March 17 Town Newsletter: Women's History Month, Exit 17 construction update and more

For the Week of March 17th, 2025 Women’s History Month: Remembering Joyce Severance Sweeney This year for Women's History Month, the Colchester Historical Society is proud to honor the memory of Joyce Severance Sweeney. Joyce was born in...

Ellen Kaye and Claire Whitehouse: Amid federal chaos, will Vermont employers retain good jobs or reward their executives?

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...

Historic trove of Vermont art set to go public in a permanent home

A new wing at Manchester’s Southern Vermont Arts Center, illustrated here by the Richmond-based Birdseye architecture and building company, is set to open next summer. MANCHESTER — Over the decades that Vermont Country Store owner Lyman Orton has...

Study Shows Oregon Ranked 14th in US for Workers’ Comp Rates

Oregon’s workers’ compensation rates were among the lowest in the nation last year, according to an analysis released from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. The rates reflect statewide effort in workplace safety and cost...

Dixie Mining got it wrong. This is a story of Willis Mountain

Published 3:39 pm Saturday, June 21, 2025 Editor’s note: Jim Harris is back with another column, this time focusing on his experiences with Willis Mountain through the years. You can read more of his columns by clicking here. Now that I’m 82 years...

Vermont video production students to compete in national competition

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s showtime for aspiring producers, directors, and actors at the River Valley Tech Center in Springfield. Video production students at the center get hands-on access to top-of-the-line video and audio tools to craft a...

Vermont video production students to compete in national competition

CVU alumni dominates for Vermont Mountaineers

A REAL TREAT OF SUMMER IS SEEING THE LOCAL BASEBALL PLAYERS RETURN... AND A NAME YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO REMEMBER.. WAS BACK.. AND PITCHING IN THE CAPITAL CITY TONIGHT! OLIVER PUDVAR IS ON THE HILL.. AND LOOKING TO BUILD ON A CAREER SEASON FROM...

Vermont faces stretch of high heat and thunderstorms

Image via the National Weather Service Vermont is in for a stretch of intense summer weather, with forecasters warning of heat, humidity and potential thunderstorms. The National Weather Service is expecting potentially hazardous weather for the...

After The Flash Fiasco, Ezra Miller Eyes Return to Acting & Reflects on Past Controversies

Ezra Miller was riding a high wave of adulation after their casting as The Flash in the DCEU, but by the time their solo movie was released in 2023, the tide had turned. The actor was a part of a slew of controversies during production, and after...

Renaud Brothers Construction, Valley Crane Service acquired by employee-owned company

VERNON — All of the workers at Renaud Brothers Construction and Valley Crane Service are staying on after the local companies were acquired by employee-owned Neil H. Daniels Inc. Discussions between an estimator at Neil H. Daniels and Mike Renaud...

Vermont law forces communities to address derelict dams

JERICHO, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s recent experience with severe summer storms has brought new attention to the state’s hundreds of old dams. Their regulation and potential removal could play an important role in flood mitigation. Now, a new law is...

Vermont Supreme Court greenlights Hartland farm store project

HARTLAND — Vermont’s highest court ruled in favor of a farm store planned on Route 5 near the Interstate 91 interchange, paving the way for the project to move forward. In a split June 13 ruling, the Vermont Supreme Court rejected an appeal from...

A Taste of Vermont, Straight from The Apple Barn

When someone says “Vermont,” the Apple Barn might be exactly the image that comes to mind: a bright red barn on the side of a small state highway with the scent of warm cider doughnuts drifting out the doors and picnic tables waiting out front....

CPI Production Brings Acclaimed Drama To Oil City Stage This Weekend

Image courtesy of Community Playhouse. OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — Community Playhouse, Inc. will open its latest production, Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation,” this weekend at the Oil City Moose Lodge 78 on Halyday Run Road. The production...

These sleek, sustainable homes are breaking the stereotype for prefab construction

By Ella Nilsen, Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent SOUTHERN MAINE (CNN) — Colin Goodson knows more about energy than most people. The tall, bearded Mainer is an engineer on an offshore oil drilling ship in the Gulf of Mexico. But when it...

Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (S.69)

On June 12, 2025, Governor Phil Scott signed into law S.69, the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “AADC” or “Vermont Kids Code”). Vermont’s AADC focuses on protecting children and ensuring that online products and services are designed...

These sleek, sustainable homes are breaking the stereotype for prefab construction

By Ella Nilsen, Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent SOUTHERN MAINE (CNN) — Colin Goodson knows more about energy than most people. The tall, bearded Mainer is an engineer on an offshore oil drilling ship in the Gulf of Mexico. But when it...

Vermont outdoor company Orvis to cut 4% of its workforce, citing tariff woes

Vermont business leaders gathered Wednesday, May 28, with U.S. Sen. Peter Welch in Manchester at the Orvis rod shop and factory. Photo by Greta Solsa/VTDigger The Vermont-based outdoor gear and apparel company Orvis plans to lay off 4% of its...

New England’s own Keegan Bradley reflects on ‘insane’ Travelers Championship victory

The golfer from Vermont won the PGA Tour’s only signature event in New England for the second time in three years on Sunday with a memorable comeback. CROMWELL, Conn. — For most of the final round of the Travelers Championship on Sunday, winning...