By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of recognizing and preventing scams from happening. “I’m too smart to be scammed,” many believe. But the truth is that “Education puts you at risk and higher income makes you […]
Category: State News
CCV receives $1.2 million to support workforce development
Rural Vermonters and people in marginalized communities will have greater access to higher education and career advancement in the coming years, thanks to a $1.2 million award from a federal partnership between the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) and the […]
Mortgage loan demand still high, despite high rates
By Curt Peterson The first important thing to know is that a mortgage is a lien, not a loan. A mortgage loan involves the borrower giving a mortgage on a property to a lender in exchange for funds, usually used […]
‘Be prepared to pay 20% over the asking price’
Real estate market remains competitive in Killington through fall By Curt Peterson The real estate market is full of vagaries — prices, climbing mortgage loan rates, bidding wars, and the effects of climate change, to name a few. Each […]
VHFA announces homeownership funding
The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners recently awarded Vermont State Affordable Housing Tax Credits for homeownership development projects across the state. Once sold to investors, the credits will yield nearly $3 million in equity for downpayment assistance […]
One dead in motorcycle crash, Sunday
A man died in a motorcycle crash on Route 7 in Clarendon around 11:21 a.m. Oct. 1. Police said Roy Loomis, 70, of West Rutland, was traveling west on North Shrewsbury Road in a Kawasaki motorcycle and failed to […]
Governor requests major disaster declaration for early August flooding in Rutland and Addison Counties
Governor Phil Scott has made a formal request to President Joe Biden for a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities in Addison and Rutland counties recover costs for repair of public infrastructure damage caused by rainfall and severe flooding […]
BEGAP to increase grants to flood-impacted businesses, nonprofits, landlords
Changes to the program will include raising the percent of net uncovered damage to 30% and removing the $20,000 cap Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein announced, Sept. 20, forthcoming changes to […]
David Bergh named interim president at Vermont State University
David G Bergh, EdD will take the helm of Vermont State University (VTSU) as the next interim president following the planned departure of current chief executive Michael Smith. The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System announced […]
Survey asks Vermonters about their healthcare experience
Vermonters and Vermonters with children who have been to a doctor’s office in the last six months are asked to keep an eye out for a survey about their experience, which is arriving in mailboxes this fall. Every year, […]