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By JIM KENYON

A recently constructed 10-foot high solid wooden wall runs the length of the property facing the highway. A private security force brought in from New York patrols the grounds 24/7 with holstered sidearms.After commandeering the former rest area on...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

STRAFFORD — Facing limited funds to address a backlog of aging bridges and deteriorating roads, the Selectboard plans to gather town residents for a discussion about highway infrastructure solutions.The board will host the community meeting on...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

NORWICH — Three residents have had to vacate their homes due to an emergency closure of their only access road, after the embankment supporting the road was washed out by recent flooding.Town staff announced last month that Hemlock Road, a dead-end...

By MAX SCHEINBLUM

MONTPELIER — In front of a newly gutted Capital Cannabis store Tuesday afternoon, the Cannabis Retailers Association of Vermont outlined a plan to raise money for the industry, members of which expect to lose tens of millions of dollars as a result of...

By FRED THYS

MONTPELIER — As with most of the capital’s downtown, many state government buildings face a long recovery before they can be fully open to employees and the public.The flooding earlier this month affected 22 state buildings in Montpelier, said...

By PATRICK ADRIAN, ALEX HANSON and LIZ SAUCHELLI

WOODSTOCK — Heavy rain, flash floods and rising rivers closed roads, damaged infrastructure and forced evacuations around the Upper Valley on Monday, as the region was expected to see its worst flooding since Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. The worst...

By JIM KENYON

After losing her home and many of her belongings to Tropical Storm Irene’s floodwaters 12 years ago, Ethel Davis braced for worst as she made her way back to Riverside Mobile Home Park in Woodstock around noon Tuesday.“I told myself, ‘If the place...

By JIM KENYON

In the late summer days following Tropical Storm Irene’s rampage through Riverside Mobile Home Park in Woodstock, Nelson Gilman and Al Pristaw loaded donated orange juice, bread and carefully placed cartons of eggs into a wheelbarrow.The two longtime...

Staff Report

Norwich — Town officials are warning travelers to expect delays on Turnpike Road starting today and lasting for a few days as workers replace culverts blown out by the July 1 storm.The chain of thunderstorms that passed through the region this summer...

By Rob Wolfe

Norwich — As they prepare to spend nearly $1.8 million on repairs to roads damaged during a July 1 storm, town officials are waiting for results of a state safety investigation into a roadwork accident earlier this month.A town employee on Oct. 5 was...

Montpelier (ap) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is asking for federal help for seven counties that suffered damage during a series of storms between June 29 and July 1.Scott, a Republican, said the storms played a financial burden on the communities. He...

By Rob Wolfe

Norwich — A week after a series of thunderstorms walloped the region, public officials are assessing the damage and hoping for federal disaster assistance as residents all over the Upper Valley — like Holly Glick and Jonathan Frishtick — are still...

Staff Report

White River Junction — Vermont emergency management officials on Thursday requested a federal tally of damage from this weekend’s storm, making a step toward receiving disaster aid as the state’s own count soared into the millions.“More than $2...

By Maggie Cassidy

Orford — On his 39th birthday on Monday, two days after torrential rain trapped his Orford home by washing out sections of Route 25A to the east and west, Randy Schwarz learned that the Orford-Fairlee Fourth of July Parade would not go through his...

By Rob Wolfe

Maintenance workers and residents around the Upper Valley on Monday continued to shore up roads and restore their connections to the world after a train of thunderstorm cells buffeted the region over the weekend.That work involved a shutdown of...

Staff Report

UPDATE: The road has been reopened as of Tuesday morning, according to Vermont State Police.Read more.—MONDAY NIGHT:Hartford — Vermont State Police have closed Interstate 89 northbound at...

By Maggie Cassidy