flooding
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Poetry: This brave state of Vermont and its residents
Gratitude to all of you for checking-in./ Calling me in the middle of the night,/ to see if I’m not trying to get some sleep,/ sleeping on my…
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Deluge hits harvest, hurts soil fertility, erodes fields
Just two months after a mid-May frost devastated apple, grape and other fruit crops throughout the state, July brought abnormally heavy rainfall that wreaked havoc on Vermont farms…
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Addison County close to making cut for flood aid
State officials on Monday confirmed Addison County is approaching the federal disaster-related threshold at which residents can qualify for financial aid to repair private property damage sustained in…
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Businesses band together for flood relief
Within Sparrow Art Supply’s perch above the Otter Creek in downtown Middlebury, a strand of homemade postcards is hung above a small table set up with their blank…
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Flood maps are being reevaluated
For the first time since 1985, Addison County’s official federal flood maps are being updated. This comes toward the end of statewide FEMA flood map reevaluations.
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Birong’s food truck offers relief
The state rep and owner of 3 Squares Cafe teamed up with World Central Kitchen to run his food truck for three nights in the town of Johnson,…
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Relief funding available to Vt. organic dairy farmers
This grant funding is designed to mitigate the extreme market challenges in 2022, including high feed and input costs. $6.9 million dollars was made available in the Vermont…
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County awaits FEMA verdict on disaster aid
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials continue to inspect flood-related damage in our area, which may lead to Addison County being added to the list of Vermont counties covered…
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Rains will bring more mosquitos
The heavy rains that hit Addison County this past week are expected to lead to an increase in the region’s mosquito population, according to local insect management officials.
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President Biden approves federal aid for much of Vt.
Addison County could still get on that list, as Federal Emergency Management Agency officials continue to tally flood damage in our area.
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Otter Creek wetlands seen as shielding Middlebury
Since last week’s heavy rainfall and disastrous flooding across the state, the bridges above the Otter Creek Falls have been occupied by walkers pausing to peer over the…
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Ag agency offers aid to farmers
As Vermont farmers and their families are recovering from the floods and unprecedented rainfall this past July 10 and 11, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets…
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Recovery fund set to help Vt. flood victims
In response to catastrophic flooding caused by heavy rainfall last week, Vermont Public and the Vermont Community Foundation have joined forces to raise money for the VT Flood Response…
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Storm damage puts an end to West Cornwall Backyard Concert Series
The West Cornwall Backyard Concert Series was in the middle of its fourth season when the severe weather rained on its parade.
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Legislative Review: Flood recovery help is available
This past week has been harrowing for many Vermonters, especially those living to the east of the Green Mountains.
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Letter to the editor: Town thanked for storm news
Kudos to the Middlebury town for great communication during this storm.