Windham County was added to the list of Vermont counties designated as eligible for individual assistance from FEMA.   This means that individual residents of Chittenden, Rutland, Washington, Windham and Windsor counties may apply directly to FEMA for assistance recovering from damage from Tropical Storm Irene.  

The flooding and damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene has been immense. Below is a comprehensive list of resources available from various agencies as will as how to proceed if your home or housing property has been impacted:

Public policy efforts in Massachusetts in the 1990s to reduce children’s exposure to lead generated “modest but statistically significant improvements in test performance in the 2000s, with particular benefits for children in low-income communities,”  according to a recent report.  The study was conducted by the New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Sunday's Rutland Herald examined a slow down in the volume of home sales in the state in 2011, interviewing VHFA's Excecutive Director Sarah Carpenter and other Vermont real estate experts.   Cautious buyers, the elimination of the home buyer tax credit, and tight credit standards and down payment requirements were the primary causes cited.