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View Comments The pilot of a hot air balloon in Vermont died after he was tangled in the gear underneath the basket and fell to his death, according to state authorities. On Thursday afternoon, four passengers boarded the hot air balloon alongside the pilot, identified as Brian Boland, 72, of Post Mills, Vermont. After taking off, Vermont State Police said the balloon descended and touched down in a nearby field. When the balloon hit the ground, one passenger fell out but was unharmed. Howev...

Pilot falls to death in New England hot air balloon accident © WPTZ police said 72-year-old brian boland, of post mills, died while flying his balloon above an area of the upper valley. four other people were inside of the basket but escaped uninjured, according to investigators. The pilot of a hot air balloon died Thursday in an accident in Vermont that sent passengers in the balloons basket across state lines. Four passengers and the pilot, Brian Boland, 72, were in the balloon when it too...

Press Release – Living Streets Aotearoa Around the world, people celebrate Jane Jacobs’ urbanist legacy in early May. Due to Covid-19, only a few walks could happen in real life rather than virtually in 2021. In Wellington, Living Streets Wellington leader Ellen Blake and founder and former Mayor Celia Wade-Brown decided that Wellington’s walkability is a tribute to urbanist thinking already and could become even better. Join us on Friday 7th May at 12:15 pm. Ellen Blake says: “Jane Ja...

Around the world, people celebrate Jane Jacobs’ urbanist legacy in early May. Due to Covid-19, only a few walks can happen in real life rather than virtually in 2021. In Wellington, Living Streets Wellington leader Ellen Blake and founder and ...

The Ngauranga-to-Petone shared pathway project has been fast-tracked. First published September 2019. Nearly a year to the day after cyclist Brent Norriss was hit and killed by a car on State Highway 2 as he travelled home from Wellington to the Hutt Valley, the long-awaited $130 million shared pathway linking Petone with Ngauranga has been fast-tracked. The announcement on Friday that construction on the 5 metre-wide cycle and walkway, stretching 4.5 kilometres along the coast next to the Hut...