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Last week marked the fourth Truckin’ Tuesday event of the season at Adams Apple Orchard and Farm Market in Williston. Food trucks and customers packed into the lot of the farm market for an evening of hot food, live music and portable mini golf. The event series is now in its second year. It started June 1 and will continue through Aug. 24 for a total of 14 Tuesdays this summer.
At least two workers have been fired from the Goodwill store in Williston following an employee walkout last month, and working conditions for remaining employees have not improved, according to interviews with three former and current employees.
For many, supporting local economies usually means buying local food, shopping on Main Street, or donating to local causes—but a local group has taken that one step further. To the members of the White River Investment Club, the local economy is not only valuable and worth protecting, but an opportunity for lucrative investment.
Unfledged weed warriors armed with gloves and garden shears gathered at the entrance to Wheeler Nature Park on June 19, ready to learn about and assist with the removal of invasive plant species in South Burlington.
Milton resident Lynne Manley had heard talk of a caterpillar issue but hadn’t noticed anything herself — until one day when she looked up at a shocking view.
WEST FAIRLEE - Mailing address issues are causing West Fairlee’s COVID-19 vaccination rate to appear lower than it actually is. The Vermont Department of Health website shows a vaccination rate between 21 and 30% for West Fairlee and a rate greater than 90% for Fairlee, with a disclaimer saying that the vaccination rate in West Fairlee may appear lower than the actual rate due to “address uncertainty.”
Thanks to an influx of government funding, restaurants in St. Albans are handing out meals to the hungry as part of a program that has served well over 1 million meals to Vermonters.
A handsome young bull moose stepped out along Rt. 100 in Waterbury Center on Monday and brought passing traffic close to a standstill as motorists slowed down, some stopping for a glimpse and a photo.
After a long year without gallery visits or museum trips, you can get your art fix right here in Essex Junction. There’s just one catch — everything is tiny.
Principal Adam Bunting began his commencement speech last Friday at the Champlain Valley Union High School graduation ceremony at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex with a collective deep breath to “feel that pandemic stress fade away.” The 359 graduating seniors were asked to stand and point at someone who helped get them to that moment, then Bunting emphasized, “This graduation is about you and it is so well earned.”
