Auditi Guha
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Auditi Guha
@browngrrrl.bsky.social
Resident alien, @Emersonsoarts alum, NW Vermont+equity reporter @vtdigger.
Farms in Vermont rally to support Jamaican seasonal workers hard hit by Hurricane Melissa vtdigger.org/2025/11/03/f...
Farms in Vermont rally to support Jamaican seasonal workers hard hit by Hurricane Melissa - VTDigger
“From apples to carrots to maple syrup and skiing, the food, activities, and landscape we cherish in Vermont are possible in part due to this workforce,” said Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland at the Universi...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Breaking news for @vtdigger.bsky.social: Northfield police chief Pierre Gomez submitted his letter of resignation today, effective Nov. 1. vtdigger.org/2025/10/14/n...
Northfield police chief submits letter of resignation - VTDigger
One of three police chiefs of color in Vermont, Pierre Gomez has reported facing racial harassment since he moved to town two years ago.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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For months residents of the village in Newbury have relied on trucked-in water from New Hampshire. With winter approaching, residents might soon need another option.
Wells River explores options to secure water supply in the village after oil spill - VTDigger
For months residents of the village in Newbury have relied on trucked-in water from New Hampshire. With winter approaching, residents might soon need another option.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
When their spring failed, a Northfield family turned to a town spigot. Then it was shut off. vtdigger.org/2025/09/26/w...
When their spring failed, a Northfield family turned to a town spigot. Then it was shut off. - VTDigger
A friend stepped in to help, letting the family use her garden tap, but the experience has raised concerns about how prepared the town is to support community members during a drought.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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“Two young, handsome Friesians have joined my herd,” the media personality wrote on social media last week.
Martha Stewart provides ‘forever home’ to two horses seized in Vermont animal cruelty case - VTDigger
“Two young, handsome Friesians have joined my herd,” the media personality wrote on social media last week.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ethics take a backseat in Vermont, under-funded commission not taking new municipal cases vtdigger.org/2025/09/16/e...
Ethics take a backseat in Vermont, under-funded commission not taking new municipal cases - VTDigger
“It looks good but without any investigatory powers it lacks engines. And without any enforcement authority, it lacks landing gear. And so it might look like a plane that could get you someplace but t...
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September 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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BREAKING: Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas said Friday that she intends to reject the request.
Trump’s DOJ asks Vermont for sensitive voter information - VTDigger
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas said Friday that she intends to reject the request.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Vermonters enjoyed carnival rides, comfort food favorites, farm animal displays, live music and more at the Tunbridge World’s Fair last Thursday. The annual event has been held since 1867.

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September 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Nearly 60% of Vermont faces severe drought. Officials say reporting drought impacts help collect data and shape a response.
Vermont officials ask residents to report drought impacts - VTDigger
Nearly 60% of Vermont faces severe drought. Officials say reporting drought impacts help collect data and shape a response.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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The decision issued earlier this month comes in a lawsuit filed more than four years ago challenging delays in the state’s court system associated with obtaining civil complaints.
Federal judge rules in favor of news outlets in dispute with judiciary over access to newly filed lawsuits - VTDigger
The decision issued earlier this month comes in a lawsuit filed more than four years ago challenging delays in the state’s court system associated with obtaining civil complaints.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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From the White River Valley Herald: No two are quite alike. From king and queen trusses to parallelogram-shaped spans built on bends, like some on the First Branch, Gatenby has come to appreciate their variety and character.
A covered bridge quest in Vermont - VTDigger
No two are quite alike. From king and queen trusses to parallelogram-shaped spans built on bends, like some on the First Branch, Gatenby has come to appreciate their variety and character.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Corrections employees claim that changes to victim notifications will make the system more trauma informed. But others reviewing the system think it will have the opposite effect — and were left in the dark.
Changes to crime victim alert system catch task force by surprise - VTDigger
Corrections employees claim that changes to victim notifications will make the system more trauma informed. But others reviewing the system think it will have the opposite effect — and were left in th...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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The federal program, which funds nutrition and exercise education for eligible recipients, will end Sept. 30, eliciting worry from officials and providers.
Loss of SNAP-Ed program leaves gaps in Vermont’s food assistance network - VTDigger
The federal program, which funds nutrition and exercise education for eligible recipients, will end Sept. 30, eliciting worry from officials and providers.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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In Glasgow, a 64-year-old man was arrested because he held a sign that said “Genocide in Palestine, time to take action.” His crime? That “Palestine” and “action” had been printed in larger font than the other words on his sign.

The old bogeyman of the protester-as-terrorist has returned.
When all protest is terrorism
The groundwork for Trump's free speech crackdown was laid by the War on Terror.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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US President back-pedalling furiously after his administration treated some innocent hard-working Koreans like they were innocent hard-working Latinos.
September 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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From the Shelburne News: In its life at Shelburne Museum, the Ticonderoga will be repaired and replaced in parts. It will be preserved in spirit even as many of the original materials waste away.
Ticonderoga celebrates 70 years on land - VTDigger
In its life at Shelburne Museum, the Ticonderoga will be repaired and replaced in parts. It will be preserved in spirit even as many of the original materials waste away.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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BREAKING: The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state has jurisdiction to pursue a case against Instagram for targeting teen users of the social media app, upholding a lower court decision.
Vermont Supreme Court rules in state’s favor in Meta lawsuit appeal - VTDigger
The suit alleges Meta and its subsidiary Instagram violated the Vermont Consumer Protection Act, while the tech giant has argued the state lacks jurisdiction for the case.
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August 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The school’s president announced in a press release that continuing operations at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies was “no longer feasible,” and said they would close the Monterey campus in June 2027.
Middlebury College to shutter its satellite campus in California - VTDigger
The school's president announced in a press release that continuing operations at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies was "no longer feasible," and said they would close the Monterey cam...
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August 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Aita Gurung was found guilty by a jury following a first-degree murder trial in the 2017 death of his wife and attempted murder of her mother.
State’s highest court affirms convictions for Burlington man in deadly meat cleaver attack  - VTDigger
Aita Gurung was found guilty by a jury following a first-degree murder trial in the 2017 death of his wife and attempted murder of her mother.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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The town claimed in its decision the applicants provided “unreliable” and “misleading” traffic information regarding the proposal to build an Amazon distribution facility in Saxon Hill.
Amazon appeals Essex board’s rejection of warehouse project in Saxon Hill - VTDigger
The town claimed in its decision the applicants provided “unreliable” and “misleading” traffic information regarding the proposal to build an Amazon distribution facility in Saxon Hill.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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“It appears that the village trustees failed to apply the correct legal standard before removing petitioner (Swanson) from the office of police chief,” Judge H. Dickson Corbett wrote in a preliminary injunction ruling.
Judge bars Woodstock from hiring new police chief amid lawsuit from former chief - VTDigger
“It appears that the village trustees failed to apply the correct legal standard before removing petitioner (Swanson) from the office of police chief,” Judge H. Dickson Corbett wrote in a preliminary ...
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September 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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From the Valley News: “We do have patients that we’re not able to serve because we’re at capacity,” the chief operating officer said.
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center expansion to add 64 beds and focus on geriatric care - VTDigger
“We do have patients that we’re not able to serve because we’re at capacity,” the chief operating officer said.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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From The Citizen: The decision came as both towns are negotiating contracts with their individual police unions and after months of slow-moving police governance meetings between members of the towns’ respective selectboards.
Hinesburg ends its police contract with Richmond - VTDigger
The decision came as both towns are negotiating contracts with their individual police unions and after months of slow-moving police governance meetings between members of the towns' respective select...
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September 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM