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WORKERS AND HOSPITALS DURING THEIR OFFENSIVE IN GAZA. CLOSER TO HOME. THE MAN ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER IN A 2023 SHOOTING IN DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON HAS BEEN SENTENCED. TYRIN SMITH WILL SPEND AT LEAST 2 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO A BURGLARY CHARGE. THIS STARTED LAST MAY. SMITH, ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER FORTUNE, WERE ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SAID THEY BROKE THROUGH THE WALL OF A DOWNTOWN APARTMENT AND SHOT A MAN IN THE CHEST. TYRIN SMITH WAS INITIALLY CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER, AND PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO I
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WE’RE STARTING YOU OFF WITH THIS LOVABLE GERMAN SHEPHARD MIX NAMED BACKUS. HE’S ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD AND IS SUCH A SWEET GUY. HE LOVES GOING ON WALKS, CHEWING ON TENNIS BALLS, AND SPENDING TIME WITH THE SHELTER STAFF. HE IS ACTIVE, BUT NOT QUITE AS HIGH-ENERGY AS A YOUNGER PUP. WE DON’T KNOW HOW BACKUS WOULD INTERACT WITH OTHER PETS OR CHILDREN, BUT WE THINK HE’LL DO FINE WITH PROPER INTRODUCTIONS. IF YOU’D LIKE TO GIVE BACKUS THE PERFECT DOGGY RETIREMENT HOME… COME MEET HIM AT THE NORTH COUNTRY SPCA. NEXT, THIS 11 YEAR TORTOISE SHELL CAT NAMED NALAA. THIS SWEET SENIOR GAL IS ALL ABOUT GRACE AND COMFORT – WHILE SHE WILL HAPPILY ACCEPT YOUR PETS, KNOW THAT SHE’LL BE THE QUEEN OF HER NEW CASTLE. FOR THAT REASON, NALAA WOULD DO BEST IN A HOME WITHOUT OTHER CATS… BUT SHE MIGHT GET ALONG WITH DOGS AND CHILDREN. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A QUIET, OLDER KITTY TO KEEP YOU COMPANY, NALA MIGHT BE THE PERFECT FIT FOR YOU. STOP BY THE WINDHAM COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY TO MEET HER! AND NOW A SPECIAL FOREVER HOME FOUND – MARY JANE WAS A PREVIOUS FEATURE ON PET CONNECTION AND SPENT OVER 200 DAYS AT THE SHELTER. IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIND HER MATCH, BUT LAST WEEK SHE FINALLY FOUND HER NEW FAMILY. WE’RE SO HAPPY THI
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The rare but always fun cross Lake Champlain high school matchups had a bit more of special meaning than where the two teams are from. A softball contest between Missisquoi Valley Union High School and Northeastern Clinton Central High School teaming up to support local families in need at NCCS. This initiative was organized by NCCS junior Katelyn Johnston, who started “Cougars Care” as a part of her national honor society project to collect toiletries for students and their families who attend NCCS who may need it most. “It makes me happy knowing that that you (all the donators) are helping me give out is benefiting them because I know that even if they do have some of the stuff, they may not have enough to get through the summer,” Johnston said. “Sometimes that makes them happy and it makes me happy.”Johnston has been collecting donations at each NCCS home softball and girls’ flag football game. MVU played their part by donating some toiletries in their matchup against NCCS in softball. “It’s honestly just great to know that we are helping someone,” said MVU senior second baseman Brooke Rainville. “We know that a lot of people struggle with stuff like that and it just means a lot to come here and say, hey, here’s this we are thinking of you guys, and we do care.”The game went to MVU on the circle, who tallied 13 runs of offense in a 13-1 victory over NCCS. MVU is the winner of three straight games after taking down Essex High School and South Burlington High School to start their season. Rainville, who was awarded team MVP by the MVU coaching staff for a strong day at the plate, including an RBI triple, says that team chemistry has been key to their hot start. “I feel like we are really close,” Rainville said. “We always say that we are sisters, and I feel like it really comes through for games like this that we travel for.”You can see the full highlights of the game and Johnston’s national honor society project in the video above.
