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08/27/2023

August 26th is Women's Equality Day. The holiday serves to celebrate the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the 1920s. 💁‍♀️

08/19/2023

Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion of a 2020 decision protecting LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination that the landmark ruling does not apply to school policies on transgender youths' use of bathrooms and locker rooms. Nonetheless, lower courts have ruled in... https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/courts-rule-in-favor-of-transgender-students-citing-supreme-courts-lgbtq-discrimination-ruling

08/19/2023

A Vermont man has admitted to traveling to Lake George to have s*x with a 12-year-old. Bennington resident Scott Westervelt, 46, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Albany on Thursday to interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit s*xual conduct. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/vermont-man-admits-going-to-lake-george-to-have-s*x-with-child

08/18/2023

WESTMINSTER — School superintendents are the executives of school districts and thus they have the legal power to commit school districts to lawsuits, such as the one filed in June https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/attorney-explains-monsanto-lawsuit-after-the-fact

08/18/2023

A coalition of booksellers, authors and a think tank wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon over its alleged monopoly of the bookselling industry. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/booksellers-call-for-ftc-to-probe-amazon

08/17/2023

Writers Guild of America leaders are reviewing contract offers this week, signaling progress in the Hollywood labor struggle. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/contract-talks-advance-as-wga-negotiators-check-proposals

08/17/2023

Vermont Emergency Eats (VEE), a smaller-scale version of Vermont Everyone Eats, the pandemic-era program that provided meals to food-insecure Vermonters, has launched in response to the recent flooding in the state. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/vermont-farmers-food-center-responds-to-local-flooding-with-participation-in-emergency-eats

08/15/2023

People of the past brought their creepy A-game to Halloween. From looking at these nightmare-inducing photos, one thing's certain: our ancestors were obsessed with huge heads, pillowcases, and general creepiness. https://ourcommunitynow.com/local-culture/vintage-halloween-costumes-that-will-haunt-you-forever

08/14/2023

Hawaii officials urged tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepared to house evacuees and first responders on the island that faces a long recovery from the wildfire that demolished a historic town and killed more than 90 people. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/tourists-are-urged-to-avoid-maui-as-hotels-prepare-to-take-in-evacuees-and-first-responders

08/14/2023

The Connecticut Sea Unicorns will play the Vermont Lake Monsters in a winner-take-all game for the Futures Collegiate Baseball League championship on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Dodd Stadium. The FCBL announced on its website late Saturday that it will mark the ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/sea-unicorns-to-host-vermont-in-winner-take-all-game-for-fcbl-title-on-sunday-at-dodd-stadium

08/13/2023

A new pack of gray wolves has been confirmed at a site in Sequoia National Forest, California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials announced on Friday. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-wildlife-officials-say-new-gray-wolf-pack-found-in-sequoia-national-forest

08/13/2023

Beatrice the emu was a runner.This became evident when she escaped from her home at Taft Hill Farm Townshend, Vermont, and after a few months, in September 2015, she arrived in Bow, believed to have traveled more than 80 miles on foot, https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/beatrice-the-famed-vermont-emu-found-in-bow-got-loose-again-and-was-killed-in-an-accident

08/12/2023

Texas has now bussed more than 30,000 illegal immigrants from its state to sanctuary cities across the country, Gov. Greg Abbott announced, taking a victory lap on what has been the most effective GOP public relations effort against President Biden's border policies. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/texas-ships-30000th-migrant-to-blue-state-sanctuary-cities

08/12/2023

Jonathan Girard, a visiting gymnastics coach, has pleaded not guilty to a voyeurism charge. He was accused of recording people using the bathroom. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/visiting-gymnastics-coach-in-vermont-pleads-not-guilty-to-voyeurism-charge

08/11/2023

A Wisconsin judge on Thursday allowed a civil lawsuit filed against 10 fake electors for former President Donald Trump and two of his attorneys to proceed, rejecting a move to dismiss the case. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wisconsin-judge-allows-civil-case-against-fake-trump-electors-to-proceed

