New ‘incentive calculator’ launches to help Vermonters electrify their homes
Here’s how to use the tool to find which rebates, tax credits and discounts you might qualify for.
Sen. Bobby Starr to retire after 46 years in Vermont Legislature
Pointing to his “hair and wrinkles,” the 81-year-old said he and his wife “have come to the conclusion that maybe it’s time that I retire.”
Owner of Friesian horse facility ordered to pay care costs for seized animals
The state removed 13 horses from Friesians of Majesty, Robert Labrie’s horse breeding and training facility in Townshend, last summer after receiving complaints of animal neglect.
Cross-Vermont canoe organization seeks input on accessibility
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail hopes to improve access points and information for anyone with a mobility challenge.
Joe Biden unlocks FEMA aid for January storm in Vermont
High winds ripped through the state causing thousands of power outages.
Editors’ Picks
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Torn apart by chaos in Afghanistan, a refugee family is reunited in Bennington
As Musa and Zakia Muslim Yar and their three sons made their way to the Kabul airport to fly to the U.S. in 2021, the couple got separated from their two boys amid the crush of people trying to flee the country.
How a hurricane and a cardinal launched a UVM professor on a new career path
Trish O’Kane, who recently published a memoir, “Birding to Change the World,” leads a popular course that pairs college students with grade school students to learn about birds.
Disagreement and lobbying threaten passage of Vermont’s landmark data privacy bill
This was supposed to be the year that Vermont legislators took on Big Tech in a sweeping data privacy bill years in the making. With mere weeks left in the session, that’s looking less likely.
On the road with the salamander rescue team
On one of the biggest amphibian migration nights of the year, a Montpelier naturalist traversed the streets with a spatula.
Tree planting divides Charlotte; 3 officials resign from volunteer board
What began as an effort to plant trees along State Park Road has turned into a chaotic debacle over process, contracts and how exactly the funds used to plant trees should be doled out.
There are still children’s books waiting to be sent …
It’s not too late. You can still support two worthy causes with one simple act of generosity.
From small-town Vermont to Taylor Swift and ‘Barbie,’ two brothers stay busy in creative careers
The Fiorillos’ art-filled upbringings would take them from auditoriums in Randolph to arenas and stages worldwide.
Young Writers Project: ‘The bottom of the wishing well’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “The bottom of the wishing well,” by Mavis Downey, 15, of Thetford Center. Artwork is “Tree in the Sunset,” by Chloe Deliso, from the YWP Media Library.
Opinion
Columns, commentaries and letters to the editor written by community members and regular contributors.
Allie Cohen: Vermont’s youth mental health crisis
Overall, the mental health crisis in the state, particularly concerning pediatric psychiatric care, demands urgent attention and action.
Elizabeth Bridgewater: BIPOC homeownership matters
Our country has a deep history of systemic racial discrimination in the housing industry.
Ross Connelly: A broken system
All people need a secure place to live that is affordable, now. Refusing to change needs to be uncomfortable.
Luke Miller: The new renewable energy standard would cement Vermont’s reputation as an environmental trailblazer
The benefits that the standard brings would directly benefit Vermonters while still allowing us to contribute to fighting the global climate crisis.
Ahead of this summer’s Olympics, a Vermonter prepares to defy the odds one more time
Often the underdog, Norwich’s Billy Bender has been reflecting on his astronomical rise to the top of U.S rowing.
Then Again: The State of Vermont vs. Earl Woodward
An alleged kidnapper faced the legal system and the court of public opinion
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
Marshfield couple in 3rd year of spreading sunflower seeds for Ukraine
Dale and Janet Newton expect to distribute more than 1 million seeds to Vermont libraries, schools and businesses that the public can then plant around the state.