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AREA TOWNS – Vermont candidates for statewide and local legislative races had until Thursday, May 28. to file petitions declaring themselves as candidates for the primary election, scheduled on Tuesday, August 11. Independent candidates have until Thursday, Aug. 6, to file their petitions. In Senate races, incumbent Minority Leader, Caledonia[Read More…]
MONTPELIER – For years, Vermont’s opioid epidemic seemed to move in only one direction: worse. Each annual report brought another heartbreaking record number of overdose deaths, another reminder that fentanyl had tightened its grip on communities across the state. But for the first time in years, Vermont may finally have[Read More…]
MONTPELIER – If you wake up at 9 p.m. with a high fever, a worsening cough, or a child who just doesn’t seem right, you don’t have many options. You can wait and worry or you can go to the emergency room. More and more Vermonters are choosing the latter. Not because[Read More…]
MONTPELIER – This week felt like a much-needed breath of fresh spring air in the House Education Committee, and I want to share an update on some positive legislation we’ve been working on, separate from Act 73, that has recently passed unanimously out of committee. I think we could all[Read More…]
MONTPELIER – I have always held Gov. Scott in the highest regard. His leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic was admirable and helped make Vermont the envy of much of the nation. His calm, balanced style, coupled with his good sense of following the scientists, guided our state in ways many[Read More…]
HYDE PARK – The Lamoille County Players opens their 74th season at the Hyde Park Opera House with the musical, “Pippin.” Performances run April 17 to 19 and April 24 to 26. Evening shows are at 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, and matinees are Sundays at 2 p.m. “Pippin” is[Read More…]
WOLCOTT – March 20: Abandoned Vehicle, N. Wolcott Road; Directed Patrol, Town Hill Road; Directed Patrol, Vt. Route 15 West. March 22: 911 Hangup, Jacks Road.; Directed Patrol, N. Wolcott Road; Directed Patrol, Town Hill Road; Directed Patrol, Vt. Route 15. March 23: Directed Patrol, N. Wolcott Road; Directed Patrol,[Read More…]
MONTPELIER – The property tax issue erupted yet again this week. Back in December, the Tax Department reported that property taxes would need to increase by roughly 12 percent to cover rising school spending. That number got everyone’s attention, And rightly so. Shortly thereafter, Governor Phil Scott proposed bringing down property taxes[Read More…]
MONTPELIER – An analysis released by First Children’s Finance shows measurable progress in expanding access to full-day, full-year child care across Vermont, while making clear that ongoing shortfalls continue to constrain workforce participation and business growth. The new analysis finds Vermont closed the gap between supply and demand by 1,992[Read More…]
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union boys basketball team’s six year dominance of the Dave Morse Classic came to an end last week at the hands of an up and coming Lamoille Lancer program. Brayden Lafountain led a balanced attack with 15 points as Lamoille rallied to defeat Hazen 61-54 to[Read More…]
WOLCOTT – In November of 2023, the Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC), in partnership with the Town of Wolcott, received a $46,499.81 grant award from the Lamoille Basin Clean Water Service Provider for preliminary design of the Gulf Road Bridge Replacement and Floodplain Restoration Project in Wolcott. The Gulf Road[Read More…]
LAMOILLE COUNTY – Lamoille FiberNet Communications Union District has successfully completed its Universal Service Plan, ensuring that every on-grid address within its 10-town footprint now has access to at least one high-speed broadband provider. This milestone marks the culmination of a five-year effort, including a two-year construction effort in partnership[Read More…]
