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Residents in Washington County advanced the effort to build a new East Montpelier campus for the Central Vermont Career Center, expanding its enrollment size. Read the story on VTDigger here: Washington County voters approved $54.9 million bond for new career center .
Gov. Phil Scott’s victory over Amanda Janoo in Tuesday’s election is raising questions about pre-election polling that showed him losing the Vermont governor’s race.
Looking ahead to the 2027-28 school budget, the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board this week took a first step toward running two fewer schools next fall, proposing to close elementary schools in Waitsfield and Fayston. That call was made in a straw poll at Wednesday’s board meeting with...
As Lake Champlain has been dealing with toxic phosphorous and algae blooms, Vermont has put nearly one billion dollars into a clean water initiative. But after all that money, and twenty years of work, the Lake hasn't gotten much cleaner. And Vermonters have been left with a lot of unknowns. WAMC’s Producer Annie Bennett sat down with Jonathan Mingle at Seven Days, a reporter of the "Troubled Water" series to talk about how they investigated this issue and where it stands now:
Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11. Government offices and the U.S. Postal Service will be closed for the day. Here are some of the events honoring veterans around Vermont throughout the week. Nov. 6. Bennington. Two Vets Town Hall events are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Friday. This event...
VermontBiz Governor Phil Scott today announced Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn and Public Service Commissioner Kerrick Johnson will both be retiring from their roles on November 20. Joe Flynn was appointed secretary of the Agency of Transportation (AOT) in 2016 and has served in the role since the start of the...
Vermonters who want health coverage starting Jan. 1, 2027 have to sign up through Vermont Health Connect by Dec. 15. Open enrollment runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 28, but the state says only people who enroll by the 15th are guaranteed a January start date. A federal change also takes effect with the 2026 […]
MONTPELIER, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – After regaining their supermajority in the Vermont Legislature this week, Democrats are already looking ahead to their next elections in a couple months. When the new legislative session starts on Wednesday, Jan. 6, Democrats and the minority parties will have to vote on which of them will take charge in Montpelier, […]
Vermont's Emergency Board approved $15.3 million to boost oil and kerosene heating aid and double crisis fuel help, reaching 2,400 more households this winter.
Ohio House Bill 1010 would ban government ALPR surveillance statewide, with exceptions for dash cams, body cameras, and toll systems.
Friday, November 6, 2026, on Common Sense Radio, with Bill Sayre, weekdays, 11 o’clock till Noon. Austin Davis, of the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce, joins Bill to discuss how best to improve the business climate in Vermont to be a place where more entrepreneurs and other businesses want to invest, grow, and hire; also a place where families, particularly young families, want to live, and can afford to live. And the effect of the elections, earlier this week, to that end.
VermontBiz Beacon Bank colleagues recently volunteered at a WindowDressers Community Build here, helping assemble free and low-cost insulated window inserts for those who cannot afford them. Through the community-driven initiative, volunteers built custom interior-mounted storm windows designed to keep homes warmer during the winter while reducing carbon emissions. WindowDressers combines...
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – What do precision manufacturing, Vermont politics, aviation, and amateur astronomy have in common? The answer is James Hartness, the innovative Vermont industrialist and governor whose influence can still be seen and felt in Springfield nearly a century after his death. The latest episode of the history...
A visitor walking along Main Street in Lake Placid sees reminders of the Olympics almost everywhere. There are displays recalling the 1932 and 1980 Winter Games, buildings associated with the athletes who competed here, and the speed skating oval beside the high school. With Mirror Lake just below the shops and the Adirondack High Peaks rising beyond the village, it is easy to understand why generations of competitors have been drawn to this part of Essex County.
PLATTSBURGH | After nearly eight years of planning, fundraising, and community support, the Plattsburgh YMCA will officially break ground Thursday, Nov. 12, at its future home on New York Road. The milestone marks the next chapter for the organization that is committed to creating a modern, accessible facility to serve children, families, seniors, and individuals throughout the North Country.
The Plattsburgh YMCA will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking November twelfth at its future home on New York Road. The project will transform the former CVPH Wellness Center into a facility with expanded swimming, fitness, recreation and youth programs. More than twelve million dollars has been raised, including four and a half million in state funding for pool renovations. After nearly eight years of planning and fundraising, work on the building is scheduled to begin in January.
Last year, the Regional Food Bank says it distributed nearly 4 million meals across the North Country.
The Pet Advantage on Dorset Street in South Burlington announced Friday that they will close for good this winter.
The Regional Food Bank annouced the nation’s largest single-day mass Thanksgiving distribution in the country, powered by the collaboration of local officials, food industry partners and community support. The Regional Food Bank serves 23 counties from the lower Hudson Valley to the Canadian border. Across this service area, more than 351,000 or 12% of individuals are food insecure with the highest rate in Franklin County at 15.1%.
