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Vermont H.S. scores for Friday, May 17: See how your favorite team fared
The 2024 Vermont high school spring season has begun. See below for scores, schedules and game details (statistical leaders, game notes) from baseball, softball, lacrosse, track and field, tennis and Ultimate. To report scores: Coaches or team representatives are asked to report results ASAP after games by emailing sports@burlingtonfreepress.com. Please submit with a name/contact number. ...
Amid proposed health insurance rate hikes, Vermont businesses say health costs are slowing growth
As Vermont health insurers are proposing hefty 2025 rate hikes for individual and small group plan premiums, members of the business community say that high health care costs are slowing down the local economy. Local business owners and employers shared their experiences Friday at a roundtable discussion hosted by Sen....
Vermont-based hot sauce company pledges 10% of sales to animal shelters
South Burlington, VT- Some people say it takes a village to make a business work, and that’s true for one Vermont-based company looking to make a difference in the community. Sierra Tebeau-Sherry, co-owner of Hound Hot Sauce, says she has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. Tebeau-Sherry said, “I’ve just...
Market32 to open stores in St Albans and Essex Junction Thursday
Vermont Business Magazine After months of remodeling, the former Price Chopper supermarkets in St. Albans and Essex Junction are opening. The stores are the 42nd and 43rd Market 32-branded locations in the chain and feature a distinctively modern look and feel marked by open spaces, soft earth tone décor, product-focused displays and murals, and improved lighting.
Notch Road barriers fail to stop tractor-trailer
CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (WCAX) - Just two days after opening, a tractor-trailer has skirted new barriers to stop truck traffic on the Notch Road. It happened Thursday morning on the Cambridge side of Route 108. VTrans officials say that just before 11:30 a.m. the driver of a big rig used the left lane to avoid the new chicanes installed this month. Instead of getting stuck on the narrow road, they ended up using one of the new parking areas to turn around.
Burlington National Weather Service not expecting wildfire smoke in our region this summer
Burlington, VT– One of last summer’s big problems is already back this year. Wildfires are once again burning in Canada, and some states in the Midwest are on air quality alerts. You may remember, our region saw several days’ worth of thick smoke in the air last summer....
Burlington mayor seeks to reduce graffiti problem
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Graffiti tagging continues to be an eyesore in Burlington, and now the new mayor is taking steps to clean up the perennial problem. An unwanted tapestry of paint covers many walls in the Queen City. “I definitely noticed the frequency of it. So, it’s something that...
Jamaican cooks bring restaurant dreams to Vermont
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - Two Chittenden County women are trying to break into the restaurant business, serving Jamaican cuisine. Jessica Tara reports on their challenges and successes. From the outside, you wouldn’t think the Colchester storefront would house a Jamaican restaurant. Shaneall Ferron says she puts her heart and soul...
Burlington’s projected budget gap closed
Late last month, Burlington, Vermont’s new mayor announced the fiscal year 2025 budget had a nearly $13 million, rather than the expected $9 million, budget gap. On Tuesday she said the budget gap had been closed. Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, a Progressive who was sworn in on April 1st, held...
Burlington mayor to leave DEI director job vacant following resignation
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The city of Burlington will go without a racial equity director as part of an effort to close a $13-million budget gap. Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak’s first weeks in office have been dedicated to closing a $13 million budget gap. The city will not be filling 22 vacant positions, including two-thirds Racial Equity Inclusion and Belonging Department. That includes the director, Kim Carson, whose last day was on Friday. It amounts to savings of about $1.4 million.
Child hit by school bus in Waterbury
WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - A child in Waterbury was sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after being hit by a school bus. It happened on Blush Hill Road just after 8 a.m. Vermont State Police say the 77-year-old driver was slowing down to make a stop when a 12-year-old ran in front and was hit. Police say the bus was going about 5 mph at the time of the accident.
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