Ludlow Selectboard hears recovery updates, talks reappraisal

LUDLOW, Vt. – The Ludlow Selectboard met Monday, Jan. 8, for their regular monthly meeting. As he has since July’s flood, town manager Brendan McNamara updated the board on the town’s progress working with FEMA to recover money spent on … Continued

VLGS post-flood legal clinic in Ludlow

LUDLOW, Vt. – Since October, Vermont Law and Graduate School’s (VLGS) Entrepreneurial Legal Lab and Legal Services Vermont have been working in collaboration to assist Vermont business owners affected by the summer 2023 floods. As a result of high demand … Continued

OVRCC announces additional disaster relief funds

LUDLOW, Vt. – The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (OVRCC) is pleased to let you know that we have additional grant funds for disaster relief thanks to a grant award from the Vermont Community Foundation for businesses in Okemo … Continued

By the skin of their teeth

LONDONDERRY, Vt. – Sunday night, Dec. 17, and Monday, Dec. 18, brought an unwelcome sense of déjà vu to the Town of Londonderry, and many other southern Vermont villages, when the area was hit with another deluge of rain, bringing … Continued

Londonderry adopts STR ordinance, regroups from floods

LONDONDERRY, Vt. – The Londonderry Selectboard postponed their regularly scheduled meeting to Tuesday, Dec. 19, after the floodwaters rose once again, impacting the Town of Londonderry on Dec. 18. The town estimates “less than $20,000 in damages,” reported town administrator … Continued

Post-flood legal clinics to continue monthly

REGION – Since October, Vermont Law and Graduate School’s (VLGS) Entrepreneurial Legal Lab and Legal Services Vermont have been working in collaboration to assist Vermont business owners affected by the summer 2023 floods. This effort began in September with several … Continued

Flood-damaged stream crossing restored in Andover

ANDOVER, Vt. – A high-priority stream that was constrained by an undersized culvert has been restored to its natural dimensions after damage in the July floods, the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) announced today. The project, which will minimize flood damage, … Continued

Fundraising to help nonprofit groups in Weston

WESTON, Vt. – After the catastrophic July 10 flood, a fundraising effort through a GoFundMe site was set up to help nonprofit organizations in Weston, Vt., raise money to assist their clean up and recovery efforts. The effort was sponsored … Continued

Okemo Valley post-flood business update

REGION – It has been a very challenging time for the Okemo Valley region, but we wanted to update everyone on the tremendous progress that has been made since the devastating floods in July. To reopen, some businesses received grants … Continued

Talented innkeepers revamp Echo Lake Inn

LUDLOW, Vt. – What does a mystery dinner, a human cake topper at a wedding, and a jolly owner of an inn that can bail water out of a basement in a flood have in common? These are just a … Continued

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