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Cultlike group member charged in Vermont border agent's death seeks death penalty delay
NECN - Massachusetts
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A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont wants to delay the government’s decision on whether to seek the death penalty by at least six months. Teresa Youngblut, of Washington state, is part of a cultlike group known as...
Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but fewer chicks are surviving
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
By Izzy Wagner/VTDigger Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but scientists have noticed a recent decrease in the number of chicks surviving. In 2024, Vermont saw a record-breaking 123 nesting pairs, 11 of which landed at...
Vermont Music News: Parking Garage Parties and Poop Decks
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Last week, I wrote about tons of offbeat and lesser-known cool places to catch live music in Vermont. Spurred by some prominent venue closures, I wanted to highlight that there are more live shows happening than most people realize. I'm not going...
Paula Routly: Convening the New Vermont Journalism Coalition
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
It takes more than a free lunch to round up a roomful of working Vermont journalists. On June 13, before and after a buffet, the University of Vermont's Center for Community News served up a day of programming in the Silver Pavilion of the Alumni...
Leading Bike Tours in Vermont Is No Walk in the Park
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
In all his years as a bike tour guide, there is one guest Rich First will never forget. Though she'd never ridden with clipless pedals, this particular client informed First ahead of a trip with his Woodstock company, Discovery Bicycle Tours, that...
What's the fall forecast for Vermont? See what Old Farmer's Almanac says
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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It may be scorching hot now, but sooner than you know it Vermont's fall foliage season will be here. What will the weather be like for leaf peeping this year? The Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting the air will have the perfect chill in Vermont,...
Public input sought regarding Vermont state airports; meeting set
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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BENNINGTON — The Vermont Agency of Transportation is preparing to modernize its Aviation Program by reviewing and revising policies, minimum standards for airport use and operational procedures at state-owned airports with paved runways. “We are...
Inventing a better ski day: the innovations that drew crowds to Killington
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
By Karen D. Lorentz Editors’ Note: This is part of a series on the factors that enabled Killington to become the Beast of the East. Quotations are from author interviews in the 1980s for the book Killington, A Story of Mountains and Men. “We’ve...
Pardon Seekers in Vermont Plead for an Answer
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Every now and then, Jez Smith calls Gov. Phil Scott's office to ask about an application she submitted back in 2017. The Bellows Falls woman isn't seeking a job. It's forgiveness she's after, the official variety, for a crime she committed half a...
U.S. Department of Education withholds millions in funding for Vermont school districts
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Education Secretary Linda McMahon arrives for a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press The Trump administration announced this week it...
Vermont just became the latest state to ban cellphones in the classroom. What does that mean for schools?
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
A child uses a smartphone. Photo via Adobe Stock Vermont has joined more than half the states across the country in banning smartphones from schools, a move state education officials and lawmakers have said will go a long way toward alleviating...
New Yorkers Aren’t Afraid of a Democratic Socialist Mayor
The Nation
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July 2, 2025
Andrew Cuomo’s allies spent a fortune shouting that Zohran Mamdani is a socialist. Result? A Mamdani landslide in the Democratic primary. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani attends the 2025 New York City Pride March on June 29, 2025. (Noam Galai / Getty...
Vermont soccer club kicks toward a cleaner future
Environmental Health News
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July 2, 2025
In Burlington, Vermont, a scrappy amateur soccer team is drawing crowds and taking climate action one game at a time. Cara Buckley reports for The New York Times. In short: The Vermont Green Football Club blends sports and sustainability, offering...
Bennington’s first ArtsFest to spotlight local creativity, culture, and community on July 26
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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BENNINGTON — On Saturday, July 26, Bennington will come alive with creativity and celebration as the Better Bennington Corporation hosts its first-ever ArtsFest, a new event highlighting the artists, institutions, and cultural energy that make...
Public media has a bright future. We have to start acting like it.
Poynter
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July 2, 2025
This is a lightly edited version of the keynote speech that Poynter senior vice president Kelly McBride delivered June 27 in Kansas City to the annual conference of the Public Media Journalists Association. A lot of people have a lot of questions...
Trump admin fast-tracks death penalty case for transgender cult suspect in Border Patrol killing: attorneys
Fox News
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The body of Maland, who was killed Monday in a shooting 20 miles south of the Canadian border, is moved to a funeral home in Burlington while a long line of police vehicles follow behind the hearse and Vermont State Troopers stand at attention....
On This Date: An Early 19th Century Vermont Long-Track Tornado
AOL
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Almost 200 years ago, an early July tornado tracked through a part of a northern U.S. state among the least visited by twisters in history. On July 2, 1833, 192 years ago today, the town of Holland in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom was struck by a...
Vermont quilt exhibit showcases diverse artistry at Billings Farm & Museum
The Sconi - Wisconsin
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July 1, 2025
The American quilting tradition continues to thrive in Vermont, as evidenced by the A Vermont Quilt Sampler exhibition currently on display at Billings Farm & Museum. This exhibition showcases a wide range of quilts from both novice and...
Thiess inks $2.3 billion Lake Vermont agreement
Mining Magazine
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July 2, 2025
Thiess has been awarded a three-year contract extension worth $2.3 billion to continue its operations at Jellinbah Group’s Lake Vermont coal mine, located near Dysart in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The new agreement supersedes Thiess’ existing...
Newport Ambulance and crew member named best in state
Barton Chronicle - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Samantha Atwood is recognized by the Vermont Department of Health as the basic life support practitioner of the year. State EMS Chief Will Moran gave her the award after reading words of praise from those who nominated her for the award. Photo by...