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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Duprey Grabs ABC/FOX Top Play of Week
PLATTSBURGH, NY – Chazy baseball player, Landon Duprey made a great catch out in centerfield last week, to not only become one of the Top Play of the Week Nominees, but also win the ABC22/FOX44 Top Play spot. See his amazing catch in the video above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
First annual ‘Electrify Vermont Summit' powers up clean energy collaboration
BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22 FOX44) — Vermont's electric energy leaders gathered at the University of Vermont today for the state's first ever 'Electrify Vermont Summit,' bringing together policy makers, businesses, nonprofits and researchers. The event started with demonstrations of the newest tech, including electric vehicles, e-bikes, induction cookware and electric lawn equipment. Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak led opening remarks. 'While climate change is a global challenge… we know that state and local action has an impact as well. Here in Burlington, we are committed to being a climate forward and resilient city,' said the mayor. Keynote speaker Cristina Garcia, a Program Manager of Residential Energy & Heating Electrification at Con Edison, applauded the Burlington Electric Department's efforts in both policy and technological advancement. 'As we look across the country electrification is clearly gaining momentum, more than 350 mayors have signed onto ambitious de-carbonization pledges,' she said. 'That is why events like today's summit are crucial, they bring together diverse stakeholders fostering collaboration and building partnerships that are essential for driving the energy transition forward.' Garcia and other speakers also noted areas of improvement in affordability, creating incentives and tackling aging infrastructure. Panelists, speaking well into Monday afternoon, celebrated the continual growth of electrification but also addressed challenges with tariffs, federal funding and silos within the industry. Many of Monday's speakers also reflected on a growing need for cross-industry relationships— some even calling their peers to action. Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak ended her own speech by saying she hoped to see 'sparks fly' between industry leaders. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Saint Albans property values soar in city-wide reappraisal, leaving some locals stunned
SAINT ALBANS, Vt. (ABC22 FOX44) — A city-wide reappraisal in Saint Albans has some locals in shock over the new sticker price of their properties, with some more than doubling in value according to the city's preliminary list. Chip Sawyer, the city's Director of Planning and Development, says the reappraisal, which was mandated by the state, will now be matching property values from sales data from the current market— which may explain the financial hike. The city's last reappraisal was in 2011, and it has been using that data set up until this year. 'If you look at what houses are selling for in the city, they're selling for at least twice as much as they might have in 2011. And that's what we expected would happen with the reappraisal, is that homes are now more valuable than they were back then and so the Grand List would reflect that,' he said. Some locals have been taking to Facebook to express their concerns, with one post getting roughly 190 responses as of Friday. Sawyer says, while he understands the concerns, he wants people to know that an increase does not necessarily mean people will be paying twice as much in taxes. 'As the Grand List goes up the tax rates go down. So, your property value might be doubling on the Grand List, but your taxes won't be doubling because the tax rate is going down.' James Levy, a Saint Albans resident and business owner, says while he wishes the value increases were less 'traumatic,' they make sense given the current real estate market. 'Would I have been happier if it were a bit lower, certainly… but I believe the process was a fair one and that's what counts. This one was probably the best I've experienced in the last 40 or 50 years,' he said. Sawyer says people can reach out to the city to file an official grievance or can contact its partner Tyler Technologies for a property data follow-up. You can find contact information and more resources here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Eat Vermont app serves up local flavor with AI-powered perks
BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22 FOX44) — 'Food-preneur' Senator Rocket launched Eat Vermont with one goal— to create a tight knit community bonded over their favorite local bites. He says the mobile app, which originally started as a side project to go along with his Instagram, now has about 5,000 downloads since it launched this year. 'This is a way of creating another layer of engagement and really feeling like you're an insider in the food scene,' said the app's creator. Eat Vermont allows users to access a comprehensive list of restaurants and their current menus, create customizable 'food trails,' view video content and use location specific search tools— including an AI chatbot called Evie. 'We've spent a lot of time using AI to make sure that we can adapt to the user specifically,' said Rocket, 'so you can put your dietary preferences into the app, and it'll help you identify better fits.' The founder says he is most excited about the launch of new 'member perks,' which will feature access to secret menu items and special discounts at some restaurants. 'What we're asking for at Eat Vermont, is for the restaurant owners and the chefs to be creative and to give us the real authentic dishes, or to give it their creative flair— things that would be a little experimental that they wouldn't normally put on their menu,' he said. Arwa Dawman, the owner of Zaytoona, a Burlington-based middle eastern restaurant, says she was eager to connect with Rocket. Eat Vermont and Rocket's 33,000 followers on Instagram, she says, have helped draw in business. 'Diversity is not that known, so having that platform that has a sense of genuineness and a sense of community is very important as a new small business.' Dawman says she and her staff are excited about the possibility of a secret menu and will start offering a 10% dinner-time discount. Memberships, which are used to fund the app, cost about $8 per month. Rocket says people can also use a free version to see local events. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Digging deep: UVM soil testing center aims to advance VT research
BURLINGTON Vt. (ABC22 FOX44) – A new University of Vermont research center is hoping to 'revolutionize' soil health research in the state. Leaders at The Soil Health Research and Extension Center (SHREC) say they will be taking local test samples starting on Earth Day, April 22. Dr. Deborah Neher, a Soil Ecologist and Associate Director for SHREC, says growers usually have to send their soil to out-of-state labs for testing, which often rely on national data sets and are not always able to provide Vermont-specific information. 'Vermonters, we do a good job managing our soil, so we often get values back that say all of our soil is healthy and great, and we know it's not always the case. So, if we get more specificity on the region, we'll be able to give more nuanced feedback to the farmers,' said Dr. Neher. The Director of the program, Dr. Joshua Faulkner, says the various tests can help farmers understand the ratios of biological organisms in the soil, carbon and organic matter types, aggregate stability and nitrogen availability— some of which determine factors such as soil fertility and flood resistance. 'It'll help them make decisions about their management, in their garden or on their farm, that will help maximize their production and the resilience of their soil,' said Dr. Faulkner. He says they also plan to offer educational workshops, focus groups, and demonstrations to ensure that farmers can benefit from the research down the line. 'We are making sure that this information gets out to farmers, to people who can use it… We're very much one foot in the lab and one foot in the field.' The researchers say, while they plan to connect with farmers involved with UVM Extension, anyone is welcome to send in a sample for testing. Dr. Faulkner estimates it will take them about four to six weeks to process each specimen. You can find the application for soil testing here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
