Does Vermont need regional government? Flooding brings new urgency to a perennial question

Peter Gregory, executive director of the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission in Woodstock, on Thursday, October 10. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerAfter last year’s flooding hit Middlesex, causing more than $4 million in repair costs, the task …

Comet golf competes at D1 Vermont State Tournament; Kirby King competes for T-birds

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Jade Garceau, Emma Caster, Erin Jackson, and Kirby King represented BFA-St. Albans and Missisquoi Valley Union in the Division I Girls Golf State Tournament at Burlington Country Club. BFA-St. Albans finished 5th, Emma Caster was 14th …

KFD rescues man stuck in tree on Vermont Ave

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Fire Department rescued a man stuck in a tree Saturday afternoon on Vermont Ave.  Crews were called to the scene at 1:57 p.m. The man was rescued from the tree, which was approximately 30 feet in the air, and brought safely …

Previous owner of addiction recovery clinics in New Hampshire, Vermont to plead guilty after arrest

The former owner of multiple addiction recovery clinics in New Hampshire and Vermont plans to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit unlawful drug distribution, prosecutors said.After Adnan Khan was indicted in May 2024, New England Medicine and …

Vermont education officials begin next phase of listening tour

The Vermont Agency of Education is beginning the second phase of its Listen and Learn Tour. The public engagement sessions occur at various locations across the state to get community input on key education topics. The conversations will help the agency …

Vermont high school, UVM sports scores for Saturday, Oct. 12

Heavy winds knock out power for 12,000 Vermont customers

Strong northwesterly winds caused more than 12,000 Vermont customers to lose power Saturday morning.  The National Weather Service’s Burlington office issued a wind advisory for much of northern and central Vermont, warning of wind gusts up to 50 miles per …

Vermont communities close off areas during foliage season

As travelers continue to get *** look at this year's foliage, they may be surprised to find that some roads like this one behind me are closed to non local traffic. It was *** madhouse communities in southern Vermont are taking steps to make sure …

Review: Final Weekend of TRANSLATIONS, Brian Friel's Masterpiece, at Vermont Stage

Brian Friel’s Translations reveals masterful breadth and depth with intertwining themes of cultural identity and language, place and belonging, encircling a pair of unlikely lovers and their new-found love. The backdrop is County Donegal, Ireland in 1833. …

Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak

A woman from China has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box …