While yesterday’s floods were much smaller in scale than in previous years, the date’s symbolic nature brought painful memories and underlined the new regularity of flooding in Vermont.

This year's flash floods were confined to the northeastern part of the state. They were far less catastrophic than those of the previous two years.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott was in Lyndonville, in the state’s Northeast Kingdom, on Wednesday to mark the anniversaries of flooding in the state.

The concurrent flood events provided clear evidence of the vulnerabilities in these rural communities and how more needs to be done to shore up homes and communities in low-lying areas across the state.

"Talk about how your community needs to be reshaped and how you can practically and thoughtfully make those changes over time," Douglas Farnam said. "Because we can't snap our fingers and be flood resilient.

A Connecticut man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after he was found with multiple types of drugs and a gun in Vermont by agents patrolling near the Canadian border who later discovered he was wanted on a warrant charging him in a Hartford shooting.

Vermont officials are exploring the idea of creating a new convention center, a venue capable of hosting thousands in an effort to spur economic activity. With numerous hotels, restaurants, and the CityPlace development nearby, a space like the former Macy’s is among those sites that could fit the bill.

According to a royal biographer, the Prince of Wales, 43, was skeptical about the Duchess of Sussex entering the royal fold. The truth-challenged ex-congressman suggested that the House speaker is preventing President Donald Trump from pardoning him.