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Waterbury Backcountry Rescue called for bike trail injury
Waterbury Backcountry Rescue Team had its first rescue call of the year on Sunday to assist an injured volunteer doing maintenance on the Perry Hill bike trails. The call came in just before 3 p.m. and Waterbury Backcountry Rescue responded, heading to the trailhead near Waterbury Ice Center, according to crew chief Brian Lindner.
New Central Vt. Habitat for Humanity ReStore lands a home in Waterbury
For seven years, the retail storefront next to Subway on South Main Street has stood empty, after Waterbury Pharmacy sold its business to Kinney Drugs in 2017 and vacated the space. Work is underway now to bring new life to the spot later this spring when ReStore, the retail operation run by Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity opens its doors in early June.
Multi-town vehicle theft and pursuit leads to statewide search for suspect in Randolph
BETHEL — A string of alleged crimes involving vehicle theft and reckless endangerment has led Vermont State Police on a pursuit through multiple towns, now culminating in a statewide search for suspect Branden J. Messier. On April 29, a resident reported his black GMC Sierra, registration 126A490, stolen from...
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.
Lingering since the pandemic, postal woes show gradual improvement
Mary Spencer ordered an important medication through the mail in March. When neither her package, nor any other mail, arrived for more than a week, the 71-year-old Duxbury resident visited the post office in Waterbury while she was in town and picked up her medication and other correspondence. Once there,...
Stuck in Vt: Visiting the ‘Wind Phone’ at the Lanpher Memorial Library in Hyde Park
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - In 2010, garden designer Itaru Sasaki of Japan installed a telephone booth in his garden that he called a “phone of the wind.” The rotary phone line was not connected to anything, but the booth gave Sasaki a meaningful place to have a one-way conversation with his cousin, who had died of cancer.
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.
Police Investigate a Triple Fatal Crash in Berlin
BERLIN, Vt. — Three people are dead after a two-vehicle crash in Berlin on Saturday. It happened in the area of Vt route 62 and Airport Road in Berlin. Upon arrival to the scene, Berlin police found both operators dead, along with a passenger in one of the vehicles.
Some cities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Their turnout is quite low
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Three cities in Vermont now allow non-U.S. citizen residents to vote in local elections. Winooski is one of those municipalities. It just held its third local election with noncitizen voting. "Thirteen hundred and 45 people participated in our annual city and school election," Winooski Clerk Jenny...
Award-winning Randolph restaurateurs invited to dine with VP
RANDOLPH, Vt. (WCAX) - The owners of an award-winning Randolph restaurant have been invited to dine with the vice president Kamala Harris. In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Nisachon and Steve Morgan are celebrating at the White House. Nisachon won the James Beard Award two years...
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