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‘It all feels so magical’: New England college students celebrate an LGBTQ prom at Dartmouth
Students from MIT, the University of New Hampshire, and Colby Sawyer College danced under a disco ball and rainbow lights at a first intercollegiate prom for LGBTQ+ students in the New England area this past weekend. The dance, put on by Colby Sawyer College and Dartmouth College, was hosted on...
Planet Fitness locations across VT and in Northern New York added to string of nationwide hoax bomb threats
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Planet Fitness gyms across our region are now among the latest of the chain’s locations receiving hoax bomb threats in just the past several weeks. Dozens of Planet Fitness gyms have been targeted nationwide, and many advocacy groups say they know why. "All of...
Organizations team up to fight hunger in Vermont
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Two local organizations are teaming together this week in the fight against hunger in Vermont. The Junior League of Champlain Valley and the Williston Food Shelf are participating in a week-long fundraiser called the Little Black Flannel Initiative. The initiative aims to use social media to...
VHFA awards $40 million for affordable housing
Rendering of Marsh House in Waterbury, one of the projects approved for tax credit funding. Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners announced on Monday April 15, 2024, that its annual award of federal housing tax credits will support the construction of 156 homes in perpetually affordable apartment buildings in five communities across the state. The sale of this year’s tax credits to investors is expected to yield over $40 million in funds, covering an estimated 60 percent of total project development costs.
Burlington could host the state's first ever safe injection site with Bill H.72 making progress
BURLINGTON, Vt. — In 2023, The Vermont Department of Healthreported that there were more than 200 opioid-related deaths. Bill H.72 is moving through the Vermont State House that could lead to the state's first-ever safer injection site. It passed out of the Senate Health and Welfare committee Thursday afternoon.
Homes in Chittenden County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for January shows that potential buyers and sellers in Chittenden County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sale price of $445,000. The median home sold for $404,430, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means January, the most recent month for which figures are available, was down 9.1% from December. ...
New England has one of the best small college towns in America, according to USA Today readers
You'll find it in New Hampshire. A New Hampshire destination full of arts and culture just passed the test when it comes to the nation’s top small college towns. Hanover, N.H. among the 10 best small college towns in the U.S. on Friday, part of its 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The Granite State town ranked No. 7.
Longtime Dismas of Vermont leader announces retirement
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A local organization that helps people get out of jail to build a life for themselves is celebrating the retirement of their longtime director. After nearly 40 years, Dismas of Vermont is saying farewell to Richard Gagne, one of its founding leaders. “The thing that really...
Trophy trout are being stocked in local waters
Vermont’s trophy trout stocking program for 2024 includes nine river sections and 37 lakes and ponds receiving the 2-year old trout, some over 18 inches long. “The Trophy Trout program provides exciting fishing opportunities for anglers of all ages and […] Read More The post Trophy trout are being stocked in local waters appeared first on The Mountain Times.
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