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Vermont nurses raise alarms about proposed federal loan limits

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More than a dozen athletes with Vermont ties named to US Olympic team

Skiers will represent the state in Alpine, biathlon, cross-country and freestyle events at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy. Click here for the VTDigger story

Federal agency cancels sending Vermont workers to assist ICE in Minnesota

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Jacob Rivers of Plattsburgh and Kendall LeMay of Cadyville pronounced dead following Colchester VT car crash

According to police, just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Roosevelt Highway and Coon Road, a car traveling north crossed into the southbound lane, striking the vehicle driven by Lamay Click here for the WPTZ News story  Correction: WPTZ contacted the Milton Fire Department and confirmed it is Wendall LeMay, Not Lamay as they […]

Vermont USCIS employees tapped to help ICE enforcement in Minnesota

The workers, who typically process applications and check for immigration fraud, have not performed ICE enforcement work before, a USCIS employee said. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Early numbers show many Vermonters dropping their insurance for 2026

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Sweetwaters to Reopen on Burlington’s Church Street

The 41-year-old restaurant closed in 2022. When its downtown home became vacant, former owner David Melincoff decided to bring it back with new partners. Click here for the Seven Days story 

Powder snow coming to Vermont and northern New York

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Returning to the North Country and finding a job that you love

By John T Ryan  Plattsburgh – When Megan Charland graduated from Peru High School in 2004, she didn’t think she would ultimately live in her beloved North County. How would someone who wanted a career in art and photography ever earn a living in this area? Well, Megan Charland is back as Executive Director of […]

Beta Technologies seeks to pilot medical flights in Vermont this year

Among the company’s proposals: partnering with a helicopter operator to move medical supplies between Vermont and northern New York. Click here for the Vermont Public Story 

Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Burlington metro area

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Canadian platform brings community care to Vermont

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Stewart’s president works shop shifts to celebrate successful Holiday Match

Stewart’s Shops president Chad Kiesow is working shifts at our Pine Bush and Haines Falls shops this month to thank our partners for their hard work and our customers for their generosity during a successful Holiday Match season. “There is no better way to get an appreciation for how hard our partners work than to […]

Unsung hero guides Vermont skiers with snow reporting

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Sustaining ski season in a changing climate

“…seasonal activity and other outdoor leisure activities will require adaptation to withstand warming Northeast winters.” Click here for the VTPublic story 

Dear Lucy Announces Closure on Burlington’s Church Street

Owner Melissa Desautels cited a downward spiral in sales at the boutique, the result of downtown’s ongoing public safety problems and dwindling customer traffic. Click here for the Seven Days story 

Vermont’s pagans find comfort and creativity in new surge of interest in witchcraft

Contemporary paganism is on the rise nationwide — and Vermont’s witches say it’s taken root here as well. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Revolutionary War shipwrecks are caught in a preservation debate

A push to save relics from Battle of Valcour Island, 250 years after American forces clashed with the British on Lake Champlain Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

2025 goes down as one of Burlington’s top 10 warmest years on record

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Return-to-office critics warned of mass resignations. So far, they haven’t happened in Vermont.

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Deep deficits: Why early snow doesn’t mean drought is fully over for Adirondack region

Recapping a dry year for the Eastern Adirondacks Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

Vermont’s agriculture exports to China surge 80%, defying US trade slump

The increase is driven predominantly by a spike in the price of whey, a milk byproduct. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks Projects that Restore Aquatic Organism Passage

News Release of Dec. 23, 2025 – Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC, seeks projects that will restore stream connectivity and remove barriers to aquatic organism passage. The intent of this opportunity is to remove barriers to aquatic organism passage and restore stream connectivity, adding high-quality […]

Vermont’s largest health insurer tells you to avoid the state’s largest hospital in new marketing campaign

Why is healthcare so expensive in Vermont? BlueCross BlueShield says it’s, in part, the sheer cost of services from the biggest hospitals. Click here for the vtdigger story 

Pediatric asthma worsened in Vermont following Canadian wildfires, UVM study finds

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