Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Community College of Vermont graduates more than 500
Manchester Journal - Vermont
·
NORWICH —The Community College of Vermont (CCV) held its graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 7 at Norwich University’s Shapiro Field House. More than 500 students received associate degrees. Students representing all 14 Vermont counties...
Vermont Law and Graduate School receives largest donation in its history
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
·
Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) received a $10 million anonymous donation, the largest in its history. The donation will support VLGS's programs in agriculture, food systems, and animal protection policies, including a new aquaculture...
Vermont's Dairy Festival celebrates industry innovation during National Dairy Month
NBC5 - Vermont
·
June 5, 2025
It’s National Dairy Month, a time to recognize the people behind one of Vermont's largest industries — and it comes just in time for the Vermont Dairy Festival in Enosburg Falls.The state has held this festival every year for 69 years, celebrating...
‘Chaos is part of the process’ — Windsor graduation speaker says science is a metaphor for life
Valley News - New Hampshire
·
August 6, 2025
WINDSOR — The keynote speaker offered the 157th graduating class of Windsor High School one final lesson during Friday’s commencement inside the Harry Ladue Gymnasium. Science teacher Jeff Bachey drew analogies between the mystery, sense of wonder...
Column: A less drastic education reform for Vermont
Valley News - New Hampshire
·
August 6, 2025
Vermonters are rightly worried about taxes. With rising costs across the board, including property taxes, health care and energy bills, many residents, especially those without school-aged children, are asking a fair question: Why are we spending...
Alison Bechdel’s new graphic novel illustrates the comic side of Vermont
VTDigger - Vermont
·
June 8, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. Vermont cartoonist Alison Bechdel poses with her new graphic novel, “Spent.” Photo courtesy of Holly Rae Taylor...
Local, organic, and bipartisan: How Vermont is challenging Big Food
Christian Science Monitor
·
June 8, 2025
Kayleigh Boyle and Doug Wolcik knew all the reasons not to farm in Vermont: the short growing season, the hilly terrain, the dirt roads that make it hard to get products to market. Even the size of most farms here is a problem. For decades, farms...
Vermont Secretary of State launches new online election management system
Bennington Banner - Vermont
·
MONTPELIER — Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced a major upgrade to her office’s online Election Management System today, inviting Vermonters to visit the new “Vermont Voter Portal” at vote.vermont.gov. The new,...
Vermont’s UVM Quietly Bows the DEI Knee to Trump
Liberty Nation News
·
June 3, 2025
Woke racism continues to dissolve under constitutional scrutiny. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” Numerous American...
Super Bowl 45 interview and the Prayer Breakfast
Renew America
·
By Michael Bresciani February 10, 2011 Watching the interview O'Reilly conducted with the President during Super Bowl 45 kept bringing to mind the name of a message I once heard a preacher give to his homily at a revival rally in a small town in...
Wildfire smoke brings air quality alert to northwest Vermont
VTDigger - Vermont
·
June 6, 2025
A paddleboarder floats on Lake Champlain in Burlington under hazy skies on Friday, June 6. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerSmoke from Canadian wildfires continued to obscure Vermont skies on Friday as the Department of Environmental Conservation...
A Vermonter’s guide to wildfire smoke and air quality
Vermont Public Radio
·
June 6, 2025
Smoke from wildfires in Canada has been degrading air quality over Vermont again this year. It’s the sort of event Vermont could see more of as the climate changes due to humans burning fossil fuels. Climate change is already making wildfires more...
Beech tree leaf disease continues spreading in Vermont
WCAX - Vermont
·
June 6, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A recently discovered disease spreads deeper into Vermont forests, and it’s moving fast. Beech trees are a common and essential part of Vermont’s landscape, and their nuts are a popular food source for wildlife. The...
Hoping to protect kids from Big Tech, Vermont lawmakers pass ‘Kids Code’ bill
Vermont Public Radio
·
June 5, 2025
Vermont may join a growing number of states attempting to enact guardrails on Big Tech in an attempt to protect minors online. A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers have sent so-called “Kids Code” legislation to Gov. Phil Scott’s desk that would...
A supervisory union’s break with the Vermont School Boards Association reveals statewide fault lines in education reform
VTDigger - Vermont
·
June 5, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. First Branch Unified District Board Chair Kathy Galluzzo during a board meeting in 2019. File photo by Dylan...
‘We’re Not Gonna Have Anybody Around To Wipe Our A**es’: Vermont Dem Slams Limiting Immigration
Daily Wire
·
June 5, 2025
Vermont Democrat Congresswoman Becca Balint, the state’s first female and openly gay member of Congress, slammed the Trump administration’s actions toward immigrants while declaring that if immigration is decreased, “We’re not gonna have anybody...
Wildlife Tunnels in Vermont Cut Amphibian Deaths By 80 Percent, Study Finds
Mental Floss
·
June 5, 2025
Thousands of animals, from mountain lions to newts, are killed each year due to vehicle collisions. Traffic is even partially to blame for population declines in some species. Amphibians are especially vulnerable to such threats, but a new study...
Southwestern Vermont Chamber and Berkshire Bank host free breakfast event on Business Succession Planning
Bennington Banner - Vermont
·
MANCHESTER — The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Berkshire Bank, is proud to present "Breakfast with Berkshire: Business Succession Planning," a timely and informative event for business owners considering the...
MM 6.5: Maryland men’s lacrosse earns commitment of Vermont transfer Henry Dodge
Testudo Times - Maryland
·
June 5, 2025
Maryland men’s lacrosse earned the commitment of Vermont faceoff specialist Henry Dodge late Tuesday night, according to Matt Chandik. Dodge’s 71.3% faceoff win percentage was best in the nation by a wide margin. In 2025, he was named America East...
GlobalFoundries to spend $3 billion more on AI efforts in Upstate NY, Vermont
Syracuse.com - New York
·
June 5, 2025
Larry Rulison, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. (TNS) MALTA — GlobalFoundries announced Wednesday that it will spend an additional $3 billion to expand its artificial intelligence chipmaking capabilities at its factories in Saratoga County and Essex...