Local farmers report less storm damage this summer

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)

Businesses damaged by Vermont’s summer floods can now get up to $16,000 cash back through increased rebates and expanded eligibility from Efficiency Vermont’s flood recovery offers.

We don’t want to say it’s part of the new normal, whatever that might mean, but it’s no coincidence that these freakish storms are related to higher-than-normal global temperatures with a climate changing faster than anticipated.

Many Addison County residents will remember 2023 as the year during which they never left home without an umbrella.

In the days and months after the July floods that devastated much of Vermont, Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux’s inbox filled with requests.