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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....

More flooding hits Vermont with washed-out roads, smashed vehicles and destroyed homes

Jul. 30, 2024 19:41 PM EDT

LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Thunderstorms and torrential rain brought another wave of violent floods Tuesday that caved in roads, crushed vehicles, pushed homes off their foundations and led to dramatic boat rescues in northeastern Vermont, nearly three weeks after flooding from Hurricane Beryl. ...