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Lots going on today. Some of what we’ve been covering in the newsroom:
Vermont has just become the sixth state to grant driver’s licenses to migrant workers — Sarah Harris has a great story today on how some local farmers, and...
Correction: This post originally said that the Vermont legislature had passed the migrant workers’ driver’s license legislation. In fact, that legislation hasn’t passed and is still in the legislature.
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Vermont State Police are confirming that a police officer in the city of Winooski shot a man this afternoon around 2:00. Our Champlain Valley reporter Sarah Harris is at the scene and has given us the following information:
The shooting was on West...
I was deeply saddened to hear about Alan Panebaker’s tragic death in a kayak accident in New Hampshire on Wednesday. Alan was VT Digger’s first full-time reporter. He graduated from Vermont Law School in 2011 and reported on the Vermont...
Are restaurants in northern New York and Vermont forcing French-speaking Quebecers to pay more because they are lousy tippers? The weekly magazine 7 Days and the Montreal Gazette say yes.
This from 7 Days:
At least two eateries admit they allow...
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Special Reports
Audio Slideshow:Simple Beauty: Georgia O'Keeffe at the Shelburne Museum
Georgia O'Keeffe is most famous for her paintings of the American Southwest, but O'Keeffe's first maturity as an artist came while painting in Lake George. Brian Mann visited the new Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont..
Photo Audio EssayLake Champlain Maritime History, pt. 1
Wreck diving off Burlington with Brian Mann.
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The Green Mountain Mahler Festival practicing for their New Year's Day concert. Photo: Sarah Harris
Green Mountain Mahler Festival welcomes new year with Beethoven's 9th
Burlington, VT, Jan 01, 2013 — Most choirs and orchestras spent December practicing Christmas carols. But members of the Green Mountain Mahler Festival in Burlington, Vermont have been working on a different piece of music - Beethoven's 9th symphony. Go to full article
Burlington Board of Health holds F-35 hearing
Burlington, VT, Nov 28, 2012 — The F-35, the Air Force's new fighter jet, may be coming to the Burlington airport. People are worried about noise from the plane, but there's also another concern: public health. Go to full article
Super PAC money may influence VT elections
Burlington, VT, Nov 05, 2012 — There's not a lot of drama in Vermont elections this year. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic Peter Shumlin are up for reelection and enjoy widespread support. Many incumbents on the ballot are expected to win. But campaign financing by super PACs may influence some election results. Go to full article
"Those Stars": Social Band's new constellation of songs
Burlington, VT, Nov 02, 2012 — The Burlington vocal ensemble Social Band is out with a new recording, "Those Stars". They'll perform some of the new music at a series of concerts in the Champlain Valley... Go to full article
Dalai Lama addresses thousands in Middlebury
Middlebury, VT, Oct 15, 2012 — The Dalai Lama visited Middlebury College in Vermont last Friday and Saturday. Thousands of people descended on the college town to hear his message. Go to full article
Burlington area residents debate F-35 noise
South Burlington, VT, Oct 05, 2012 — Last spring the Air Force announced that Burlington was one of two preferred sites for a fleet of new F-35 fighter jets. The F-35s are a lot louder than the F-16s that... Go to full article
Natural Selections: Lake monsters
Paul Smiths, NY, Sep 20, 2012 — Dr. Curt Stager is back from a conference in Scotland where one of the topics was the possibility of lake monsters such as the famous denizen of Loch Ness, or Lake... Go to full article
Combating sea lamprey on Lake Champlain
Plattsburgh, NY, Sep 19, 2012 — If you're fishing for salmon or lake trout in Lake Champlain, you might end up with a fish you didn't bargain for. Sea lamprey are parasitic fish that look like eels. They... Go to full article
Review: "The Great Northern Express"
Colton, NY, Sep 07, 2012 — In the year he turned 65 and was treated for prostrate cancer, Vermont writer Howard Frank Mosher took a summer to travel around the country for a book tour, driving his... Go to full article
Vermont combats Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Brandon, VT, Sep 06, 2012 — Vermont is working to prevent the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Two cases have been reported so far, both on the western side of the state. One man died from the... Go to full article
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