Vermont Public
What happened to all the halfway houses in Vermont?
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- What happened to all the halfway houses in Vermont?
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- 5 months ago
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- Question-asker Manny recently got out of prison. He wants to learn about his options for transitional housing — a place where he could stay sober while readjusting to life outside a prison cell.
It turns out, those options look very different today than they would have even a few years ago.
To see photos from our reporting, check out the web version of this story here (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2025-12-04/transitional-housing-in-vermont-in-transition) .
This episode was reported by Carly Berlin and produced by Burgess Brown. Editing and additional production from the rest of the BLS team: Sabine Poux and Josh Crane. Our intern is Camila Van Order González. Our executive producer is Angela Evancie. Theme music by Ty Gibbons; other music by Blue Dot Sessions.
Special thanks to Phil Edfors, Liam Elder-Connors, April McCullum, Susan Pullium, Glenn Russell, Paul Dragon, Tiff...
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- Vermont Edition is headed to Berlin on the next stop of our town-by-town tour
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- 5 months ago
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- Vermont Edition is talking all about Berlin this month on the next stop of our town-by-town tour.
If you have a favorite spot in town, nuggets of local history, or past and present memories of Berlin, share them with us in the comments, or send us a message at vermontedition@vermontpublic.org.
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- What to expect from the UVM men's and women's basketball seasons #sports #collegebasketball
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- 6 months ago
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- WCAX's Jack Fitzsimmons previews the expectations for UVM men's and women's basketball teams this season. Watch the full episode of Vermont This Week:
https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week
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- Lighting the Christmas tree at the Church Street Marketplace
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- 6 months ago
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- In legalized sports betting, Vermonters won more than expected #sports #gambling
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- 6 months ago
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- Vermont sports: College hoops, Olympic hopefuls, legal betting and more
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- 6 months ago
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- This Thanksgiving edition turns Vermont This Week into an all-sports special, diving into the momentum across the state’s athletic landscape as UVM basketball hits national tournament play, Olympic-bound Vermonters prepare for center stage, legalized sports betting reshapes how fans engage with games, and the regions' pro teams spark renewed debate about who’s rising, who’s rebuilding, and what the future holds for northeast sports culture. From local legends to global competitions, this episode takes a look at the athletes, teams, and trends defining Vermont’s expanding sports identity.
Panel:
Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator
Jack Fitzsimmons - WCAX
Peggy Shin - Ski Writer/Freelance Journalist
Mark Davis - Vermont Public
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- How do you pronounce Worcester, Vermont?
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- 6 months ago
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- "It's like Worcestershire sauce. Everybody says it wrong, but they all know what they want."
Thanks to the residents of Worcester, Vermont, who showed us around town hall and a beautiful view of the Worcester Range.
Listen to Brave Little State: https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state
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- Daughter of freed slaves, Grafton's Daisy Turner told her family's story
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- 6 months ago
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- Born in Grafton to formerly enslaved parents, 100-year-old Daisy Turner shared her family's story with the Vermont Folklife Center in the 1980s.
Note: An earlier version of this video misidentified Patrick Cooperman.
Listen to Vermont Edition: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-11-10/town-by-town-grafton
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- Vermont school redistricting task force to release report Dec. 1
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- 6 months ago
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- Gov. Phil Scott says a school redistricting task force fell short of its goal. But the group says new, larger districts wouldn't save money or improve education.
Watch Vermont This Week: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-11-21/in-review-school-redistricting-task-force-mvp-health-burlington-mental-health
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- University of Vermont students report unsanitary living conditions on campus
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- 6 months ago
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- The Burlington City Council approved a resolution this month to ask the University of Vermont and Champlain College to "submit details about their inspection protocols and to provide data on housing code violations over the past two years, among other steps," Seven Days' Courtney Lamdin reports.
Watch Vermont This Week: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-11-21/in-review-school-redistricting-task-force-mvp-health-burlington-mental-health
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- Did Vermont’s School District Redistricting Task Force fail its mission?
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- 6 months ago
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- Governor Phil Scott sharply criticized Vermont’s school redistricting task force for declining to propose new district maps, while the group argues that large-scale consolidation would not save money or improve education. This week’s program unpacks the competing visions for the state’s school system, the political stakes of abandoning Act 73’s broader reforms, and the looming reality of school closures even without legislative action. It also examines MVP Health Care’s planned affiliation with a New York insurer amid rising consolidation in the industry, Burlington’s decision to end its CARES mental-health crisis response team as funding dries up, and a new push to hold UVM accountable for deteriorating campus housing conditions after years of lax oversight.