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IT’S THE WEEKEND VERMONT SUGAR MAKERS LOOK FORWARD TO ALL YEAR. TODAY THE 57TH ANNUAL MAPLE FEST STARTS. THE THREE-DAY EVENT IS KNOWN TO BRING THOUSANDS TO VERMONT… TO CELEBRATE OUR LOCAL MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS. NBC5S ANNA GUBER SPOKE WITH ONE OF THEM WHO’S SPENT DECADES IN THE INDUSTRY. SHE’S LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. ANNA IT WAS AN UNUSUAL TAPPING SEASON. HOW ARE PRODUCERS FEELING AS IT WRAPS UP? LAUREN, RELIEF IS A WORD THAT COMES TO MIND FOR MANY SUGAR MAKERS THIS YEAR. INCLUDING CECILE BRANON, WHO’S BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR 4 DECADES. SHE SAYS LAST YEAR’S SEASON LEFT MANY FEELING CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE. AND THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY. BUT NOW AS THE SEASON COMES TO CLOSE…SHE SAYS IT WAS ALL ABOUT PLANNING AHEAD. MAPLE SYRUP PRACTICALLY RUNS THROUGH CECILE AND TOM BRANON’S BLOOD. THE COUPLE COMES FROM A LONG LINE OF MAKERS. BUT BRANON SAYS IT WAS A PRETTY SMALL OPERATION WHEN THEY BOUGHT THE BUSINESS 40 YEARS AGO. NOW THEY’RE TEAM HAND-TAPS AROUND 90 THOUSAND MAPLE TREES EACH YEAR. BUT SHE SAYS THE GROWTH HAS YEAR NOBODY WANTED TO TAPPING SEASON. IT USUALLY STARTS AROUND FEBRUARY…AND EVEN MARCH FOR SOME. BRANON SAYS THIS YEAR…THEY MADE SURE TO BE READY TO TAP EARLY. AND NOW AS THE SEASON WRAPS UP…SHE SAYS PLANNING HAS PAID OFF. VERMONT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE SAYS… MANY MAPLE SYRUP MAKERS AROUND THE STATE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. FINDING MORE SUCCESS THIS YEAR BY STARTING EARLY. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTION — A FEW SURPRISE SNOWSTORMS… AFTER ANOTHER RELATIVELY MILD WINTER. BUT IN THE WAKE OF IT ALL…BRANON SAYS SHE’LL TAKE MOTHER NATURE’S HELP WHENEVER SHE CAN GET IT. AS FOR THIS YEAR SHE SAYS… AND WHILE THE TAPPING SEASON MAY BE WINDING DOWN… CELEBRATIONS ARE JUST GETTING STARTED. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE MAPLE FESTIVAL… IT RUNS UNTIL SUNDAY IN SAINT ALBANS. AND WE’LL BE BRINGING YOU LIVE ON AIR COVERAGE FROM TH
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Rural Vermonters and farmers sounded the alarm and expressed their frustrations with state lawmakers on Thursday in Montpelier, saying theyve made the state unaffordable and that the State House is out of control.They cited House and Senate leadership from Burlington and Chittenden County as being out of touch with the rest of the state. “We are all working too hard for too little in a state that cost too much to live in,” said John Rodgers, a former Vermont state senator. “We do not support a Vermont that working class Vermonters cannot afford to live and where the Vermont culture is under attack,” he said. Others said their core values are getting left behind. “Logging, hunting, trapping, farming, sugaring more and more were losing dignified skill-and land-based work. Now we build second homes, wait tables, and rent ski lifts,” said Meghan Wayland, from the Northeast Kingdom. They added that Vermont is just getting too expensive, citing the increase in property taxes among other tax and fee proposals. “At the school board level, this has gone on too long. Im not anti-education, Im just anti going broke paying for it,” said Chris Viens, a Waterbury resident. The protest comes as a bill is making its way through the house that would ban coyote hunting with dogs or using bait, something many worry could set a precedent for coming years. “Hunting and trapping are good for the families that engage in them, the communities they live in and the fact that some people simply dont like it is the worst argument for doing away with this lifestyle thats at the core of so many Vermonters’ identities,” said Mike Covey, of Williamstown. The bill also places more control over who appoints members of the VT Fish and Wildlife Board into the legislature. Right now that duty is only up to the