Vermont Public
New accountability court
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- New accountability court
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- 6 months ago
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- A new court docket in Chittenden County meant to address criminal offenders with five or more pending cases hits a two-week benchmark. Plus, the director of Vermont’s Refugee Office says the Trump administration’s decision to prioritize refugee status for white South Africans will mean less room for other population groups to find refuge in the United States, many towns across the state have scheduled special bond votes on whether to support flood resiliency projects, and we have some news about future changes for the Frequency that are starting today.
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- After favorable court rulings, Vermont waits to see if SNAP benefits will be released
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- 6 months ago
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- Two federal judges ruled Friday afternoon that it’s illegal for the Trump administration to withhold nutrition-assistance benefits due to the government shutdown, but it’s unclear when Vermonters will see those benefits arrive.
Watch Vermont This Week: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-10-31/in-review-snap-contingency-emerge-vermont-phil-scott-poll
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- How far will Vermont go to protect families on SNAP?
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- 6 months ago
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- Vermont is poised to backfill SNAP during the federal shutdown. We also look at Emerge Vermont’s pipeline of Democratic women, fresh polling on Gov. Phil Scott’s 2026 prospects, coming health-plan premium changes and ACA subsidy uncertainty, and the state’s new public-safety plan for Burlington.
This week's panel:
Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator, Vermont Public
Hannah Basset - Seven Days
Mark Johnson - WCAX
Lola Duffort - Vermont Public
0:00 — Intro / tonight’s headlines
0:56 — SNAP benefits during shutdown; multi-state injunction & Vermont’s 15-day backstop
7:18 — Sen. Larry Hart (Orange County) resigns
9:09 — Emerge Vermont: training Democratic women; growth & outcomes since 2013
13:11 — UNH poll: Phil Scott popularity and 2026 calculus
19:29 — School-employee health premiums (+7%); GLP-1 coverage decisions; ACA open enrollment & subsidy cliff
23:21 — Burlington public-safety plan...
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- The cryptid that might haunt Vermont's Franklin County | Brave Little State
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- 6 months ago
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- To celebrate their 200th (!!!) episode, the Brave Little State team dug through thousands of listener questions for a lighting round of Vermont creatures, legal oddities and origin stories.
Lucy from Hardwick asked a fittingly spooky question about "the Gibou," a cryptid may haunt Franklin County.
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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- Another political vacancy
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- 7 months ago
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- Another state senator has announced he’s resigning from office, the second Republican to step down this month. Plus, Rutland Regional Medical Center announces it will cease operating inpatient pediatric beds, a former Essex Junction math teacher introduces an app that emphasizes understanding math concepts over memorization, Mad River Valley Arts prepares to open a new multimedia exhibition, time to set the clocks back an hour this weekend, and in our weekly sports report we chronicle the amazing turnaround by the Toronto Blue Jays as they hope to complete a World Series comeback victory over the LA Dodgers in Ontario tonight.
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- Homemade Halloween costumes bring out the creative side
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- 7 months ago
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- Tomorrow evening, neighborhoods across our region will be infiltrated by ghosts, witches, princesses, superheroes and Louvre jewel thieves. It’s almost Halloween!
Halloween brings out our crafty, creative sides. This time of year can also create a slight panic if you’ve waited too long to put together a costume for yourself or your kid. Thankfully, we've got a bunch of experts in the creative arts of dress up, crafting, and costuming.
Jennifer LaCasse, clothing supervisor for the ReSOURCE (https://resourcevt.org/) in Williston, gives us the scoop on costumes that have come through the store. We also heard from Sarah Bush, the costume shop supervisor for the University of Vermont’s Theater Department (https://www.uvm.edu/cas/theatreanddance/current-production-season) , and Luke Hungerford of Rail City Fan Fest (https://www.railcityfanfest.com/) in St. Albans, for a professional point of view and tips on experimenting with new materials.
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- 200th episode extravaganza
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- 7 months ago
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- For the 200th episode of the show, we set ourselves a challenge: take on 20 listener questions in a single episode.
We went back to the very beginning of our archive — combing through thousands of questions — and picked out some of our favorites that we’ve never answered before: about apple pie, nudity laws, haunted houses and Subarus. Laughter ensues.
Find the web version of this story here (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2025-10-30/from-apple-pie-to-ticks-20-of-your-vermont-questions-answered) .
