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Class offers advice to Vt. small businesses looking to move online
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Entrepreneurs in Montpelier looking to boost their businesses by moving online are getting some advice. The Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation hosts a class supported by a yearlong grant from the Legislature called Small Business Technical Assistance Exchange. It engages people from diverse backgrounds who may have a hard time accessing help.
Barre City voters to elect a new mayor on Tuesday
BARRE CITY, Vt. (WCAX) - While most Vermonters voted in new mayors in March, Barre City held off until now due to flood-related delays. Two candidates hope to replace the incumbent mayor, Jake Hemmerick, who has bowed out of the race. One is a familiar face—former mayor Thom Lauzon is...
Happy Mother's Day !
Believe it or not, our 28th annual Mother's Day spectacular!. This program will air on Sunday, May 12th from 7-10 p.m. The Ripton Community Coffee House Presents folk duo Green Heron on Saturday, May 18, at the Ripton Community House at 7:30 p.m. Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music...
Stowe Mountain Resort reaches parking lot agreement after lengthy appeal
The deal will allow the resort to construct a 150-space paved parking lot in its Harlow Hill meadow. Read the story on VTDigger here: Stowe Mountain Resort reaches parking lot agreement after lengthy appeal.
State police: Help sought in dump truck rollover; wrong-way driver stopped on I-89
No one was seriously hurt but Vermont State Police are seeking the public’s help in investigating an incident that sent a large dump truck down a steep bank along Interstate 89 in Richmond on Sunday. In a separate incident laste last week, troopers report catching a wrong-way driver on...
‘Explorations’: Axel’s staff presents group art show with a twist, May 15-June 22
It is the nature of the job at Axel’s Gallery and Frame Shop to be around creative people and art every single day. This exposure helps fuel creative exploration. So does seeing and processing, thinking and organizing, feeling and sensing, growing and expanding. We are constantly exploring our environment and our surroundings.
Vt. man faces multiple charges after allegedly firing shots at house
HUNTINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A Fletcher man faces multiple charges after police say he shot at a house with people inside. Vermont State Police say on Friday night, Lucas Gingras, 38, pointed a rifle at a man on Main Rd. in Huntington. They say he left in his car and returned and fired a shot at a house with a woman and juvenile inside. They say he later returned again and started to move toward the home. Troopers then arrested Gingras. They say they found a loaded rifle and a crossbow in his car.
Roxbury residents at odds over new ‘junk’ ordinance
ROXBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - A town where residents have been fighting over a waste disposal ordinance for the last 30 years has taken some action. A new ordinance in the town of Roxbury lets the select board enforce cleanup on properties if there is a complaint. But it turns out that’s not so easy.
For Vermont's youngest lawmaker, flood recovery and rural issues hit home
Walking into the Statehouse in Montpelier on a weekday in March, hectic energy abounds. Lawmakers in suits are bustling through doors, lobbyists and media mill about, and there’s the occasional classroom field trip. Among the fray are young kids in dark green blazers, running up stairs, shuffling around papers...
Remodel project underway at Berlin Walmart Supercenter
From delivery to pickup, to in-store shopping, the Berlin store remodel aims to solidify Walmart’s commitment to providing customers with a seamless, effortless, high-quality shopping experience. Vermont Business Magazine Walmart customers in Berlin may be seeing some construction work in progress both inside and outside the Supercenter located at...
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