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Vermont moose lottery winners announced
WCAX - Vermont
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July 15, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The winners of Vermont’s moose lottery are out. Vermont wildlife officials conducted the annual lottery draw on Tuesday. The department will issue 80 either-sex moose hunting permits and 100 antlerless moose hunting...
Massachusetts sues Trump over cuts to climate disaster funds
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Massachusetts led a coalition of states in suing the Trump Administration on Wednesday for shuttering a grant program that funds disaster preparedness infrastructure, including for flooding, sea level rise, and storms. The cuts came just a few...
Vermont keeps youth for weeks at a temporary locked facility that ‘just isn’t built’ for long-term stays
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 14, 2025
Described by advocates for youth as two trailers plopped in a parking lot, the Red Clover Treatment Center is Vermont’s temporary — and only — locked juvenile facility. The secure program, opened in October 2024, was meant to meet an immediate...
Despathy: Sacred-cow solar panels?
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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In 1925, Vermont had over 3.3 million acres of agricultural land. Fast forward to 2022 and this number has dwindled to 543,096 acres. Many factors have led to decline in agricultural land over the years but a recent contributor to this alarming...
Vermont school districts and adult learning centers are feeling the impacts of the Trump administration’s funding pause
Valley News - New Hampshire
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December 7, 2025
School districts and adult learning centers across Vermont are beginning to feel the impact of the $26 million in federal funding President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding from the state. The U.S. Department of Education told state...
High school students connect with climate experts for credit
WCAX - Vermont
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July 16, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The next generation of meteorologists recently got to visit WCAX and get a glimpse of where the magic happens. WCAX Meteorologists Peter Kvietkauskas and Allison Black met with high school students in the Governor’s...
Vermont and northern New York businesses navigate ongoing tariffs
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 14, 2025
New tariffs on imported goods are creating new challenges for small businesses across the Northeast, from sauce manufacturers in Vermont to retail and tourism operations in the North Country.In Milton, Bove’s President Mark Bove says a 10% tariff...
To prep for hunting season, take a Vermont Hunter Education Course in Franklin County this summer
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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FRANKLIN COUNTY — If you or someone you know would like to go hunting this fall but have never taken a hunter education course, now is the time to act. Vermont’s volunteer hunter education instructors are now holding a limited number of courses...
Inspiration for ‘Sex and the City’s’ main man reveals his life after New York
98 Rock - Maryland
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July 18, 2025
After two decades in the world of the Manhattan magazine scene, the man behind one of the most iconic characters in 2000s television has made Vermont his home. Ron Galotti, affectionately known around the world as “Mr. Big” chose the hidden hills...
High school students connect with climate experts for credit
WCAX - Vermont
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July 16, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The next generation of meteorologists recently got to visit WCAX and get a glimpse of where the magic happens. WCAX Meteorologists Peter Kvietkauskas and Allison Black met with high school students in the Governor’s...
In Vermont, Residents Are Fighting to Free Their Dairy Farmworker Neighbors
The Good Men Project - California
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July 16, 2025
By Grey Moran, Sentient Media 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...
Hot, humid weather prompts Enfield to open cooling shelters
Valley News - New Hampshire
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July 15, 2025
ENFIELD — Enfield town officials are reminding residents that they can visit town offices buildings to cool off over the next two days. The Enfield Public Library/Town Offices building, located at 23 Main St., is open Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m....
Do you have what it takes to be a Vermont game warden?
WCAX - Vermont
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July 15, 2025
CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) - There are 40 game wardens in the state of Vermont, and openings are very rare. Game wardens come from all backgrounds and go through extensive training before they start patrolling. In this week’s Wildlife Watch, Ike...
Nicole Miller: The freeze of federal funding for after-school programs and its impact in Vermont
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 14, 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...
Facing budget shortfall, Vermont Foodbank resorts to layoffs
Vermont Public Radio
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July 14, 2025
The largest nonprofit provider of food assistance in Vermont has laid off nearly 10% of its staff. The Vermont Foodbank laid off seven staff members about two weeks ago and eliminated two vacant positions, according to the organization’s...
Seven Can't-Miss Vermont Events This Week: July 16-23, 2025
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 14, 2025
Harlem Renaissance Sunday 20 New York City jazz and R&B duo Acute Inflections conjure vintage vibes with a packed performance of soulful music and clever comedy at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. Rapt listeners sway to...
Air quality alerts issued for Northern New York, Vermont on Tuesday due to wildfire smoke
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 15, 2025
locations reaching the mid 90s. An approaching frontal system from the Great Lakes will bring the next chance for showers and thunderstorms across the region Wednesday night into Thursday. High pressure will bring ample sunshine today, though...
Capitol Beat: Unemployment rate holds steady in June
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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The Vermont Department of Labor reported on Friday that the statewide unemployment rate for June remained at 2.6%. The comparable U.S. rate in June was 4.1%, a decrease of one-tenth of one percentage point from May. The civilian labor force...
What To Do: Saturday, July 19
WCAX - Vermont
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July 18, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Let’s take a look at what to do this weekend. See the work of Vermont artists at the Rock River Artists Open Studio Tour. Meet and see the work of artists working across a variety of mediums, including pottery, paint, and...
UVM researchers study past floods to improve future outcomes after natural disasters
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
After back-to-back summers of intense flooding in Vermont, local leaders, researchers and volunteers have taken steps to be better prepared the next time an extreme weather event hits the Northeast. On the anniversary of the floods in July 2023...