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The state Department of Environmental Management is taking applications through Dec. 11 for the first round of money from the 2024 Green Bond, and will favor projects that add housing.
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Vermont State Police said a driver reported to have struck a road sign at an Interstate 89 on-ramp in Waterbury was later stopped in Williston and charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene.
Travis Feliciano, 33, was convicted of unarmed robbery and larceny after prosecutors said he threatened a loss prevention officer while leaving the store with more than $200 in cleaning supplies.
Police said the driver and his passenger were in a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro that struck a tree late Nov. 1. Both were pronounced dead at a Waterbury hospital.
Police dispatch is running out of the Putnam Police Department while the town's network is locked down, officials said at an emergency joint meeting.
Friends lowered Zev Beigel, 29, of West Hartford to the ground after he fell while climbing nearly 150 feet up the cliff, and rescuers carried him out to an ambulance, New Hampshire Fish and Game said.
The city Human Resources program's list points to food pantries, state heating assistance, gift programs and seasonal events, and urges people to apply for help early.
Vermont State Police said troopers pulled over Brandon Parrish, 45, near Exit 13 early on Nov. 1 and charged him with first-offense driving under the influence.
The chief said the number of firefighters on duty, not the number of buildings, keeps residents safe, as some neighbors worry about the future of their stations.
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection wants feedback by Nov. 20 on a draft plan to let vendors rent bikes, and possibly run shuttles, at trailheads from Pomfret to Simsbury.
Drivers on Routes 100 and 11 face alternating one-way traffic during the day, with lane shifts and closures on I-95, on a project expected to run into fall 2028.
David Febres, 55, of Dracut, Massachusetts, was flown to a Manchester hospital and died there, New Hampshire Fish and Game officials said.