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One agency head hopes for a ‘focus on solutions’ as Vermont state employees react to return-to-office news
Julie Moore, secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources, speaks at a press briefing on the state’s COVID-19 response on April 3, 2020. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger As news of an upcoming return-to-office plan reverberated within state...

Two Middlebury Grads Held a Luxe Vermont Summer Camp Wedding
Real Weddings Glorious views and a laid-back vibe made Halle Gustafson and Matthieu St. Amour’s nuptials a breath of fresh air. Delivering the latest in style, inspiration, helpful tips and tricks, and everything else you need to know to plan the...

Garlic Town USA Turns 30: Vermont’s Signature Festival Returns With All-Day Music, Family Farms, and Flavor
By Ahmad Yassir, Vermont Country Magazine. The scent of garlic, the sound of live music, and the hum of community spirit will fill the streets of Bennington once again this Labor Day Weekend as Garlic Town USA celebrates its 30th anniversary on...

New Study Finds Black Households Bear Higher Home Energy Costs Nationwide
Running a household — from heating and cooling to keeping the lights on — is an expensive necessity and according to recent research, those costs don’t impact all Americans equally. A groundbreaking national analysis led by George Homsy, Associate...

Rapid Support Logistics Career Fellows Hit the Deck
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va.— Matthew Hagenlocher and Sherita Bennett, interns in the Logistics Career Field Fellows Program under the U.S. Army Civilian Career Management Activity (ACCMA), gained valuable boots-on-the-ground experience...

Efficiency Vermont to hold forum on heating and cooling
PUTNEY — Brad Long of Efficiency Vermont will share what options are available for Vermonters to save money on heating and cooling on Monday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Putney Public Library and via Zoom. Efficiency Vermont helps both residential...

John R. Killacky: We need to support artists in Vermont
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...

NotaryCam Certified to Provide Remote Online Notarization Services in Vermont
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 19, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and leading remote online notarization (RON) provider for real estate and legal transactions, its certification to perform RON services in the state of...

Mapped: U.S. Poverty Rates by State
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: U.S. Poverty Rates by State This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from...

Conservative PAC aims to put more Republicans in Vermont Statehouse
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A conservative political action committee is launching a statewide campaign in Vermont focused on affordability, and aimed at putting more Republicans in the Statehouse. Vermont voters elected more new Republicans to the...

Vermont businesses feeling the pinch as consumer prices increase
As consumer prices rise across the country, and here at home, Vermont businesses are starting to feel the pinch. The general manager at Homeport on Church Street said prices there haven't spiked yet. Francois Bouchett said they're in a transition...

Seven Can't-Miss Vermont Events This Week: August 20-27, 2025
Bike Hike Thursday 21 Once upon a time, director Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman were just starting out. Unfathomable, no? This week's edition of Flicks in the Park brings the dynamic duo's 1985 debut feature, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, to the...

Vermont famers say new technology is changing the state’s agriculture industry
Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, Vt. (WPTZ) — From robotic milking to virtual fencing, new technologies are starting to transform the way Vermont farmers work — potentially cutting labor, lowering costs and boosting productivity. At...

Oh, to have the energy of granddaughter Emma
Longtime readers of this column might recall this story. Twenty years ago, I was at a wedding in Oregon. At some point, my granddaughter Emma, then age 3, looked up at me and said, “Dee, you’re old!” I pointed to my dad, then in his 90s, and said,...

This Vermont college helps rising opera stars master tricky German pronunciation
Germany is one of the best places to make a career as an opera singer, with 80 opera houses and billions of Euros in federal support. But mastering German pronunciation can be difficult. Vermont Public's Nina Keck reports on how a special summer...

Aug. 18 Town Newsletter: Cooling sites in Vermont, DRB regulation updates and more
For the Week of August 18, 2025 Updates to the Colchester Development Regulations At a recent Selectboard meeting, Cathyann LaRose, Director of Planning & Zoning, and Rich Paquette, Chair of the Planning Commission, presented a series of proposed...

Vermont Supreme Court decision adds to saga over closed store
ST. ALBANS TOWN, Vt. — Earlier this month, Janet Cote brought a pastor to her half-rebuilt store in St. Albans Town, Vt., where work halted in 2017. Inside the building’s bare bones, they prayed that after being closed for more than a dozen years,...

Vermont famers say new technology is changing the state's agriculture industry
From robotic milking to virtual fencing, new technologies are starting to transform the way Vermont farmers work — potentially cutting labor, lowering costs and boosting productivity.At Doe’s Leap Farm in East Fairfield, George Van Vlaanderen...

Vermont State Fair strives to keep the emphasis on agriculture
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont State Fair continues its five-day run at the Rutland Fairgrounds. Along with the rides and food, visitors can also learn about livestock and the importance of agriculture. Fair officials have been trying to add...

Agricultural Fair Returns with New Rides, Same Nod to Tradition
Just a week out from the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair, farmers are eyeing their vegetables, Island artisans are putting the final touches on their wares and cooks are honing their recipes in search of first place blue ribbons. Held annually...