Eight local golfers make the cut at Vermont Amateur

MANCHESTER — Lakeside Golf Club’s Cory Jozefiak held the lead heading into Thursday’s final two rounds of the Vermont Amateur at Manchester Country Club. Jozefiak entered the final two rounds at -5 on the par 72 course, looking for his first Amateur title. …

Quaint Vermont village will move to new location in bid to avoid more flood devastation

A charming village in Vermont plans to move to a new location in a bid to avoid more devastation after it was ravaged by a pair of forceful floods two years in a row.  Plainfield - about 15 minutes outside of Montpelier - was rocked by an intense flood on …

Federal cuts threatens Vermont’s disaster preparations

THE VERGENNES FALLS basin overflows with stormwater in July 2023 after 36 hours of heavy rain. On the anniversaries of massive flooding in 2023 and 2024, Vermonters are assessing how to prepare for future deluges. Photo by Mike Daniels The familiar …

Vermont Women's Fund announces 2025 grants; PAVE among awardees

The Vermont Women’s Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, on Thursday announced its 2025 grant cycle awards. This year, awards were distributed to 39 nonprofit organizations across the state, totaling $359,336. These grants support …

Vermont congressional delegation calls for release of senior service funds

WASHINGTON — Vermont's congressional delegation -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), Sen. Peter Welch (D) and Rep. Becca Balint (AL) -- sent a letter Thursday to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, urging her to release more than $300 million in …

Vermont beaches are closing for cyanobacteria. Here's how to keep track

Several beaches on Lake Champlain in Burlington have closed this week due to slick green cyanobacteria blooms — and several other bodies of water in the northwestern part of Vermont are on high alert. As of Thursday, low to moderate levels of cyanobacteria …

Vermont Secretary of State back from official trip to Taiwan

MONTPELIER -- Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas returned from a trip to Taiwan, where she led a bipartisan delegation of her fellow secretaries from the United States. Several secretaries of state journeyed as part of a National Association …

Remains found over 50 years ago identified as missing Vermont nurse 

Remains found 51 years ago in a wooded New Hampshire area have been identified as a missing nurse and now, police want to find out how her remains ended up there. The remains belong to Nancy Gale Erickson, a 21-year-old who once lived in the Tampa, Florida …

Vermont State Police Log: Man flees, crashes motorcycle

Vermont State Police Log: Man flees, crashes motorcycle

ADDISON COUNTY — In an otherwise quiet first week in July, Vermont State Police dealt with a bad motorcycle crash and a situation in which a local man was alleged to be the perpetrator of one crime and then the victim of another. On July 5 just before 3 p. …