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Stuck in Vermont: Eva Sollberger and Her Mom, Sophie Quest, Say Goodbye to 2025
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (82+ words) Another year is coming to a close, and it's time for the annual "Stuck in Vermont" video reflecting on 2025's most memorable moments. Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger talks with her mother, Sophie Quest, about the highlights. DJ…...
Vermont Prevails in Suit Over Canceled Federal Disaster Funding
1+ week, 6+ day ago (334+ words) Vermont and 23 other states scored a legal victory on Thursday in a lawsuit that challenged the Trump administration's elimination of funding for projects that help communities better withstand natural disasters. The Trump administration contends the program is wasteful and ineffective....
Video: Spawning Salmon at the Ed Weed Fish Culture Station
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (374+ words) Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been making her award-winning video series "Stuck in Vermont" since 2007. In 2024, she won first place from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for her video, "Barbie Collector." She received the Margaret L. (Peggy) Kannenstine…...
Teens in Southwest Vermont Are Building an Airplane
2+ week, 1+ day ago (371+ words) In a Bennington workshop, a handful of high school students are engaged in an unconventional afterschool activity: building a small airplane.Their mentor is Jim Sharkey, a recently retired aerospace engineer who launched Bennington STEMworks, a new nonprofit aimed at…...
Album Review: ‘The Vermont Farm Project: A Farm-to-Stage Musical’
2+ week, 1+ day ago (149+ words) Those kids would be lucky if it is. Overall, The Vermont Farm Project is a purehearted, impressive work that blends storytelling, current events and history to offer perspective on a disappearing way of life. It examines what we've lost and…...
Vermont Still Without a Permanent U.S. Attorney
3+ week, 1+ day ago (700+ words) Nearly a year into his second term, President Donald Trump has yet to nominate someone to serve as Vermont's top federal prosecutor, leaving the office vulnerable to legal challenges that could disrupt criminal proceedings. "Everyone in our court community is…...
Vermont Faces a 12 Percent Increase in Education Taxes
3+ week, 2+ day ago (939+ words) Vermonters will face an 11.9 percent average increase in education property taxes next year unless lawmakers again step in to soften the financial blow, according to a forecast from the Vermont Department of Taxes. The projected increase, outlined Monday in what…...
Vermont Afghans on Edge Following Shooting of Guard Soldiers in D.C.
3+ week, 5+ day ago (411+ words) Vermont's Afghan community is reeling from news this week that a fellow national has been accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., killing one of them. "They're outraged that this horrible act of violence occurred, and they're deeply…...
Video: Exploring Law Island With Teage O'Connor
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (215+ words) Vermont's severe summer drought caused problems for farmers, boaters and people with wells. But it also led to some new adventures. As Lake Champlain's water receded, Vermonters explored islands that were suddenly accessible by foot. Social media was awash with…...
Podcast Offers Insider Takes on Vermont Politics and Culture
4+ week, 1+ day ago (588+ words) There's No "A' in Creemee," the newish podcast from Joanna Grossman and Andy Julow, sounds like it should be about the eccentricities of New England spelling. Instead, the two Vermont politicos spend an hour each week talking to politicians, nonprofit…...