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Billings Farm exhibit examines how climate change impacts region’s farmers
WOODSTOCK, Vt. (WCAX) - A new exhibit that combines art, farming, and the climate aims to educate future generations on resilience. “Portraits of Resilience” at the Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock takes a deep dive into how climate change is affecting the region’s farmers. It also educates the region’s future farmers.
Two major health care access bills meet different fates in Vermont Statehouse
One key lawmaker called the trimming of a bill to expand Medicaid “unfortunate” but declared the passage of another bill aiming to reduce health care bureaucracy “a huge win.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Two major health care access bills meet different fates in Vermont Statehouse.
Hanover Police provides update on arrests made at Dartmouth College pro-Palestinian encampment
HANOVER, N.H. — The Hanover Police Department has provided an update on theprotesters arrested at Dartmouth College earlier this month during a pro-Palestinian demonstration. According to police, a total of 89 people were arrested on May 1 after students tried to set up a Palestine Solidarity encampment on the...
Sanders, Welch, Balint say FEMA must do better responding to future disasters
Vermont's Congressional delegation is not happy with the job the Federal Emergency Management Response Agency did in the wake of the historic flooding in Vermont in July 2023. The Great Vermont Flood of 2023, as the National Weather Service dubbed it, took two lives. More than 350 family farms were affected by the storms, suffering an estimated $45 million in total losses. The flood caused millions of dollars of destruction in urban areas as well, with 125 businesses...
Six Western Mass Men Arrested On Vermont Drug Charges
Six men including two from Springfield are facing charges in connection to a federal investigation of a drug ring operation in Vermont. A federal grand jury indicted 29-year-old Mathew Ponce and 23-year-old Giovanny Guzman, both of Springfield. Also indicted were 30-year-old Eddie Melendez, 28-year-old Reuben Melendez and 53-year-old Serafin Melendez,...
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