Dear Lucy closing shop at the end of January

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Church Street shoe store is stepping away from retail. Dear Lucy announced it’s closing its doors for good at the end of January. You can shop the closing sale until then. In

Can Vermont lawmakers find consensus on education reform?

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The future of education finance reform is now in the Vermont Legislature’s hands following Governor Phil Scott’s State of the State address, in which he implored lawmakers to finish what they started. During

New York lawmakers outline Assembly agendas

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – This week marks the return and start of another legislative session in New York, with North Country lawmakers prioritizing affordability as they face a fresh set of challenges, including figuring out how to

Bennington considers Ferris wheel to boost downtown tourism

BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Leaders in Bennington are considering installing a Ferris wheel as they look for more ways to bring people downtown and transform the community from a drive-through town to a final destination. “The thought

Vermont bill targets corporate home purchases

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A bill to regulate corporate entities buying up houses in Vermont would limit private equity and institutional real estate investors’ purchases of single- and two-family homes statewide. H.607 aims to address corporate ownership

NH reopens emergency drought assistance for private wells

CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – Help may now be available for homeowners in New Hampshire whose private wells went dry over the summer. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has reopened its Emergency Drought Assistance program. It

Shed destroyed in early morning fire in Sheldon

SHELDON, Vt. (WCAX) – A shed went up in flames early Thursday morning at a farm in Sheldon. Flames were going through the roof when firefighters from four departments arrived at the Benoit Farm on Crowe Hill