Vermont is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess damage to private property from a storm beginning on Halloween to determine if the state qualifies for federal aid for homeowners and renters. The state says 323 Vermont homeowners and …
Vermont state and local officials are assessing damage from flooding caused by heavy rains and snowmelt that led to road closures, some evacuations and a rescue from a flooded parking lot. Some roads remained closed Tuesday, but most of the …
Officials worked Wednesday to tally up the flood damaged to central Vermont roads, culverts and a municipal water system following last week’s storms to determine if the state will seek federal assistance for repairs. Heavy rains on Saturday, on the …
Vermont officials say they will continue to pursue projects as towns recover from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Vermont Public Radio reports that about 30 unfinished infrastructure projects around the state remain after the 2011 storm. Ben Rose, the …
The first new building at the still under-reconstruction Vermont State office complex in Waterbury is now occupied by state employees and more are due back before the end of the year. Down Main Street, a new town office building is …
Three years after flooding from Tropical Storm Irene made most of Vermont’s state office complex in Waterbury unusable, its replacement is rising out of what was a sodden mess that reeked of the nearby Winooski River. An 86,000-square-foot office building …
Connecticut prosecutors say they won’t pursue criminal charges against state employees and others who fraudulently obtained emergency food stamp benefits designated for people affected by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Deputy Chief State’s Attorney Leonard Boyle told the New Haven …
The fire chief in Chester, Vermont, said more than 3 inches of rain fell on his community creating the worst flooding since Tropical Storm Irene hit Vermont almost three years ago. Chief Matthew Wilson said the Monday flooding was “bad …
Two regional development groups in Vermont have been awarded $1.5 million in grants to help businesses recovering from Tropical Storm Irene. Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. and Springfield Regional Development Corp. received the Community Development Block Grants for a second round …
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin helped construction crews pour one of the first concrete footings Tuesday in what will become the new state office complex, replacing a series of buildings that became unusable after flooding from Tropical Storm Irene almost three …
