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Bradford restaurant fined $290K for labor violations, retaliation
BRADFORD, Vt. (WCAX) - A Bradford restaurant faces upwards of $290,00 in fines and damages following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor into wage and labor violations. Authorities say the Colatina Exit restaurant unlawfully included managers in its tip pool and also failed to pay workers time-and-a-half for...
Judge hears Roxbury complaint over school budget vote, school closure plans
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A judge Tuesday heard arguments in the case against the Montpelier Roxbury Public School District over how its Town Meeting Day school budget vote was conducted. Roxbury officials say a budget informational meeting was held for voters last month after voting had already begun, preventing voters...
VTrans to install obstacles to prevent stuck trucks on Notch Road
STOWE, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont transportation officials say they are moving ahead with a plan to prevent the perennial problem of stuck trucks on the Notch Road. Flowers in Stowe mean the Notch Road will be opening in a matter of weeks. The narrow mountain road connecting Stowe to Cambridge is heavily traveled all summer by tourists and residents alike.
Vermont man arrested for trying to hit victim with machete, pleads not guilty
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont man is behind bars after allegedly attacking another person with a machete, police said. The Burlington Police Department arrested 41-year-old Russell Taylor, of Morristown, on Monday night after they received a report of a fight on College Street. According to police, Taylor got into...
Three men, one missing teen arrested after drug-bust in Barre Friday afternoon
BARRE, Vt. — Friday afternoon at around 2 p.m., Barre City police received a report about two men fighting in an apartment building on South Main Street in Barre. When police arrived at the scene, they learned one of the men had a rifle and had possibly gone into the basement to hide. Another group of males was said to be hiding in an upstairs stairwell of the building.
Interstate 91 in Bradford closed for ledge stabilization, detour in place
BRADFORD, Vt. — Interstate 91 South in Bradford is now fully closed as crews begin work on ledge stabilization. The closure began on Wednesday morning, according to the Vermont Agency of Transportation. I-91 South from Exit 16 in Bradford to Exit 15 in Fairlee is currently closed. A detour...
Opinion: Act 127 & real spending per pupil
After attending the April 18 meeting on the revised school budget, I felt compelled to communicate my thoughts on “cost per pupil.”. One of the changes within Act 127 is that it no longer requires that the statewide total number of “weighted” or “equalized” pupils must equal the number of actual pupils. This “simplification” successfully hides the true spending/cost per actual pupil in the system. It is difficult in any of the budget presentations I have seen, to find any reference to an actual number of pupils. Apparently the public does not need to know. I suspect that we will only talk about “equalized” or “weighted” pupils, and may soon drop the adjectives so that “weighted pupils” will become simply “pupils” and the common meaning of the word pupil will be lost — good riddance.
FEMA awards over $22 million to Vermont for July storms and flooding recovery costs
State of Vermont photo of downtown Montpelier after the July floods. Vermont Business Magazine The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $22 million to the State of Vermont to reimburse it for the cost of debris removal and measures taken to stabilize state office buildings following the July 2023 storms and flooding.
Child care centers expand with state funding
CABOT, Vt. (WCAX) - For almost a year now, Vermont has been operating with what’s said to be one of the most expansive child care programs in the country. That’s after a sweeping bill passed last year, increasing financial assistance for families and pay for providers. One provider in Cabot is bridging the gap in the community.
Man arrested on multiple warrants after Bradford domestic incident
BRADFORD — Troopers with the Vermont State Police – St. Johnsbury Barracks arrested a transient man early Thursday morning on multiple warrants following a domestic assault report. Authorities received a call about an altercation between two parties around 2:59 a.m. near the intersection of US-5 and VT-25. Upon...
Police seek driver of box truck that hit Morristown covered bridge
MORRISTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) - Authorities are looking for a box truck that hit a Morristown covered bridge on Friday. Morristown Police say the truck hit the Cole Hill Road covered bridge and kept on driving. They say the bridge sustained damage. Surveillance video obtained by police shows the truck was...
VBA issues statement condemning attacks on judiciary
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Bar Association joins the American Bar Association in condemning the continued attacks on judges and other members of our judicial system. The VBA is a non-profit and non-partisan organization that is committed to robust civil discourse and the exercise of First Amendment rights – but...
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