governor. “This is not just a fight for hunting, trapping and fishing regulations to be managed by the very people that hunt trap and fish; this is a fight for the dignity, wisdom and culture of rural people and the skills of survival,” said Wayland. The bill is currently in the House’s Environment and Energy committee. Vermont’s Speaker of the House sent a statement Thursday evening in regards to the bill saying, “The committee has diligently considered testimony from a wide range of perspectives and we remain committed to listening to all Vermonters. This isnt about pitting rural communities against urban communities; rather, its an example of the Houses dedication to bringing everyone to the table.
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A PROPOSAL IN CONGRESS — SPEARHEADED BY LAWMAKERS FROM OUR REGION — AIMS TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE TO HOST GREEN ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINES. SENATOR PETER WELCH OF VERMONT AND REPRESENTATIVE ANNIE KUSTER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BACK THE “ENERGIZING OUR COMMUNITIES ACT.” IT WOULD DIRECT FUNDS FROM INTEREST COLLECTED ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LOAN PROGRAMS TO CITIES AND TOWNS THAT HOST CLEANER ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE — INCLUDING TRANSMISSION LINES. THE COMMUNITIES COULD USE THAT MONEY FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS LIKE ROADS OR BRIDGES — WHILE SUPPORTING CLIMATE GOALS THROUGH EXPANDING CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION FROM SOURCES LIKE WIND AND SOLAR.
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The company successfully completed the world’s first piloted eVTOL transition, paving the way for future air taxis.
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Tuesday officially marks the opening of the first federally funded charging infrastructure in Vermont under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, or NEVI. Bradford is the first site out of many planned ones in Vermont. The state will receive $21.2 million during a five-year period for the buildout. The Green Mountain State is the sixth state in the nation to have chargers installed under the program.The NEVI program and the bipartisan infrastructure law is bringing $21 million to the Agency of Transportation for the buildout of these type of heavy chargers, said Secretary Joe Flynn, of the VT Agency of Transportation. And so this is really the beginning of the fast charging network.Located in Bradford’s Denny Park on Main Street, the four new chargers can simultaneously charge 180 kilowatts per hour, which will get drivers back on the roads efficiently.The new stations complement two existing fast chargers and a single AC level 2 charger. The placement of the plugs was no accident, according to Secretary Lindsay Kurrle, of the VT Agency of Commerce & Community Development.This charging location is also beneficial to the Bradford business community, she said. EV drivers passing through town, traveling along Interstate 91 or who live nearby can walk into town and spend money at the delis, restaurants and stores while they plug in to recharge.The chargers were installed by Norwich Technologies, which will also oversee the maintenance for the next five years. Bradford will not be the only town to see this infrastructure; chargers will be installed in all 14 counties throughout the state.We’re celebrating this because charging stations need not just be in places like Brattleboro right at the state line or up in Burlington, said Vermont Democratic Rep. Becca Balint. We need them at stops all along the way to make it possible for us to transition off of combustion engines.The NEVI program dictates that fast chargers be installed every 50 miles of highway around the country. The private sector is putting out chargers right now, but the public sector investment is to make sure that we get covered, said Shailen Bhatt, the Federal Highway Administrator. So, if you drive from Boston to Seattle, you’re going to be able to charge all the way across on our interstates and also in local communities.Companies are invited to apply to the AOT to help with the buildout. The deadline is the end of May. The businesses must be qualified to design, build, own, operate, and maintain NEVI-compliant charging stations.