A coalition seeking to address drug abuse issues in Ticonderoga
wants to extend its reach. The group,
which met for the first time in June, is asking concerned citizens to attend a
meeting Tuesday, July 9, at 6 p.m. at
the Community Building Essex County
South Burlington Police are investigating a series of
burglaries that took place early this morning.
Police say a male entered the Hana Japanese Steakhouse just after 1 a.m. and took an undisclosed amount of
cash. Police say the burglar also broke
into Wing Over Burlington but took nothing.
Police are looking for a male approximately 5'7" to 5'10" who
was wearing an oversized hooded sweatshirt with possibly a skull or face on the
front. Police say they believe these
burglaries are related to a suspicious incident that took place at around 1:30 a.m. at Chipotle Mexican Grill. The male matching the description above tried
to enter the restaurant but was scared off by an employee. Anyone with information is asked to contact
the South Burlington Police Department.
It's July 1 and still no deal among lawmakers and that means
interest rates for need-based or Stafford Loans have officially doubled. Millions of American students rely on these
Stafford Loans to help them hit the books.
The federal government pays the interest while the students are enrolled
in school. When they graduate, they're on their own. But now, because of delays by Congress,
students will see interest rates double on their new student loans. Rates will rise from 3.4% to 6.8%.
All the rainfall has set a record. The National Weather Service says May and
June been the wettest two-month consecutive stretch in Burlington
on record, with a total of 18.6 inches of rain.
The weather service says 8.74 inches fell in May, and 9.86 inches fell
in June. May’s statistic lists the month
as the wettest may on record. The last
two-month stretch with the most rain was in 1998, when it rained a combined
17.97 inches in July and August. It
rained a total of 16.55 inches for April and May of 2011.
Ferry service for bikes on the Colchester Causeway has
finally re-opened. Flood damage two
years ago shut down the Colchester Causeway Bike Ferry along the Island Line
Trail. It took 545 donations and
countless hours of work to put the ferry back in business, and already hundreds
of people are using it each day. The
bicycle ferry connects a 200-foot water gap in the three-mile causeway crossing
Lake Champlain between Colchester
and South Hero.
