“Many rural communities in Vermont and around the region rely on their local emergency medical responders, but there’s a dearth of qualified individuals and training opportunities,” according to the head of Rescue Inc.’s new Vermont EMS Academy.
After the state police investigation is complete, the case will be turned over to the Vermont Attorney General's Office and the State's Attorney's Office for independent reviews of the use of force.
The state-supported response to Covid-19 public safety concerns isn’t stopping day trippers from swarming the town’s Rock and West rivers.
Authorities are investigating spray-painted statements on roads in Brattleboro, Jamaica, Newfane and Putney similar to others found in southeastern Vermont earlier this month.
Covid-19 travel restrictions aren't stopping hundreds of maskless day trippers from fleeing such pandemic hot spots as Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York.
In the final tally, 508 voted against consolidation, 166 voted for it.
News Release -- 350Vermont January 9th, 2018 Contact: Jaiel Pulskamp [email protected] 802-498-7866 Residents in 30 towns across Vermont from Arlington to Williston are petitioning in their communities to put climate change on the Town Meeting Day agendas and ballots. The full list of towns includes: Arlington, Bennington, Brattleboro, Cornwall, Dorset, Dummerston, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Essex […]
News Release -- Department of Environmental Conservation October 11, 2017 Media Contact: Kari Dolan, Clean Water Initiative Program (802) 490-6113 | [email protected] MONTPELIER, VT — The Department of Environmental Conservation’s Clean Water Initiative Program announces over $1.6 million in Ecosystem Restoration Grants for projects to improve water quality across Vermont. DEC is awarding more than […]
(This story by Chris Mays was first published in the Brattelboro Reformer on May 8, 2017.) NEWFANE — The Select Board is looking at footing a big bill for a bunch of international calls after the town office’s voicemail system was “hacked.” “The good news is our telephone bill is not $25,000,” Shannon Meckle, administrative assistant […]
The NewBrook and Townshend elementary schools have readings above the federal “action level.” Mitigation steps are planned, but officials say there are no immediate health concerns.
Marlboro School Board officials say they didn't have enough time or regulatory clarity to examine all merger options prior to committing to a March 7 vote that could close the town's middle school. They took their case to the Legislature this week.
California-based SunEdison's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings have delayed a 500 kilowatt solar installation at NewBrook Elementary School in Newfane.
County Sheriff Keith Clark says the state's fiscal year 2017 contract offer to provide security at courthouses in Brattleboro and Newfane doesn't cover his costs.
Windham County Historical Society has seen stronger-than-expected support for restoration of the 136-year-old Newfane Railroad Station, which will serve as a new West River Railroad museum and as an annex to the county's museum nearby.
