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Vermont, Pennsylvania and Maine will help RI dig out after blizzard
16+ hour, 2+ min 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
4+ mon, 2+ 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....
Government shutdown tracker shows how your Vermont senators voted. What to know
4+ 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-based outdoor retailer Orvis to shutter more than 30 locations across US
4+ mon, 1+ 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…...
Vermont refugees and asylees just lost SNAP benefits. Who's next?
4+ mon, 2+ 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
4+ mon, 3+ 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…...
Jimmy Kimmel makes return to late-night, but Vermont viewers still can't watch. Here's why
5+ mon, 1+ 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,…...
Trump administration asks judge to toss Vermont's 'lawless' Climate Superfund Act
5+ mon, 2+ 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…...
Vermont set to ignore Trump admin's demand to cut 'gender ideology' in sex ed program
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (406+ words) Vermont officials plan to sidestep a Trump administration demand for states to nix "gender ideology" from a youth sex education program, opting to use state money to counter the threatened loss of over half a million federal dollars. About 300 young…...
Final Outright Vermont Fire Truck Pull in Burlington to celebrate LGBTQ+ youth
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (240+ words) Outright Vermont's final Fire Truck Pull is scheduled for Sept. 27 in downtown Burlington. The annual event, known as "The Pull," is a peer-to-peer fundraiser and street party that raises money to support LGBTQ+ youth across Vermont. Teams in colorful costumes…...