08/11/2023

Golf has long been a focal point for the Politano family of Brandon. “I started playing in college,” said Paul Politano, the head pro at Ralph Myhre Golf Course in Middlebury. “My freshman dorm was right outside the golf course at St. Lawrence. So me and a few friends used to grab someone’s clubs and sneak onto the golf course.” https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/vermonts-first-family-of-golf

08/10/2023

If you or someone you know would like to go hunting this fall but have never taken a hunter education course, this is the time to act. Vermont’s https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/vermont-hunter-education-courses-are-offered-now

08/09/2023

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants seeking shelter at a time when the cost of housing - already in short supply - continues to rise. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/massachusetts-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-influx-of-migrants-seeking-shelter

08/09/2023

Localized flash flooding may also occur in portions of New Hampshire, Vermont and northeastern New York state into Tuesday evening. "These same areas in the northern tier of the Northeast were hit hard by a season's worth of rain in a few weeks' time ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/rounds-of-severe-weather-to-keep-blasting-central-eastern-us

08/08/2023

Advocates for limiting mining around Grand Canyon National Park expressed hope Monday that a new national monument would preserve the land for future generations. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/tribes-hope-bidens-arizona-visit-means-long-sought-grand-canyon-monument-designation

08/08/2023

A Vermont teen was issued a citation after being clocked driving 107 mph in a 65 mph zone on Sunday night. Around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, a Vermont State Police trooper stopped a vehicle that was driving 107 mph on Interstate 89 north in Williston, https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/vermont-teen-cited-for-driving-107-mph-in-a-65-mph-zone

08/07/2023

Asian-American families are frequent targets for home invasion robberies in the Bay Area, according to a report. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/thieves-target-bay-areas-asian-american-families-during-string-of-break-ins-report

08/06/2023

A Colombian judge on Friday night ordered President Gustavo Petro's son freed from detention while he is investigated on allegations of illicit enrichment and money laundering. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/son-of-colombias-president-freed-while-he-is-investigated-for-illicit-enrichment-money-laundering

08/06/2023

The Vermont Arts Council along with its partners, Vermont Humanities, Poetry Society of Vermont and Sundog Poetry are seeking nominations for the appointment of a new Vermont poet laureate. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/vermont-seeks-new-poet-laureate

08/05/2023

The teen thieves yanking District drivers out of their cars, often at gunpoint, increasingly see violent crime as a game and aren't particularly concerned about consequences, say police who've interrogated the young offenders. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/carjacking-goes-from-felony-to-fad-as-d-c-teens-lack-fear-of-judicial-consequences

08/05/2023

The average July temperature in Chittenden County over the last 50 years has been 76 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service. In 2023, the average temperature was 78 degrees. The highest temperature recorded in July 2023 was 91 degrees on July 15. The lowest temperature recorded was 55 degrees on July 2. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/weather-in-july-slightly-warmer-and-much-wetter-than-average

08/04/2023

A Vermont driver will be charged with gross negligence in the crash that killed actor Treat Williams, officials said. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/driver-to-be-charged-with-negligence-in-vermont-crash-that-killed-actor-treat-williams

08/03/2023

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden enjoyed the movie "Oppenheimer" at a public viewing in Delaware while Washington assessed the fallout from the newest indictment to hit former President Donald Trump. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/bidens-enjoy-oppenheimer-while-special-counsel-files-indictment-on-trump

08/03/2023

DORSET, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver accused of causing a crash that killed actor Treat Williams has been cited for grossly negligent operation causing death, officials said. An investigation of the June 12 crash in Dorset concluded a vehicle pulled in ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/driver-accused-of-gross-negligence-in-vermont-crash-that-killed-actor-treat-williams

08/02/2023

"Apparently as part of this agreement, North Carolina sent several swift-water rescue teams to help out aiding and saving people on the swollen streams in Vermont." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/letter-thanks-from-vermont-to-swift-water-rescue-teams

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