Shoring up plans to pay for Winooski bridge project
WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) – City officials say the Winooski bridge project is on track, and they are shoring up who pays for what as the plan moves closer to construction. Burlington and Winooski will each pay for
Vt. sheriff’s deputy who caused mistrial loses job
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) – A Windsor County sheriff’s deputy who caused a mistrial in Barre back in March has lost his job. Cpl. Mark Belisle provided security at the Washington County court in February during the sexual
Student-athletes help clean up at Castleton
CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) – Student-athletes in Castleton hit the pavement Thursday for a campus cleanup. It’s the second year the Castleton Student Athlete Advisory Committee has held the event designed to give maintenance crews some help sprucing
Super Senior: Newton Baker
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – From piano to poetry to long-distance running, Newton Baker finds fun with everything he takes on. “People are yelling, ‘You’re almost there.’ They had no idea how much I don’t care. Just give
Lebanon landfill methane capture project back on track
LEBANON, N.H. (WCAX) – A methane capture project at an Upper Valley landfill is back on track after unintended delays. The $6-million project at the Lebanon landfill will include five microturbines that will produce roughly a megawatt
Welch pushes bill to spur electric transmission capacity
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) – More projects related to the transmission of clean energy could be on the horizon and Senator Peter Welch is hoping to help pave the way. Welch visited the Catamount Outdoor Family Center on
Vermont thrift stores thrive as shoppers search for sustainability
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Sustainable fashion is becoming more popular and more important. “Clothes are not trash unless they are wet or moldy but, on average, a person throws about 80 pounds of clothing a year away
Cheese and Wine Traders liquidation sale draws long lines
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A liquidation sale at Cheese and Wine Traders drew long lines Thursday. The Longtime South Burlington specialty food and wine shop abruptly closed its doors at the end of last month with
Rube Goldberg expert builds ‘eclipse’ contraption at Fairbanks Museum
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – If you missed this month’s eclipse, a new exhibit at the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury gives visitors a more metaphorical look at how it affected the region. Last Friday,
Vt. ag officials say milk supply safe from bird flu
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont agriculture officials say the state’s milk supply is safe. It comes after new federal regulations requiring dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for the bird flu virus. The federal order