Celebrating National Older Workers Employment Week
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – When retirement day comes, some people are ready to never step foot in the office again, but others find they like the socialization and consistency work gives them, even just for a
Woman sentenced for pandemic insurance fraud
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A judge sentenced a Vermont woman to five months in prison for committing pandemic fraud. 46-year-old Jennifer Stocker of New Haven, Vermont received her sentence Friday for making false statements to a credit
New program brings money to New York volunteer fire departments
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – It’s a race against time for volunteer fire departments in New York to find solutions to declining recruitment and retention. However, lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul say a new state program will provide
Made in Vermont: Green Mountain Peanut Butter
HARDWICK, Vt. (WCAX) – Whether you prefer it on toast or with apples, crunchy or smooth, this Made in Vermont is a peanut butter paradise. With bundles of energy and plenty of drive, there’s not much Adriana
Police looking for driver who crashed into St. Albans business
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the driver and passenger who they say took off after crashing a car into the Vermont Grow Shop in St. Albans. Deputies say it
Hochul launches training stipend program for volunteer firefighters
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – A first-of-its-kind program in New York is aimed at boosting dwindling numbers of volunteer firefighters. Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul launched the training stipend program. It uses $10 million of state money to offset
Vermont lawmakers facing key deadline to advance legislation
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – This will be a busy week in Montpelier where Vermont lawmakers face a key deadline to advance legislation. Some of those bills deal with housing and Act 250 reform, a proposed ban on
Vt. doctor accused of lewd and lascivious conduct with child
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont doctor is charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. Vermont State Police say Christopher Manfred, 43, of Underhill, engaged in lewd and lascivious acts with a young girl whom
Vt. trooper accused of stealing from police storage faces new charge
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A former Vermont state trooper accused of swiping evidence and reselling it faces a new charge. Former Vermont trooper Giancarlo DiGenova pleaded not guilty to a number of charges around this time last
Woodstock residents vote to add 1% local option sales tax
WOODSTOCK, Vt. (WCAX) – More Vermont communities voted on a 1% local option sales tax on Town Meeting Day. Woodstock was among the towns that approved it, even though businesses there already compete with nearby tax-free New