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Chief officer with Lafayette Fire Department on leave following complaint of sexual harassment KATC and last updated 2021-05-14 15:20:48-04 A member of the Lafayette Fire Department is currently on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into an alleged sexual harassment complaint. Lafayette Fire Chief Robert Benoit says a chief officer has been placed on leave pending the outcome of that investigation. Chief Benoit has turned the complaint over to the Lafayette Police Department to conduct that investigation so that no conflict arises during the investigation. Benoit ...

Rockslide temporarily shuts down Owl’s Head development project 11 May 2021 Reading time: 1 min 30 s By Michael Boriero (Photo : Courtesy) The construction site for the Mont Owl’s Head residential development project has been temporarily shut down after a minor rockslide last week swept down into Lake Memphremagog, carrying a small fishing shed along with it. The incident occurred directly below the construction area between last Wednesday and Saturday. However, the exact date and cause of the rockslide is unknown, according to Potton Mayor Michael Laplume....

Lake Memphremagog conservation group condemns Owl’s Head development project 6 May 2021 at 19 h 09 min Reading time: 30 s By Michael Boriero A residential development project on the east flank of Mont Owl’s Head is drawing the ire of the Memphremagog Conservation Inc. (MCI), as construction crews alter the natural landscape using dynamite and excessive backfilling. The construction involves creating a new, roughly one kilometre road that will lead to four residential lots. The road is about 30 feet wide and 100 metres from Lake Memphremagog. Crews needed to carve in...

and last updated 2021-05-05 12:03:12-04 A bill that would approve a land swap between the city of Lafayette and UL has advanced in the legislature. Yesterday, HB 335 by state Rep. Jean-Paul Coussan was sent to the Senate Natural Resources committee after it was passed by the House on April 29. So far, the bill has met no resistance; the legislature's website says it passed the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment 13-0, and then passed the House 93-0. To keep up with the bill on the legislature website, click here. At issue is a plan that would swap land owned by the city wit...

ROCHESTER — This is the design chosen by area artists to beautify the concrete barriers used for outdoor dining in the Lilac City. Volunteers are welcome to help paint the many barriers. And a brand new way to order food and support local restaurants is coming within the next few weeks, enhancing the city's efforts to keep dining vital and easy. By now, most people are familiar with the concrete barriers being used to help protect people taking advantage of dining in the streets, a tradition started last season during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Many people still feel safer dining outdoors, b...