Colchester News

The fourth public H1N1 flu vaccination - and first in Chittenden County - is planned today for Colchester High School, and state health officials are asking people to be mindful of the priority groups most in need of vaccine.

Vermont's health commissioner called the H1N1 flu a "young persons' disease" Wednesday, saying so far kids have been hit the hardest.

Some residents along a proposed bike path in Colchester are objecting to it, saying it would be too big and affect their property.

The town of Colchester is going to get a new police station. Town voters Tuesday approved a plan to build a $2 million station near the local high school.

Andrea Boehmcke discovered what she wanted to do with her life after she graduated from college.

Colchester voters head to the polls today to decide whether to build a police station.

A new teen center at Holy Cross Church on Church Road is off to a good start, reports Ivan Hawk, a deacon at the church who spearheaded the effort to establish the center.

A young Williston entrepreneur's fiery snack received national exposure Monday morning.

A robber armed with a hammer held up the Champlain Farms convenience store on U.S. 7 near Interstate 89 Exit 16 early Friday morning, Colchester Police said.

Police in Colchester say they've arrested two men believed responsible for a string of thefts from cars.

Colchester Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery this morning and the suspect is on the loose.

Wondering what the secret to a long life is? It's quite simple. Have little and work lots.

COLCHESTER -- When his war zone patients need to talk to Maj. Clifford Trott, there's no couch for them to lie on, no furnished office where they can work out their anxieties with him one-on-one. They take what they can get: The back of a Humvee, the corner of a mess tent, a barracks cot.

A 37-year-old Winooski man has been charged with first-degree arson in connection with a fire early Friday morning at a detatched residential garage in Colchester.

Police in Colchester have arrested a man on a first-degree arson charge in connection with a garage fire at his father's house.

The Colchester American Legion post has found a new home after a fire destroyed its longtime headquarters.

Officials are calling an early morning fire to a free-standing garage suspicious.

American Legion Post 91, burned out of its headquarters in a Sept. 14 blaze, has found a temporary home in a former restaurant near the Winooski city line.

UPDATE 10:30 P.M. ========================================== Three people went to the hospital following a two-car crash that caused Heineberg Drive in Colchester to be closed for about 21 2 hours Wednesday.

Mike Papariello, his deployment to Afghanistan fast-approaching, said he was grateful for the people who prayed for his safe return.