VPR News
VPR News
Vt. Business Leaders Collect 11,000 Signatures To Support F35 Basing
|
The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce has released results of its petition drive in support of basing the F-35 jet fighters at the Vermont Air Guard Base in South Burlington, asking South Burlington’s City Council to reverse its vote in opposition.VPR News
Irene Fresh In Mind, Vermont Braces For Hurricane Sandy
|
More than a year after Tropical Storm Irene devastated the state, town and state officials from Bennington to Bethel are getting questions from residents concerned about Hurricane Sandy as it moves north from the Carribean.VPR News
Petition Circulates To Recall North Bennington School Vote
|
Days after North Bennington voters agreed to close their public school and establish an independent school in its place, a petition is circulating to recall the vote.VPR News
North Bennington Votes To Create Independent School
|
The bid to close the North Bennington Graded School won by a much smaller margin than last March, when voters agreed to close the school by July of this year.VPR News
President Of Rutland Aldermen Says He’s Running For Mayor
|
David Allaire,president of the Rutland City Board of Aldermen, says he wants to be the city’s next mayor.VPR News
Jamaica Declines To Seek Buyout For Second Homeowner
|
The hazard mitigation home buyout program is designed to buy and remove flood-damaged properties to reduce future hazards. So far, FEMA has approved the buy-out of 78 homes, 14 of which are second homes. But one hard-hit town has decided not to apply on behalf of second homeowners.VPR News
Vt. Social Media Site Expands, Seeks Towns’ Financial Support
|
A Vermont social media service that used to be free has begun to ask larger municipal governments to buy a subscription for custom access. Town officials need to decide whether the service known as Front Porch Forum is worth paying for to reach constituents.VPR News
Barre City Considers Truck Detour
|
City officials in Barre are asking the public whether large trucks should be banned from Main Street, which has been rebuilt over the past two years.VPR News