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“In Grand Isle, Lake Champlain Transportation has encountered strong opposition from neighbors as it seeks local approval for a 30,000-square-foot maintenance, storage and office building just south of the Gordons Landing ferry terminal.” Source: A Ferry Company’s Planned Facility Sails Into a Storm in the Champlain Islands | Development | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent […]

Source: Koffee Kup and Vermont Bread workers must keep waiting for back pay – VTDigger

Source: Schumer stops in Plattsburgh to push for U.S. border action | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | With many marinas along Lake Champlain hit hard by continued U.S.-Canada border restrictions, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer heard more about the lo

Source: Burlington businesses see successful holiday weekend

Source: Report: Working conditions on dairy farms may be hazardous to migrants | Sun Community News MIDDLEBURY | There are various occupational and health hazards that migrant dairy farmworkers face at work in Vermont today.

Source: ‘They can’t house us forever’: Emergency motel-hotel housing is ending – VTDigger

Source: Weather: Risk for severe thunderstorms in New York, Vermont on Wednesday

PLEASE NOTE: The 2021 State of the Lake and Ecosystem Indicators report is now posted on-line: www.lcbp.org/sol2021 Major messages from the 2021 report include: 2021 State of the Lake Report: Clean Water Many regions of Lake Champlain have phosphorus concentrations that are often near or below targeted limits. However, phosphorus concentrations in some parts of […]

Source: Vermont man accused of stealing yacht valued at $1.2 million

Source: Hundreds attend Burlington’s first-ever Juneteenth celebration

Source: Gov. Scott Lifts All Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions In Vermont | Vermont Public Radio

Source: Colchester man killed in ATV crash

Source: Vermont: Burlington police release photos in search for gunfire suspect

Source: Why aren’t young Vermonters getting vaccinated? – VTDigger

“Vermont’s largest college will require that students be vaccinated against COVID-19 once full approval is granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.” Source: University of Vermont will require COVID-19 vaccine for students once fully approved

Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday signed an expansive $7.35 billion state budget that, buoyed by federal Covid-19 relief funds, invests heavily in broadband, affordable housing projects and measures to fight climate change. Source: Scott signs $7.35 billion state budget – VTDigger

Source: Vermont news: Koffee Kup Bakery sold to Flowers Foods

“Across the state, Vermonters with weakened immune systems are navigating a newly vaccinated society while knowing they could still be at risk. That includes people with cancer or who are undergoing chemotherapy, transplant recipients, HIV-positive people and a variety of other conditions that require someone to take immune-suppressing medication.” Source: Immunocompromised Vermonters navigate the new […]

“It turns out, the answer may not be good policy or economic dynamism, but rather bad data. That is the conclusion of Art Woolf, retired professor of economics at the University of Vermont. “The unemployment rate in Vermont and probably in many states is not a very good indicator anymore,” Woolf said in an interview.”  […]

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik   “Our communities cannot afford any further delay or acquiescence – unilateral action to begin reopening the border appears necessary,” she wrote.”   Saratoga, New York – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Department of Homeland Security to unilaterally ease restrictions […]

Source: Scott vetoes noncitizen voting measures, setting new record – VTDigger

Source: Live music at last! Burlington’s Discover Jazz Festival is outdoors and mostly free | NCPR News

Source: Casella Waste Systems unpacks batches of spoiled food to be recycled

Source: PHOTOS: Baseball back in Burlington – VTDigger

Source: The vice principal: How a small Vermont town overlooked the abuse of two teens – VTDigger