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Two injured in Marlboro crash, driver cited for DUI
MARLBORO — A single-vehicle crash on Vermont Route 9 near MacArthur Rd resulted in minor injuries and a DUI citation for the driver, officials said Monday. Vermont State Police responded to the scene at around 3:02 p.m. to find a 2013 Hyundai Sonata totaled. The driver, Shawn Hellyar, 28,...
Rich Earth Institute: In Search of Liquid Gold
Vermont’s Rich Earth Institute is looking to an unusual alternative to industrial fertilizer: human urine. They are a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. On a hillside in southern Vermont, some six miles outside Brattleboro and two miles from the Connecticut River, farmer Noah Hoskins points to one of his snow-covered fields. “We’re probably putting out eight thousand gallons a year,” he says, “but we could use ten times that. There’s just not enough supply—yet.” He’s talking about urine. Pasteurized, nutrient-rich, human urine.
Community Remembers the Fallen on Memorial Day
ADAMS, Mass. — Brothers William and Earle Charbonneau joined the Navy together on Sept. 11, 1942, served together and died together when their ship was torpedoed off Italy 80 years ago this May. "Our mother was their youngest sister, she talked about them all the time because they were...
Windham County Economic Report: A shifting economy
Areas of the Windham County economy have improved, and there is change in the business landscape. VermontBiz Windam County’s shifting, transitioning and eclectic economy has claimed another victim: Sam’s Outdoor Outfitters, a multigenerational business in downtown Brattleboro, closed its flagship store at Flat and Main streets in April, just seven months after M&T Bank shuttered its nearby branch at the corner of Elliot and Main.
Clarksburg World War II Casualty Coming Home; Towns Hold Memorial Services
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Erwin Shaftsbury King's ambition was to join the Marines and six weeks after Pearl Harbor, he was on his way to Parris Island. King was a graduate of the town's old Center School and Drury High in North Adams. He'd seemed to have an affinity for adventure and difficulty — not only his desire to rush to arms for his country but his unexpected arrival when the family car broke down on Aug. 11, 1924, in the Vermont town that gave him his middle name.
Businesses around Windham County
VermontBiz Windham County’s economy has a little bit of everything from large manufacturers such as Sonnax or wholesalers such as G&S Wholesale, so smaller startups, artisan food products, arts organizations, and higher education. Here, a few business owners and nonprofit leaders share their experiences working in the Southeastern Vermont economy.
What-to-do: Saturday, May 25th
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Time now to take a look at what-to-do on this Saturday. It’s the 15th anniversary of the Brattleboro Brewers Festival. Choose from 75 brews and ciders from across New England and beyond. The festival will have a selection of food trucks, live bands, and lawn games. The venue is at 1 Kipling Road. Entry begins at 12:30 this afternoon and tickets cost $40.
Second annual Pride Whistlestop Tour
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – The second annual Pride Whistlestop Tour, organized by Bellows Falls Pride, will begin in St. Albans, Vt., and continue through to Brattleboro on Saturday, June 8. Local communities throughout Vermont and southern New Hampshire will gather at Amtrak train stations to celebrate Pride month and the LGBTQ+ community as the Vermonter travels south. Station decorations, flag and sign waving, bubbles, music, and invited guests are a few ways to show solidarity and support at each train stop.
North Adams Mayor Macksey is backing a revamp of the city’s cannabis laws
Second-term Mayor Jennifer Macksey brought her slate of changes to cannabis regulations to the North Adams city council meeting last week. Dan Berger, who is working to open a cannabis business in North Adams and owns another in Salem, spoke about the proposed moves during the open mic portion of the meeting.
Williamstown Volunteer of the Year Speaks for the Voiceless
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Inclusion was a big topic at Thursday's annual town meeting — and not just because of arguments about the inclusivity of the Progress Pride flag. The winner of this year's Scarborough-Salomon-Flynt Community Service Award had some thoughts about how exclusive the town has been and is.
Stamford man in stable condition after being shot in the head
STAMFORD — A 20-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the head on Sunday afternoon in Stamford, prompting a police investigation into the shooting. At around 2:52 p.m., Stamford Police responded to reports of a shooting at 33 Spruce St. Upon arrival, officers discovered Kaysean Manning, a Stamford resident, with a gunshot wound to the side of his head.
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