Local news, reporting and newscasts from Vermont Public.
As part of our series exploring the word "heat," Vermont Public's Anna Van Dine visited a pig farm in Panton.Anna Van Dine tarafından oluşturuldu
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A new report evaluating the services available for Vermonters struggling with eating disorders found the state is lacking in higher levels of coordinated care.Mitch Wertlieb, Karen Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu
A ride around in Brooke Howe's snowplow truck during a big storm in March, and a conversation about what goes on out there when everyone else is home.Erica Heilman tarafından oluşturuldu
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Vermont lawmakers are poised to move ahead with new restrictions on gun ownership that are all but certain to invite a constitutional challenge due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that upended legal precedent over the right to bear arms.Peter Hirschfeld tarafından oluşturuldu
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The study in Burlington is examining if altering parts of the brain changes how a person judges a piece of music.Jess Kaplinger tarafından oluşturuldu
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Burke Mountain Academy’s Diann Roffe reflects on new world record set by alum Mikaela Shiffrin
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It's official: The greatest Alpine skier in the history of the sport is Burke Mountain Academy alum Mikaela Shiffrin.Shiffrin set the World Cup record for career victories by winning a slalom race Saturday in Sweden, her 87th World cup win, and one that broke a tie with Ingemar Stenmark on the all-time list for first place finishes for men or women…
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VTDigger investigates motel housing program, reveals unsafe conditions, little protection for residents
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Between March 2020 and December 2022, a federally-funded program paid more than $160 million for motel and hotel rooms to shelter thousands of Vermonters. But many of those tenants have flagged abysmal conditions, and advocates are concerned there hasn't been enough state oversight or protections for renters.…
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Chick’s Market, a historic corner store in Winooski, is up for sale. The looming upheaval has Winooski residents worried about the future of their beloved deli.Samantha Watson tarafından oluşturuldu
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After a year of war, Vermont Public checked back in with Roman Kokodyniak, a Cabot resident who has family and friends in Ukraine. He’s a post-WWII immigrant to the U.S., arriving here in 1950 as a young boy.Mitch Wertlieb, Karen Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu
Nils Shenholm builds saunas in the Finnish tradition at his Duxbury workshop.Mikaela Lefrak tarafından oluşturuldu
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This past year, two prisons in Vermont — Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington and Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield — launched a living unit model. The idea is to give those in prison more freedom.Mae Nagusky tarafından oluşturuldu
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Over the next two weeks, key committees in both the House and Senate will have to finalize work on major bills dealing with housing, child care, paid family and medical leave and other policy proposals.Peter Hirschfeld, Mary Williams Engisch tarafından oluşturuldu
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Forest Service plan includes logging on nearly 12,000 acres in the Green Mountain National Forest
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After years of study and comment, the U.S. Forest Service has a proposed plan to manage 70,000 acres of federal forest and private land primarily in Rutland County. That includes timber harvests in about 12,000 acres. The agency says it will improve forest health, but some advocates say it’s a bad idea in the face of climate change.…
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A South Burlington High School teacher is using her experience from two years spent working with students in Ukraine to educate Vermont students about the war following Russia’s invasion.Mitch Wertlieb, Karen Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu
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The Brattleboro Museum and Art Center recently hosted a unique art exhibit of sixteen colorful and creatively decorated ice shanties. Organizers hoped to set them up on the ice, but warm winter put those plans on hold.Marlon Hyde tarafından oluşturuldu
The Vermont Pollinator Working Group is hoping to build on the state's efforts to protect bees and other pollinators.Sarah James Kelly tarafından oluşturuldu
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A mock town meeting at Woodbury Elementary School yields controversy and big field trip results.Erica Heilman tarafından oluşturuldu
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A return to in-person Town Meeting Day? Vt. communities weigh permanent switch to Australian ballot
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It's Town Meeting Day in Vermont, and while the COVID pandemic affected in-person meetings the last two years, 2023 is shaping up to be more traditional.Bob Kinzel, Mitch Wertlieb tarafından oluşturuldu
Towns all over Vermont will discuss zoning, landlord-tenant rights and housing infrastructure as voters weigh in on development and managed growth.Howard Weiss-Tisman, Jenn Jarecki tarafından oluşturuldu
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For years, environmentalists have worried about the amount of plastic and glass bottles ending up in landfills across the state. They’re calling to increase recycling rates for these products – which is why lawmakers at the Statehouse are revisiting Vermont's bottle deposit law.Bob Kinzel, Jenn Jarecki tarafından oluşturuldu