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A street scene showing parked cars, a streetlamp with flags, and storefronts with “For Lease” and “For Rent” signs on a sunny day.

Barre’s contentious plan to buy a vacant building gets an extension — and a discount

by Erin Petenko July 22, 2025, 6:00 pmJuly 22, 2025, 6:00 pm

Person walks through a misty field, surrounded by leafless trees and a wire fence, with smoke or fog diffusing light in the background.

Town Meeting 2025: Royalton considers floodplain regulations

by Valley News February 25, 2025, 5:01 pmJune 6, 2025, 2:58 pm

a group of hoses in front of a house.

Government & Politics

Final Reading: Many repairs to flood-damaged state office buildings are still on hold

by Shaun Robinson January 24, 2025, 6:30 pm

A bench overlooks a lakeside view with low water levels, surrounded by trees and autumn foliage. Houses are visible across the water.

Caledonia County

A Northeast Kingdom town’s journey to restore its public beach after last year’s flooding

by K. Fiegenbaum January 14, 2025, 6:55 amJanuary 14, 2025, 8:07 am

Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.

Melissa Whitaker: Rising above the floodwaters to advocate

by Opinion November 1, 2024, 7:05 amNovember 4, 2024, 10:13 am

A room filled with stacked U-Haul moving boxes, some labeled with sticky notes. There are also pillows, books, and office supplies organized in plastic crates and on metal shelves.

14 Vermont libraries receive grants for upgrades and enhanced internet access

by Klara Bauters October 2, 2024, 4:33 pmOctober 3, 2024, 11:51 am

A partially damaged two-story house by a small river and bridge, with debris in the foreground. Nearby buildings and trees are visible under an overcast sky.

Plainfield community leans into humor and tradition during flood recovery

by Erin Petenko September 23, 2024, 6:13 pmSeptember 24, 2024, 3:52 pm

An aerial photo of farmland in winter.

Judge finds Panton dairy farmers in contempt of court, orders fines barring major changes to farm

by Emma Cotton September 17, 2024, 7:51 pmOctober 25, 2024, 12:16 am

An old, red wooden covered bridge with some missing planks and overgrown foliage, situated next to a wooden fence under a clear blue sky.

Caledonia County

Lyndon committee decides against covered bridge removal despite flood concerns

by K. Fiegenbaum August 30, 2024, 6:52 pmSeptember 5, 2024, 3:07 pm

A man in a "Berlin Fire Dept." shirt walks over a bridge toward vehicles with colorful lights during dusk.

Central Vermont hammered with rain, flooding downtowns and prompting evacuations

by Paul Heintz July 10, 2024, 10:06 pmJuly 11, 2024, 7:21 am

A woman and a man, both smiling, stand in a kitchen. They are in front of metal shelves filled with various pots, pans, and kitchen equipment. The man is wearing a chef's uniform.

A Ludlow couple’s flood story became national news. A year later, it has a happy ending.

by Kevin O'Connor July 8, 2024, 8:03 am

a pile of wood on the side of a street.

Data shows how one large contractor carted away thousands of tons of flood debris

by Shaun Robinson and Erin Petenko July 7, 2024, 7:32 amJuly 8, 2024, 12:02 pm

a group of people standing in a field of corn.

Government & Politics

Vermont farmers have struggled with a federal conservation program. A new bill in Congress could help.

by Greta Solsaa November 20, 2023, 8:54 amNovember 21, 2023, 3:26 pm

In the Upper Valley, repairs are ongoing from summer flooding

by Valley News November 20, 2023, 6:07 amNovember 20, 2023, 12:18 pm