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Vermont Cookie Love opens new location downtown
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The Middlebury Campus - Vermont
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Vermont Cookie Love opened its second location on 40 Main Street, the former Chim Chimney location, in downtown Middlebury on Oct. 23, bringing its signature warm cookies and award-winning creemees close enough to campus that one student playfully...
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Vermont offers $5K to grads who stay, work in state
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The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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The Green Mountain Job Retention Program is offering $5,000 to recent Vermont college graduates who choose to live and work in the state. The program, a collaboration between the state government, the University of Vermont and the Vermont Student...
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Vermont Leaders Pass Measure to Provide Emergency Food and Heating Assistance
Vermont legislative leaders on the Vermont Emergency Board and Gov. Phil Scott approved a $6 million proposal that fully funds the 3SquaresVT program — Vermont’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through Nov....
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Energy Brief: DOE AI Power Moves and Exxon Lawsuit
DOE Advances AI Power Grid Access The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is taking bold steps to power AI data centers while using artificial intelligence to accelerate energy technology breakthroughs. Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed federal...
Owner: Richard Sellers
Vermont Will Pick Up the Tab for Food Stamps During the Shutdown
Vermont leaders agreed Wednesday to use state dollars to pay for food benefits that have been jeopardized by the ongoing federal government shutdown. Gov. Phil Scott and four lawmakers who sit on the state’s Emergency Board voted Wednesday to...
Owner: Paula Routly
Vermont families try to make contact with loved ones in Cuba
Missing people, toppled houses, and washed-out roads are just some of what Eduardo Loyola's uncle tells him, Hurricane Melissa left in its wake while barreling through Cuba."There's a lot of flooding in there. A lot of people lost their houses. It...
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Vermont allocates emergency funds for food, fuel assistance amid federal shutdown
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday allocated emergency state funds to extend food and fuel assistance benefits ahead of a key deadline, as concerns mount that some residents won’t be able to access federal...
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Vermonters collect donations for Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa destruction
Hurricane Melissa may not have reached Vermont, but the storm's impact still hits home for many in the state. Devin Hackett, manager of Hackett's Orchard, said his family has been hiring Jamaican workers for around 40 years. "Our field employees,...
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Vermont Conversation: U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin on ‘the fight of our lives’ under Trump
Jamie Raskin. Courtesy photo The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get...
Owner: Vermont Journalism Trust
Agriculture Agency Encourages Feedback
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The Newport Daily Express - Vermont
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MONTPELIER- The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets (AAFM) has created an agriculture drought impact survey for those in the industry in order to better understand the effect on farmers. The survey data will be used to direct response...
Owner: David Radler
Vermont to fund SNAP until Nov. 15 while federal shutdown persists
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Rutland Herald - Vermont
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MONTPELIER — Vermont will fund a federal food aid program until at least Nov. 15, following a vote taken at an emergency committee meeting on Wednesday. The Emergency Board voted Wednesday to appropriate $6.3 million in funds to cover the federal...
Owner: George “Scoop” Sample
Vermont becomes one of first states to fully fund SNAP benefits as shutdown threatens food assistance
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The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s Republican governor and Democratic legislative leaders approved an agreement Wednesday for the state to temporarily fund federal food stamp benefits as the government shutdown grinds on. The plan would ensure that about...
Owner: John W. Henry
Vermont officials approve state-funded food stamps through Nov. 15
SNAP sign at Shaw’s supermarket in Montpelier on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.org. Vermont officials voted to fund food assistance for...
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Pizzagalli Family Farm Fund donates grant amid drought challenges faced by all Vermont farms
The A. Pizzagalli Family Farm Fund has chosen to recognize all Vermont farmers as “fantastic” this year, opting to donate its annual $5,000 grant to the Vermont Farm Fund instead of awarding a single recipient. This decision comes in response to...
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Vermont Emergency Board approves SNAP, LIHEAP contingency funding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont lawmakers on Wednesday approved a plan to fully fund the continuation of food assistance and home heating programs through mid-November in response to the disruption of federal programs during the ongoing...
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Vermont E-Board approves plan to fully fund SNAP benefits during government shutdown
The Vermont Emergency Board will fund the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits despite the ongoing federal government shutdown.Top video: See previous coverageThe E-Board announced on Wednesday that it has approved...
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Vermont Dance Alliance Presents Michael Bodel’s ‘The Institute for Folding: A Cardboard Choreography of Knowledge and Wonder’
Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m.—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—The Vermont Dance Alliance (VDA) continues its 2025 Artist in Residence program with an evocative new work by interdisciplinary choreographer Michael Bodel. His latest creation, “The Institute...
Owner: Lynn Family
Australia expand maintenance responsibilities on USS Vermont
The responsibility of Australia’s maintenance workforce at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, will expand in their efforts to sustain USS Vermont (SSN 792). According to an Australian government release, Australian personnel will maintain the...
Owner: Michael "Mike" Danson
AOT Road Construction Report for the Week of Nov 3
Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will affect traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of November 3, 2025. Please remember to drive safely in all work...
Owner: John Boutin
Vermont and 24 Other States Sue Feds Over SNAP Benefits
Vermont has joined 24 other states in suing the federal government to prevent the suspension of food benefits for low-income families due to the ongoing federal shutdown. Attorney General Charity Clark announced her decision on Tuesday, the day...
Owner: Paula Routly