This episode was reported and edited by the BLS team: Josh Crane, Sabine Poux, Burgess Brown and 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, Frank Alwine, Zoe McDonald, Catherine Hurley, Pete Hirschfeld, Thomas Mather, Judy Rosovsky, Steven Picazio, Pamela Cartier, H...
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- Celebrating Vermont's state vegetable, the Gilfeather Turnip
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- 7 months ago
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- Vermont Public reporter Howard Weiss-Tisman had the distinct honor of judging the annual Gilfeather Turnip Contest in Wardsboro last weekend.
The Gilfeather Turnip — Vermont's official state vegetable — was first cultivated in the early 1900s by Wardsboro farmer John Gilfeather.
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- SNAP emergency plan
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- 7 months ago
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- Gov. Scott and legislative leaders approve a plan to continue federal nutrition benefits for Vermonters who rely on them during the current government shutdown. Plus, health insurance premiums for Vermont teachers could rise by about 7% on average next year, the UVM Children’s Hospital receives a $25 million donation, the co-founder of Ben and Jerry's says the company’s owner is preventing it from developing a flavor in solidarity with Palestinians, and a former Democratic state senator and business owner from Rutland has died.
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- Furniture maker in 1975 appreciates the silence of rural Vermont
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- 7 months ago
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- 🌲 Peter Murray, a furniture maker in Charleston in 1975, appreciates the sounds of rural Vermont.
This clip comes from the early-'70s series "Vermont People," which documented the lives of white, working-class people in rural Vermont. Filmmakers Herb Di Gioia and David Hancock were key figures in the observational cinema tradition.
Watch more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/made-here/2025-10-23/peter-and-chester-documentary-film
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- Vermont will backfill SNAP benefits for at least 15 days
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- 7 months ago
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- With the federal government shutdown dragging on, top Vermont lawmakers announced Wednesday that the state will backfill food benefits for at least 15 days when federal dollars for SNAP run dry on Nov. 1.
Read more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-10-29/vermont-backfill-snap-15-days
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- Yo-Yo Ma performs with local and Indigenous artists in the Upper Valley
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- 7 months ago
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- On Saturday, Oct. 18th, the world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma sat down on a folding chair in the grass near the banks of the Connecticut River. It was dawn in Hanover, New Hampshire, and mist was rising off the water. He took a deep breath, then began to play.
This was "We Are Water," a special series of performances (https://hop.dartmouth.edu/events/we-are-water-northeast) inspired by the waterways of the north. It was part of the reopening celebrations for Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center for the Arts, which just completed a three-year renovation.
Yo-Yo Ma is a fellow at Dartmouth and the founder of the Silk Road Ensemble, a Grammy-winning group that plays music from all over the world. For "We Are Water," he teamed up with Chris Newell, a Passamaquoddy musician, educator and Dartmouth graduate whose work is closely tied to the lands and waters of New England.
Newell and Ma were joined for the sunrise ceremony and evening concert...
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- Youth detention update
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- 7 months ago
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- The latest on the search for a new developer to build a juvenile detention center in Vermont after a project slated for Vergennes was scrapped. Plus, Vermont joins with 24 other states to sue the Trump administration in an effort to restore federal food benefits, Democratic Sen. Peter Welch supports a bill backed by some Republicans that would maintain those benefits during the government shutdown, a new CEO has been named to lead Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, and Burlington will expand its homeless shelter capacity in time for winter.
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- Windham County author explores how the ultra-rich shape everyday life
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- 7 months ago
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- Windham County author explores how the ultra-rich shape everyday life
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- 🪵 Meet Chester Grimes, a Vermont logger in 1972
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- 7 months ago
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- 🪵 Chester Grimes, a logger in northern Vermont, has choice words for people who buy up land and let it sit empty.
This clip comes from the early-'70s series "Vermont People," which documented the lives of white, working-class people in rural Vermont. Filmmakers Herb Di Gioia and David Hancock were key figures in the observational cinema tradition.
Watch more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/made-here/2025-10-23/peter-and-chester-documentary-film
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- Planting ideas
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- 7 months ago
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- Examining a Texas company’s plan to build a large-scale energy battery storage system at the site of the former Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Plus, Gov. Scott wants Vermont to team up with other states to sue the Trump administration in an effort to restore federal food benefits, Vermont’s Sec. of State has a plan for increasing voter turnout in next year’s elections, the Vermont DMV says upcoming service disruptions will ultimately result in improved customer service when computer upgrades are completed, and officials with Vermont Fish and Wildlife update the health of the state’s bat population amid International Bat Week.
