Smaller portions are a big restaurant trend as customers watch their budgets and waistlines
The biggest new restaurant trend is small. Special menus with petite, less expensive portions are popping up all over, from large chains like Olive Garden and The Cheesecake Factory to trendy urban eateries and farm-to-fork dining rooms.
New Burlington airport terminal on track to open by end of March
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Burlington International Airport expects to open its new terminal soon, capping a $68 million project years in the making. WCAX crews got a sneak peek at the new terminal Thursday morning.
Vermont treasurer announces $4M investment for Brattleboro workforce housing project
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Treasurer Mike Pieciak on Thursday announced a $4 million investment to help finance a workforce housing project in Brattleboro. The funding is part of the from the 10% in Vermont program, which
NY transportation officials push highway worker safety measures
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – New York’s Department of Transportation commissioner stopped in Plattsburgh Thursday, calling on lawmakers to support road safety provisions in the governor’s budget, including speed cameras in work zones. DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez
North Country farmworker describes conditions inside ICE detention centers
CANTON, New York (WWNY) – A North Country farmworker detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last summer is describing conditions inside the detention centers where he was held, in his first interview since his release. Brayan Francisco
Jury convicts Plattsburgh woman of stealing money from elderly victim
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – A North Country woman was convicted Thursday of grand larceny for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly victim who had given her power of attorney. Prosecutors said Norma Hill, 60,
North Country dairy farmer says rising costs are hitting farms hard
HOUNSFIELD, New York (WWNY) – The owner of a North Country dairy farm says rising costs for electricity, diesel and fertilizer are straining farm operations. Ron Robbins, owner of North Harbor Dairy in the town of Hounsfield,
Competency review ordered for leader of cultlike Zizians group that has been linked to 6 deaths
BALTIMORE (AP) — A lawyer representing the leader of the cultlike Zizians group that has been linked to six deaths told a judge Thursday that there is reason to believe his client is mentally incompetent to stand
Elderly woman, daughter rescued from Vt. home after ice jam triggers flooding
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – An elderly woman and her daughter were rescued from their St. Johnsbury home after an ice jam caused the Moose River to jump its banks and flood the surrounding area. Crews used
Wrong-way crash suspect pleads not guilty to murder charge
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A man accused of causing a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 89 in December appeared in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty. Timothy Wooster, 45, of Jericho, entered the plea to several charges,