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Vermont governor recalls two flood events exactly one year apart and tours continuing recovery work
WAMC - New York
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July 10, 2025
Vermont Governor Phil Scott was in Lyndonville, in the state’s Northeast Kingdom, on Wednesday to mark the anniversaries of flooding in the state. On July 10, 2023, multiple storm systems caused catastrophic flooding in Vermont, inundating towns,...
Flooding hits Vermont on anniversary of two previous July floods
NECN - Massachusetts
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Parts of Vermont experienced serious flooding issues on Thursday, on the anniversary of the previous two July floods that devastated the state. Unlike the last two years, which caused widespread damage, this week's flooding was more localized....
Vermonters observe anniversary of back-to-back flooding
WCAX - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Many Vermonters are keeping a wary eye on the weather this Thursday as the state observes back-to-back anniversaries of devastating flooding in 2023 and 2024. WCAX News is examining the flooding phenomenon, the progress...
Vermont man’s quilting passion honors veterans and their families
WCAX - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
FERRISBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) - At his home in Ferrisburgh, 84-year-old Andre Emmell gingerly heads down the stairs to a room full of sewing machines and fabrics. “All the magic happens down in the basement,” Emmell said. A computer-programmed sewing...
The Vermont Country Store names new president
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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WESTON — The Orton family, proprietors of The Vermont Country Store, announced Thursday that the company’s Executive Vice President Kara Soulia will become President of the business, succeeding current President & CEO Jim Hall who will retire in...
How a single overdose in Vermont unraveled an empire of heroin
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 11, 2025
Local News A man’s death after using “Flow” in a small Vermont city exposed a drug operation that spanned continents and sent a New York prosecutor on a heartbreaking journey. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York via The...
Vermont town faces $20 million in flood damages with a just $1.3 million budget
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
One year after flood waters barreled through Plainfield, Vermont, the town continues to grapple with more than $20 million in damages, a significant feat for a community with a annual $1.3 million budget. Throughout the town, uninhabited homes,...
Vermont updates its Climate Action Plan
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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MONTPELIER — After two years of historic floods and a radically changed political landscape, Vermont’s plan for a changing climate has received its first update. The Climate Action Plan, adopted four years ago, was updated July 1. “The plan itself...
Peter Macia: The federal government has abdicated its role as our Vermont’s partner
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 11, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
Researchers identify America's 'healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Researchers have identified 'America's healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer due to a better way of living. They tracked all 50 states using federal health records and mapped public resources that support well-being, finding...
Summer reading by Vermonters: A guide from fiction to nature guides
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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This article recommends recently published books by Vermont authors for summer reading. The books span various genres, including fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, children's literature, and poetry. Many of the books are set in Vermont or draw...
Vermont Women's Fund announces 2025 grants; PAVE among awardees
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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The Vermont Women’s Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, on Thursday announced its 2025 grant cycle awards. This year, awards were distributed to 39 nonprofit organizations across the state, totaling $359,336. These grants...
When the next disaster hits, Vermont doesn't know what version of FEMA will show up
Vermont Public Radio
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July 11, 2025
Less than 72 hours after the rivers crested in central Vermont on July 11, 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had established a mobile command center in a parking lot on the outskirts of downtown Montpelier. Hundreds of FEMA canvassers,...
Vermont congressional delegation calls for release of senior service funds
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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WASHINGTON — Vermont's congressional delegation -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), Sen. Peter Welch (D) and Rep. Becca Balint (AL) -- sent a letter Thursday to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, urging her to release more than $300 million in...
Vermont Secretary of State back from official trip to Taiwan
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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MONTPELIER -- Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas returned from a trip to Taiwan, where she led a bipartisan delegation of her fellow secretaries from the United States. Several secretaries of state journeyed as part of a National...
CCV is now free for most Vermonters
Addison County Independent - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
VERMONT — More Vermonters than ever now qualify for free college tuition, thanks to a major expansion of the 802 Opportunity program at the Community College of Vermont (CCV). CCV recently increased its income eligibility threshold from $75,000 to...
Vermont towns try to move, or fortify, their flood-prone buildings
Vermont Public Radio
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July 10, 2025
The town of Johnson made headlines back in April when it moved its flood-prone public library up to higher ground. The town literally picked up the building and rolled it half a mile down Route 15, out of the flood plain. But towns can’t always...
Commentary | Notes from a Vermont Activist by Nancy Braus: It's time to build the politics of the future
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
In a story in the left online news source Common Dreams, the writer and educator Les Leopold puts into clear language what may have in past times been considered by a small fragment of the many citizens whose ideas are left of center: “The monied...
‘It’s unfathomable.’ Flooding strikes portions of Vermont on July 10 for third consecutive year.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Up to 5 inches of rain inundated parts of Vermont’s rural Northeast Kingdom over just one to two hours Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, prompting flash flooding and causing heavy damage in certain areas. Roughly 20...
Wing watchers: Get to know the basics of Northwest Vermont’s birding scene
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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FRANKLIN COUNTY – This summer, walk slowly, listen closely and look to the trees for the many birds who call Vermont home during the hot season. From the marshes of Arrowhead Lake in Georgia to the waters of Lake Carmi in Franklin, the swamps of...