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Vermont Landmark Ski Jump Celebrating 100th Birthday
A landmark in the world of winter sports is celebrating a big birthday this weekend. The Harris Hill Ski Jump in Brattleboro, Vermont had to cancel Friday night events marking its hundredth anniversary, to focus its attention on making snow for two days of competition Saturday and Sunday. The machine-blown snow will replace what this week’s rain and warmup...
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Vermont Landmark Ski Jump Celebrating 100th Birthday
Harris Hill Ski Jump is hosting competitors from around this world this weekend.
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Vermont Police Arrest 3 Over Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana
Three people have been arrested in Brattleboro in connection with marijuana laced with the powerful opioid fentanyl, police said. Last month, Brattleboro police responded to a report of an overdose and revived the patient using CPR and the opioid-overdose antidote naloxene. The person told police that they had smoked marijuana and had not taken any opioids. Officers tested the...
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Missing Pa. Woman Found Dead in NH Stream, Police Say
A missing woman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been found dead in a New Hampshire brook. Forty-one-year-old Toni Baker was last seen July 20 in Brattleboro, Vermont, authorities said. The body of a woman was found Aug. 15 in Partridge Brook in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. The remains were publicly identified two days later as Baker’s. Authorities say Baker is believed to…
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NH Police Seek Woman Last Seen in January
Police in New Hampshire are looking for a woman who has not been seen since January. Kathleen Croteau, 42, was reported missing to state police Thursday. Her last known address was in Keene. Croteau is believed to have last been in Keene or the area of Brattleboro, Vermont, and may be living out of a vehicle. Police believe Croteau might…
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Second Round of Serious Snow to Slam New England Tonight, Tuesday
A light wintry mix continues across southern New England with a few snow bursts in western New England. The freezing line is right between Boston and Route 128, and it will remain there until after the evening commute. We flip to snow from west to east across all of New England before midnight and through the predawn hours on Tuesday....
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Light Wintry Mix for Monday Evening
Monday evening: Light wintry mix. Temperatures around freezing. Overnight Monday: Snow with temperatures in the low 30s. Tuesday: Snow tapers during the afternoon, generally 3-6 inches of new accumulation. Highs in the 30s.
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Relentless Storm Continuing With Rain, Snow in New England
The snow has turned to slush around Route 128, and all the snow is gone from the coastline with all rain continuing Monday afternoon. The wintry mix continues through the evening commute around I-495 in areas like Worcester, Hartford and Portland, Maine.
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Vermont Church to Close Just Before 150th Birthday
A historic Baptist church in Brattleboro, Vermont, is soon to close about nearly 150 years. The Brattleboro Reformer reports the First Baptist Church, opened in 1870, will close on Nov. 26. The paper reports the congregation has fallen in size, and that has left members scrambling to find funds to maintain the old building.
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Vermont Man Charged With Multiple Counts of Domestic Assault, Animal Cruelty
A Brattleboro, Vermont man was charged Saturday with two counts of domestic assault and three counts of animal cruelty, according to local police. Police arrested Wayne Griffis for allegedly pepper spraying inside a Western Avenue residence and assaulting a female, her son, and their dog, authorities say.
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Flood Fears Prompt Evacuations in Vermont
Dozens of residents in southern Vermont are being evacuated due to an ice jam on the Whetstone Brook. According to the Brattleboro Fire Department, about 50-75 residents of West Brattleboro are being moved to higher ground over fears that the ice jam may break, sending a rush of water towards those living nearby.
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Reports of Trees Knocked Down Across Region Amid Storm
Wind damage reports are starting to roll in as downpours and heavy gusts move across the region Thursday. Strong wind gusts are impacting some flights at Boston’s Logan Airport. Officials are urging travelers to check with their airlines to see if their flights are delayed. In Newton, Massachusetts, a tree snapped in half and landed on a car, completely destroying...
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Rugged Vermont Terrain Makes Power Restoration Tough Work
Thousands of Vermont power customers were still in the dark Thursday night, and some may not have service restored until the weekend, utility Green Mountain Power said. The situation follows Tuesday’s snow storm, which was troublesome because of the density of the snow.
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6 Treated for Mild Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After Boiler Malfunction at Brattleboro Apartment
Fire officials in Vermont say six people have been treated for mild carbon monoxide poisoning after a boiler malfunctioned in an apartment building. The Brattleboro Fire Department responded around midnight to the apartment building where a tenant reported that a carbon monoxide detector in the basement was going off.
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Neenah, Inc. Closing in Southern VT Eliminating 100 Jobs
A Brattleboro paper plant is closing and laying off about 100 workers. Georgia-based Neenah, Inc. bought the plant from FiberMark in 2015.
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Body of Missing Boater Found at Lake Champlain
A boater who was reported missing on Lake Champlain in Vermont has been found. Vermont State Police said Thursday that search teams had recovered the body of 67-year-old George Ruhe, who splits his time between Westhersfield, Connecticut, and Brattleboro, Vermont.
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Vt. Mental Health Worker Admits to Sexually Assaulting Girl
A Vermont mental health worker has admitted to sexually assaulting a girl.
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‘It Scared Me Half to Death:' New Englanders Remember '38 Hurricane
New Englanders are remembering the killer storm known as the Great Hurricane of 1938, 80 years to the date after its devastation.
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Charges in Fatal Crash in Vermont
A Vermont woman is facing charges following a crash that killed two people in Newfane on Friday.
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Officers on Leave After Police-Involved Shooting in Vermont
A Texas man accused of committing robberies in several states has been shot by police in Vermont.