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Vermont’s Mattress Expert Says This Setup is a Game-Changer
WCAX - Vermont
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July 9, 2025
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Vermont governor recalls two flood events exactly one year apart and tours continuing recovery work
WAMC - New York
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July 10, 2025
Vermont Governor Phil Scott was in Lyndonville, in the state’s Northeast Kingdom, on Wednesday to mark the anniversaries of flooding in the state. On July 10, 2023, multiple storm systems caused catastrophic flooding in Vermont, inundating towns,...
Vermont updates its Climate Action Plan
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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MONTPELIER — After two years of historic floods and a radically changed political landscape, Vermont’s plan for a changing climate has received its first update. The Climate Action Plan, adopted four years ago, was updated July 1. “The plan itself...
Vermont Independent Media buys Deerfield Valley News
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
BRATTLEBORO — Vermont Independent Media (VIM), publisher of The Commons, has purchased The Deerfield Valley News, a weekly newspaper that has been serving the Deerfield Valley for almost six decades. VIM becomes the fifth entity to steward the...
Vermont Secretary of State back from official trip to Taiwan
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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MONTPELIER -- Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas returned from a trip to Taiwan, where she led a bipartisan delegation of her fellow secretaries from the United States. Several secretaries of state journeyed as part of a National...
Burlington begins construction on upgraded wastewater facility with groundbreaking ceremony
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 11, 2025
On Thursday, the city of Burlington held a groundbreaking to mark the start of construction for the upgrades to its main wastewater treatment plant.Officials explained that the plant upgrades are a part of the multi-year sustainable infrastructure...
The Vermont Country Store names new president
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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WESTON — The Orton family, proprietors of The Vermont Country Store, announced Thursday that the company’s Executive Vice President Kara Soulia will become President of the business, succeeding current President & CEO Jim Hall who will retire in...
Peter Macia: The federal government has abdicated its role as Vermont’s partner
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 11, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
Vermont Conversation: Sociologist Arlie Hochschild on the rise of the right in rural America
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 9, 2025
Arlie Hochschild’s new book is “Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right” (The New Press, 2024). Photo by Paige Parsons The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and...
How a single overdose in Vermont unraveled an empire of heroin
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 11, 2025
Local News A man’s death after using “Flow” in a small Vermont city exposed a drug operation that spanned continents and sent a New York prosecutor on a heartbreaking journey. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York via The...
Summer reading by Vermonters: A guide from fiction to nature guides
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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This article recommends recently published books by Vermont authors for summer reading. The books span various genres, including fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, children's literature, and poetry. Many of the books are set in Vermont or draw...
Vermont seeks feedback on Hartford bridge project
Valley News - New Hampshire
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September 7, 2025
Workers finish tying together the network of 150 tons of steel reinforcements in the new VA Cutoff Bridge in Hartford Village, Vt., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in preparation for a concrete placement on Wednesday. The roughly 500 foot bridge will...
Vermont Climate Superfund Lawsuits Pile Up: Advocacy Groups Join Defense
The Montpelier Bridge - Vermont
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July 9, 2025
The Vermont Climate Superfund Law aimed at holding oil companies financially responsible for flooding and other damages caused by climate change is facing a flurry of litigation that Gov. Phil Scott anticipated when he declined to endorse the...
As tick populations rise in Vermont, health officials urge precautions
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 11, 2025
A blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, which is a carrier of Lyme disease. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP Invasive plants, new housing development and climate change are boosting tick...
Vermont couple’s mission to see state’s historic site markers
WCAX - Vermont
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July 8, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, WCAX has embarked on a yearlong project to honor our nation’s history in a series we call “We the People.” In this edition, our Cat Viglienzoni caught up with a Vermont couple on a...
New app lets customers connect with small producers, support agriculture
Steamboat Pilot & Today - Colorado
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July 10, 2025
Brett Burton said Red Hen — a new application he launched last month — will help connect customers with small producers like Mystic Hills Farmstead north of Steamboat Springs, offering an opportunity to expand markets to more customers. “It’s a...
Vermont marks the anniversary of the 2023 and 2024 summer floods
Vermont Public Radio
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In the last two years, Vermont had five federal disaster declarations related to flooding. Two of those storms hit on the exact same days in July in 2023 and 2024. Eric Skovsted of Joe's Brook Farm in Barnet said his 10 acres went under in the...
Royalton bridge construction delays frustrate residents
Valley News - New Hampshire
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October 7, 2025
ROYALTON — Residents expressed frustration with the Selectboard this week following the board’s recent decision not to construct a temporary bridge at Fox Stand Bridge, also known as Royalton Hill Bridge. “This has gone well past being an...
Border Crossings Decline at Vermont Port of Entry
The Newport Daily Express - Vermont
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DERBY LINE- Crossings from Canada into the United States have fallen to their lowest level since 2023, according to recent data from US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). The Boston Field Office for the US CBP tracks inbound travelers crossing the...
Vermonters Fight To Free Their Dairy Farmworker Neighbors
Truthdig
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July 8, 2025
On a cool May afternoon, a group of Vermonters crowded into the cheerful, teal-painted headquarters of Migrant Justice, a human rights organization led by immigrant farmworkers. The team of over a dozen volunteers assembled quickly, in just a...