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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...
Vt. sheriff’s deputy who caused mistrial loses job
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - A Windsor County sheriff’s deputy who caused a mistrial in Barre back in March has lost his job. Cpl. Mark Belisle provided security at the Washington County court in February during the sexual assault trial of Kasey Giorgio, who was found guilty. But in March, the judge ruled Belisle made inappropriate comments to a juror, which tainted the trial’s outcome. A mistrial was declared and Belisle was placed on administrative leave.
Police looking for suspects who stole $4,000 worth of items from Bristol Country Store
BRISTOL, Vt. — Vermont State Police are looking for two suspects believed to have stolen thousands of dollars in merchandise from a local business. Investigators said two people shattered the glass on the front door of the Bristol Country Store in the early morning hours of April 16 and stole dozens of e-cigarettes and cartons of vape juice.
Working class Vermonters admonish lawmakers for being out of touch with core values
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Rural Vermonters and farmers sounded the alarm and expressed their frustrations with state lawmakers on Thursday in Montpelier, saying they’ve made the state unaffordable and that the State House is out of control. They cited House and Senate leadership from Burlington and Chittenden County as...
Rutland Area Robotics team becomes first Vermont team to enter First Robotics Championship Finals
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - The Rutland Area Robotics team marked a new milestone recently, becoming the first team from Vermont to make the First Robotics Championship Finals. The IBOTS were one of 600 teams from both the U.S. and over 50 other countries competing in Houston last weekend. The Rutland-based...
Vermont snags FEMA funding for January storm: Here's the price tag for the damage
More federal disaster relief is on its way to Vermont, this time for the January storm that knocked out power in thousands of homes and businesses. On Friday, April 19, President Joe Biden declared January’s storm a major disaster in five Vermont counties, paving the way for local governments and public utilities to recoup public infrastructure repair costs – which federal assessors say total about $2.3 million.
Caution urged for burn piles amid dry and windy weather
With much anticipated springtime weather also comes an elevated outdoor fire risk. Dry air and gusty winds can create the perfect combination for disaster. Fire officials want you to take precaution when it comes to burn piles. April, May, and June are typically known as brush fire season in the...
CVMC nurses and techs successfully ratify their first ever union contract
BERLIN, Vt. — More than 500 nurses and technicians at Central Vermont Medical Center voted to ratify their first-ever union contract on Friday. This victory comes after a 23-hour overnight bargaining session and eight months after the union election. Members of the union's bargaining team stressed that unity and...
Lawsuit accuses Norwich University of sex-based employment discrimination, retaliation
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Norwich University faces a civil lawsuit accusing the school’s former president and another top official of employment discrimination. The lawsuit filed on Monday in Washington County Court was brought by Elizabeth Kennedy, a 13-year employee who worked most recently as the private military school’s vice president of development and alumni relations. It says Kennedy repeatedly blew the whistle on her boss, former Norwich President Mark Anarumo, for “years of misconduct and creation of sex-based discriminatory employment conditions.”
Here's why we wake up to chilly mornings
Montpelier, Vermont, woke up to a chilly Friday morning, tying the record low temperature for this date at 22 degrees Fahrenheit. This record was previously set in 1967 at Montpelier-Edward F. Knapp State Airport (KMPV), where records date back to 1949. The cold wasn't isolated to Montpelier, as much of...
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