Steve Terry: Journalist, Citizen, Eyewitness to Vermont History

Steve Terry was an eyewitness to history when he was at UVM. He didn’t know he’d go on to chronicle six decades of equally headline-grabbing events as a Vermont journalist and historian.

Farmers say crop insurance falls short

Hank Bissell, owner of Lewis Creek Farm in Starksboro, said he tried only once to secure federal insurance. After a mountain of paperwork, he concluded that financially, “it wasn’t going to do me any good.”

Grants on offer to dairy processors

This funding will allow dairy processors to purchase specialized equipment to expand capacity, boost efficiency, lower energy consumption, improve existing products, and create new, high-value dairy products for the region.

Hunter education courses offered statewide

The course is designed for those who would like to go hunting this fall but have never taken a hunter education course. A person must pass the course before they can purchase their first hunting license.

New regulator sees rough time for Vt. health care system

The pressure high health insurances costs are placing on Vermont families and small businesses is the most urgent challenge facing the state’s health care system, Emily Brown said.

Federal cuts threatens Vermont’s disaster preparations

The familiar anxieties surrounding Vermont’s summer storms are more intense this year with recent federal funding cuts casting uncertainty over the future of disaster relief programs that have helped Vermont in the past.

Legislative Review: Heffernan reports on his first session as a senator

I have tried hard to represent our county with high integrity and determination to make necessary changes on affordability, housing, the environment and public safety. All of these continue to be top priorities.

Vt. ski areas show continued growth

Vermont’s alpine ski areas reported 4.16 million skier visits for the 2024–25 season, an increase of 1.1% over the previous year and 6.2% over the 10-year average.

Enjoy loons, but only from a distance

Few birding experiences rival hearing the haunting call of the loon or seeing them glide by in protected coves on a lake.

It’s time to get your muzzleloader doe permit

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds hunters that muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit applications are available on its website until Thursday, July 31.

Community Forum: Alliance backs rural schools

With the passage of H.454 and major education transformation on the horizon, school boards from Arlington to Canaan are deep in discussion, preparing for what comes next. Decisions made now will shape the future of public education in rural Vermont and co … (read more)

Sen. Hardy: Ed reform bill not good for taxpayers or schools

A lot has changed with H.454, Vermont’s major K-12 educational transformation bill, and it will be up for a vote on the Senate floor this week. Sen. Hardy will vote against it.

Community forum: Former state legislators oppose H. 454

Eighteen former state senators and state reps. say that none of the sweeping changes to Vermont’s education landscape that are in bill H.454 are necessary.

K-12 education forum to be held in Vergennes

Many people have questions about how the proposed changes to Vermont’s K-12 school system being debated by the Legislature might impact their kids, school, community, or property taxes. To learn more, join Senator Ruth Hardy for a K-12 Education Community … (read more)

Vt. officials join the battle against Trump policies

Some of Vermont’s top elected officials converged on Middlebury Saturday to spread a united message during these tumultuous early days of the Trump Administration: The Green Mountain State will safeguard its citizens from the growing threats of reduced fe … (read more)

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