Vermont
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Free manual helps Vt. makers use green packaging
The guide, called “A Vermont Maker’s Guide to Greener Packaging,” is filled with environmentally friendly packaging options that are recyclable, compostable, and FSC-certified.
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Winter manure spreading is banned now until April 1
Between Dec. 15 and April 1, no manure or other agricultural waste (including compost and spoiled feed) may be spread on agricultural fields throughout Vermont.
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Vt. Fish & Wildlife license and lawbook are ready
Vermont 2025 hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses, as well as the 2025 lawbooks for these activities, are now available on the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s website.
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Vt. Scouts honor vets with parade this Saturday
Scouts from around the state will come to Brandon to honor veterans with a parade this Saturday morning.
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Regulator seeks your input on hospitals
The public is invited to a Green Mountain Care Board meeting in Middlebury later this month to give their input on the transformation of Vermont hospitals.
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Migrant justice issues continue for farm workers
The migrant community in Vermont suffered from a heavy loss on July 10. Greisy Mejia, 29, and her nine-year-old daughter and infant son were deported to Honduras.
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Wildlife and forestry experts to offer training on woodland health
A weekend retreat provides an opportunity for those who care about woodlands and wildlife to learn about the resources to help them define and reach their land management…
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State Health Commissioner Levine issues safe flood recovery guidelines
Health Commissioner Mark Levine, M.D., encourages Vemonters to take advantage of the resources and information available to keep themselves and their families safe and healthy.
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Jay Craven: My new film digs into Vermont’s origin story
I’ll play my new film, “Lost Nation,” this Saturday at Middlebury Town Hall Theater, as a part of the film’s Vermont 50 Town Tour. It will screen here…
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Muzzleloader permit applications due July 31
VERMONT — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds hunters that muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit applications are available on its website until Wednesday, July 31. The muzzleloader…
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Police charge Monkton man for allegedly threatening Rep. Cordes
A Monkton man is facing charges after allegedly leaving a threatening voicemail for a Bristol lawmaker two days after the Legislature overrode Gov. Scott’s vetoes.
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For the 4th time, voters reject Slate Valley school spending plan
Students from Orwell are among those affected as the district plans for the coming school year.
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Vermont opioid crisis presents both barriers and opportunties
Vermont has made concrete efforts to address the state’s opioid crisis, but experts say there’s still plenty of work to be done — including in Addison County.
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$665K grant boosts Folklife Center ethnography efforts
The Youth Community Action Corps will focus on strengthening community engagement and youth leadership through the use of historical records collections, archives and participatory action programming.
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Leave wildlife babies alone
MONTPELIER — Watching wildlife is enjoyable, especially when young animals appear in the spring. But it is best to keep your distance. Picking up young wildlife can do…
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Vermonters (and lots of visitors) enjoy the solar eclipse
Just before totality began on Monday, the DJ at the Middlebury recreation fields wrapped up “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” and a brief silence fell. Then the sun…