This week's panel:
Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator, Vermont Public
Lola Duffort - Vermont Public
Alison Novak - Seven Days
Courtney Lamdin - Seven Days
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- Friday, Nov. 21, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- More on possible school redistricting, a kid governor is elected, local arts organizations take part in nationwide creative resistance, and a bit of parenting advice from a local musician as part of the Friday song.
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- Why is Rutland made to feel like Vermont’s ‘ugly child’?
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- 6 months ago
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- Rutland — or, “RutVegas” — gets a pretty bad rap outside the city’s limits. But some of Rutland’s most passionate cheerleaders say there’s a side of the city people are missing.
Thanks to Linda Mullin of Rutland for the great question. If you want to be part of a future BLS live voting round, join us in Jeffersonville on Dec. 3 at Lot 6 Brewing. Reserve your ticket and find more information here (https://www.vermontpublic.org/vermont-events-calendar/event/brave-little-state-at-lot-6-brewing-01-11-2025-11-09-22) .
Check out the web version of our story here (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2025-11-20/vermonts-ugly-child-the-story-of-rutlands-reputation) .
This episode was reported by Burgess Brown. Editing and additional production from the rest of the BLS team: Sabine Poux and me, Josh Crane. Our intern is Camila Van Order González. Our executive producer is Angela Evancie. Theme music...
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- Three Courses with Vermont Edition: Desserts
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- 6 months ago
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- Three Courses with Vermont Edition: Desserts
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- Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- A new senior housing project in Brattleboro, Vermont’s redistricting task force is wrapping up its work, and today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We'll talk with a local pride group about how to observe the day.
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- Preventing and healing from sports-related brain injuries
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- 6 months ago
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- Vermont ranks as one of the most active states in the country, according to the CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activity/php/data/inactivity-maps.html) . It makes sense for a state filled with mountains, trails, and a huge lake. Outdoor activities keep our population healthy, but some of the most beloved activities pose risks, especially to our brains, like hockey, climbing, skiing, and snowboarding.
We hear tips from injury prevention expert Tara Grenier on how to lower your risk of brain injury, including the proper way to wear a helmet. Pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Katrina Ducis explains what a concussion is, and how concussion treatment recommendations have changed in recent years. And Jess Leal, executive director of the Brain Injury Alliance of Vermont (https://biavt.org) , shares how her organization helps connect traumatic brain injury survivors with support and resources.
Broadcast live on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast a...
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- Meet Vermont's eastern coyote at The Nature Museum in Grafton
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- 6 months ago
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- After Vermont Edition's live show at The Nature Museum in Grafton last week, Executive Director Nikolas Katrick gave us a tour of the animals on display upstairs.
Listen to Vermont Edition: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-11-10/town-by-town-grafton
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- Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- Here’s some of what we’ll cover in today’s episode: People who get Medicare health insurance need to take action soon to get the coverage they need; a statewide program that provides shelter during the coldest months for people without housing will start up soon; and a former artistic director at the Kennedy Center curates a Burlington jazz festival.
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- Vermont game wardens discuss how deer season has changed
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- 6 months ago
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- Vermont’s school redistricting task force is wrapping up its work. It was charged with creating consolidated school district maps for the state. But what it’s come up with is pretty different from that original goal.
Today on Vermont Edition: you’ll hear from a co-chair of the task force, Representative Edye Graning, and a member, Jay Badams. They’ll share their reasons for not pushing forced mergers. Instead, they think consolidation should be voluntary, and come with incentives.
Then: it’s deer season, so get out your blaze orange if you haven’t already. Two game wardens – one current, one retired – have decades of experience between them. They’ll tell us about getting to know multi-generational families of hunters, investigating wild poaching cases and what it feels like to snag a deer.
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- 'Coywolf' investigates the eastern coyote hunting controversy in Vermont
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- 6 months ago
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- The eastern coyote is a cunning and highly adaptable canine, comprising all three genes: coyote, wolf, and domesticated dog. Coyotes thrive in Vermont, but opinions of the animal as a pest linger.
Watch "Coywolf": https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/made-here/2025-11-14/coywolf-hunting-documentary-film
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- Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- A taskforce charged with redrawing school district maps doesn’t; What is the legal definition of hemp?
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- New podcast shares 'voices from the edge'
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- A new podcast from the nonprofit Green Mountain Justice shares the stories of people in our region who struggle with housing insecurity. They’ve had to live outside, in a shelter, or other temporary housing as they search for a more permanent and affordable home.
