Vermont
Vermont to receive more than $20 million to help folks heat their homes this winter
Vermont will receive $20.7 million from the federal government for its program to help ensure Vermonters can heat their homes this winter without risking shutoffs, according to a news release.
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program also offers energy efficiency upgrades with the funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, who announced the funding on Thursday.
“In Vermont, the cost of heating a home in the winter can be a real challenge for families, and we want folks to know that there are organizations and federal programs available to help now before the temperatures really take a turn,” Welch said in a statement. “I’m encouraged to see Vermont has access to more LIHEAP funding this fall and will continue to fight for resources to keep families warm throughout the cold Vermont winters.”
To find out more about the program, go to the LIHEAP Eligibility Tool, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to determine if you’re eligible for assistance. Vermonters can also apply for heating help at Vermont Fuel Assistance.
Contact Dan D’Ambrosio at 660-1841 or ddambrosio@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @DanDambrosioVT.
Vermont
Championship Weekend 2024: Streaming info, schedule, scores for VT high school finals
For soccer, field hockey and volleyball, Championship Weekend of the 2024 Vermont high school fall sports season has arrived.
For links to streaming and to stay up-to-date on all the action, see below for matchups, sites and game times. Check back later for final scores and details/links to our championship coverage.
To report scores
Coaches or team representatives are asked to report results ASAP after games by emailing sports@burlingtonfreepress.com. Please submit with a name/contact number.
FRIDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
D-II girls soccer final
Site: Burlington High School
Teams: No. 1 Milton (16-1) vs. Mount Abraham (12-5), 7:30 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
D-II boys soccer final
Site: Burlington High School
Teams: No. 1 Harwood (15-0-1) vs. No. 3 Stratton Mountain (11-2), 5 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
D-I field hockey final
Site: UVM’s Moulton Winder Field
Teams: No. 1 Rice (15-0-1) vs. No. 3 South Burlington (13-3), 4 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
SATURDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
D-I girls soccer final
Site: UVM’s Virtue Field
Teams: No. 1 Champlain Valley (15-0-1) vs. No. 10 South Burlington (6-8-3), 7:30 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
D-III girls soccer final
Site: Rutland High School
Teams: No. 1 BFA-Fairfax (16-0-1) vs. No. 2 Windsor (15-0-1), 6:30 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
D-IV girls soccer final
Site: Rutland High School
Teams: No. 1 West Rutland (16-0) vs. No. 11 Richford (7-10), 11 a.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
D-I boys soccer final
Site: UVM’s Virtue Field
Teams: No. 1 Champlain Valley (14-2) vs. No. 10 Colchester (7-10), 5 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
D-III boys soccer final
Site: Rutland High School
Teams: No. 1 Stowe (15-1-1) vs. No. 3 Green Mountain (16-1), 4 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
D-IV boys soccer final
Site: Rutland High School
Teams: No. 1 Twin Valley (13-3) vs. No. 3 Winooski (11-4), 1:30 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
D-II field hockey final
Site: UVM’s Moulton Winder Field
Teams: No. 1 Hartford (13-1-1) vs. No. 2 U-32 (12-4), 1 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
D-III field hockey final
Site: UVM’s Moulton Winder Field
Teams: No. 1 Montpelier (13-3) vs. No. 2 Windsor (11-4-1), 3:30 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
SUNDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Girls volleyball final
Site: St. Michael’s College
Teams: No. 1 Essex (17-0) vs. No. 2 BFA-St. Albans (14-3), 7 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
Boys volleyball final
Site: St. Michael’s College
Teams: No. 1 South Burlington (16-0) vs. No. 3 Essex (12-4), 5 p.m.
Stream: NFHS Network (subscription required)
(Subject to change)
Vermont
After long months of flood recovery, the Kingdom throws a party
Residents of the Northeast Kingdom have endured three major floods over the last two summers, and the community is throwing a party this weekend to celebrate survivors and the volunteers who are helping them recover.
In hard-hit communities such as Lyndon and St. Johnsbury, the recovery work isn’t close to finished. But Meghan Wayland, with Northeast Kingdom Organizing, said it’s time to honor the thousands of hours of volunteer labor that has gone into mucking and gutting damaged homes.
They said the gathering on Sunday is also a way to strengthen the local bonds that will be needed for future recovery work.
“It’s saying, ‘Hey, look in this room. You all did this.’ These are the people whose houses were destroyed. These are the people who were in the basements up to their elbows in muck,” Wayland told Vermont Public. “Now you know each other. You’ll continue to know each other. We’re going to be in this again and again and again.”
We want to thank them, and we also want them to know that it’s not over.
Meghan Wayland, Northeast Kingdom Organizing
Volunteers in the Kingdom have cleared muck from basements and living rooms and removed water-damaged building materials from about 250 homes from this summer’s floods alone. According to officials with the Kingdom United Resilience and Recovery Effort, more than 100 households are still awaiting critical repairs to damage from the floods of 2023 and 2024.
Wayland said the bulk of the recovery work happened in the one-month period after the floods, when volunteer labor was at its peak. They said Sunday’s event, at the Lyndon Outing Club, will also serve as a recruitment effort of sorts for the work that’s still ahead.
“We want to thank them, and we also want them to know that it’s not over,” Wayland said. “We’ve got all of these rebuild projects that need to happen both this winter and then in years to come so that we can make people whole in our neighborhoods.”
The event starts at 3 p.m. and will have home-cooked food, live music and free hard cider. There’s also a “work party” that starts at 11 a.m. that day where volunteers will meet at 762 College Road in Lyndonville to help rebuild flood-damaged homes.
Megan Matthers, also with Northeast Kingdom Organizing, said the party will provide a needed break for residents whose lives have been upended by disaster.
“Spiritually or socially, a lot of these people haven’t really had a chance to talk or decompress outside of interactions with flood volunteers,” Matthers said. “It’s just a time to let the mood lighten up and little bit … for folks who are willing and ready to just have a little bit of reflection, while still feeling the weight of this.”
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Vermont
Granville man charged in Vermont triple homicide to remain in jail
The Granville man accused of killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother is likely to remain in jail until trial.
Brian Crossman Jr., 22, is charged with three counts of murder in the deaths of 46-year-old Brian Crossman Sr.; 41-year-old Erica (Pawlusiak) Crossman; and his 13-year-old stepbrother Colin Taft. The murders took place early on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 15 at the family home on Vermont Route 133 in Pawlet, which is just over the border from Granville.
Crossman was due in court on Wednesday, Oct. 30 for a “weight of the evidence hearing.” However, our media partners at The Post-Star report that Crossman’s attorney has waived the hearing.
Rutland County State’s Attorney Ian Sullivan told the paper that the waiver means that Crossman will remain in jail. Sullivan said Crossman’s defense attorney, Daniel Maguire, reserves the right to reschedule the hearing and seek to be released on bail at a later date.
The court scheduled a status conference for Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. to set the schedule for discovery process to prepare for trial.
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