Amazon Explores New Operations Facility in Essex

3/19/2025

Amazon says it’s exploring opening a small operations facility in Essex. The proposal calls for a 107,000-square-foot facility to be built on 23 acres off Kimo Drive, near Saxon Hill Road, a part of Essex Town that has a mix of residential and industrial development. “We’re exploring the possibility of opening a small operations facility in Essex, which would support providing fast delivery and great service to local customers. This process is in the early planning stages and additional steps remain,” An Amazon spokesperson said. They say Vermont does not have any Amazon operations facilities, and that the closest one is in Granville, New York.

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Stolen AR-15 Found in Lyndon Apartment with Fugitive

3/21/2025

Police say the assault-style rifle they found in a Lyndon apartment last week near a man wanted as a fugitive from Massachusetts was stolen from a Bethlehem, N.H. man. Xavion Martin, 23, of Springfield, Mass., is now facing an additional charge of possession of stolen property that has a value over $900. He was already […]

Police say a wrong-way driver on Interstate 89 had to be stopped with spike strips early Tuesday morning

3/8/2025

Police say a wrong-way driver on Interstate 89 had to be stopped with spike strips early Tuesday morning. Vermont troopers say they got multiple reports of a driver going south in the northbound lane on I-89 in Montpelier just after 1 a.m. Tuesday. They say the car passed multiple cruisers with their lights on and […]

Goldberg Secures Deal with Credible Buyer for Burke Mountain Resort

3/8/2025

The court-assigned receiver tasked with selling Burke Mountain Resort said a group that went public this week with its desire to buy the resort couldn’t seal the deal last year because of their “bad faith” and “last minute” attempt to renegotiate terms. The resort is under the control of Goldberg, of Florida, and has been […]

St Johnsbury Town Meeting Approves Spending Requests and School Board Election Results

3/8/2025

St. Johnsbury voters gave a thumbs up to all spending requests during Town Meeting voting Tuesday and elected Brittany Benoit Petty to the school board in the only contested race on the ballot. In results provided by Town Clerk Stacy Jewell shortly after polls closed, the school budget passed by a vote of 663 to […]

Vermont maple industry warns of impact from Canada tariffs

3/8/2025

Those in Vermont’s maple sugaring industry say they could be seriously impacted by new tariffs on Canada. While Vermont supplies a lot of the country with maple syrup, the U.S. also imports a lot from Canada. Tariffs could drive up that price and the price of materials for maple sugar producers who want to expand. […]