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Police: Military vehicle forces propane truck off road in Jericho
JERICHO — Police are investigating a crash that took palce in Jericho on Tuesday. A propane truck went off Barber Farm Road and Route 117 at around 7:34 a.m. Following an investigation, police say the propane truck was headed west on Route 117 and drove off the highway to avoid hitting another vehicle. The second
$15,000 reward offered in the investigation of Stowe fires
STOWE — A combined reward of $15,000 is available for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who set fire to various buildings in Stowe between 2016 and the present time. The Town of Stowe has experienced more than a dozen fires that were deemed intentionally set. Four fires that
36-year-old man dies after falling at Stowe waterfall
STOWE — A New York man died after falling at a waterfall in Stowe on Wednesday. Police, EMS, Mountain Rescue, and Fire personnel responded to Bingham Falls for a report of an unknown rescue call at around 12:30 p.m. It was reported a person fell into the water and had not resurfaced. A second person
Cambridge man clocked at 119 mph on Vermont Route 100, charged with DUI #3
LOWELL — A 29-year-old man from Cambridge was arrested on multiple charges following an incident in Lowell on Sunday. Police say they initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle clocked doing 119 miles-per-hour in a posted 50 miles-per-hour zone on Vermont Route 100 at around 6:45 p.m. Police say the vehicle attempted to elude them
Regional
Caledonia Food Co-op receives Phase II Grant
ST. JOHNSBURY — The Caledonia Food Co-op Board recently announced that they have received a USDA Rural Development Grant for $50,300 through the Town of St. Johnsbury as fiscal agent. This brings the project into Phase II of Co-op development and provides the funding to proceed with the critical next steps of finding a site
Two-vehicle crash in Newark
NEWARK — A truck parked partially in the road caused a crash in Newark yesterday. The incident took place on Newark Street at around 7:35 p.m. According to the report, Erik Lazzaro, 21, of Newark, parked his 2013 Chevy 1500 protruding into the road. David Horton, 65, of St. Johnsbury, was headed north when he
Barnet man charged with assault, breaking victim’s car window
KIRBY — A 21-year-old Barnet man was charged following an altercation that occurred in Kirby on Wednesday. The incident took place on Ranney Hill Road at around 11:00 p.m. According to police, David Noyes struck a 21-year-old man who is also from Kirby, causing pain. Police say Noyes also broke the windshield of the man’s
Driver arrested for DUI #5 in Middlesex
MIDDLESEX — A 49-year-old man was arrested for his fifth DUI, following an incident in Middlesex yesterday. Police were notified of an erratic driver south on Interstate 89 at around 11:25 p.m. Police say they located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. Following an investigation, police arrested Robert R. Champagne for suspicion of driving
Vermont
Missisquoi Valley School District creates Vermont’s first comprehensive guide to Social-Emotional Learning
SWANTON — Over the course of the last several months, educators from member schools within the Missisquoi Valley School District worked to create a set of standards and learning outcomes in the domain of student and adult social-emotional learning (SEL). This comprehensive guide, which is the first of it’s kind to be created in Vermont,
Town Meeting TV offers Vermont voters a front-row seat on Election Day
BURLINGTON — Beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, Vermonters interested in the outcome of this year’s local, state, and national elections should tune in to Town Meeting TV’s “Local Votes 2020” election results program airing live on www.ch17.tv, Comcast channel 1087, and Burlington Telecom channels 17 and 217. While Town Meeting TV has
Vermont Blue Advantage® Introduces new Medicare Advantage Plans: Enrollment is 10/15-12/7 for Coverage in 2021
BERLIN — Vermont Blue Advantage recently announced it was awarded a contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, allowing the affiliate of Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Vermont to provide Medicare Advantage plans to older Vermonters for coverage beginning January 1st, 2021. Vermont Blue Advantage will offer Medicare Advantage plans built on
Vermont dad and sons donate firewood to those in need
BURLINGTON — Eric Axelrod has transformed a surplus of firewood in his Jericho yard into a budding fuel assistance program designed to help Vermonters stay warm this winter. With the help of his two sons, Devin, 13, and Logan, 10, Axelrod has started “Wood for Good,” an initiative donating firewood to Vermonters who need it
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