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Vermont works to set up 3 family shelters for households leaving pandemic-era motel program

Oct. 16, 2024 16:43 PM EDT

Vermont is working to set up three shelters in the coming weeks for families experiencing homelessness who had to leave state-funded motel rooms this fall after new caps on that pandemic-era emergency housing program were imposed, officials said Wednesday. The family shelters are...

Vermont's capital city gets a new post office 15 months after it was hit by flooding

Oct. 08, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's capital city of Montpelier is finally getting a new post office, 15 months after catastrophic flooding inundated the downtown, officials announced. A grand opening celebration is planned for Saturday at the location at 89 Main Street, the U.S....