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Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy Protection
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection pointing to high inflation and interest rates as reasons for reduced revenue from home and seasonal product purchases, retail categories the chain depends on for important parts of its revenue. At the same time, the company announced plans[Read More…]
Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration
VERMONT – President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Lamoille County in response to severe storms that hit parts of the state in late June. The president’s major disaster declaration, issued on Wednesday, opens up additional federal resources to help state and municipal governments recover from storm damage, including[Read More…]
Welch Asks Senate for Supplemental Disaster Aid, Notes Vermont FEMA Office in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vermont Senator Peter Welch took to the Senate Floor, September 12, to call for the passage of supplemental disaster aid for Vermont and other communities that have been impacted by natural disasters. In his remarks, Sen. Welch urged his colleagues to support flexible disaster aid programs and[Read More…]
Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program Reopens
MONTPELIER – The Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) application portal is now open again for properties damaged by the 2023 and/or 2024 flooding. BEGAP is a grant program for businesses, nonprofits, landlords and farms that suffered physical damage from flooding. It is available for properties damaged in 2023 and/or[Read More…]
Flood Recovery Resources Available through SBA
VERMONT – U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) flood recovery funding is available to individuals as well as businesses, through its Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. Homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits are eligible to apply for loans with interest rates as low as 2.688% that may help while applications for[Read More…]
NtN Forum Highlights Flood Recovery, Future Resilience Efforts
HARDWICK – Fifty residents joined Hardwick Neighbor to Neighbor (NtN) at a forum Monday, Sept. 16, where the town shared an overview of past, present and future flood recovery, mitigation and resilience efforts. Team Rubicon, the Hardwick Rescue Squad and Police Chief Michael Henry offered updates about the roles their[Read More…]
Goddard Inks $3.4M Deal to Sell Campus to Community Group
PLAINFIELD – The long drama of Goddard College’s dissolution might have reached its final scene. On Thursday morning, a community group named the Greatwood Project announced that its bid for the Plainfield campus had been accepted by the school’s board of trustees. The deal is worth $3.4 million, according to Kris Gruen,[Read More…]
Barr Hill Rewards Fall Foliage Viewers
GREENSBORO — Barr Hill Natural Area is one of the highest points in Greensboro and one of the best spots locally to see views of fall foliage over a wide area with little effort. From the picnic area in an open field at the trailhead, there is a stunning, nearly[Read More…]
Civic Standard Shindig
Talk on Hitchcock Movie Reveals Local Connections
CRAFTSBURY – This year marks the 70th anniversary of the making of “The Trouble With Harry,” the delightful Alfred Hitchcock film that was shot mostly around Craftsbury in September of 1954. The Craftsbury Historical Society celebrated this event by showing the movie on Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Craftsbury Public[Read More…]
