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Old graves, mossy ruins tie this Vermont pond to the Revolution
18+ hour, 24+ min ago (690+ words) WATERFORD " There's no tourist fare at Stiles Pond. Only a gravel pull-off across from what looks more like a little lake. To passersby it probably gives the same impression as any of Vermont's glassy, hill-flanked waters, with Fairbanks Mountain reaching…...
46 anti-Trump No Kings protests planned in Vermont. How to go
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (501+ words) Large scale anti-Trump protests are coming to Vermont for a third time, with at least 46 No Kings protestsplanned across the state for March 28. This round of No Kings protests might be the biggest so far: organizers anticipate it'll be "one…...
Vermont, Pennsylvania and Maine will help RI dig out after blizzard
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (546+ words) CRANSTON " Help for blizzard-weary Rhode Island plow drivers arrived Wednesday, Feb. 25, from Vermont and other Northeast states with a few snow plows to spare. Five Vermont Transportation Agency dump trucks towing front-end loaders arrived at the Rhode Island Emergency Management…...
Police find body in search for missing Vermont college student Lia Smith
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (239+ words) Police in Vermont have found a body in the search for a missing Middlebury College student. Lia Smith, 21, was last seen on Oct. 17 and reported missing two days later, according to a release from the Middlebury Police Department. On Oct....
Vermont-based outdoor retailer Orvis to shutter more than 30 locations across US
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (300+ words) Vermont-based outdoor and sporting goods chain Orvis said it plans to permanently close more than 30 locations throughout the United States. Simon Perkins, the company's president, told USA TODAY that the New England retailer will shutter 31 stores and five outlets by…...
Government shutdown tracker shows how your Vermont senators voted. What to know
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (334+ words) Both of Vermont's senators voted against a stopgap funding bill to end the'partial federal government shutdown'on Oct. 16. The Republican-backed bill, which would restore government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 51-44 vote (it needs 60 votes to pass). That means the…...
Vermont refugees and asylees just lost SNAP benefits. Who's next?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (776+ words) Cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program started last week, stripping refugees and asylees of their eligibility in Vermont. On Oct. 1, 119 refugee and asylee households in the Green Mountain State lost some or all of their benefits, according to…...
After two decades, Outright Vermont hosts final Fire Truck Pull
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (500+ words) Editor's note: Hear an audio version of this story here. Outright Vermont'hosted its signature'Fire Truck Pull'in downtown Burlington for the last time on Sept. 28, raising more than $250, 000 for LGBTQ+ youth programs. The Fire Truck Pull is Outright Vermont's annual fundraising…...
Trump administration asks judge to toss Vermont's 'lawless' Climate Superfund Act
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (614+ words) Federal lawyers want a judge to throw out Vermont's Climate Superfund Act, a first-in-the-nation law requiring major polluters to pay the state for emissions. The U. S. Justice Department asked Judge Mary Kay Lanthier last week to "end Vermont's lawless experiment" in…...
Jimmy Kimmel makes return to late-night, but Vermont viewers still can't watch. Here's why
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (622+ words) Late night host Jimmy Kimmel made an emphatic return to television on Sept. 23, 2025. Not that regular viewers of Vermont's ABC/Disney-affiliate network WVNY would have known, as that channel did not run "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on the air last night,…...