Reading Deputy Fire Chief Curt Allen, left, Chief Gary Vittum, middle, an firefighter Greg Smith, right, monitor a surging tributary to the North Branch of the Black River that crossed Route 106 in the Weathersfield, Vt., hamlet of Greenbush, after an upstream beaver dam was breached on Monday, March 17, 2025. Route 106 was closed for about two hours Monday evening and Tarbell Hill Road and Little Ascutney remained closed overnight. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Valley News – James M. Patterson

West Weathersfield Deputy Fire Chief Michael Spaulding radios a crew of Ascutney firefighters putting out cones on Tarbell Hill Road after a breached beaver dam caused flooding inthe Weathersfield, Vt., hamlet of Greenbush on Monday, March 18, 2025. Route 106 was closed for about two hours Monday evening and Tarbell Hill Road and Little Ascutney remained closed overnight. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) James M. Patterson