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- 🌱 No-dig gardening & cozy winter beds
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- 7 months ago
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- 🌱 Charlie Nardozzi says no-dig gardening is the way to go, which means cardboard or hay is enough to cover up and protect your garden beds through the winter.
Watch: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-10-23/vermont-editions-annual-fall-gardening-show-with-charlie-nardozzi
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- 'Peter and Jane Flint' follows a Wolcott couple running a small dairy farm in 1975 | Vermont People
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- 7 months ago
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- Peter and Jane Flint, a young couple running a small dairy farm in Wolcott, were the subject of a "Vermont People" film in the early 1970s.
Watch the episode: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/made-here/2025-10-16/peter-and-jane
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- Voting while incarcerated in Vermont
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- 7 months ago
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- Vermont and Maine are the only two states that allow incarcerated people to vote. A new report (https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/voting-from-prison-lessons-from-maine-and-vermont/) tells us what is and isn’t working about ballot access in Maine and Vermont prisons.
Kristen Budd, a senior research analyst at the Sentencing Project, authored the report. Tim Burgess, executive director of VT CURE (https://www.vtcure.org/) , voted in the 2006 and 2008 elections while he was incarcerated in Vermont. And Vermont's Secretary of State, Sarah Copeland Hanzas, is assembling a new task force to increase voter participation in four underserved populations, including the incarcerated.
Then: October is Substance Use Prevention Month. The Turning Point Center of Rutland runs a peer recovery coaching program for people in Vermont’s prisons who struggle with addiction. We’ll hear how the program’s going from Tracie Hauck, executive director of...
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- Breathing easier
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- 7 months ago
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- Grading a Vermont elementary school for its efforts to reduce potential asthma attacks for students. Plus, some safety concerns emerge as a Texas company looks to build a large scale battery storage center at the site of the former Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, Vermont House leaders push for full state funding to cover federal food and heat benefits at risk due to the federal government shutdown, some state food shelves report more people needing their help than usual, and a museum in Middlebury is again teaming up with the Porter Medical Center to host a community altar to honor loved ones who have died.
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- Garden expert Charlie Nardozzi has the cure for bulb anxiety
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- 7 months ago
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- Do you or someone you love suffer from garlic bulb anxiety? Gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi has the remedy.
Watch Vermont Edition's fall gardening show: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-10-23/vermont-editions-annual-fall-gardening-show-with-charlie-nardozzi
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- Gov. Phil Scott gave the Trump administration data that a judge now says it had no right to order
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- 7 months ago
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- A ruling this month in a multistate lawsuit that Vermont declined to join is fueling renewed criticism of Gov. Phil Scott’s decision to hand over the sensitive personal information of Vermont SNAP recipients to the Trump administration.
Watch Vermont This Week: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-10-24/in-review-samuel-douglass-resignation-uvm-health-executives-vermont-yankee-site
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- UVM Health aims for course correction, lays off executives
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- 7 months ago
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- Facing pressure, Orleans County Senator Samuel Douglass officially resigns. Plus, the UVM Health Network aims for a course correction. And a Texas company eyes the former Vermont Yankee site.
This week's panel:
Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator, Vermont Public
Kevin McCallum - Seven Days
Olivia Gieger - VTDigger
Howard Weiss-Tisman - Vermont Public
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- Fall Gardening in Vermont | Bulb Anxiety, Vole Wars & Overwintering Tips with Charlie Nardozzi
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- 7 months ago
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- Vermont’s gardening guru Charlie Nardozzi joins host Mikayla Lefrak for Vermont Edition’s annual Fall Gardening Special, recorded live at Vermont Public’s Colchester studios.
From garlic bulb anxiety to vole invasions, drought-stressed lilacs, and overwintering dahlias, Charlie answers listener questions with humor and expertise — helping Vermonters (and northern gardeners everywhere) get ready for the cold months ahead.
🌱 Topics Covered
Coping with drought and stressed lilacs
Best time to plant garlic and fall bulbs
Layering bulbs for spring color
Battling voles, moles, slugs & jumping worms
Preparing raised beds for winter (no-dig gardening)
Overwintering dahlias, rosemary & tender perennials
Alternatives to mums for late-season color
Upcoming garden tours: Chelsea Flower Show & Portugal
📞 Recorded before a live audience at Vermont Public Studios in Colchester.
🎧 Listen to Ve...
