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Vt. bird flu testing to continue despite state’s “unaffected” status
WCAX - Vermont
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July 6, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - While Vermont achieved an “unaffected” bird flu status in May, the state is continuing its monthly testing program at dairy farms. Vermont will continue testing through at least the end of this year, when their contract...
Vermont Community Foundation Uses Mission Investing to Create Impact
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
St. Johnsbury has been on the upswing. The largest town in the Northeast Kingdom, it’s now home to a newly reopened arts center, Catamount Arts; Dog Mountain, known for its Dog Chapel, which attracts passionate pooch lovers from around the globe;...
Vermont Renaissance Faire draws 14,000-plus to Champlain Valley Expo
The Essex Reporter - Vermont
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ESSEX JUNCTION — “Joust, joust, joust,” a crowd chanted, gathered round an arena this past weekend at the Champlain Valley Exposition, for two shining-armor-clad knights on horseback. “Out of my way, squire,” one knight addressed their henchman,...
Gov. Phil Scott signs new campaign finance rules, other election changes into law
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 27, 2025
Deputy Secretary of State Lauren Hibbert looks on as the Senate debates an election reform bill at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Monday, June 16, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott signed a package of changes to Vermont’s...
Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame to induct 3 from Franklin County
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
ESSEX JUNCTION — Franklin County will be represented big time at the 2025 Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame ceremony, when three individuals from the region will be inducted. Amy Maxham, a service provider and farmer from Highgate, will receive...
Vermont Broadband Director Doesn’t Expect BEAD Changes to Undo Fiber Dominance
Telecompetitor
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June 23, 2025
When the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released new guidelines for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) rural broadband funding program earlier this month, the deadline for applying...
End of state inspections sparks debate over future of road safety | CloseUp
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 6, 2025
End of state inspections sparks debate over future of road safety | CloseUp AGAINST THE RUSSIAN INVASION. GOOD MORNING. I’M ADAM SEXTON. SO MANY CONSEQUENTIAL DECISIONS MADE IN THE STATE BUDGET THAT JUST WENT INTO EFFECT. BUT NO ONE TOPIC SEEMED...
Top Boise State administrator follows Tromp to Vermont
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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June 27, 2025
A member of Marlene Tromp’s inner circle — and a central figure in the Big City Coffee controversy — is following Tromp out of Idaho. Alicia Estey Alicia Estey, Boise State University’s chief financial and operating officer, will take a similar...
Celestino A. ‘Tino’ Gomez, 88
The Quincy Sun - Massachusetts
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July 6, 2025
Mr. Celestino A. “Tino” Gomez, of Weymouth, passed away on July 3, 2025. He was 88. Tino was born in Washington, Vermont. He was raised in Quincy and graduated from Quincy High School. Tino was a proud Navy veteran and dedicated employee of Boston...
Main Street partially opens to two way traffic, businesses hopeful
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 28, 2025
For the first time in months, a major section of Main Street in downtown Burlington is open to two-way traffic. From Church Street to Pine Street, motorists can now drive both ways down the thoroughfare on weekdays starting at 5:30 p.m. and...
Nearly $17M in federal money headed back to Vermont schools
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 27, 2025
Kindergarten students at Flynn Elementary School on Aug. 31, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont schools are slated to receive $17 million in federal Covid-19 funds that were canceled by the Trump administration in March. The U.S....
Business leaders predict dire consequences if ICE purges immigrant workforce
The Gazette - Colorado
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President Donald Trump's decision not to protect illegal immigrant workers from arrest and deportation is being met with dire warnings from small businesses and large corporations concerned for economic decline if millions of the workforce are...
Commentary | Harry Chen: SOS for Public Health in Vermont
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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June 27, 2025
We Vermonters pride ourselves on Vermont’s being one of the healthiest states in the country. In 2024, Vermont ranked second in the widely respected United Health Foundation’s rankings and in recent years has been among the top five. Our rankings...
Ride hut-to-hut: Vermont debuts first long-distance, overnight trail loop
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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June 27, 2025
By Katy Savage A new 38-mile backcountry trail connecting Rochester and Pittsfield is giving outdoor adventurers a unique way to experience Vermont’s rugged terrain and its small-town charm. The trail, called the Heart of the Greens Loop, opened...
Trump administration lifts its freeze on pandemic aid to schools, unlocking millions for Vermont
Vermont Public Radio
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June 27, 2025
Millions of dollars in pandemic recovery money initially frozen by the Trump administration in March could begin flowing again to Vermont schools as soon as next week. U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon abruptly announced earlier this year...
Gardener's Supply Company files for bankruptcy
HBS Dealer
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Gardener's Supply Company, based in Burlington, Vt., has filed for bankruptcy in the state of Delaware. According to its filing, it owes 30 creditors (including $913,482.36 alone to UPS) nearly $5 million. Gardener's, founded in 1983, has six...
Thiess secures $1.5bn contract extension for Lake Vermont Mine in Australia
Mining Technology
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June 27, 2025
Thiess has announced a contract extension valued at A$2.3bn ($1.5bn) over three years at Jellinbah Group’s Lake Vermont Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The new agreement, which supersedes the existing contract set to expire in 2026, will now...
Commentary | CHIP is a hand-up for rural Vermont
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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I want you to imagine a place in the heart of Vermont. Picture a little town, home to a small ski mountain and halfway between two of the Northeast’s largest ski resorts. It’s on a scenic byway. The Long Trail and White River run straight through...
$17M in federal education funding restored to Vermont
WCAX - Vermont
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June 27, 2025
WASHINGTON (WCAX) - Upwards of $17 million in school funding for Vermont that was previously cancelled by the Trump administration has now been restored. Senator Bernie Sanders says he had several conversations with U.S. Education Secretary Linda...
Trump Joins the Opposition to Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act, Calling it ‘Burdensome’ and ‘Ideologically Motivated’
Inside Climate News
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June 27, 2025
Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act became law last summer. New York followed its lead in December. Four days later, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued Vermont for abusing its power and putting an unreasonable burden on...