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2 Vermont communities devastated by summer flooding seek $3.5M to elevate homes for victims

Mar. 19, 2024 18:11 PM EDT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Two of the Vermont communities hardest hit by last summer's catastrophic flooding have requested $3.5 million in state funding to elevate 20 homes in Barre and the capital city of Montpelier for flood victims who still need safe places to live as the state grapples with a...

Biden approves disaster declaration for areas of Vermont hit by December flooding, severe storm

Mar. 04, 2024 16:33 PM EST

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a federal disaster declaration sought by Gov. Phil Scott to help communities in seven Vermont counties that saw severe rainfall and flooding in December. Federal funding is available on a cost-sharing basis to state and...

Flooded Vermont capital city demands that post office be restored

Jan. 08, 2024 18:04 PM EST

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — More than five months after catastrophic flooding hit Vermont's capital city, including its post office, Montpelier residents and members of the state's congressional delegation held a rally outside the building Monday to demand that the post office reopen and express...