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A few Republicans reacted with indignation Thursday after the Senate parliamentarian advised that some of the measures in ...
Governor Phil Scott has signed the $9.1 billion 2025 budget “Big Bill” into law. His signature was expected. I appreciate that this budget makes important affordability investments – most notably the ...
BRATTLEBORO — After a year and three weeks in the role, Meara Seery's days as Miss Vermont are coming to a close. "This time I'm on the other end of things," Seery, who grew up in Brattleboro and ...
Welch and USDA Rural Development announce PACE award Vermont Business Magazine Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Stowe Electric Department (SED), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural ...
Zoya Teirstein / Grist A recent report conducted by Vermont housing officials found that Vermont needs to build between 24,000 and 36,000 new homes by 2029 to accommodate its growing population.
Updated: 9:08 AM EDT Aug 27, 2024 Editorial Standards ⓘ Shelby Lincoln STOWE, Vt. — Starting on Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, teams will be going door-to-door in ...
Why is Vermont more prone to flooding? The state has experienced a steady and substantial rise in rainfall over the past five decades By Ken Mahan Globe Staff,Updated August 16, 2024, 10:10 a.m.
Vermont is also working to establish statewide floodplain standards. “The last storm was a wake-up call,” Lyndonville resident Deryck Colburn said of the flooding earlier this month.
Weeks after Jason Pilbin witnessed a driver get swept away by floodwaters, his northeastern Vermont community was ravaged again by flooding from heavy rains. Pilbin went outside with a flashlight ...
Nearly 8 inches of rain fell in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in just 6 hours, an amount considered a 1-in-1,000 year event – one so extreme, it usually only happens once every thousand years in ...
Dams in Vermont are increasingly at risk as climate change brings heavier rains and more powerful storms. Extensive flooding in the state last year led to five dams failing and nearly 60 overtopping.
More flooding hits Vermont with washed-out roads, smashed vehicles and destroyed homes Flash flood warnings remained in effect through Tuesday afternoon hours after some areas got 6 to more than 8 ...