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UVM researcher studies isolating state dairy industry from potential disease outbreaks
WCAX - Vermont
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July 1, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s dairy industry has a $5.4 billion impact on the state economy, and almost two-thirds of the milk produced in New England comes from the Green Mountains. That’s why any potential disease outbreaks from bird flu or...
Furniture industry faces headwinds despite some gains
Woodworking Network
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Both contract and residential furniture manufacturers listed in the FDMC 300 experienced an overall drop in sales. However, many companies managed to hold steady or even see small increases. Combined 2024 sales for the 98 FDMC 300 companies in...
Thiess secures contract extension at Jellinbah’s Lake Vermont Mine
World Coal
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July 1, 2025
Thiess has been awarded a contract extension worth A$2.3 billion in revenue over three years at Jellinbah Group’s Lake Vermont Mine, near Dysart in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The new contract replaces the company’s existing contract, due to expire...
Bees defeat Silver Knights to improve to 16-17 behind Righi’s two-run homer
New Britain Herald - Connecticut
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NEW BRITAIN — After dropping back to back games on Friday and Saturday, the New Britain Bees picked up a much-needed Sunday win defeating the visiting Nashua Silver Knights 7-4 at the Beehive Stadium. The Bees broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning...
'We need a prayer': As executive order ends, hundreds of Vermonters exit motels
Vermont Public Radio
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July 1, 2025
This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin and VTDigger reporter Greta Solsaa, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public. Chris Duprey was looking for a tent. One large enough to shelter his fiancée,...
Immigration Advocates Decry ICE Tactics in Vermont, Cite Constitutional Violations
The Newport Daily Express - Vermont
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NEWPORT - Vermont immigration advocates are raising alarms over what they describe as a recent surge in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions, which are targeting non-citizen Vermonters, leading to what they called a “difficult...
Gov. Phil Scott has signed Vermont’s education bill into law. Here’s what happens next.
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 1, 2025
Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday signed a landmark education reform bill into law, laying the groundwork for a historic transformation of Vermont’s public education system. “While this session was long and difficult and uncomfortable for some, we were...
New Burke owners explore sustainable energy options
WCAX - Vermont
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July 1, 2025
EAST BURKE, Vt. (WCAX) - Burke Mountain Resort’s new owners are looking for sustainable energy The new owners have partnered with the Vermont Law and Graduate School to find a way to reduce energy costs and create a model for the industry. Jon...
More Vermont EMS squads to get cyanide poisoning treatment kits
WCAX - Vermont
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July 1, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont fire departments are expanding access to a potentially lifesaving resource. Eight cyanide poisoning treatment kits will be placed in fire departments across the state, adding to the three existing kits. The...
Can you set off fireworks in Vermont? This is what the law says
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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In Vermont, only certain sparklers and novelty smoke devices are allowed. It is illegal to sell, possess or use all other types of fireworks in Vermont without permits. Sale, possession, or use of fireworks without proper permit is considered a...
Aspen’s World Cup ski racing future depends on clarity around Lift One corridor development
Aspen Journalism - Colorado
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July 7, 2025
Thank you for your support of Aspen Journalism! Your support made this work possible. Thank you. The future of World Cup skiing on Aspen Mountain was once a central tenet in the campaign for new development in the Lift One corridor. Now, it hangs...
ICE agents blasted for arresting migrants at LA car wash on July 4
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
Liberal Los Angeles residents were outraged as ICE agents with bulletproof vests spent the Fourth of July holiday continuing to carry out Donald Trump's mass deportation promise. One video showed a raid at a West Hollywood car wash, showing a man...
“Spaces & Places” Opens in the Supreme Court Gallery
The Montpelier Bridge - Vermont
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July 6, 2025
Standing in the main room of the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery, the first morning a new exhibit was up, I had the two rooms and two dozen paintings to myself. Looking through the large entryway into the second room, directly in front of me, a...
Buying political success? Turning the billionaire’s idea into a meaningful movement will be difficult
The New Zealand Herald
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July 6, 2025
At the weekend, after Trump signed the bill into law, Musk said on X that the party had officially been “formed to give you back your freedom”. Musk’s party faces major challenges, ranging from a political structure that favours the two-party...
Is Vermont’s aging workforce straining the employee-owned business model?
WCAX - Vermont
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June 30, 2025
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The bankruptcy of a Vermont garden center business is raising questions about the employee-owned business model. Burlington-based Gardener’s Supply Company recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in part, because of...
Vermont food businesses to showcase at Summer Fancy Food Show
Green Mountain Times - Vermont
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June 27, 2025
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) and the Vermont Specialty Food Association are set to host 11 Vermont specialty food businesses at the upcoming 2025 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City. The event will take place from...
2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services industry across Burlington Standard publication area
Burlington Standard - Vermont
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June 30, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadershipUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and...
M&T Realty Capital Provides $5M in Equity for Affordable Housing Redevelopment in Vermont
REBusinessOnline
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June 30, 2025
25ORANGE COUNTY, VT. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided $5 million in equity for Chelsea Williamstown Apartments, an affordable housing redevelopment project in Vermont’s Orange County. The project involves the rehabilitation and adaptive...
2 gas stations in cities throughout Washington County had the cheapest premium gas in week ending June 28
NC Vermont News
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July 6, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Washington County selling...
New child care center under construction in Randolph
Valley News - New Hampshire
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RANDOLPH — Each time Randolph resident Lindsay Kill takes and picks up her two daughters at the Orange County Parent Child Center in Tunbridge, the process takes at least two hours. On days when she has to commute to her Montpelier office, that...