Future Alburgh day care on the frontline of efforts to expand rural child care
ALBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) – Efforts are underway to fill the child care gap in rural parts of Vermont. The Alburgh Family Clubhouse is a project several years in the making that community members say will help ease
Bliss Village Store and Deli in Bradford closing up shop
BRADFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – The village store on Main Street in Bradford has been a fixture in this community for years. However, the current owner’s tenure is coming to an end. It’s a steady lunch crowd at
$15M gift to launch new program for UVM business students
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – New business education opportunities are coming to University of Vermont students. A new co-op program within the undergraduate Grossman School of Business will launch in 2025 thanks to a $15 million gift from
Vt. lawmakers demand governor address homelessness
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont lawmakers are calling on Gov. Phil Scott to do more to address homelessness. Some 91 legislators– more than half of all Vermont lawmakers– signed onto a letter demanding the governor declare a
Essex seeks input on ‘Connect the Junction’ planning
ESSEX, Vt. (WCAX) – Changes are on the horizon for Essex Junction, Vermont’s newest city. That includes new efforts to make it more pedestrian-friendly. “There’s the Nest over that way, there’s Boxcar that way. Or, I go
Autopsy determines untimely death on Beltline linked to drugs
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington authorities say the death of a driver who veered off the Beltline last month was due to drugs. It happened on September 3. Burlington Police say emergency crews responded to Valade Street
Castleton student faces possible discipline over peeping tom incident
CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) – A VTSU Castleton student faces possible disciplinary action after he was caught allegedly watching a female student shower. Castleton Police say they responded to the report at Ellis Hall around 8:45 P.M. Saturday
Larry Laughlin, longtime AP bureau chief for northern New England, dies at 75
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawrence “Larry” Laughlin, a calm, kind and quick-witted journalist whose 38-year career included two decades as the northern New England bureau chief for The Associated Press, has died. He was 75. Laughlin, who
NH parents sue school district following transgender wristband protest
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Three parents and a grandparent have sued a New Hampshire school district, saying their rights were violated when they were barred from school grounds for wearing pink wristbands with “XX,” representing the female
Dartmouth College naming center in memory of football coach Teevens
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College announced a new center named for its winningest football coach Tuesday on what would have been his 68th birthday. Buddy Teevens, known nationally for his efforts to make football safer, died in