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT KICKING OFF ITS ANNUAL EARTH WEEK CELEBRATIONS MONDAY. EACH DAY FEATURING A VARIETY OF EVENTS TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS. AND HONOR THE WORK ALREADY BEING DONE TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. NBC5S ANNA GUBER IS LIVE FROM THE UVM CAMPUS. SHE SPOKE WITH STAFF, STUDENTS AND FACULTY. AND ANNA WHAT KIND OF EVENTS CAN PEOPLE EXPECT? LAUREN, EVERYTHING FROM PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEARNING ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FASHION. TO ACTIVITIES BY THE BURLINGTON WATER FRONT AND EVEN SPENDING SOME TIME ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. ARE JUST A FEW OF THE WAYS THE UVM COMMUNITY IS CELEBRATING OUR PLANET THIS WEEK. WITH HOPES OF BOOSTING COMMUNITY INTERTEST IN CREATING A GREENER FUTURE. 00-0:14 blending the unique experiences from across the entire THE UVM COMMUNITY. AND TURNING ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS INTO ACTION. AND ANYONE CAN JOIN THE UVM COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATING EARTH WEEK. A FULL LIST OF EARTH WEEK EVENTS CAN BE FOUND AT T
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THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON. I’M JACK THURSTON. TODAY IS EARTH DAY! AND DOZENS TOOK TO CHURCH STREET THIS WEEKEND TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THE QUEEN CITY’S NEWER TRADITIONS. LEARNING HOW TO BETTER PROTECT THE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT… NEIGHBORS LEARNED ABOUT GREENER ENERGY SOURCES AND HOW TO PROPERLY RECYCLE. THE ROZALIA PROJECT SPENT TIME CLEANING TRASH OFF OF THE WATERFRONT… AND BRINGING IT DOWNTOWN SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF LITTERING THAT TAKES PLACE. THEY HOPE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE EARTH, AND ONE LAKE CHAMPLAIN, AND NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY SAY EVEN SOMETHING
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PANTHERS HEAD DOWN TO MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT TO TAKE ON WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ON FRIDAY. A NORTH COUNTRY RUGBY TRADITION – WAS BACK IN PLATTSBURGH TODAY – WELCOMING TEAMS FROM TWO DIFFERENT STATES AND TWO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THE 26TH T-N-T RUGBY MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT – IS A MEMORIAL MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT REMEMBERING THE LIVES OF FORMER SUNY PLATTSBURGH RUGBY PLAYERS. ALL THE FUNDS COLLECTED FOR THE TOURNAMENT ARE PARTIALLY USED FOR PLATTSBURGH STATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS — AND ALSO USED FOR THE PLATTSBURGH’S STATE’S MEN’S AND WOMEN’S RUGBY TEAMS. IT’S A SPECIAL TRADITION FOR PLATTSBURGH’S HEAD COACH SEAN MORGAN – WHO IS LEADING THE CARDINALS FOR ONE LAST TIME IN THE TOURNAMENT – IN HIS LAST SEASON AT THE HELM. “Great that I have my whole family here and this family … it’s special and I won’t be coaching ,but I’ll
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will climb into the mid 50s to the low 60s under THERE ARE LESS THAN 100 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN PARIS! FROM WRESTLING TO SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL. ATHLETES ARE GETTING READY FOR THE COMPETITION INCLUDING SOME FROM OUR REGION. ILONA MAHER IS FROM BURLINGTON VERMONT. SHE PLAYS RUGBY AND WILL GET THE CHANCE TO REPRESENT TEAM U-S-A AGAIN IN THE OLYMPICS AFTER COMPETING IN TOKYO FOR THE 20-20 GAMES MAHER SAYS SHE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING IN PARIS THIS SUMMER.