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Flooded Vermont capital city demands that post office be restored
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Flooded Vermont capital city demands that post office be restored

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — More than five months after catastrophic flooding hit Vermont’s capital city, including its post office, Montpelier residents and members of the state’s congressional delegation held a rally outside the building Monday to demand that the post office reopen and express frustration with the U.S. “Having a vibrant community is running into your neighbors down at the post …

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Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
1 year, 4 months ago

Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. “But I think now we’ve been a little disabused of the notion that Vermont is safe from climate change.” A woman, wearing a protective …

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Vermont hit by 2nd day of floods as muddy water reaches the tops of parking meters in capital city
1 year, 5 months ago

Vermont hit by 2nd day of floods as muddy water reaches the tops of parking meters in capital city

Associated Press  

ANDOVER, Vt. — A storm that dumped up to two months of rain in two days in Vermont and other parts of the Northeast brought more flooding Tuesday to communities that included the state capital, where officials said that river levels at a dam just upstream appeared to be stable. “It’s heartbreaking because you know all these businesses are losing …

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Nearly 120 people have been rescued as flooding continues in Vermont
1 year, 5 months ago

Nearly 120 people have been rescued as flooding continues in Vermont

NPR  

Nearly 120 people have been rescued as flooding continues in Vermont ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: The streets of Vermont's capital city, Montpelier, are underwater today. Nearly 120 people have been rescued, and it's not over yet. HIRSCHFELD: So state and local officials haven't really begun to assess the damage yet, and that's because the state is still very much in life-saving …

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Vermont’s largest city votes to allow noncitizen voting
1 year, 9 months ago

Vermont’s largest city votes to allow noncitizen voting

Associated Press  

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont’s largest city has voted to allow noncitizens who are in the country legally to vote in local elections. Noncitizen residents are currently allowed to vote in municipal elections in Vermont’s capital city of Montpelier, and Winooski, the most diverse community in the state. The Republican National Committee filed lawsuits against Montpelier and Winooski asking judges to …

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Vermont Supreme Court rules in favor of noncitizen voting
1 year, 11 months ago

Vermont Supreme Court rules in favor of noncitizen voting

Associated Press  

Noncitizen residents may continue to vote in municipal elections in Vermont’s capital city of Montpelier, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, stating that such voting in local elections doesn’t violate the state constitution. “The statute allowing noncitizens to vote in local Montpelier elections does not violate Chapter II, § 42 because that constitutional provision does not apply to local elections,” …

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