First Vermont Week of Gleaning spotlights Willing Hands’ work fighting food waste & hunger

Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sept. 21-25 marked the first Vermont Week of Gleaning, a statewide celebration of the people, farms and food access organizations that have long worked to recover surplus …

Hundreds walk to defeat ALS in Vermont

#23 Vermont cruises by #25 Bryant

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The 23rd-ranked UVM men’s soccer team defeated #25 Bryant 4-0 on Saturday night at Virtue Field to kick off conference play with a statement win. Gabriel Chavez got the scoring started in the first half, before three second half …

Hundreds walk to defeat ALS in Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Hundreds of people gathered for the annual Walk to Defeat ALS Vermont on Saturday in Burlington. ALS is a disease that causes people to slowly lose the ability to move, speak, eat and breathe. The walk is organized by the ALS …

Norman Rockwell in Vermont: former painting models reunite

Former models for Norman Rockwell reunite at Shelburne Museum SHELBURNE, Vt. —Some familiar faces reunited on Saturday at Shelburne Museum. Former models of American painter Norman Rockwell reunited and held a panel sharing their experiences. It's …

Vermont Day draws crowds to the Big-E

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WCAX) - The Vermont Building at the Big E was packed on Vermont Day, typically the highest ticket-sale day of the fair, with Vermont vendors displaying their goods. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture shared videos with the station and …

4 Generations of One Family Have Been Making Chocolate Together at Vermont Shop for 40 Years: ‘Best Gift You Can Have’

NEED TO KNOW A family in Vermont has been selling chocolate for four generations Bob and Martha Pollack opened Snowflake Chocolates in Jericho in 1986 after Bob learned the art of chocolate-making from his father in Philadelphia Now, four of the couple’s …

Vermont Route 113 reopens near elementary school in West Fairlee after death investigation

Vermont Route 113 reopens after non-suspicious death investigation Vermont State Police closed Route 113 in West Fairlee for an incident near the elementary school. WEST FAIRLEE, Vt. —Route 113 is back open in West Fairlee after a non-suspicious death …

Saint Anselm extends free tuition program to students from Maine and Vermont

Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for essential news each day, and our contests and promotions list for special offers and giveaways. Saint Anselm College will extend a scholarship program that offers free tuition to students from Maine …

Vermont Route 113 reopens near elementary school in West Fairlee after death investigation

Vermont Route 113 reopens after non-suspicious death investigation Vermont State Police closed Route 113 in West Fairlee for an incident near the elementary school. WEST FAIRLEE, Vt. —Route 113 is back open in West Fairlee after a non-suspicious death …