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Cabot Advances $2.1M Budget, Seeks Fire Radio Loan
Cabot Advances $2.1M Budget, Seeks Fire Radio Loan
CABOT — Cabot's Selectboard approved budget figures totaling nearly $2.1 million to place before voters at town meeting and advanced a warrant article seeking authorization to borrow $125,000 for new
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December 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Cabot Advances $2.1M Budget, Seeks Fire Radio Loan
Wheelock Wheelock Approves $30K in Equipment Purchases
Wheelock Wheelock Approves $30K in Equipment Purchases
WHEELOCK — The Selectboard approved nearly $30,000 in equipment purchases for flood recovery projects and voted to pursue three separate grant applications during its Dec. 16 meeting.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Wheelock Wheelock Approves $30K in Equipment Purchases
Walden Eyes Truck Replacement as Fleet Issues Mount
Walden Eyes Truck Replacement as Fleet Issues Mount
WALDEN — Walden selectboard members on Dec. 15 discussed replacing a breakdown-prone International truck, reviewing preliminary costs that could total nearly $300,000 as the town navigates extended equipment delays and
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December 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Walden Eyes Truck Replacement as Fleet Issues Mount
Public Assets report highlights Vermont's income inequality
Public Assets report highlights Vermont's income inequality
MONTPELIER — Federal actions have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost support to individuals and the state when Vermonters are struggling to meet their basic needs.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Public Assets report highlights Vermont's income inequality
Peacham Selectboard Eyes Cemetery Fund for Improvements
Peacham Selectboard Eyes Cemetery Fund for Improvements
PEACHAM — Peacham's Selectboard on Dec. 17 discussed tapping into a cemetery endowment fund that has accumulated roughly $100,000 in interest over the past 13 years, with members exploring how
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December 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Peacham Selectboard Eyes Cemetery Fund for Improvements
Vermont Launches First American Abenaki Curriculum Created With State-Recognized Tribes
Vermont Launches First American Abenaki Curriculum Created With State-Recognized Tribes
VERMONT — The Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs, in collaboration with Vermont's four state-recognized Abenaki tribes, is announcing the American Abenaki Curriculum. This is the first comprehensive Abenaki curriculum
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December 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Vermont Launches First American Abenaki Curriculum Created With State-Recognized Tribes
Danville Scrambles to Fill Vacant Assistant Position
Danville Scrambles to Fill Vacant Assistant Position
DANVILLE — Danville's Selectboard convened a special meeting Dec. 15 to reorganize operations following the sudden resignation of Audrey Deprospero, who served as selectboard assistant.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Danville Scrambles to Fill Vacant Assistant Position
Mo's Ride safety issues prompt review by Lyndon board
Mo's Ride safety issues prompt review by Lyndon board
LYNDON — Lyndon's Selectboard addressed mounting safety concerns about the annual Mo's Ride cycling event at its Dec. 15 meeting, with Police Chief Jack Harris calling for a comprehensive policy
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December 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Mo's Ride safety issues prompt review by Lyndon board
Monroe Loses Recycling Service as Littleton Ends Deal
Monroe Loses Recycling Service as Littleton Ends Deal
MONROE — Monroe's Selectboard confronted the end of recycling services on Dec. 2 after Littleton declined to accept the town's materials beyond the end of the year, leaving officials scrambling
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December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Monroe Loses Recycling Service as Littleton Ends Deal
Banking on community: Passumpsic gives back with food drive
Banking on community: Passumpsic gives back with food drive
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — Passumpsic Bank announced the success of its recent CANstruction Food Drive, resulting in the donation of nearly 1,500 nonperishable food and household items, along with generous
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December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Banking on community: Passumpsic gives back with food drive
Vermont conservation project protects 344 acres Eden Forest
Vermont conservation project protects 344 acres Eden Forest
EDEN MILLS, Vermont — Fifteen years ago, the 5,720-acre Eden Forest was successfully conserved by Trust for Public Land and Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The protection of
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December 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Vermont conservation project protects 344 acres Eden Forest
Kirby Ends Project Manager Contract, Cites Cost Savings
Kirby Ends Project Manager Contract, Cites Cost Savings
KIRBY — Kirby Selectboard members voted Dec. 8 to terminate their contract with project manager Matt Young at year's end, opting instead for a company offering similar services at no
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December 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Kirby Ends Project Manager Contract, Cites Cost Savings