"Voices from the Edge" features intimate interviews between its host, Tom Morgan, and his guests. Morgan founded the Addison County-based organization Green Mountain Justice. He and producer Corey Hendrickson tell us more about the podcast and the people it centers.
Broadcast live on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message (https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-editionmailto:vermontedition@vermontpublic.org) or check us out on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/vermontpublic/) .
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- What's so special about Grafton, Vermont?
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- 6 months ago
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- Grafton, Vermont is known for its cross-country ski trails, award-winning cheddar cheese, the centuries-old Grafton Inn and its tight-knit community of longtime residents.
Vermont Edition stopped by last week for the latest installment of its “Town by Town” series.
Listen to Vermont Edition: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-11-10/town-by-town-grafton
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- Monday, Nov. 17, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- After the longest government shutdown in history ended last week, Vermonters who use the food assistance program SNAP had their benefits fully restored; another small college closes; and the winner is… fifth graders vote to choose a “Kid Governor.”
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- Copley Hospital closes birthing center
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- 6 months ago
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- The birthing center at Copley Hospital in Morrisville closed on Nov. 1, leaving patients in Lamoille County without pre- or postnatal care nearby.
Watch Vermont This Week: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-11-14/in-review-vermont-health-connect-premiums-copley-birthing-ski-season-preview
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- Will soaring health insurance costs push Vermonters off coverage?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Vermonters are opening their mail to find staggering health insurance premium hikes for plans on Vermont Health Connect, just as a record-long federal shutdown ends without a deal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, raising fears that many residents may be priced out of coverage. This week’s program also explores the fallout from Copley Hospital’s decision to close its birthing center and the creation of a maternal health care desert in Lamoille County, new scrutiny of Lamoille Health Partners over misused funds, and the mounting pressures on the state’s tourism economy as ski areas juggle housing and labor shortages, climate-driven snowmaking challenges, and immigration crackdowns affecting foreign workers.
This week's panel:
Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator, Vermont Public
Sasha Goldstein - Seven Days
Olivia Gieger - VT Digger
Aaron Calvin - Stowe Reporter
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- In 'La Liga,' soccer forges connection for migrant dairy farmworkers | Made Here
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Amid harsh working conditions and the threat of deportation, soccer forges connection for migrant dairy farmworkers in rural Vermont.
Watch: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/made-here/2025-11-13/la-liga-migrant-farmworkers-soccer-leagues
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- Friday, Nov. 14, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- A big drugstore chain settles claims that it overcharged Vermont customers; tips for staying safe on Vermont’s roadways; some volunteers work to resurrect a local newspaper in Rutland County; and because it’s Friday, a dose or two of music.
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- Three Courses with Vermont Edition: Main Dishes
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- 6 months ago
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- It’s the second installment of our three-course November series on holiday food. Last week was appetizers. This week – main courses.
If you love a traditional meal, we’ll learn about what Vermonters in the 1800s served on their Thanksgiving tables with Christine Scales, the director of education and interpretation at the Billings Farm Museum. Then we hear from chef and owner of a restaurant and inn right along the Canadian border in Orleans County – the Derby Line Village Inn, Fritz Halbedl about some offbeat meal centerpieces to keep your guests on their toes. We also hear how the turkey, and turkey sausage gets made with Paul Stone, founder of Stonewood Farm, a family-run poultry operation in Orwell.
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- Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- More money is flowing into a program that encourages Vermonters to use batteries for backup power, a study looks at Vermont’s vaccine exemption policies, an 1800’s event helped shape how we talk about certain celestial phenomena and a federal job training program for seniors will resume in Vermont after funding delays.
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- Town by Town: Grafton
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- 6 months ago
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- Vermont Edition heads to Grafton in Windham County for the latest installment in our monthly “Town by Town” series.
Grafton is known for its cross-country ski trails, its award-winning cheddar cheese, the centuries-old Grafton Inn, and its tight-knit community of longtime residents.
Our guests include: Grafton News editor Wendy Martin; lifelong Grafton resident Cynthia Gibbs; Patrick Cooperman of the Cooperman Company, which manufactures fifes and drums; Windham Foundation executive director Dan Lerner; Vermont Farmstead Cheese company president Kent Underwood; and Nikolas Katrick, executive director of the Nature Museum at Grafton.
Each month for "Town by Town," we spend an hour together learning about one of Vermont’s 252 towns or cities. Hear from regular folks and town leaders about what life is like there and how the town culture and economy have changed over the years. At the end of the hour, a guest helps us ran...
