The hazard mitigation home buyout program is designed to buy and remove flood-damaged properties to reduce future hazards.  So far, FEMA has approved the buy-out of 78 homes, 14 of which are second homes. But one hard-hit town has decided not to apply on behalf of second homeowners.

Helena Worthen lends her mother's grand piano to a group of young musicians for the Pikes' Falls Chamber Music Concert.