WTSA News For Your Thursday, October 1st:
Three new Covid 19m positive tests in Vermont Wednesday, for a total of 1,752 with 58 deaths. Windham County remains at 123 positive tests and 3 deaths.
New Hampshire’s Health and Human Services Department says there were 34 new positive test results for COVID-19, and a state total of 8,266 with 439 dead. Cheshire County is holding at 152 cases and 3 dead.
510 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, bringing the total number of confirmed cases statewide to 129,753. There are 32 new deaths reported for a total of 9,242 confirmed. Franklin County has one new positive test, for a total of 412 with 68 dead.
Governor Phil Scott has reappointed Jessica Holmes, to serve as a member of the Green Mountain Care Board. Holmes has served on the Board since 2014. The Governor says Holmes has been a great asset to the Board. Her extensive background in health policy and economics is so valuable in working to make healthcare costs more affordable for Vermonters and ensure a strong healthcare system. Holmes is a professor of economics at Middlebury College, teaching courses covering microeconomics, health economics and the economics of social issues. She has published articles on topics including philanthropy, economic development, health economics, labor economics.
A Massachusetts resident was helped out of Monadnock state Park by New Hampshire Fish and Game Officers 54 year old Yogesh Shridhare of Arlington, said he was off trail, lost, and cold. The 911 Bureau of Emergency Communications was able to provide GPS coordinates for Shridhare’s location. Shridhare was over 1000’ in the woods north of the Pumpelly Trail. Two Fish and Game Conservation Officers located Shridhare, who was not properly dressed for the conditions and was in the early stages of hypothermia. He was wearing shorts and a light-weight long-sleeved shirt and was soaking wet. Conservation Officers provided him with warm clothes, water, and a headlamp. Shridhare and Conservation Officers reached the Park Headquarters at 11:00 p.m. where Shridhare was given a ride back to his vehicle at the Birchtoft Trail Head.
Vermonters may claim a Property Tax Credit or receive a Renter Rebate to help offset the cost of housing, but those claims must be filed by October 15, 2020.The Vermont Property Tax Credit and Renter Rebate programs help make housing more affordable for thousands of Vermonters, and the Department of Taxes has seen a marked decrease in the number of claims filed this year. A Homestead Declaration is required to complete a Property Tax Credit Claim. All Vermont homestead owners must file a Homestead Declaration using Vermont Form HS-122 every year, even if they are not seeking an income-based property tax credit. In 2020, the deadline for filing Homestead Declarations was extended to July 15. Homestead Declarations filed after Oct. 15 will result in reclassification of the property to non-homestead and could result in higher property taxes as well as interest and penalties.
With ballots being sent to voters in every Vermont town, election officials are urging voters to pay careful attention to directions, to ensure votes are counted. Secretary of State Jim Condos said in August’s primary election, roughly 3.5% of ballots statewide had to be thrown out because of errors. People forgot to sign ballot envelopes in many cases. All together, more than 6,000 ballots were tossed, a number which could be a potential game-changer in tight races.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has received $9.7 million from the US Department of Transportation under the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief Program to repair damage caused by severe rainstorms, snow melt, and flooding in 2019.The funds are a partial release of Emergency Relief funds to assist the State and municipalities to complete repairs for damages associated with the April 2019 and October 2019 disaster declarations. Most of the funding is for the Halloween 2019 rainstorm, with an award of $9,511,211 to repair damage from the severe storm and subsequent flooding. An additional award of $237,780 is for repairs due to snow melt, heavy rain, and severe flooding in April 2019.
LOTTERY NUMBERS:
TRI STATE PICK 3 3-7-6
TRI STATE PICK 4 5-9-4-1
TRI STATE GIMME 5 8-14-15-17-35
TRI STATE MEGABUCKS 15-20-25-31-35 MEGABUCKS 1
POWERBALL 14-18-36-49-67 POWERBALL 18
MASS CASH 6-13-21-30-31
WTSA SPORTS:
Locally, as heard on 99 5 The Beast yesterday, in Boy’s High School Football action, Devin Speno tossed 4 touchdown passes in leading Brattleboro to a 26-19 win over Windsor. Brattleboro will face Windsor tomorrow in the Colonels home opener, and we’ll have the game for you on your home for Colonels sports, 99 5 The Beast, beginning at 5:40 with the Colonels Pre-Game Show. You can also hear the game at 99 5 The Beast Dot Com.
The Yankees hit three home runs in their 10-9 win over Cleveland yesterday. The Yankees now move on to a Division Playoff series against Tampa Bay starting next week.
The Lakers beat the Heat 116-98 last night in Game 1 of the NBA Championship series. The Lakers were led by Anthony Davis’s 34 points. Game 2 is tomorrow night, tip-off is at 9pm.