Thunderstorms, high winds pummel Addison County

For the third July in a row, severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain, hail and flash flooding Addison County, with high winds ripping off some the MUHS roof.

The familiar anxieties surrounding Vermont’s summer storms are more intense this year with recent federal funding cuts casting uncertainty over the future of disaster relief programs that have helped Vermont in the past.

Regarding this past weekend’s torrential flash flooding in Texas. Rivers rose 26 feet in two hours. Over 80 people died in Texas. Their deaths were attributed to flash flooding and poor weather predictions. Yet isn’t the root cause climate change?

My wife and I have recently engaged the civic apparatus of Ripton, Vermont. Our concern is a townwide reappraisal of property values, including ours. The proposed reassessment of our property nearly doubles the previous assessment, which, if the new asses … (read more)

Extreme weather and flooding returned to Vermont for the second summer in a row, but Addison County farmers reported less damage from storms this past July than in 2023.

Residents and municipalities in Addison County and six other Vermont counties are eligible for federal funding to help recover from floods that swept through the Green Mountain State between July 9 and July 11 after President Biden on Tuesday signed a fed … (read more)

The town of Middlebury will work with Danforth Pewter, the Vermont Agency of Transportation and Vermont Rail System to potentially site an emergency access across train tracks to make sure the Seymour Street neighborhood can be accessed by the community’s … (read more)

When heavy rains inundated parts of the state on July 10 and 11, much of the damage done to homes, businesses and public infrastructure was clear to see. 

According to Hank Bissell, more than 7 acres of crops were destroyed, farm roads were washed out, and areas of cropland were scoured out as much as three feet deep. 

Monkton and Starksboro were among the Addison County towns hardest hit by last week’s heavy rains, received upwards of six inches late on July 10 into the morning of July 11.

Last Saturday, July 13, the underpass that connects Elm Street to Seymour Street in Middlebury flooded again and had to be closed. This is not a hundred-year event. Please address it.

Health Commissioner Mark Levine, M.D., encourages Vemonters to take advantage of the resources and information available to keep themselves and their families safe and healthy.

Firefighters from Vergennes, Ferrisburgh and Middlebury who were specially trained in water rescues took their boats to Central Vermont on Thursday and put their skills to good use.

Roads in Ferrisburgh, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro were closed Thursday morning after heavy rains inundated the region overnight. 

As lightning flashes outside my office window this Wednesday evening and weather forecasters predict two or more inches of rain tonight into tomorrow, I reflect on the $80 million to $90 million of federal funding Vermont is slated to receive after last s … (read more)