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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.
Burlington Resolves Against USA Patriot Act
Jan 07, 2003 — Last month the city of Burlington, Vermont joined two dozen cities across the country to pass resolutions against parts of the USA Patriot Act, saying it violates civil liberties. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
McCadam Brand in Agri-Mark Plans
Dec 05, 2002 — The company that plans to buy McCadam Cheese says cheese manufactured in New York will help it expand its markets. Agri-Mark is a cooperative owned by 1400 farmers throughout New England and New York. David Sommerstein reports McCadam's Chateaugay plant will join Agri-Mark's two processing plants in Vermont and one in Massachusetts. Go to full article
Theatre Review: Vermont Stage's Sylvia at FlynnSpace in Burlington
Oct 18, 2002 — The quirky comedy Sylvia has opened Vermont Stage's season at the FlynnSpace in Burlington. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. Sylvia runs through October 27, 2002. Go to full article
Bombardier Announces Layoffs
Sep 27, 2002 — Transportation giant Bombardier announced today that the company will lay off six percent of its workforce. The move is a blow to the economy in Quebec, where more than a... Go to full article
Champlain Valley: Endangered Bats Colonize Private Land
Sep 23, 2002 — Scientists in New York and Vermont say 5,000 endangered Indiana bats have colonized the Champlain Valley. The discovery confirmed this summer is good news for a species... Go to full article
IBM Workers in Vermont Could Get Federal Benefits
Sep 16, 2002 — Laid off workers at Vermont's IBM plant may be eligible for federal benefits under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Jody Tosti reports. Go to full article
Milk Price Drop Concerns Farm Leaders
Sep 13, 2002 — The Vermont Milk Commission is deeply worried about the financial future of the state's dairy farmers. Jody Tosti reports. Go to full article
New York, Vermont Senators: $55 Million For Lake Champlain
Sep 13, 2002 — Senators from New York and Vermont introduced new legislation Thursday, that would spend 55 million dollars cleaning up Lake Champlain. The money would fund programs designed... Go to full article
Books: Burning Marguerite
Sep 06, 2002 — Martha Foley talks with Liz Inness-Brown, North Country native, St. Lawrence university graduate and professor at St. Michael's College in Vermont, about her new novel,... Go to full article
Vermont State Constitution
Sep 04, 2002 — Vermont Voters will have a chance to weigh in this fall on whether to rewrite part of the state constitution. Jody Tosti reports. Go to full article
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