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Vermont police investigating crash that killed 3
BERLIN, Vt. (WCAX) - Three people are dead after a two-car crash in Berlin, Vermont, on Saturday, and now police have released the names of the victims. Police responded to the intersection of Route 62 and Airport Road to find both drivers dead, as well as the lone passenger of one of the vehicles.
In Montpelier, Enna to Serve Gelato; Dairy Creme for Sale
A Montpelier cone has been passed. Shannon Bates, chef-owner of the globally inspired deli Enna at 14 State Street, will add gelato during new daily afternoon and early evening hours starting on May 6. Bates bought some of the equipment from Chill Vermont Gelato, which operated a few storefronts away at 32 State Street from 2012 until last summer.
Vermont Statehouse locks doors after receiving shooting threat
The Vermont Intelligence Center said two other locations in the country received similar threats through the same phone number. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Statehouse locks doors after receiving shooting threat.
After Vermont Senate refuses to confirm Zoie Saunders, Phil Scott names her interim education secretary
Tuesday’s 9-19 vote was the first time in recent memory that the body rejected a nominee for a cabinet-level position. Read the story on VTDigger here: After Vermont Senate refuses to confirm Zoie Saunders, Phil Scott names her interim education secretary.
Vermont road crews navigate multiple mud seasons
ROXBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - With almost 16,000 miles of dirt roads in Vermont, road crews say they were kept extra busy with multiple warm spells this winter. Worcester Road Commissioner Michael Utton says the town’s 19 miles of dirt roads got a lot of TLC this winter, with the first round of mud season coming as early as January.
Three Questions for Cory Swafford of Waterbury’s Blackback Pub
Blackback Pub in Waterbury has long been a starred stop on Vermont's beer tourism map. Its impressive tap list always includes half a dozen choices from Greensboro's Hill Farmstead Brewery alongside other noteworthy American brews, plus Belgian exemplars such as the barrel-aged Rodenbach Grand Cru sour red ale. Aside from...
Worcester man charged with simple assault against two local residents
WORCESTER — A Worcester man was cited for simple assault after an altercation that injured two people on Saturday night, according to police. Jacob French, 34, is accused of assaulting two residents of Worcester. State Troopers from the Berlin Barracks responded to the incident at 8:11 p.m. The investigation...
Vt. sheriff’s deputy who caused mistrial loses job
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - A Windsor County sheriff’s deputy who caused a mistrial in Barre back in March has lost his job. Cpl. Mark Belisle provided security at the Washington County court in February during the sexual assault trial of Kasey Giorgio, who was found guilty. But in March, the judge ruled Belisle made inappropriate comments to a juror, which tainted the trial’s outcome. A mistrial was declared and Belisle was placed on administrative leave.
Forecast is for ‘Chaos in the Valley’ on Friday
Dungeons & Dragons storytelling returns to the the Valley Players stage in Waitsfield on Friday with “Chaos in the Valley: Undefeated Champ.”. The 7 p.m. show features four improv comedians/table-top role players and a Dungeon Master. “Chaos in the Valley” brings Dungeons & Dragons’ collective storytelling experience to life....
Immigrant restaurateurs hit by July floods face continued hurdles to recovery
Kamal Sherpa, who owns the KSherpa Dinner House in Montpelier, and his business advisor Sunny have tried for months to get rent payments for a tenant staying in their house. Read the story on VTDigger here: Immigrant restaurateurs hit by July floods face continued hurdles to recovery.
Working class Vermonters admonish lawmakers for being out of touch with core values
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Rural Vermonters and farmers sounded the alarm and expressed their frustrations with state lawmakers on Thursday in Montpelier, saying they’ve made the state unaffordable and that the State House is out of control. They cited House and Senate leadership from Burlington and Chittenden County as...
Windsor County Sheriff's Deportment to patrol in Tunbridge
TUNBRIDGE, Vt. (WCAX) - The Windsor Country Sheriff’s Department has picked up another patrolling contract with a town in a neighboring county. The select board in the Orange County Town of Tunbridge has agreed to a $50,000 one-year contract with the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department. That contract, which starts July 1st, will pay for about 15 patrol hours a week. Windsor deputies already patrol in nearby Chelsea. Officials from both towns say the orange county sheriff’s department simply didn’t have the resources to suit their needs and say the Windsor county department is a good fit.
Lawsuit accuses Norwich University of sex-based employment discrimination, retaliation
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Norwich University faces a civil lawsuit accusing the school’s former president and another top official of employment discrimination. The lawsuit filed on Monday in Washington County Court was brought by Elizabeth Kennedy, a 13-year employee who worked most recently as the private military school’s vice president of development and alumni relations. It says Kennedy repeatedly blew the whistle on her boss, former Norwich President Mark Anarumo, for “years of misconduct and creation of sex-based discriminatory employment conditions.”
CVMC nurses and techs successfully ratify their first ever union contract
BERLIN, Vt. — More than 500 nurses and technicians at Central Vermont Medical Center voted to ratify their first-ever union contract on Friday. This victory comes after a 23-hour overnight bargaining session and eight months after the union election. Members of the union's bargaining team stressed that unity and...
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