As floodwaters recede in Western Mass. and Vermont, extent of damage becoming clear

But the greater issues are in Vermont, where thousands of homes and businesses were damaged when two months of rain fell within two days, inundating large areas of the state, including the capital of Montpelier, where kayaks and canoes replaced cars on many city streets. Healey is scheduled to tour both North Adams and Williamsburg Wednesday and to fly over the region with officials from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to get a personal assessment of the damage from this week’s heavy rainfall. Governor Healey will conduct an airborne survey...