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BURLINGTON — Designers Rory Shamlian and Clay Mohrman had no idea what kind of reaction they would receive when they sat on a couch in their spacious stoneware pottery-filled studio and uploaded a video revealing how they turned an iridescent glass...

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The Vermont Department of Labor has received notice that C&S Wholesale Grocers is planning layoffs in Brattleboro starting in March.

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Citing “a regrettable oversight” by the prosecution, a superior court judge last week denied the state’s request to delay the murder trial of a Bennington man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2019 pending more DNA tests, prompting the prosecutor to dismiss the case.

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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department estimates that hunters in Vermont harvested more than 17,200 deer during fall 2024 — but the final tally won’t be released until March. 

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FAIRFIELD, Vt. — Nestled in a grove of sugar maples, the Branon Family’s sugar house buzzed with early activity Friday as sap boiled down to maple syrup. Inside an evaporator, golden liquid bubbled, releasing the warm aroma of syrup in the...

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A Middlebury-based cannabis retailer filed a civil suit against the Vermont Cannabis Control Board this week, arguing that the state’s restrictions on advertising infringe on constitutionally-protected free speech rights.In the suit recently filed in...

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Three young drag performers are hosting a Christmas party in the small town of Bethel. They say they would rather do it in rural Vermont than in any big city. “I feel like it’s really important to show up and show that there are people here,” said...

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BURLINGTON — The woman who pleaded guilty to international smuggling of protected turtles will not serve more time in jail but will be deported to Hong Kong, a federal court judge in Burlington ruled Friday.Wan Yee Ng, 41, of Hong Kong, was arrested...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing in two Vermont cooperatives, awarding an $11.2 million loan to Washington Electric Cooperative and a $2 million grant to Windy Hollow Mobile Home Cooperative Inc.Washington Electric, a nonprofit electric...

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BURLINGTON — Do you ever feel anxious wondering if you left the oven on or whether you closed the door? At an open house at the University of Vermont, visitors explored a recreated apartment with low- and high-tech devices that could make it easier to...

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The GlobalFoundries plant in Essex Junction, Vt., has been awarded an additional $9.5 million in federal funding to support advanced chip production in Vermont.The funding aims to boost manufacturing of GlobalFoundries’ gallium nitride chips, known as...

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One year after Honorée Fleming was killed in Castleton, Vermont State University has launched a memorial fund to honor its late dean of education. The Dean Honorée Fleming Memorial Financial Aid Fund will provide financial assistance to students at...

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A new initiative from the University of Vermont hopes to address the shortage of mental health professionals available to support the state’s youth.Known as the Catamount Counseling Collaborative for Rural Schools, the program plans to train and place...

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As the election approaches, people across the nation are feeling the anxiety and tension that comes with heightened political polarization. And, experts say, children and teenagers are also likely absorbing some of that stress.“We certainly have a...

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While spiny softshell turtles are threatened in Vermont and spotted turtles are endangered, wood turtles could soon be threatened in the state due to land use change. That is why the state’s Fish & Wildlife Department is watching the species closely...

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The City of Burlington and Franklin County prosecutor Diane Wheeler reached an agreement earlier this month to relocate a 65-pound brindle mix that the city has deemed “vicious” and require the dog, named Moose, to undergo intensive behavioral...

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BURLINGTON — In a modest Church Street shop with walls splashed red and yellow, three customers quietly flipped through stacks of comic books. What many visitors to Earth Prime Comics, one of Vermont’s first comic book stores, may not realize is that...

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The rare Canada lynx has been spotted again in Vermont. And again, and again.Biologists from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department said they’ve received multiple photos and videos of what they believe is the same cat spotted in southern Vermont...