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2 days ago · About 50 people participated in a virtual roundtable hosted by U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Friday to discuss the local ramifications of a chaotic week.

3 days ago · Obituaries Cynthia Ames Haselton, 1955-2024 Beloved family doctor and volunteer embraced adventure and never stopped moving Jan 31, 2025

5 days ago · A flood's effect on water systems is not necessarily immediate, making it difficult to measure. "It's not as simple as saying there was a storm on this day and it had this quantifiable effect on ...

3 days ago · Your source for award-winning coverage of Vermont news and issues: politics, crime, business, education, economy, health care and the environment.

5 days ago · The property was in a rural district, zoned at one house per five acres. But under the rules of Act 47, O'Brien could build up to 500 if Shelburne included the property in its sewer service area.

Jan 15, 2025 · An example of the new rules in action is sprouting in a storefront in downtown Winooski. Hello, Hi opened last week as a "co-located" dispensary that sells both recreational and medical cannabis ...

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Oct 29, 2024 · State officials are assuring Vermonters that the upcoming election will be both fair and secure. Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, a Democrat, and Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, appeared ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Updated at 7:45 p.m. Gov. Phil Scott urged lawmakers to heed the message that voters sent in November and work with him to lower the cost of living for Vermonters fed up with higher taxes and fees.