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- SNAP deadline
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- 7 months ago
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- Why food benefits could expire for thousands of Vermonters if the federal government shutdown continues into next month. Plus, Vermont is still short of money needed to fund its Low Income Home Energy Assistance program, Gov. Scott introduces a short-term plan to address public safety concerns in Burlington, three northeastern projects receive grant money to advance indigenous forest research, and we preview the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers that begins tonight in our weekly sports report.
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- Vermont Edition's annual fall gardening show with Charlie Nardozzi
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- 7 months ago
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- The signs are all there – stick season is almost upon us. The skies are gray, the wind’s a blowin', and the leaves are dropping.
Despite the changing seasons, the gardeners among us are still busy, trouble shooting garden falls from the summer, prepping beds for the winter and bringing potted plants indoors.
For anyone with turnip trouble or potato problems, it's Vermont Edition’s annual fall gardening show with Charlie Nardozzi, gardening consultant and host of All Things Gardening on Vermont Public.
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- It's time to plant your flowering bulbs | All Things Gardening
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- 7 months ago
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- 🪴 Today is Vermont Edition's fall gardening show, featuring local gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi. Listen live at noon.
Check out more from All Things Gardening: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/all-things-gardening
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- 30 years ago, Quebec almost left Canada
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- 7 months ago
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- October 30th marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most pivotal and divisive moments in Quebec history. On that day, Quebeckers held a referendum on whether or not to secede from Canada.
The votes against independence won out by a tiny margin — 50.6% voted "no," while 49.4% voted yes.
A new Léger poll (https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/poll-most-quebecers-oppose-independence/) shows that Quebecers' attitudes on sovereignty have shifted significantly in the last 30 years. Sixty five percent of respondents said they'd vote 'no' on separating from Canada if asked to vote today. Fifty five percent said they do not believe Quebec has the economic means to become a sovereign nation.
On Vermont Edition, two Canadian political science professors shared their memories of the 1995 referendum. Luc Turgeon was a college student at the time at McGill University in Montreal. He is now a professor at the University of Ottawa in ...
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- Against stepping down
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- 7 months ago
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- A conversation with the chair of Vermont’s Republican party about why he was against the pending resignation of a GOP state senator who participated in a racist text group chat. Plus, the new president of UVM says the school will increase its tuition rates next year, the Public Utility Commission opens a probe into financial difficulties at the Hyde Park Electric Department, the Vermont DMV plans to shut down for a few days next month for computer upgrades, and a Democrat from Orleans County says he’ll run for the seat vacated by the state senator who recently said he'd resign from that office.
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- Meet the new presidents of UVM and Middlebury College
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- 7 months ago
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- Both the University of Vermont and Middlebury College have new presidents: Marlene Tromp at UVM and Ian Baucom at Middlebury. These new leaders entered their role at a time of heightened federal scrutiny on higher education.
Today on Vermont Edition, we’ll talk with these two new presidents of leading higher education institutions. We’ll hear about town-gown relations in both Burlington and Middlebury, and discuss the schools’ role in building housing, employing locals and more.
The White House has threatened to take away federal funding from colleges and universities if they don’t fall in line around DEI and other issues. Marlene Tromp and Ian Baucom will weigh in on that delicate balance between protecting free speech and following White House dictum.
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- Poison politics
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- 7 months ago
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- How the toxicity infecting our current national politics is also affecting local government and limiting access to Vermont’s elected officials. Plus, the chair of Vermont’s Republican party addresses the resignation of a GOP state senator who took part in a racist and antisemitic text group chat, two environmental non-profits accuse a Panton farm of violating the federal Clean Water Act, Dartmouth college says in order to retain its academic independence it is rejecting a compact with the Trump administration, and why on-line sports betting saw a surge in Vermont in September.
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- Vermont GOP chair reflects on Sen. Samuel Douglass' resignation
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- 7 months ago
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- Paul Dame, chair of the Vermont Republican Party, joined Vermont Edition on Monday to reflect on the resignation of Sen. Samuel Douglass, who participated in a racist and antisemitic group chat with young Republicans across the country.
Read more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-10-20/vermont-gop-chair-reflects-on-racist-group-chat-and-sen-sam-douglass-resignation
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- Vermont GOP chair on Sam Douglass' resignation, and Government shutdown leads to uncertainty
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- 7 months ago
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- Vermont state senator Sam Douglass has resigned, effective today. He participated in a Young Republicans group chat that included racist, misogynist and antisemitic messages.
