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Vermont recognizes its school lunch heroes
Child nutrition advocates celebrate the year-round efforts of school nutrition professionals. Vermont Business Magazine In celebration of School Lunch Hero Day, the School Nutrition Association of Vermont and Hunger Free Vermont recognize the dedication, creativity and outstanding service of school nutrition professionals who ensure that Vermont students receive nutritious, healthy meals every day. As part of a national celebration, Vermont’s Essex Westford School District has received the School Nutrition Program of the Year Award.
Vermont's new wakeboat rule now in effect - what boaters should know
As the summer season approaches, boaters should be aware of a new wakeboat rule in effect. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has published the rule regulating wakeboats and wakesports under Vermont’s Use of Public Waters Rules. The rule went into effect April 15, 2024, and came about as...
Body pulled from Connecticut River. Police say it may have drifted from Massachusetts, Vermont.
Police are investigating after a body was pulled from the Connecticut River in Hartford on Monday. The body was spotted just after noon at Charter Oak Landing, according to the Hartford Fire Department. Multiple people fishing off the shore saw the body and were able to snag it until fire crews arrived and removed it from the river, fire officials said. Fire officials said the man’s body ...
Final Reading: Amid avian flu outbreak in herds elsewhere, Vermont tries to protect its dairy farms
No cases of H5N1 have been found in Vermont cows, but the state hasn’t been testing. Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Amid avian flu outbreak in herds elsewhere, Vermont tries to protect its dairy farms .
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...
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