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COMMENTARY: SOS for public health in Vermont
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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We Vermonters pride ourselves on Vermont’s being one of the healthiest states in the country. In 2024, Vermont ranked second in the widely respected United Health Foundation’s rankings and in recent years has been among the top five. Our rankings...
Another Hot First Alert Weather Day Today
WCAX - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Today is another First Alert Weather Day due to more extreme heat and humidity. We’re expecting highs in the 90s with oppressive humidity levels. The humidity is going to make it feel much hotter and heat index values will...
Pat Suozzi: Big waves, aquatic invasives and Vermont’s home lake rule
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 24, 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...
Find the cooling center nearest you amid Vermont’s 1st heat wave of the year
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Trying to stay out of the heat during Vermont’s first heat wave of 2025? The state Department of Health maintains a map of cooling centers open to the public — although there are caveats to keep in mind before you head to one. The National Weather...
Vt. district ends school early due to hot weather
WCAX - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The scorching heat gave some Central Vermont students a jump-start on their summer vacation. Tuesday was slated to be the last day of school for kids in the Washington Central Unified Union School District. But...
First Alert Weather Days Today & Tomorrow
WCAX - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Today and tomorrow are First Alert Weather Days due to extreme heat and humidity. We’re expecting highs in the 90s with oppressive humidity levels. The humidity is going to make it feel much hotter and heat index values...
How to stay safe as summer heats up in Vermont
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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June 22, 2025
VERMONT — Unseasonably hot temperatures are expected next week, with high temperatures forecast to reach the upper 80s to mid 90s by Monday and Tuesday. High heat can increase the risk for dehydration, muscle cramps, headache, nausea, fainting, or...
New Vermont Immigration History Research Grants Announced
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
The Vermont Historical Society and the Lost Mural Project are teaming up to offer funding for research projects on Vermont’s immigration and Jewish history. Five grants of $500 each will be awarded to local nonprofits or municipalities in Vermont...
Commentary | Living with the Long Emergency by Tim Stevenson: Eco-Fascism: The climate crisis and the rise of populist nationalism
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Eco-fascism: “the weaponization of climate change by far-right populist political parties and white supremacist groups.” — European Commission It is no coincidence that at the same time we are entering the advanced stages of a rapidly unfolding...
Few pop-up storms accompany second day of intense heat in Vermont, New York
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 24, 2025
CONCERNED THE STRIKES WILL MAKE IRAN MORE OF A THREAT TO THE U-S. <NOW FIRST WARNING WEATHER. THE AREA'S CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST> Dangerous heat and humidity will continue through this evening. Heat headlines remain in effect for much of...
APEX Dog Training finds its stride helping Vermont’s four-legged misfits
Milton Independent - Vermont
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MILTON — It wasn’t a dog that changed Jocelyn “Jo” Meilleur’s life, it was a CAT scan. After a long and emotionally-draining shift as a CAT scan technologist, Meilleur made a decision that would reshape not only her own career but the lives of...
Extreme heat in Vermont: What to know, plus safety tips and resources
Vermont Public Radio
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June 23, 2025
High temperatures and humidity are enveloping the entire state, with areas of the Champlain Valley under an Extreme Heat Warning from 11 a.m. Monday until 8 p.m. on Tuesday. “Heat indexes are going to be anywhere between, say, 95 and 105, with...
Today in Weather History, June 23, 2024 - Supercell T'Storm Event
WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York
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Sunday June 23, 2024 -Scattered Supercell Severe Thunderstorm Event Severe thunderstorm wind damage in Cambridge, Washington County - Brittany LeBarron - This wind damage occurred early in the evening on Sunday June 23, 2024 Shelf Cloud over...
Temperatures could feel like 105 degrees in Vermont: What to expect
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Temperatures will be the highest in the Champlain Valley, which includes the cities of Shelburne, Middlebury and Burlington. Heat index values could hit 105 degrees in the late afternoon on June 23. Temperatures in both Burlington and Berlin are...
Live music fills Vermont’s hills this summer
The Chester Telegraph - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Created with AI using wallpapersafari.org By Stacia A. Spaulding ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Calling all music lovers. The Telegraph has brought dozens of musical events in the region together in one place so you can plan your summer schedule....
Cooling shelters opening as dangerously hot weather rolls in
WCAX - Vermont
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June 22, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Cooling shelters are being set up across Burlington as dangerously hot temperatures are expected Monday and Tuesday: Fletcher Free Library, both the main library and the New North End location. The Sharon Bushor Conference...
Partly sunny, cool Monday afternoon
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 21, 2025
warming trend for mid and late week. The humidity looks to return Thursday out ahead of shower chances for Thursday night into Friday.The passage of a series of cold fronts has set the stage for a cooler and dry stretch of weather to start the...
JD Vance’s family vacation could disrupt Ellen DeGeneres’ idyllic UK home
The Mercury News - California
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July 21, 2025
Just as Ellen DeGeneres confirmed Sunday that she and her wife, Portia de Rossi, permanently settled in the UK countryside in November to escape the presidency of Donald Trump, the UK media reported that Trump’s combative vice president, J.D....
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for all of Connecticut; NWS warns of quarter-sized hail, 65 MPH winds
The Economic Times
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July 20, 2025
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued across Connecticut on Sunday afternoon, July 20 as a cold front moved into the region, prompting concerns over potentially hazardous weather conditions. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the...
Roy S. Burton, 1941-2025
The Vermont Journal & The Shopper
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July 21, 2025
Roy S. Burton, 1941-2025 PERKINSVILLE, Vt. – Roy Stanley Burton, 84, died Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Elm Wood Center in Claremont, N.H., following a brief illness. Roy was born on March 28, 1941, in Melrose, Mass., a son of Charles and Ruth...