Today on Vermont Edition: the fallout of the group chat in our region. Vermont GOP chair Paul Dame will comment on Douglass’s reputation as a lawmaker, his decision to resign, and political rhetoric in the state at large.
Then, the federal government has changed eligibility for food stamps programs like 3SquaresVT. Some previously eligible immigrants, refugees and asylees no longer qualify. The federal government shutdown could also affect food stamps and heating assistance. Reporter Pete Hirschfeld will share what he knows.
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- A developing story
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- 7 months ago
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- How a housing developer in the Upper Valley has been able to get apartment housing projects started in a small town when it's notoriously difficult to do so. Plus, supplemental food benefits that help more than sixty thousand Vermonters are at risk if the federal government shutdown continues into next month, Vermont joins a multistate lawsuit fighting the Trump administration’s cancellation of a program aimed at helping low-income people access solar power, state health officials say COVID vaccines for young kids should soon be available, and funding has been approved for a program to help low-income Vermont households connect to a high-speed fiber network.
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- Northfield police chief resigns, reporting racial harassment
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- 7 months ago
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- Northfield Police Chief Pierre Gomez submitted his resignation last week after he reported facing racial harassment since he moved to town two years ago.
Watch Vermont This Week: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-10-17/in-review-samuel-douglass-republican-chat-pride-center-special-burlington-prosecutor
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- Vermont Edition is headed to Grafton
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- 7 months ago
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- Vermont Edition is headed to Grafton next month on the next stop of our town-by-town tour.
If you have a memory about Grafton, past or present, send us a message at vermontedition@vermontpublic.org.
Listen to our Belvidere show: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2025-10-16/town-by-town-belvidere
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- Food and fuel assistance at risk for low-income Vermonters as government shutdown wears on
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- 7 months ago
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- More than 63,000 low-income Vermonters could see their federal food benefits disappear next month if the government shutdown lasts through October.
The Trump administration recently notified state officials that there won’t be enough money to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if Congress doesn’t pass a continuing resolution by month’s end.
Watch Vermont This Week: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2025-10-17/in-review-samuel-douglass-republican-chat-pride-center-special-burlington-prosecutor
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- Thousands take to Vermont streets, greens to again protest Trump
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- 7 months ago
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- Several thousand Vermonters flooded downtown streets and village greens across the state Saturday as part of the latest wave of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump.
On a crisp fall day, protesters planned to gather at the courthouse grounds in St. Johnsbury, Vergennes City Park, the South Royalton green, the Manchester roundabout and the Brattleboro common.
The latest round of “No Kings’ protests was organized by progressive groups to demonstrate against what they call Trump’s “authoritarian power grabs.” They followed a similar event in June that coincided with a Trump-backed military parade in Washington D.C.
Read more: https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-10-18/thousands-take-to-vermont-streets-greens-to-again-protest-trump
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- Get ready for Halloween with a jack-o'-plantern 🎃 x 🪴
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- 7 months ago
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- 🎃 x 🪴
With Halloween just two weeks away, it's time to up your decorating game with a jack-o'-plantern.
Read more from All Things Gardening: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/all-things-gardening
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- Republican state senator faces calls to resign after posting racist messages in group chat
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- 7 months ago
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- State leaders from across the political spectrum call on an Orleans County senator to resign after taking part in a racist Young Republicans group chat. Plus, Governor Scott announces the first steps in a plan to address public safety concerns in Burlington. And one of the state’s largest LGBTQ+ organizations closes indefinitely.
*Correction: During the discussion about the resignation of Northfield’s police chief Pierre Gomez, a reporter stated that former Northfield police chief John Helfant had asked a question about the purchase of hoodies during an October 14th select board meeting, though that question was posed by Northfield select board member John Stevens.
This week's panel:
Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator, Vermont Public
Calvin Cutler - WCAX
Auditi Guha - VTDigger
Liam Elder-Connors - Vermont Public
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- Protecting your fresh herbs from winter weather | All Things Gardening
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- 7 months ago
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- After growing and cooking with fresh herbs all summer, it's time to bring your plants indoors to protect them from colder temperatures. But there are a few important steps to ensure you leave any insects and diseases outside.
Read more from All Things Gardening: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/all-things-gardening
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- Safer at home
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- 7 months ago
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- How advancements in emergency alert technology are helping more seniors live independently at home. Plus, an Orleans County Republican state senator makes his first public comments since calls for his resignation after it was revealed he was part of a group chat that included racist and anti-semitic comments, some environmental groups say Gov. Scott overstepped his authority when he issued an order to help speed up housing development, a state program encouraging Vermonters to save for retirement now offers its services in 18 different languages, the Vermont Treasury hires a top staffer from Congresswoman Becca Balint's team, and we consider the hot start the Montreal Canadiens have made to open the NHL season in our weekly sports report.
