall. Every year, […]
Submit your poem, short story, or essay for the Vermont Writers’ Prize
Green Mountain Power (GMP) and Vermont Magazine are encouraging writers to get their entries ready for one of the state’s top literary contests, the Vermont writer’s prize. Entries are due on Jan. 1. Winners are selected in prose and […]
Vermont attorney general addresses scam awareness, help
By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s note: This is part one of three stories on preventing becoming a victim of fraud and what to do about it if it happens to you. Part two will address popular scams and part […]
Vermont Adaptive named finalist for education award
Continuing a legacy of humanitarian work, Defender has announced the finalists of the 2023 Defender Service Awards. Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports has been selected as a finalist in the Outdoor Accessibility and Education Award, presented by Outside Interactive Inc. […]
Scott announces $5M for homeowners to fix wells and septic systems
Gov. Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) are giving $5 million in funding to support low- and moderate-income Vermont homeowners in repairing or replacing their failed or inadequate onsite water or wastewater systems. This is the […]