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By CARLY BERLIN

Earlier this year, it seemed like Corey Moquin was beginning to get his feet under him. In March, Moquin, 39, had entered Vermont’s motel voucher program after a stint at a hospital receiving treatment for his mental health. By mid-September, he had...

By KRISTEN FOUNTAIN

Vermont’s senior U.S. senator shared new insight this week into how long he may be willing to represent the Green Mountain State in the nation’s capital. In an interview published by Politico Tuesday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he was...

By EMMA COTTON

Impacts from Wednesday’s storm appeared minor on Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service and Vermont Emergency Management. The weather service had issued a flood watch for most of the state on Wednesday but downgraded expected...

By CARLY BERLIN

When 10 apartments at the new Armory House building just outside of downtown Vergennes opened in June, they all had tenants within two weeks. To developer Peter Kahn, the building’s developer, watching the new apartments fill up so quickly — most...

By AUDITI GUHA

Gary Scott has lived in many states but his move to Vermont was the hardest.Scott, a Black man, moved from Texas in October 2020 for a new job at the University of Vermont Medical Center and felt immediately isolated. He didn’t know anyone in this...

By ERIN PETENKO

The National Weather Service has expanded a flood watch for almost the entire state of Vermont for Wednesday, meteorologist Eric Myskowski said on Tuesday. Early Tuesday morning, the weather service issued a flood watch starting Wednesday afternoon...

By PETER D’AURIA

In 2007, Vermont implemented a fee on drug companies that do business with the state.The fees, equal to 1.75% of a company’s yearly medication sales to state programs, help fund a variety of Vermont initiatives related to drug safety and substance use...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

Nearly four years ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials outlined a proposal for a line of surveillance towers along the Canadian border in Vermont and New York. Since then, VtDigger has found, the agency has been quietly making good on its...

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

Lawmakers gathered Wednesday for an annual legislative briefing, a refresher on the state’s revenues and budget with a focus on two of the most pressing topics of the day: education finance and housing.“What I would ask you is this: What is your prize...

By CARLY BERLIN

A person was found dead at an encampment behind a shopping center on Route 302 in Berlin, Vt., on Saturday night, James Pontbriand, chief of the Berlin Police Department, confirmed in a Tuesday interview.The department has released little information...

By EMMA COTTON

In April, Vermont enacted long-debated, statewide restrictions on wake boats, designed to create large wakes for recreation with a goal of preventing environmental harms. The new rule only allows wake boats in 30 of the state’s inland lakes.Now, nine...

By AUDITI GUHA

Consolidated Communications has received the green light from the Vermont Public Utility Commission to proceed with its proposed sale to a private investment company.The $3.1 billion sale to affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and British...

By SARAH MEARHOFF

When Vermont’s incoming first-term senators gathered in the Senate chamber in Montpelier this week for their new member orientation, the nine newcomers had something in common: They were all men.The new slate of senators will take their oaths of...

By ALAN J. KEAYS

A New York woman who served as the president of the union representing U.S. Department of Homeland Security workers in Vermont and New York is facing a criminal charge for allegedly embezzling from that union, resulting in a $36,000 “out-of-pocket”...

By ALAN J. KEAYS

The state will pay almost $200,000 to the parents of a 6-month-old baby who died at a Rutland child care facility to settle a suit the family brought alleging that the Vermont Department for Children and Families failed to properly investigate...

By YARDAIN AMRON

Support staff at Morrisville’s Copley Hospital voted to unionize last Thursday. The formation, which came through a decisive 68-44 vote, joins together the hospital’s nearly 150 staff with its almost 100 nurses in the regional United Nurses and Allied...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to cut the operating hours of some ports of entry between Vermont and Canada early next year, the federal agency said in a Tuesday press release.Starting Jan. 6, 2025, four Vermont crossings that are...

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

Zoie Saunders, Vermont’s interim secretary of education, has hailed the importance of data in revitalizing the state’s education system since she took office this spring.Stakeholders say they desperately need data. School districts are building...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

The parent company of Vermont Castings, a well-known manufacturer of stoves and fireplace inserts, plans to furlough most of the workers at its facilities in Randolph and Bethel around the start of next week, a company spokesperson told...

By ERIN PETENKO

More than 75% of Vermont is “abnormally dry,” and a quarter of the state is in a drought, according to the latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor. As of last week, drought conditions were worst in southern Vermont, where much of Rutland, Windsor,...

By OLIVIA HAGIOS

Department of Fish & Wildlife officials say the deer population is robust and hunters are primed for success as they head to the woods for the start of the annual deer rifle season.“There are a good number of deer out there, certainly more than we’ve...