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...

Vermont, other states fight to keep SNAP going during federal shutdown

The threat of losing food and fuel benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown has Vermont leaders looking for ways to keep aid flowing, between using its own funds, suing the federal government and floating a federal law that would...

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...

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...

Vermont joins 22 other states in suing Trump administration over suspension of SNAP benefits

Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark has joined a multistate lawsuit suing the Trump administration over the suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown.Top video: See...

State Rep. Kleppner joins Cleantech Industry Resources

Bram Kleppner, former CEO at Danforth Pewter in Middlebury, has joined Burlington-based Cleantech Industry Resources as senior vice president of marketing and business development. In this role, Kleppner will drive customer acquisition, strengthen...

Vermont joins lawsuit against USDA over food stamp funding

Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.org. Updated at 7:34 p.m. Vermont joined a multi-state lawsuit on Tuesday which seeks to force the federal government to fund its largest food assistance program....

Vermont AG Clark visits Bennington County; addresses wide range of issues

BENNINGTON COUNTY — State Attorney General Charity Clark made a three-stop swing through Bennington County on Monday, Oct. 27, where she discussed lawsuits her office had filed against the federal government, the role of her office, and other...

Welch slams Trump’s trade war for hurting Vermont farmers

“The market is absolutely destroyed.” Welch highlights new bicameral federal legislation to ensure farmers can fix their own equipment Vermont Business Magazine At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch...

On Nov. 4, towns will vote on new Central Vermont Career Center and flood mitigation projects

It will be a relatively quiet Election Day this year with no statewide or national elections on tap. But residents of some Vermont communities will cast ballots on Nov. 4 on major projects, ranging from a new regional tech center to flood-proofed...

Obituaries 11.5.2025

Linda Frances Bilodeau Linda Frances Bilodeau, 88, of Derby Line, died peacefully at the Jack Bryne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on October 27, 2025. Linda was born October 22, 1937, in Providence, Rhode...

Vermont and other states sue USDA for suspending SNAP benefits

Updated October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM EDT A coalition of more than two dozen Democratic attorneys general and Democratic governors from three states are suing the Trump administration over its decision to suspend federal food benefits during the...

Windham CTE educator named Vermont Teacher of the Year

This story by Virginia Ray was first published in The Commons on Oct. 28, 2025. BRATTLEBORO — She started her own restaurant at the age of 20. Today, Linda Alvarez teaches young people how to become entrepreneurs and community leaders themselves....

Interactive map: See the amount of Vermonters in each county who receive SNAP benefits

How many Vermonters get SNAP benefits? See county-by-county breakdown GEAR THEY NEED to hit the THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES INTO IT'S 4-TH WEEK. AND THE U-S-D-A SAYS THAT IT WILL áNOT BE TAPPING ITS CONTINGENCY FUND TO KEEP NUTRITION...

Why this manufacturer isn’t crumbling under tariff pressure

Cookie-cutter manufacturer Ann Clark credits its U.S.-centric supply chain and manufacturing operation for the negligible impact tariffs have had on its business. The company buys its primary raw material, tin-plated steel, from Maryland-based...

Nightmare Vermont slated to spook your socks off

ESSEX JUNCTION— Nightmare Vermont is in its final countdown to showtime, and lurking inside the Champlain Valley Exposition’s Grand Stand are all the things that go bump in the night. “Beautiful, you look evil, you look like this is going to be...

Family Center Food Shelf fills the gaps amid an uneasy economy and the federal shutdown

Board member and volunteer Anne Henshaw with volunteer Terry Hartman at the coolers. All photos by Cynthia Prairie By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC On a recent afternoon in late October, the buzz in the grocery store grew louder...

Dorset artist among recipients of Vermont Arts Council Creation Grants

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Arts Council recently announced the 26 recipients of its grant funding program, the Creation Grant, which supports Vermont artists in creating new work. Among the recipients is Willy Appelman of Dorset, who serves as...

Waynesboro sophomore champions the environment and conservation

Quinn Coulter, a Waynesboro sophomore, serves as a youth ambassador for two environmental programs. He is one of 28 students in the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Young Ambassadors program. Coulter has studied the environmental impact of road deicers...

FDA Inspection: What type of Vermont companies were under most scrutiny during Q3?

In the third quarter of 2025, three Food and Cosmetics companies received three FDA inspections in Vermont, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This was the highest number of inspections per type of company made by the FDA in...