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The mixed messages from Washington since raid on Vermont farm have increased fears
MONTPELIER — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar’s lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever...

Mixed messages from D.C. on worksite immigration raids stoke fear in Vermont’s dairy industry
After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar's lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever immigration raids....

Vermont adopted 9 new clean energy policies or incentives in 2024
Vermont implemented at least nine new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...

A heat wave hit New England's grid. Clean energy saved the day.
As temperatures across New England soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in recent weeks, solar panels and batteries helped keep air conditioners running while reducing fossil-fuel generation and likely saving consumers more than $20 million. “Local...

After a Vermont Dairy Farm Was Raided, Mixed Messages from Washington Have Increased Fears
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar's lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s...

The First Amendment and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Prescription Drug Ads
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has made no secret of his disdain for television advertisements for prescription drugs. As a presidential candidate, he promised to ban those ads by executive order on his...

A Life: Peter Saccio’s ‘classes were always engaging and entertaining and exciting’
LEBANON — For Dartmouth College professor and Shakespeare scholar Peter Saccio, lecturing was not just an obligation of teaching, it was an opportunity to perform. “He was one of the few real theatrical scholars who also understood how to make the...

The US’ happiest shift workers sell weed and e-cigs — see where your industry ranks
They’re high on life. America’s most cheerful hourly employees aren’t sitting behind a computer, it seems — they’re at the counter selling vapes, weed and smokes, according to a new report from workplace management platform Deputy. Over 1.51...

Immigration raid at Vermont dairy farm reflects agricultural concerns
Montpelier, Vt. — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar's lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever...

After Vermont dairy farm raided, mixed messages from Washington have increased fears
Nearly two-thirds of all milk production in New England comes from Vermont, where more than half the state’s farmland is dedicated to dairy and dairy crops. MONTPELIER, Vt. — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar's lone day...

In Vermont, Residents Are Fighting to Free Their Dairy Farmworker Neighbors
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...

Dairy farm worker speaks out after one of Vermont’s largest-ever immigrant raids
MONTPELIER, Vt. — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar’s lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever...

2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Information industry across Burlington Standard publication area
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2bJennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and...

A Vermont dairy farm raided by ICE. Mixed messages since have increased fears
After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar's lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever immigration raids....

A Vermont dairy farm was raided. The mixed messages from Washington have increased fears
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar's lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s...

These are the dioceses with the most and fewest baptisms in the U.S.
(ZENIT News / Washington, 07.13.2025).- In an era marked by declining religious affiliation and demographic upheavals, a surprising pulse still beats within many American Catholic communities: the baptism of infants. The 2024 edition of the...

A dairy farm was raided. Mixed messages from Washington have only increased fears
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar's lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever...

Mr. Big is alive and well and married in Vermont
Local News The real-life inspiration for the famous toxic bachelor on “Sex and the City” left the Big Apple for the Green Mountain state. By Jacob Bernstein, New York Times News Service July 7, 2025 | 1:30 PM 10 minutes to read Share Close Send...

Immigration-Farm Workers-Vermont
The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and fears haven't abated since then given the mixed messages from the White House. President Donald Trump last month paused arrests...

Short Term Rental amendments set for vote In Londonderry
LONDONDERRY — A special town meeting will be held in Londonderry on Saturday, July 19, to determine whether a set of amendments to the town’s Short Term Rental Ordinance will be retained or not. The town’s select board approved the amendments to...