Danville Scrambles to Fill Vacant Assistant Position
Danville Scrambles to Fill Vacant Assistant Position
DANVILLE — Danville's Selectboard convened a special meeting Dec. 15 to reorganize operations following the sudden resignation of Audrey Deprospero, who served as selectboard assistant.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Danville Scrambles to Fill Vacant Assistant Position
Vermont's Winter Manure Spreading Ban Takes Effect Dec. 15
Vermont's Winter Manure Spreading Ban Takes Effect Dec. 15
VERMONT — The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) reminded all farm operations that the annual winter manure spreading ban begins at midnight Dec. 15. Between Dec. 15
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December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Vermont's Winter Manure Spreading Ban Takes Effect Dec. 15
How Two Veterans Built Island Pond's Community Café
How Two Veterans Built Island Pond's Community Café
After 30 years in the Army, Pierre returned home to Island Pond with wife Erin to open Three Branches Café—serving specialty coffee and community to the Northeast Kingdom.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
How Two Veterans Built Island Pond's Community Café
A Military Mindset Fuels Island Pond’s Three Branches
A Military Mindset Fuels Island Pond’s Three Branches
After 30 years in the Army, Pierre returned home to Island Pond with wife Erin to open Three Branches Café—serving specialty coffee and community to the Northeast Kingdom.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A Military Mindset Fuels Island Pond’s Three Branches
Burke, Vermont hosts Christmas tree design competition
Burke, Vermont hosts Christmas tree design competition
BURKE — Santa Claus arrived by horse-drawn wagon Sunday, Dec. 14, to kick off a day of holiday celebrations that culminated with the announcement of winners in the annual Christmas
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December 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Burke, Vermont hosts Christmas tree design competition
Barnet Selectboard Approves Year-End Employee Bonuses
Barnet Selectboard Approves Year-End Employee Bonuses
BARNET — Barnet's Selectboard approved increased year-end bonuses for town employees at its Dec. 8 meeting, raising payments across all categories compared to the previous three years.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Barnet Selectboard Approves Year-End Employee Bonuses
Randolph's Marta Borgstrom keeps music alive at 75
Randolph's Marta Borgstrom keeps music alive at 75
For more than 30 years, Marta Borgstrom taught music in Randolph, Vermont, shaping generations of students and contributing to the town's musical life as a teacher, accompanist, and chorus director.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Randolph's Marta Borgstrom keeps music alive at 75
Vermont's referee shortage threatens high school sports
Vermont's referee shortage threatens high school sports
VERMONT — Vermont is in the midst of an alarming referee shortage — a problem unfolding nationwide, but one that has hit hard in a state with a small and
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December 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Vermont's referee shortage threatens high school sports
Randolph's Marta Borgstrom keeps music alive at 75
Randolph's Marta Borgstrom keeps music alive at 75
For more than 30 years, Marta Borgstrom taught music in Randolph, Vermont, shaping generations of students and contributing to the town's musical life as a teacher, accompanist, and chorus director.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Randolph's Marta Borgstrom keeps music alive at 75
Hardwick Board Targets 6% Budget Cap, Weighs New Local Tax
Hardwick Board Targets 6% Budget Cap, Weighs New Local Tax
HARDWICK — Hardwick selectboard members set a goal to reduce the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget increase to 6% or less during a Dec. 4 meeting that also included discussion
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December 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hardwick Board Targets 6% Budget Cap, Weighs New Local Tax
New leadership announced for Vermont housing alliance
New leadership announced for Vermont housing alliance
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Housing & Homelessness Alliance of Vermont announced Dec. 11 the appointment of Chad Simmons as its new executive director. Simmons succeeds Frank Knaack, who left the
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December 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
New leadership announced for Vermont housing alliance
Vermont Wins Court Battle Over $5M in Disaster Funding
Vermont Wins Court Battle Over $5M in Disaster Funding
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Attorney General Charity Clark and a coalition of 23 states won their lawsuit against the Trump administration Dec. 12 over its attempt to shut down the Federal
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December 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Vermont Wins Court Battle Over $5M in Disaster Funding
Hardwick and Cabot get aid for flood recovery plans
Hardwick and Cabot get aid for flood recovery plans
VERMONT – Gov. Phil Scott, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Peter Welch, Rep. Becca Balint and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development announced Dec. 11 the first round of Community
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December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hardwick and Cabot get aid for flood recovery plans