Lowell News

LOCATION : 1962 Carter Road Lowell, Vermont VICTIM: Bruce A. Delorme CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: 101 West Milton Road Milton, Vermont SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On 10-19-2009 the Lowell Fire Department responded to 1962 Carter Road for a camp fire.

September's warmer days have given way to October's chill in Vermont - and it's primetime for foliage.

The Vermont Lake Monsters left 12 runners on base in dropping a 5-3 New York-Penn League baseball game to the Lowell Spinners at Centennial Field on Saturday night.

A study is underway in the northern part of the state to determine if the Missisquoi River should be designated as "wild and scenic." The federal label could bring big bucks to the area but some people say it is not worth it.

A man and woman were injured in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday on Vermont 100 in Troy.

There is hope in the towns around Belvidere Mountain, including Eden and Lowell, that a federal settlement with the former owner of the massive asbestos mine there could mark the start of life returning to normal.

A New Jersey company agreed Thursday to pay a small portion of the possible $300 million cost of cleaning up the abandoned asbestos mine on Belvidere Mountain in Eden and Lowell.

A press release from the U.S. Justice Department late Thursday said G-1, which owned the mine from 1967 to 1975, agreed to the following payments: Up to 8.6 percent of $300 million for cleanup costs at the mine.

The days lengthen in Vermont, the world seems to expand, too. Folks who prefer to stay by the fireside all winter are suddenly on the move, and so are we.