South Hero News

Concerns over the H1N1 flu virus have exhausted some providers' supplies of seasonal flu vaccine, health officials said Monday.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties announced that the clinic held today in South Hero will likely be the last public seasonal flu clinic offered by the VNA.

Williston's quest for commuter parking has stalled again, with the state rejecting funding for a lot at Town Hall and choosing instead less expensive projects in rural areas.

The Champlain Islands offered a fruity weekend from gourds to fruit. The South Hero Applefest and Craft Show, which is called "the biggest apple festival in Vermont," started Saturday.

The 20th annual South Hero AppleFest, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., opens a two-day run in the Champlain Islands today.

A view of Mount Abraham from Ripton on Tuesday. By Hannah Crowley * Free Press Staff Writer * Saturday, October 10, 2009 The Columbus Day weekend in Vermont is often the weekend for fall foliage in Vermont - the peak, the pinnacle, the window when the state's trees are ablaze.

Clarissa Dubie of South Hero has been accepted to Susquehanna University's highly selective Honors Program.

Free Press Staff Report Local Motion, the bicycle and pedestrian advocacy group, is seeking grants to make improvements to the 200-foot gap between the tip of the Colchester Causeway and Allen Point in South Hero for its bike ferry.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced Sunday that temporary water-use restrictions associated with Lake Champlain sea lamprey control activities have been lifted for the Lamoille River downstream of the Peterson Dam in West Milton.

Fall is a wonderful time of year to bond with your children, and to create some wonderful memories for both you and your child.

WATERBURY - A temporary water use advisory goes into effect at 7 a.m. Thursday as the Lamoille River is treated with lampricide.

The hallways are crowded at Champlain Valley Union High School. Enrollment here is up 79 students from a year ago-- the largest one year increase the school has seen in years.

By Lisa Loomis While the total number of sales in The Valley has mirrored the slowdown in the state, Valley towns still rank high in the number of million-dollar homes in the state.

Voters in North Hero are scheduled to go to the polls in November to decide whether to close their lone public school, which has been plagued by declining enrollment and ballooning costs.

The courts are likely the least-well-known branch of government in Vermont. The judicial branch is also among the portions of state government that the greatest number of citizens interact with directly, and during the most serious times of their lives.

Gov. Jim Douglas has announced that another 14 energy efficiency projects have been selected to receive almost $150,000 in funding from the Vermont Community Climate Change Grant Program.

Boaters, bikers, and everyone in between spent a beautiful day outdoors while the weather kept on pleasing Sunday.

Pat Brennan of Colchester estimates he will plow through roughly 5,000 pounds of onions at his stand, Bloomin' Onion , during the fair this year.

The midway was packed Monday with kids because they got discounts at the Fair on "kids' day." There were also some special rewards for young people who took part in a summer reading program.

Can a cuddly little planet from Vermont help bring a little peace to Earth? We'll find out after September 11, the day Japan launches a cargo shuttle bringing equipment and supplies to the International Space Station.