Free bus-safety awareness BBQ
The Chittenden County Sheriffs, Northern Law Enforcement SHARP Program and the Milton Police Department are once again hosting a FREE BBQ to raise awareness about the dangers of passing a school bus when the red lights are flashing. With summer coming to an end, school buses will soon be transporting children to and from school and it is imperative that the motoring public drive carefully when near them. The public should be prepared that school buses may be transporting children at ANY time of the day.
To bring awareness to this important issue, in 2019 we started our Red Lights Flashing = No Passing Free BBQ event and we are happy to announce that we will be hosting it again this year. The BBQ will be held on August 22, 2024 from 11:00 am to 13:00 pm at the Grange Hall parking lot located on US Rt. 7 near the intersection with Lamoille Terrace in Milton, VT.
Peepers be gone
Plotting your route to snap some ‘Grammable foliage pix this fall?
You can cross Jenne Road in Reading off your list.
“The [select]board, at its most recent meeting on Aug. 5, once again voted unanimously to close the road during peak foliage this year, shuttering the chance for tourists’ camera shutters to capture the trees at their flaming best,” reports Vermont Public.
Reading took similar action last year. Pomfret has also banned non-local traffic from one of its roads during foliage season.
UVM names interim president
The University of Vermont Board of Trustees approved in a special meeting Monday the appointment of Provost Patricia Prelock to serve as interim president of the university following the departure of current president Suresh Garimella.
Prelock will begin as interim president upon President Garimella’s departure this fall and serve while the search for the university’s next president proceeds in due course.
A scholar and practitioner in the nature and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, Prelock has secured nearly $25 million in research funding as a primary investigator or co-primary investigator and helped establish UVM’s Osher Center for Integrative Health.