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Cheese and Wine Traders to hold liquidation sale
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — A locally-owned Vermont business is holding a liquidation sale this week after it closed without warning last month. Signs for a liquidation sale went up at Cheese and Wine Traders in South Burlington this week, announcing that the business will be selling off all of its remaining stock at a discounted price.
Full sunshine through Friday with a warmup on the way
Happy Thursday friends! High pressure is beginning to slide in from the west with clear skies, colder air, and lighter winds. Temperatures are in the teens and 20s this morning alongside mostly sunny skies and just a couple of clouds. Roads are in great shape for the morning commute, but you’ll certainly want to make sure you’re bundled up and wearing the shades before heading out the door.
Vt. health officials monitoring measles case
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Health officials are monitoring Vermont’s one confirmed case of measles. They say the infected person is currently isolated and getting care. The Vermont Department of Health says the patient is part of an international group program that was exposed to a traveler with measles after a flight into Atlanta.
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...
Bristol Country Store burglarized, over $4,000 in e-cigarettes stolen
BRISTOL — Vermont State Police are investigating an early morning burglary at the Bristol Country Store where thieves made off with over $4,000 in vaping products. Authorities were alerted to the break-in at the store, located at 3191 South Vermont Route 116, around 4:21 a.m. on April 16. Upon...
Bald eagles are back, but great blue herons paid the price
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. After years of absence, the most patriotic bird in the sky returned to Vermont — but it might’ve come at another’s expense.
The top returning Vermont high school track and field athletes? Here's our 2024 watchlist.
After scanning early season results on athletic.net, below is a rundown of many of Vermont's top returning high school track and field athletes. The track and field season ramps up next month, with the long-running Burlington Invitational slated for May 11 at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex, and the Essex Invitational, the state's New England qualifying meet, set for May 25. ...
Vermont seeks balance between flood resiliency and floodplain protection
RICHMOND, Vt. (WCAX) - As Vermonters in the path of flooding last summer continue to recover, communities are looking at buyouts and other strategies to restore floodplains to their natural state. It comes as state lawmakers are looking to protect communities from future flood risk. A short walk from the...
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