Disaster strikes. Flood waters rush down the streets and hills causing incredible amounts of damage. Tropical Storm Irene’s deluge on Sunday, Aug. 28, the day before Norwich opened for the 2011 fall semester, had swollen Vermont’s rivers and valleys. It resulted in many of the residents and businesses in […]
Month: September 2011
Norwich community beats Hurricane Irene
Meghan Kennedy was anticipating her first day of classes of her senior year with her roommates. Then there was a knock on the door. “You need to leave as soon as possible. Go grab your important things and head up to the high school.” On August 28, Tropical Storm Irene […]
Rugby loses its playing field, but finds time to volunteer
The Norwich rugby teams saw their home away from home completely flooded by the torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm Irene. “We’re just trying to make the best of it, and just go from here, take it a day at a time,” said men’s rugby captain Jaimes Plamondon, a 21-year-old […]
Proud of Norwich community response
I want to take a moment to express how proud I am of the entire Norwich community. As you know, our neighbors in Northfield were hit especially hard by Tropical Storm Irene, with approximately 100 homes damaged by substantial flooding. Many residents and some day students have been displaced, and […]
Volunteer!
Over 3,538 documented hours have been worked so far by Norwich students. That is 3,538 gifts given to people that have lost their homes and belongings. Helping the community is something you will never forget. When someone has to throw away all of their belongings and start over, it is […]
Norwich community creates relief fund
Tropical storm Irene came and left, leaving behind flooded homes and crushed spirits. Many students, faculty, staff and alumni in Northfield and surrounding areas were affected by the disastrous path of Irene, and were calling for help. The Norwich community responded quickly. It took one email, and 24 hours later, […]
Cadets respond in hour of need
With warnings of a tropical storm heading towards Vermont, Norwich’s Mountain and Cold Weather Company’s rescue team was put on standby. The vice president for student affairs and two members of the Mountain and Cold Weather Company (MCW) agreed that they would be put on standby because of Irene, according […]
A blast from the past
Northfield, and many central Vermont communities, were devastated. The rain killed 85 people, left 9,000 people homeless, washed out 50 railroad bridges, took out power, put a halt on the postal service and accumulated a property loss of $300,000. That’s not today’s news, but an 84-year-old event, according to www.vermonthistory.org. […]