Super Senior: Al Perry
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – On a Friday in February, Kenneth Perry, his brother David, and David’s wife, Erin, journeyed to Vermont for a get-together. Traveling from their homes in Virginia, the trio set out to visit the
Central Vermont Medical Center unveils robotic surgery system
BERLN, Vt. (WCAX) – Orthopedic surgeons at Central Vermont Medical Center are getting a hand in the operating room. It’s a machine revolutionizing joint surgery. “I think we have here in Vermont a very active patient population
Vermont towns brace for school budget backlash
MIDDLESEX, Vt. (WCAX) – All eyes are on Town Meeting Day next week where proposed school budgets are projected to cause an eye-popping 20% average increase in education property taxes. A Town Meeting Day like no other
Wind rips part of roof off hospital in Northern New York
TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (WCAX) – Wind damage from the wild weather ripped off part of the roof at the Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Ticonderoga. A sharp cold front blasted through our region Wednesday night, bringing whipping winds and
Repairs begin on roof of Plattsburgh City Hall
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Repairs started Thursday to the roof of Plattsburgh’s City Hall. The total project costs around $1.5 million, with $500,000 coming from a state grant. The first phase will be restoring the building’s dome,
Stefanik says GOP will retain majority with new NY redistricting map
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map. The new map gives Democrats a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates in a heavily contested election
Randolph technical students produce web series on local history
RANDOLPH, Vt. (WCAX) – Students at the Randolph Technical Career Center are using modern technology to bring history to life in a new web-based documentary series. The students in Lance Madzey’s Digital Film and Media Arts class
Repeat child sex offender sentenced to 25 years
WHITE RIVER JCT., Vt. (WCAX) – A registered sex offender is back behind bars, and could be for life. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office says Edwin Read, 31, formerly of Royalton and Barre, was sentenced Thursday on
Plattsburgh announces eclipse-viewing party at city beach
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – As Northern New York prepares for April’s total solar eclipse, Plattsburgh on Thursday announced an official viewing party at the city beach. Plattsburgh is along the path of maximum totality for the April
Fairfax family among those welcoming leap day babies
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Babies born on this– or any– leap day will only celebrate their actual birth dates every four years! Little Carlo Fantoni was born on this leap day at 6:32 a.m. He weighed in