Officials from the state of Vermont, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency are preparing to release two reports on how the state can better prepare itself for floods and other disasters. Joined by the Montpelier-based Institute for …
Vermont’s Norwich University is going to be hosting a two-day event to seek ways to make buildings more flood resistant. Norwich University’s School of Architecture and Art will be hosting the event on Thursday and Friday. Speakers will discuss designing …
Vermont investigators say an early morning fire at a Bennington apartment house was set on purpose. Officials say the fire on Gage Street was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday and was put out within half an hour. Nobody was …
Vermont’s largest city has purchased an insurance policy for protection against potential lawsuits in connection with its airport. While exploring the legal possibility of banning F-35 fighter jets from the Burlington International Airport, city attorney Eileen Blackwood discovered Burlington wasn’t …
The Vermont Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is urging people to be prepared for unexpected emergencies. September is National Preparedness Month and Gov. Peter Shumlin has urged Vermonters to prepare themselves for potential disasters. A proclamation signed by …
Beavers that built a dam in front of a culvert are to blame for the washout of a paved road in a St. Johnsbury, Vt., industrial park that’s expected to cost at least $120,000 to repair, officials said. Town Manager …
Vermont is repeating something that proved popular with towns after Tropical Storm Irene of 2011: getting state disaster relief out early to flood-damaged communities while they await federal aid. Gov. Peter Shumlin and Treasurer Beth Pearce joined other officials on …
A 51-year-old Vermont woman has been awarded a $43.1 million jury verdict against the manufacturer of a car seat that allegedly collapsed during a 2007 car accident, leaving her a paraplegic. The award is believed to be the largest civil …
Vermont transportation officials say they have a plan to keep people safe on the state’s roadways. They’re planning to announce Monday in Waterbury what they’re calling “Operation Safe Summer”, a strategic highway safety plan. State officials will be joined by …
Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation is getting a new deputy commissioner in the Insurance Division. St. Johnsbury-native Crosby Sherman is going to start on July 8. Sherman began his career at the department the 1980s, working as an insurance examiner …