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- When Merlin Bird ID misses, the Bird Diva steps in
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- 7 months ago
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- When Kathy in the Northeast Kingdom couldn't identify a blue jay call using Merlin Bird ID, the Bird Diva Bridget Butler stepped in to help.
Listen to Vermont Edition: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition
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- Class in the classroom
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- 7 months ago
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- “There was this huge divide in, like, social grouping and connection … No one really talked to each other.”
“Making friends at the high school wasn't really my priority because I felt like I had nothing in common with them at all.”
“I think the closer we got to graduation, the more it kind of came out.”
“Financial class absolutely affects everything beyond financial class in the classroom. Absolutely it does.”
In this episode, a series of recent grads from Middlebury Union High School in Addison County wrestle with class differences among classmates — and how those differences shaped their experiences there.
One of those grads is winning question-asker Ari Graham-Gurland from Middlebury, who asked the question at the heart of this story: “How does socioeconomic diversity affect classroom dynamics in high school?”
Find the web version of this ...
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- Town by Town: Belvidere
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- 7 months ago
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- For Vermont Edition's new monthly series, Town by Town, we’ll hone in on one of Vermont’s 252 towns or cities and talk to residents, share local history and lore, and learn about what it’s like to live there. At the end of the hour, a guest will help us randomly select our next town by spinning a big Wheel of Fortune style spinner.
Today's show focused on Belvidere, in Lamoille County. At the time of the 2020 census, Belvidere had just over 350 residents (https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/vermont/belvidere) . It was chartered in 1791 to an Irish lawyer from New York by the name of John Kelly. The theory is that he named Belvidere after a beautiful lake in Ireland. The word itself comes from the Italian for “beautiful view.”
A trio of longtime Belvidereans gave us insights into the town and its history: Cathy Manders-Adams, Belvidere's town clerk, her husband Ken Adams, a select board member who has lived there his entire life,...
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- Vermont Edition heads to Belvidere
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- 7 months ago
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- 🥁 Vermont Edition is staying in Lamoille County for the second installment of its town-by-town series. Tune in live at noon to learn all about the tiny town of Belvidere.
Listen to Vermont Edition: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition
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- Dry spring, foreboding winter
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- 7 months ago
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- We speak with a farmer in Hardwick whose water spring ran dry and is anticipating a difficult winter due to the state’s ongoing drought conditions. Plus, an Orleans County Republican state senator faces pressure to resign after taking part in a group chat marked by racist and anti-semtic sentiment, Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint says the federal government shutdown is likely to continue unless Republicans agree to extend set-to-expire health care subsidies, some state services are starting to be impacted by the shutdown, the Vermont International Film Festival includes a locally made documentary about a family dealing with early onset Alzheimer's, and a water use ban has been extended for an upstate New York town amid ongoing drought conditions.
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- The realities of caring for a loved one with dementia
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- 7 months ago
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- Nearly 13,000 Vermonters aged 65 and older had Alzheimer’s disease as of 2020 — 10% of the state's over-65 population. Around each of those people orbits nurses, doctors, home health aides and family members who devote their lives to care.
The documentary "Walk With Me (https://www.walkwithmedoc.com/) " by filmmaker and casting director Heidi Levitt tells the story of her husband Charlie Hess's early-onset Alzheimer's. The film screened earlier this year at the Middlebury International Film Festival, and it will screen again this Saturday at the Vermont International Film Festival (https://vtiff.org/events/walk-with-me/) in Burlington. Levitt and Hess split their time between Stowe and southern California.
While Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease with no cure, there is a lot of positive news right now in terms of research, medications and health guidance that can slow cognitive loss, and supports for caregivers. We discussed these bri...
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- The shop is the gift
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- 7 months ago
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- We visit a beloved gift shop at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center that’s just marked its 60th year. Plus, drought conditions persist despite a rain storm earlier this week, book banning remains rare in Vermont’s public schools while increasing in other states, Quebec officials ramp up enforcement of the province’s French language laws, and prolific Vermont author and former UVM professor David Huddle has died.
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- Censorship, imagination and healing with Vermont's literary community
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- 7 months ago
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- Censorship, imagination and healing with Vermont's literary community
