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Newbury man arrested for assaulting firefighters at scene
NEWBURY — A Newbury man was taken into custody on May 14 after attempting to assault firefighters responding to a fire at his residence. Vermont State Police responded to a call at approximately 8:18 p.m. regarding a male attempting to assault firefighters with a stick. Upon arrival at the...
Police, school officials investigate U-32 lockdown response
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Authorities and school officials are trying to figure out what prompted a lockdown at U-32 High School late Thursday morning. The Washington Central Unified Union School District Superintendent says the automated emergency response system placed the school into lockdown just after 11:30 a.m. It’s not believed to have been initiated from inside the building and police responded to find no threat to the school.
Thunder Road driver working to become first woman to win rookie of the year
BARRE, Vt. — It's only been four years since Taylor Hoar first got behind the wheel of her own racecar, but quickly she's gained a following as a trailblazer in the sport. Hoar is going to be the first woman in over a decade to race in Thunder Road's late model division. Previously, Hoar raced in the street stock division. She'll get to compete for rookie of the year honors, trying to become the first woman to do so.
2 Drivers arrested for wrong-way interstate driving on Wednesday
In two separate incidents on Wednesday, police arrested drivers who were reportedly driving the wrong way on Vermont’s interstates, and in one case police needed spike strips to stop them. Police say Daniel Bartlett, 79, from Swanton, was driving south in the northbound lanes of I-89 between Exit 21...
Weathervane stolen 40 years ago from White River Junction train depot recovered
This story was originally produced by the Valley News. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. The theft was worthy of a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mystery: In the dark, early morning hours on a calm November morning in 1983 a pair of agile thieves used ladders and ropes to ascend the rooftop of the train depot in White River Junction and steal its historic weathervane.
Barre voters reject school budget, Lauzon returns to office as Mayor
Barre, VT- Voters in Barre have decided to return a prior mayor to office for a record-breaking 7th term, but voted down the school district’s proposed budget for the second time this year on Tuesday. Ward 1 City Councilor Thom Lauzon, who was the city’s mayor from 2006 to...
Vt. logging company fined for violating regulations
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont logging company is facing fallout after environmental damages. Our Sophia Thomas spoke with the state about the price of violating logging regulations and has reaction from the industry. A logger for most of his life, Matt McAllister has seen nearly everything that can go...
Logging company fined for wetland and water quality impacts in Bridgewater, Thetford
The Agency of Natural Resources Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) announced May 8 that Thomson Timber Harvesting and Trucking LLC (Thompson Timber), a company that performs logging activities in Vermont, was fined $32,550 for violating the Vermont Wetland Rules and failing to follow acceptable management practices (AMPs) for maintaining water quality on logging jobs in Vermont.
‘Darkness & Light,’ a live concert performance by Upper Valley Voices, formerly Thetford Chamber Singers, held in Strafford this Sunday
Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m.—STRAFFORD—The Upper Valley Voices (formerly the Thetford Chamber Singers) is holding a May concert at United Church of Strafford, 232 Justin Morrill Memorial Hwy, Strafford. It will be an evening of music that addresses the darkness of our times and offers a call to manifest our own healing light.
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