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- Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- Sticker shock over potentially much higher health care costs, a narrow re-election win for Vermont’s Republican party chair, and will new public art revitalize Burlington’s Main Street?
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- Local programs offer veterans connection to nature
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- 6 months ago
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- About 6% of Vermonters are veterans. That's nearly 39,000 people (https://www.data.va.gov/stories/s/NCVAS-State-Summary-Vermont-FY2023/h7wz-vt37/) , as of 2023.
Many veterans face mental and physical challenges because of experiences they had while serving. They often have to navigate complex legal systems to make sure they receive the benefits and services they’re entitled to.
Ahead of Veterans Day, we learn about a few local programs that support veterans.
Misha Pemble-Belkin is an Army veteran and the coordinator of a veterans program for Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports (https://www.vermontadaptive.org/) . They run year-round sports and recreation programs for people with cognitive, developmental, physical and emotional disabilities. Donald Hayes runs the Vermont Veterans Legal Assistance Project (https://www.vermontlaw.edu/academics/clinics-and-externships/south-royalton-legal-clinic) at Vermont Law and Graduate Schoo...
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- Monday, Nov. 10, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- New York’s governor has a new challenger, local housing authorities that help Vermonters pay rent are asking the state for help after federal funding cuts, and whether this year’s drought is affecting some important food sources for wildlife.
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- Central Vermont towns strike down bond for new tech center
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- 6 months ago
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- It was a fairly quiet Election Day in Vermont last week, but voters from the 18 towns that send their students to the Central Vermont Career Center overwhelmingly rejected a plan to build a new tech center in Barre.
Watch Vermont This Week: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-11-07/in-review-beta-technologies-local-voting-section-8
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- Vermont's Beta Technologies debuts at New York Stock Exchange
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- 6 months ago
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- Vermont's own Beta Technologies debuts at the New York Stock Exchange. But as the company aims to expand could the Trump administration's policies alter its course?
Watch Vermont This Week: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-11-07/in-review-beta-technologies-local-voting-section-8
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- Will Beta Technologies take Vermont’s economy to new heights?
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- 6 months ago
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- Vermont’s own Beta Technologies made its Wall Street debut this week, raising $1 billion in an initial public offering that could redefine the state’s economy. But as the company expands its electric-aircraft ambitions, questions loom over how shifting federal energy priorities under a new Trump administration might affect its future. We also look at the closure of two small elementary schools in southern Vermont, the defeat of a major tech-center bond in Washington County, a divided debate over new housing development in flood-damaged Plainfield, and the growing strain on Section 8 housing vouchers across the state.
This week's panel:
Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator, Vermont Public
Derek Brouwer - Seven Days
Calvin Cutler - WCAX
Howard Weiss-Tisman - Vermont Public
0:58 - Beta Technologies IPO: Vermont’s billion-dollar startup
2:07 - How Beta grew to 800 employees
3:26 - The IBM comparison & Vermont’s economy
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- Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- A parenting program once only available to incarcerated mothers will now be offered to dads in Vermont prisons, too, and a cancer center in southwestern Vermont is expanding. Plus, for this Friday, we’ll spin some local tunes to get you into the weekend.
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- The case of the missing Tinmouth apple
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- 6 months ago
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- Leave your grocery store apples at home and join our search for this most unusual Vermont fruit.
For photos from our journey, check out the web version of our story here (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2025-11-06/the-case-of-the-missing-tinmouth-apple) . And if you want to read up on apples, here are three books that were helpful in our research:
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Apples of Uncommon Character (https://www.rowanjacobsen.com/books/the-apple-bestiary) by Rowan Jacobsen (2014)
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The Illustrated History of Apples in the US and Canada (https://www.jakkawpress.com/book/the-illustrated-history-of-apples-in-the-united-states-and-canada) by Daniel J. Bussey (2017)
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The Apples of New York (https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/chla5519829_4340) by Spencer Ambrose Beach (1905)
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- Three Courses with Vermont Edition: Appetizers
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- 6 months ago
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- It’s the first installment of our three part – or three course – series on food. Up first – appetizers. We’ll talk dips, dumplings, charcuterie and cheese. We get ideas for what to serve your guests this holiday season when we talk with Pete Colman, the founder of Vermont Salumi, which makes all kinds of cured meats, Cara Tobin, the chef and co-owner of two Burlington restaurants focused on Middle Eastern flavors, Honey Road and the Grey Jay, and Nurbu Sherpa who runs Sherpa Foods, which sells pre-packaged Nepalese dumplings called momos and handmade sauce at co-ops and markets around New England.
