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The surprising shifts climate change is bringing to Vermont farms: rice paddies, peaches and saffron
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 29, 2025
Newbury farmer Jette Mandl-Abramson holds a mason jar of cured saffron in 2025. File photo by Spencer Robb/CNS Maeve Fairfax is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling...
Vermont banned plastic bags in 2020. How has that worked out?
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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A 2020 Vermont law banning plastic bags in businesses resulted in a 91% drop in their use. Paper bag use saw a minor 6% increase, suggesting the 10-cent fee didn't deter consumers. Approximately 70% of surveyed Vermonters viewed the plastic bag...
Vermont Enacts Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
JD Supra - California
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June 24, 2025
On June 12, 2025, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC), which will impose a range of obligations on businesses that offer online products, services, or features likely to be accessed by children...
Nissan, Ford, Honda among recalled vehicles: See recent car recalls
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls last week, including notices for over 400,000 Nissan vehicles. Are you looking to see if any recalls were issued on your vehicle? If the car isn't listed below, owners can...
From Black Eden to Migrant Prison: ICE’s second largest detention center nationwide opens 80 minutes from Leelanau County
Glen Arbor Sun - Michigan
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July 7, 2025
More than 200 people rallied in Grand Rapids on April 17, to protest the opening of GEO Group’s for-profit ICE detention center in Baldwin. Photo by José Guadalupe Jiménez Jr By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor In These Times originally published a...
Sean Montague: Our independent schools are more than just educational institutions, they are social and economic cornerstones
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 7, 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...
Village Roofs Shingled with Vermont Slate
The Hinesburg Record - Vermont
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June 28, 2025
By Roger Donegan As a crow flies low over Hinesburg Village it pans the rooftops in town center, including Town Hall, which structures are prudently protected from the elements of the four seasons by expanses of sheet metal, synthetic asphalt and...
Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame to induct 3 from Franklin County
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
ESSEX JUNCTION — Franklin County will be represented big time at the 2025 Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame ceremony, when three individuals from the region will be inducted. Amy Maxham, a service provider and farmer from Highgate, will receive...
Vermont officials urge caution to outdoor workers as heat advisory takes effect
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Many will be looking for a place to keep cool this week in our region, with a heat advisory issued for Monday and Tuesday. As heat builds across Vermont, concerns are growing for people who work outside. Health officials say the temperatures could...
Vermont migrant leader heads home after hundreds rally at her ICE appointment
Valley News - New Hampshire
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Hundreds of people gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in St. Albans, Vt., on Friday, waiting to hear if Wuendy Bernardo, a migrant farm worker who has lived on a dairy in Orleans County for over a decade, would...
Vermont Community Foundation Uses Mission Investing to Create Impact
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
St. Johnsbury has been on the upswing. The largest town in the Northeast Kingdom, it’s now home to a newly reopened arts center, Catamount Arts; Dog Mountain, known for its Dog Chapel, which attracts passionate pooch lovers from around the globe;...
Chen: SOS for public health in Vermont
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - 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...
Vermont, New Hampshire rosters announced for 2025 Make-A-Wish All-Star Hockey Classic
BVM Sports
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June 23, 2025
The Make-A-Wish All-Star Hockey Classic is set for June 28 at the University of Vermont's Gutterson Fieldhouse, featuring top graduated high school seniors from Vermont and New Hampshire. This year marks the 32nd boys game and 27th girls game,...
Commentary | Harry Chen: SOS for Public Health in Vermont
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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June 27, 2025
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...
Thiess secures $1.5bn contract extension for Lake Vermont Mine in Australia
Mining Technology
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June 27, 2025
Thiess has announced a contract extension valued at A$2.3bn ($1.5bn) over three years at Jellinbah Group’s Lake Vermont Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The new agreement, which supersedes the existing contract set to expire in 2026, will now...
Trump Joins the Opposition to Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act, Calling it ‘Burdensome’ and ‘Ideologically Motivated’
Inside Climate News
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June 27, 2025
Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act became law last summer. New York followed its lead in December. Four days later, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued Vermont for abusing its power and putting an unreasonable burden on...
Commentary | CHIP is a hand-up for rural Vermont
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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I want you to imagine a place in the heart of Vermont. Picture a little town, home to a small ski mountain and halfway between two of the Northeast’s largest ski resorts. It’s on a scenic byway. The Long Trail and White River run straight through...
Exploring the peaks of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont
The Laconia Daily Sun - New Hampshire
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In my younger years in school, I always loved geography. Living in New Hampshire, there was so much to be excited about. However, it’s a big world out there with varying degrees of typography, majestic mountains, vast oceans, rivers, and lakes to...
BUSINESS PROFILE: Power Guru: Local energy partner for a resilient future
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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BENNINGTON -- Whether you're looking to future proof with rising energy costs in mind, utilize energy storage to keep your lights on when the grid goes off, or charge your electric vehicle at home, Power Guru of Bennington is ready to help. Based...
Chris Baker Award remembers BFA-St. Albans standout, beloved Essex coach
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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Amelia Weber of BFA-St. Albans and Avery Casavant of Essex were the inaugural recipients of the newly formed Chris Baker Award, given before the start of the D1 Vermont Softball State Championship on June 14. Friends and teammates of Chris Baker,...