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By K. FIEGENBAUM

Hardwick’s sole pharmacy — a Walgreens that had twice been hit by Vermont’s recent summer floods — closed for good at the end of September. Since then, residents have had to drive 25 minutes to access a pharmacy in Morrisville or 40 minutes to the...

By K. FIEGENBAUM

October is a big month for Vermont’s waterfowl. Not only is it the start of duck hunting season, but the month also marks the beginning of a national student art competition and associated school curriculum about water birds and their environment.The...

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A new multiday mountain bike trail opened this summer in central Vermont — the culmination of almost a decade of work by myriad organizations and volunteers.The ‘Heart of the Greens’ loop runs up to Chittenden Brook Hut in the Green Mountain National...

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The Lyndon community has spoken.The town’s hazard mitigation committee decided against taking any steps toward permanently removing the historic Sanborn Covered Bridge from its perch over the Passumpsic River, despite a recent study showing that...

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Over the past 50 years, a Marshfield barn located two dirt roads off Route 2 has quietly served as the entire country’s hub for a unique weaving practice that dates back over a thousand years. Despite its out-of-the-way location, the Marshfield School...

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Before Hurricane Katrina hit her newly adopted city of New Orleans in 2005, Trish O’Kane knew next to nothing about the environment — let alone birds.O’Kane had spent much of her life working as an investigative human rights journalist in Central...

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Reports have been coming in from around the state: Bears are leaving their dens after a shorter-than-usual winter sleep — and they’re hungry.Late last week, the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife began urging Vermonters to take down their bird...

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This Saturday, a Northeast Kingdom institution is set to unveil to the public a project long in the making: the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium’s new Tang Science Annex.The 6,500-square-foot, three-story addition comprises hands-on galleries...

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Late last September, a large, migratory shorebird alighted in North Hero, causing a stir among birders who recognized it as a marbled godwit — a species not known to live or migrate through the state. News of the sighting spread quickly, with people...