We also talk about ways to support one another in this season through the sharing of food.. This hour you’ll hear about a couple different organizations that offer free meals or groceries to those in need.
Broadcast live on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message...
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- Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- An update on financial aid for people who use supplemental food benefits amid the federal government shutdown, how the state plans to find space for all the workers its ordering back to the office next month, a round-up of how some local bond measures fared on Election Day and a look back to an historic Vermont election.
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- Civil War love letters shed light on Vermont's place in history
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- 6 months ago
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- As a high school history teacher, Tyler Alexander is always trying to figure out how to make events like the Civil War feel relevant to young Vermonters. Well, what’s more relevant to teenagers than the frustrations of love?
Alexander is the author of a new nonfiction book about the Civil War called "If I Can Get Home This Fall: A Story of Love, Loss, and a Cause in the Civil War (https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/potomac-books/9781640126664/if-i-can-get-home-this-fall/) ." It tells the story of Dan Mason, a Union soldier from Glover who wrote over 100 love letters to his lover from the front lines of the war. The book highlights his views on slavery, the violence of war and his long-distance love.
Then; Robin Crofut-Brittingham of Montreal loves birds, and it shows in her new book. She crafted detailed watercolor illustrations of hundreds of different bird species, all with names and descriptions that will inspire you to bust out the binocular...
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- Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- More Vermonters turn to food shelves amid disruptions in federal benefits, apple growers in the state raise funds for Jamaican workers affected by Hurricane Melissa, a Vermont Public podcast celebrates a milestone, and we visit a nearby place with the worst weather in the world?
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- Brave Little State's road to 200 episodes
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- 6 months ago
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- What’s the story of the phrase Jeezum crow? How’s Vermont doing on composting? And why do people like the band Phish so much? These are just some of the questions taken on by the Vermont Public podcast Brave Little State over its 200 episodes.
Today on Vermont Edition: we celebrate our homegrown podcast’s 200th episode. To mark the milestone, the Brave Little State team answered 20 questions in one show.
We’ll chat with the podcast’s lead producer and one of its founders. And we’ll even get the story behind the podcast’s perfectly Vermont name.
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- Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025
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- 6 months ago
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- Some Vermont communities put forth bond measures for flood resiliency projects, health advocates discuss what you should know about possible changes to Affordable Care Act insurance plans during open enrollment, tips on what to do with all those leaves in your yard and more.
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- Vermont legally mandates this unusual sweet treat
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- 6 months ago
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- 🥧 At a trivia night in Chicago, Brooke Angell learned about a very Vermont-y law, compelling a person to serve apple pie with one or more of the following: a glass of cold milk, a large scoop of vanilla ice cream — and a slice of cheddar cheese.
Listen to Brave Little State: https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2025-10-30/from-apple-pie-to-ticks-20-of-your-vermont-questions-answered
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- Congress should not be paid during shutdown, Rep. Becca Balint says
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- 6 months ago
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- Members of Congress should not be paid during the government shutdown, Rep. Becca Balint told Vermont Edition on Monday.
"And I can bet that we would get folks all back to the negotiating table a whole lot more quickly if that were the case."
Read more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-11-03/its-astounding-rep-becca-balint-on-the-houses-extended-shutdown-recess
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- Rep. Becca Balint on Congress’ ‘very strange dynamic’ during the government shutdown
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- 6 months ago
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- Speaking to Vermont Edition on the 34th day of the federal government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Becca Balint called on Speaker Mike Johnson to bring House Republicans back to the negotiating table.
Read more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-11-03/its-astounding-rep-becca-balint-on-the-houses-extended-shutdown-recess
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- Rep. Becca Balint on the government shutdown and ACA subsidies
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- 6 months ago
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- We're one month into a government shutdown and the ramifications are being felt throughout the state. We're joined by joined by Congresswoman Becca Balint to talk about the shutdown and why she says Democrats should hold the line to extend ACA subsidies.
Then, we continue our discussion and take listener questions on changes to health insurance with Mike Fisher and Marjorie Stinchcomb from Vermont Legal Aid.
Broadcast live on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message (https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-editionmailto:vermontedition@vermontpublic.org) or check us out on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/vermontpublic/) .
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- U.S.-Canada border library hosts author Louise Penny in book tour stop full of symbolism
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- 6 months ago
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- For the first time in 20 years, bestselling mystery writer Louise Penny did not tour the U.S. after releasing a novel — except for one stop: the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, which famously sits on the border between Vermont and Quebec.
Read more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-11-01/louise-penny-visits-us-canada-border-haskell-library-black-wolf-book-tour
