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Farmers not complaining about the rain
ADDISON COUNTY – From a hot dry June to a shockingly damp July, the summer’s growing season has so far been a rollercoaster. But not necessarily in a…
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Mental health care ‘at crisis point’ with counselors overwhelmed
ADDISON COUNTY — While job openings gape across sectors statewide, scarce human resources can be a matter of life and death in the field of professional mental health…
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Being elders: Generational stories can create community
ADDISON COUNTY— When Christopher Shaw was in his twenties, he had a wizened, old, long-distance sailor for a friend. A relentless chain smoker of Camel cigarettes, this man…
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Clippings: Everyone should read Sufi poetry
Language possesses magic.Right now, much of its power is tuned toward harm. So much of the English language has been curled, hammered and molded around colonialism. Our stories…
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VUHS grad cooks his way to U.S. title
VERGENNES — One entire chicken. Saffron, bell peppers, walnuts, rice. Eight full dishes to be prepared and plated. Two carefully angled cameras. One on-site observer. Two hours and…
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Sheldon Museum founder is turning 200
MIDDLEBURY — Henry Sheldon purchased a Roman coin for one dollar in 1875.He was an inveterate collector, and the ancient coin was just one of many, many, many…
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Kids in masks? Local parents weigh in
ADDISON COUNTY — When Gov. Phil Scott last week announced that all state COVID-19 guidelines would be lifted since Vermont has vaccinated 80% of its eligible population, the…
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Bristol offering StoryWalks for families
BRISTOL — Walking through the Bristol woods this summer, hikers may find themselves straying into a story.In a collaboration between the Bristol Recreation Club and the Lawrence Memorial…
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Gov. Scott says reopening is going well
MONTPELIER — It’s been a week since Vermont lifted all COVID-19 restrictions — and the skies didn’t fall. On the contrary, as Gov. Phil Scott emphasized in Tuesday’s…
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Vermont returns to ‘normal’ as Scott rescinds state of emergency
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott this morning lifted all state COVID-19 restrictions.The State of Emergency, in place since March 13, 2020, will expire at midnight tomorrow.The order came…