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Vermont Business Magazine Due to high demand and the second-highest rate of payments in the nation, the Vermont Homeowner Assistance Program (VHAP) will no longer accept new applications after Monday, June 12, 2023. All new or currently pending applications must be submitted to the applicant portal on vermonthap.vhfa.org by 5 pm on this date.
by Morgan Webster & Emma Paradis For decades, Vermont’s government has relied on nonprofits to provide vital services to communities. This social contract has been eroding with nonprofits increasingly filling the gap in state services while reporting funding for these services has not kept pace with rising costs.
Vermont Business Magazine The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Glen Buehler, 67, of Vernon, Vermont, is scheduled to appear this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle after his arrest for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM).
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont as of Sunday were $3.43 per gallon, according to GasBuddy, up 5.2 cents per gallon from last week's $3.38/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.19/g while the highest was $3.55/g, a difference of 36.0 cents per gallon.
Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food & Markets Is your business looking for a fun way to connect with new customers across New England? Apply to sell your products during Harvest New England Day on the lawn of the Vermont Building at the Big E!
by Joy Choquette, Vermont Business Magazine Spring has sprung and with it the sounds of the season: hammers pounding, trucks reversing, and voices of construction workers calling to each other over the hubbub. But the sounds this season are quieter than most.
by C.B. Hall, Vermont Business Magazine Two major roadway improvement projects in the Burlington area — the Exit 16 Diverging Diamond Interchange in Colchester and the Champlain Parkway Project in Burlington — will continue apace this spring, despite pending litigation seeking to either halt or alter the plans.
Vermont Business Magazine Information on infrastructure projects courtesy of the Vermont Agency of Transportation. Dates reflect the time window for construction, not the precise time or duration of the work.
Vermont Business Magazine Scott Administration officials will be visiting Windsor County on Monday to continue their county tour to hear from community leaders about their unique infrastructure needs and to discuss the many funding opportunities available to them via federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021.
by Ciara McEneany, Community News Service House lawmakers passed a sweeping land and water conservation bill March 24, in what is effectively a do-over of legislation vetoed last year by Governor Phil Scott. H.126, which sets a goal of conserving half of Vermont’s land area and waters by 2050, is now heading through the Senate.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) spoke with more than 1,150 students on Wednesday and Thursday in Milton, Fairfax, Montpelier, and Barre about the mental health crisis facing young people.
by Martha Trombley Oakes The federal Public Health Emergency is set to end on May 11, marking a new phase in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the negative impacts of the pandemic continue for far too many across every community in Vermont.