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Vermont stores feel ripple effect of strike at grocery distributor

Some Vermont grocers say deliveries have been delayed since the strike by warehouse workers in New Hampshire began Monday. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont stores feel ripple effect of strike at grocery distributor .

Vermont · 3d

VTDigger

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Montpelier has its long-awaited housing blueprint for Country Club Road

DEW Properties plans to build roughly 108 housing units in its initial phase. Residents won’t move in for several years. Read the story on VTDigger here: Montpelier has its long-awaited housing blueprint for Country Club Road .

Montpelier, VT · 20h

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10 Charming Candy Shops In Vermont With Fudge You’ll Be Thinking About For Days

So, you like fudge. Cool. One shop on this list keeps a chocolate teddy bear that’s billed as the largest in the world. Well, that’s one way to raise the stakes. Another spot sells fudge out of a barn built for sheep in 1842. A third has been stirring sweets in the same building since at least 1859.

Vermont · 1d
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The Money Overview

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Vermont bars winter gas and electric shutoffs from Nov. 1 through March 31 on days forecast below 10 degrees, and below 32 degrees for households with anyone 62 or older who notifies the utility

Vermont households served by a gas or electric utility are shielded from cutoffs for unpaid bills on the coldest winter days, under rules the Public Utility Commission adopted. From Nov. 1 through March 31, a utility may not disconnect a home when the forecast is below 10 degrees, and the line rises to below 32 […] The post Vermont bars winter gas and electric shutoffs from Nov. 1 through March 31 on days forecast below 10 degrees, and below 32 degrees for households with anyone 62 or older who notifies the utility appeared first on The Money Overview .

Vermont · 1d

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Many Vermonters struggle with housing costs. Few lose their homes

While Vermonters often hear about the state's housing affordability crisis, comparatively few homeowners are actually losing their homes to foreclosure. In fact, Vermont had the lowest foreclosure rate in the country in August, according to ATTOM, a real estate data and analytics company that tracks housing markets nationwide. Its data showed Vermont’s foreclosure rates declined in August, with just one foreclosure for every 67,808 housing units.

Vermont · 1d

VTDigger

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Essex Junction cannabis and duck farmer poised to get his growing license back

A judge ruled that Jason Struthers can resume his backyard cannabis growing on Taft Street because his operation predates the city’s new laws zoning cannabis cultivation. Read the story on VTDigger here: Essex Junction cannabis and duck farmer poised to get his growing license back .

Essex, VT · 3d

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Woodstock Farmers' Market turns spare change into produce for local food shelves

As more Vermonters turn to their local food shelves this year to bridge the gap between wages and living expenses, food shelves are relying more heavily on community donations to keep their shelves stocked. This spirit of community giving is at the heart of Harvest for Hunger, an annual fundraising...

Woodstock, VT · 1d

Lovely Garden Roots

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Garlic Cloves Go In at Least 2 Inches Deep and 4 to 8 Inches Apart in November, and University of Vermont Extension Says the Bed Then Needs a Two-Year Break

UVM Extension says plant garlic cloves at least 2 inches deep and 4 to 8 inches apart in fall, then give the bed a two-year break from alliums.

Burlington, VT · 3d

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People come first for this town's delinquent tax collector

In many towns across the state, final property tax payments come due in the month of November. If you miss the due date, you’re late. But if you wait long enough, you find yourself in the land of delinquency. Sandra Ferver has held the positions of town clerk and...

Worcester, VT · 1d

VTDigger

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Wealth shouldn’t fast-track a private runway in Lincoln

Regulators approved an airstrip for Beta’s CEO without giving neighbors and town officials an open hearing. Read the story on VTDigger here: Wealth shouldn’t fast-track a private runway in Lincoln .

Lincoln, VT · 4d

VTDigger

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A different kind of return: Investing in Vermont’s future

A new short film from the Vermont Community Foundation explores how mission investing is helping build housing, support local businesses, and create opportunities across Vermont. Through stories from around the state, the film shows how charitable dollars can be put to work locally while seeking financial returns that support future giving. Read the story on VTDigger here: A different kind of return: Investing in Vermont’s future .

Vermont · 5h

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H.O.P.E. named Burke Chamber Business of the Year

VermontBiz The Burke Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to recognize H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Every Day) as the 2026 Business of the Year! The award is given to a Burke Chamber member based on nominations from fellow chamber members. The award is meant to celebrate a business that demonstrates exemplary business practices and gives back to the community in various ways.

Lyndonville, VT · 1d

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USDA revises grant matching requirements following dairy industry concerns

USDA has revised matching requirements for its Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives program following concerns from dairy industry organizations. The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association announced Thursday that USDA will no longer require the program’s four regional centers to provide matching funds for federal grants or administrative activities. However, dairy farmers and processors receiving grants through the centers must contribute matching funds ranging from 10% to 25% of the federal funding requested.

Wisconsin · 1d

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Shelburne explores increase in local option tax

SHELBURNE – The selectboard is weighing a proposal to increase Shelburne’s local option tax from 1% to 2%. The increased tax, which would require voter and legislative approval, could be levied on local sales, rooms, meals and alcohol in order to support the fiscal year 2027 budget. The...

Shelburne, VT · 23h

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Salerno Packaging to Host Plattsburgh Hiring Event

Salerno Packaging and ETS Workforce Solutions will hold a hiring event Tuesday from one to five at fourteen Gus Lapham Lane in Plattsburgh. Openings include machine operators, extrusion leads, maintenance workers and process technicians, with hourly pay ranging from nineteen to forty dollars. Job seekers can tour the facility, interview and potentially receive an offer. Walk-ins are welcome. Bring two forms of identification and wear closed-toe shoes. Resumes are optional.

Plattsburgh, NY · 1d

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Loon Lake landowners sue town of Franklin over building moratorium

A new battle in a series of legal entanglements is underway over a proposed 52-lot subdivision and beach on Loon Lake in Franklin County. Owners of more than 800 acres are suing the town of Franklin and its attorney over a one-year building moratorium the board enacted in a 3-2 vote on June 10.

Franklin County, NY · 1d

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Coakley Home and Hardware Becomes Employee Owned

Coakley Home and Hardware is now owned by its employees. The business, founded in 1902, has stores in Canton and Saranac Lake. Employees completed the purchase from Bill Coakley October thirtieth, forming a cooperative with thirty worker owners. The Cooperative Development Institute helped with training, governance and financing resources. Coakley, who began planning for retirement two years ago, will stay on as a consultant. The business employs more than fifty people.

Saranac Lake, NY · 1d

Times Union

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North Country commissary kitchen fuels schools with local produce, meals

The kitchen mixes up handmade ranch dressing from North Country Creamery yogurt.

Peru, NY · 1d

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Flying Taxis & Cargo: Electric Aviation’s Future Takes Off

BETA Technologies just secured landmark FAA authorization for passenger flights in their electric VTOL aircraft, marking a monumental step for electric aviation. Chip Palombini, Head of Product at BETA, explains how these electric aircraft are revolutionizing cargo, logistics, and soon, passenger mobility with unprecedented reliability, lower operating costs, and zero emissions. Discover how BETA’s innovation is making hub-bypass and time-sensitive deliveries a reality today, and what this means for the future of air travel.

Burlington, VT · 4d

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Finding ‘enough’ in farming and life: Margot Brooks at Sugar House Creamery

Alongside being No. 2 in the state for direct-to-consumer sales—Essex County is first in New York state for agricultural land operated by female-principal producers as a percentage of all agricultural land. That means 47%, or 27,074 of 57,622 acres of farmland in the county are run by women, either as co-owners or sole operators.

Essex County, NY · 2d