Springfield passes school budget
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – Springfield approves its 2027 school budget. After the initial budget failed in March, the Springfield school board says they made adjustments to reduce expenses by over $360,000 dollars. They also say they received
Spring wildflowers signal healthy Vermont ecosystems
CALAIS, Vt. (WCAX) – Several species of spring ephemerals and other forms of wildflowers are coming out. But part of what makes these plants thrive is under the surface. In this week’s Wildlife Watch, Ike Bendavid hit
Siena University Research poll: Hochul’s lead grows 3 points over Blakeman
NEW YORK (WBNG) — A new poll from Siena University of New York Voters reveals that Governor Hochul’s lead against Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman grew by three percent in the race for New York Governor. According
Pownal fire department receives nearly $1M in federal funding for new station
POWNAL, Vt. (WCAX) – The Pownal Valley Fire Department has received nearly $1 million in congressional earmarks to help build a new central station. The tight squeeze for fire trucks is not the only reason the department
First Vermont ‘mesonet’ weather station goes online in Lyndonville
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) – The first weather station in the Vermont mesonet is now online at the Caledonia County Fairgrounds. The mesonet is a planned network of automated weather stations that collect data like precipitation, wind speed,
Union reaches deal with Alcoa, still negotiating with Arconic as deadline looms
MASSENA, New York (WWNY) – Union leaders who represent employees at Alcoa say they’ve reached a tentative agreement but are still working toward a deal with Arconic as the clock ticks toward next week’s contract deadlines. Alcoa’s
Route 5 ledge work to wrap up by June
FAIRLEE, Vt. (WCAX) – Work continues on Route 5 in Fairlee after a car-sized boulder came loose and ended up in the middle of the road back in March. Crews are building a dirt berm in the
Vermont Ethics Commission faces funding shortfall as workload grows
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The U.S. Senate recently banned members from trading on prediction markets, a practice that has drawn scrutiny across the country. It’s one example of why Vermont lawmakers created the state Ethics Commission. But
Portrait of Vermont’s first Black woman legislator unveiled at Statehouse
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A portrait of Vermont’s first African American woman to serve in the state legislature was unveiled Tuesday at the Statehouse. Rep. Louvenia Dorsey Bright served three terms in the Legislature from 1988 to
South Burlington to scale back pickleball courts after noise complaints
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – South Burlington has decided to scale back pickleball courts from a local park after ongoing noise complaints that began two years ago. “I have to confess, the noise is, it is, it’s