Vermont Agency of Education responds to Boston Globe story on New England schools

VermontBiz On Wednesday, Boston Globe published an article titled “New England schools are failing — and nobody seems to care.” At the Agency of Education, we know that Vermonters do care about the quality of our schools. However, we need to...

Campbell and Andersen: Breaking Vermonters

We feel blessed to operate two small businesses — a flower farm and a farm to plate restaurant in Vermont. Like so many other Vermonters, we take pride in working hard, contributing to our community, and raising our family here. But these days, it...

Pizzutillo: Cannabis market crisis

We’re writing an open letter as the Cultivator Working Group of Vermont Growers Association, a committee of locally-licensed cannabis growers of different types and production sizes to advance the mission of VGA to establish a just, prosperous and...

Business Spotlight: BP Wastewater Services provides 24/7 septic and sewer solutions

BP Wastewater Services, LLC offers septic and sewer solutions for residential, commercial and municipal customers throughout Saint Albans, Franklin, Essex, Milton, Williston and surrounding areas. The Vermont-based, family-owned company brings...

Some Montpelier businesses to extend hours each Thursday in October

It was a late Thursday night for Montpelier resident Annie Jackson and her family as they took a stroll down the illuminated streets of the city she loves."We all met up and decided we wanted to get gelato," Jackson said.Gelato by Enna kept the...

Vermont Sawmill History: The Legacy of East Burke Logging

Vermonters turned to logging as a commercial industry as far back as 1794, when Stephen Mallet (of Mallet’s Bay fame) sent the first load of oak north to Quebec. The growing industry helped make Burlington the third-largest lumber port in the...

Treviso Vermont puts Italian roots back on the map in Rutland

Madelyn Nonni is a reporter with Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program. After something of a drought of Italian restaurants in downtown Rutland, recently opened Treviso Vermont is...

Number of Vermont students with disabilities is on the rise, despite declining overall enrollment 

A kindergarten classroom. Photo via Adobe Stock The percentage of students with disabilities in Vermont’s education system is on the rise, while many school districts lack the capacity to meet their needs, according to a new report released this...

Vermont ag officials seek drought disaster designation for entire state

IRASBURG, Vt. (WCAX) - Extreme drought conditions across our region have left many farmers out to dry. As seen in the last few years, farmers are no strangers to flooding and other hardships, but some say this year’s conditions dealt them a double...

Economic Analysis Division releases Just the Facts publication

CHEYENNE (WNE) — A new edition of Just the Facts has been released by the state of Wyoming Economic Analysis Division. The updated 2024 publication provides information on demography, education, the economy, transportation, housing, geography,...

Rural Vermont's Mail in Mayhem: Orleans County Struggles with USPS Overhaul

NEWPORT - Residents and businesses across Orleans County are facing significant disruptions in mail service as the United States Postal Service (USPS) continues to implement its ambitious Delivering for America (DFA) plan, a comprehensive 10-year...

Agency of Education releases report on current state of special education delivery in Vermont

MONTPELIER – The Vermont Agency of Education has issued a Report on the Current State of Special Education Delivery, a tool for legislators in enacting education reform. The state’s comprehensive education reform law H. 454 (Act 73), passed this...

Dried up: Vermonters encouraged to speak up about effects of drought

FRANKLIN COUNTY — Lake Champlain is low, the rivers slow and some wells are run to dust. This summer saw Vermont’s driest August since 1895 with only 1.43 inches of rain during the month, according to the National Integrated Drought Information...

US economic report: Connecticut economy grew 4.6% in Q2

Connecticut’s economy expanded 4.6% in the second quarter, driven by strong performances from the critical manufacturing and finance and insurance sectors, according to a federal agency. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ quarterly report also...

Events: EudoraFest, Haskell Indian Art Market, Kaw Valley Farm Tour and more

photo by: Elvyn Jones Haskell Indian Nations University students dance on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at the annual Haskell Indian Art Market. Friday, Oct. 3 EudoraFest, 5-9 p.m., Downtown Eudora. Chili supper, car cruise, live music, vendors and...

Green Mountain Care Board finalizes approval of Vermont hospital budgets

The state’s health care regulator has published its decisions on hospital budgets, saying the health care market isn’t doing well and can’t take another shock. “Last year, we wrote that Vermont is experiencing a crisis in health care financing....

The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force comes to Massachusetts: What this could mean for companies

On September 23, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the expansion of its Health Care Fraud Unit's New England Strike Force (Strike Force) to the District of Massachusetts (D. Mass.), which could herald a health care fraud renaissance...

Organizers gearing up for bigger and better 2026 Vermont City Marathon

Registration for the 2026 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon and Relay is officially open.While the marathon itself isn't set to take place for another seven months, organizers said they are hoping to get the word out early, not just for athletes, but...

Vermont shelter providers hurry to add beds before the snow falls

This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public. MONTPELIER – A rambling Victorian house a few blocks south of downtown will soon become the Capital City’s first...

Vermont Diocese Struggles With Legal Costs After Bankruptcy, Abuse Settlements

A year after seeking to reorganize its depleting finances in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese is struggling to cover about $1.5 million and counting in related legal bills. Under federal law, an institution requesting...