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Man suspected of April hit and run found by Vermont State Police
HIGHGATE, Vt. (WCAX) - A Milton man was cited Thursday evening for running someone over and leaving the scene. Vermont State Police say on the night of April 7th they received a report that 26-year-old Garret Gagne had been run over on Virginia Lane in Highgate. When police arrived, the...
Injection drug use leads to serious blood infection surge at Vt. hospital
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A new investigation shows serious blood infections are way up among patients at the UVM Medical Center. The probe revealed a 900% increase in those infections among patients treated over the last two years. The hospital found 70% of those infected were current or previous drug users, many experiencing homelessness. Most had major skin and tissue wounds.
Vermont scrambles to address dental hygienist shortage
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Do you need your teeth cleaned? Good luck getting an appointment any time soon. A lack of dental hygienists means some practices are not taking new patients and some say the shortage is the worst they’ve ever seen. Chelsea Wells loves making people smile, but...
Say goodbye to meters. Burlington moves forward with contactless parking plan
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Changes are afoot in how drivers in Burlington pay for parking that could spell the end for parking meters in the Queen City. The clinking of coins might soon be a thing of the past when parking in Burlington. The city has gotten rid of single-space parking meters on Cherry Street and the Pearl Street parking lot in exchange for contactless parking via a mobile app.
Nunyuns Bakery & Café to Close in Burlington's Old North End
Prompted by the pending sale of the building in which Nunyuns Bakery & Café has operated since 2008, Kristine Harbour and Paul Bonelli have announced they will close their Old North End business at the end of May. Harbour initially told Seven Days that the couple would wait to...
South Burlington School District prepares for 3rd budget vote
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The South Burlington School District is getting ready for a third school budget vote. The school board reduced the budget to just over $68 million, which reduces the property tax increase to 9.55%. In comparison, the original budget that failed on Town Meeting Day was...
Class of 2030 gets sneak peek at future Burlington High School
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The first expected class of freshmen at the future Burlington High School got a sneak peek at the building on Thursday. Sixth graders at Edmunds Middle School got a tour of what their future digs will look like, and went over the construction plans. “It’s new....
'We're Leaving': Winooski's Bargain Real Estate Attracted a Diverse Group of Residents for Years. Now They're Being Squeezed Out.
Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. Cailyne Crowder called Winooski home. She had moved to the upper half of an old duplex on Lafountain Street in 2015 because the $1,150 rent, cheaper than what she'd pay in Burlington, suited her budget as a single mom. The lower cost of living enabled her to open Atlas Hair Studio, a downtown salon where she built a loyal clientele.
NBC5's Liz Strzepa announced as main weeknight news anchor
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — NBC5's Liz Strzepa has officially been announced as the station's new main co-anchor. Strzepa, who has worked at NBC5 for nearly a decade, will be sharing the anchor desk on weeknights with Brian Colleran at 5:00, 6:00, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. “When I was hired...
New bill set to outlaw breaking into people’s cars — or trying to steal them
Editor’s note: The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work with professional editors to provide content for local news outlets at no cost. Entering another person’s vehicle without their consent — or attempting to steal it — will be a crime under a...
Aggressive Behavior, Increased Drug Use at Burlington's Downtown Library Prompt Calls for Help
Librarians at Burlington's Fletcher Free Library are doing far more these days than just shelving books. They're monitoring security cameras, trying to distinguish naps from drug overdoses and employing something called "verbal judo" to calm agitated patrons. The downtown library has always been the proverbial "community living room," open and...
UVM Medical Center nurses rally for wage increase in new contract
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Negotiations between the nurses union and the UVM Medical Center are heating up ahead of a new bargaining period. Hundreds of nurses walked off the job back in 2018 to fight for better wages. On Wednesday, they rallied again with a similar message in hopes of avoiding another strike.
Gasoline prices finally peak
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.64 per gallon, up 1 cent per gallon from last week, up 27 cents/g from last month and up 9 cents/g from last year. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.44/g in Rutland, while the highest was $3.79/g in Lyndonville.
Vermont’s Island Line Trail | The Bike Ride That Has It All
The magic of exploring a place on two wheels instead of four comes into full focus on Vermont’s Island Line Trail, a bike ride that’s a lesson in the art of going slow. Sure, you could cover this relatively flat, relatively easy distance in a couple of hours, but why? This is a journey made for meandering and stopping. And then stopping again. The views, after all, include both Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, not to mention sailboats, lighthouses, and killer sunsets. And the sights are as varied as the terrain. You’re in a city. You’re on a paved path. You’re on an island. You’re on…the water? In a sense, yes.
Dairy workers call for Hannaford to join ‘Milk With Dignity’
Williston, VT – Dozens of Vermont dairy farm workers held a one-day boycott of Hannaford Supermarket Wednesday, demanding the chain join their call for improved working conditions on farms that source store-brand milk. A Burlington nonprofit called Migrant Justice led the demonstration, calling on Hannaford to sign onto their...
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