VERMONT – The preliminary results of a 2025 state survey show that last year’s drought cost Vermont farms more than $15.9 million. Most farmers said it was the worst drought they’d ever seen, according to the survey, which was conducted by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and the[Read More…]
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Vermont childhood vaccine policy remains unchanged
VERMONT — Vermont Health Commissioner Rick Hildebrant, MD, provided the following statement on the January 5 update by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the federal Childhood Immunization Schedule which can be found at hhs.gov/press-room/cdc-acts-presidential-memorandum-update-childhood-immunization-schedule.html “In Vermont, vaccine policy will continue to be guided by scientific evidence and informed by trusted medical organizations, including[Read More…]
Area lodging establishments saw less Canadian travel in 2025
VERMONT – Canadian tourism and spending in Vermont has fallen significantly since January, following the February announcement that the U.S, would impose a 25% tariff on Canadian imports, except oil and energy, which were to be taxed at 10%. At roughly the same time President Trump began to publicly suggest[Read More…]
Fixx elected to first Vermont Journalism Coalition board
VERMONT – The Vermont Journalism Coalition (VJC) reviewed bylaws, elected its first board of directors, established an initial legislative agenda and discussed the search for an executive director at its first meeting last Friday. Thirty-one founding VJC members include The Hardwick Gazette and many of Vermont’s newspapers, television stations, radio[Read More…]
Feds release $21 million for winter heating assistance
VERMONT – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released nearly $21 million in long-awaited federal funding for Vermont’s heating assistance programs, members of the state’s congressional delegation said Tuesday. “LIHEAP is an essential lifeline for more than 20,000 Vermont households every year,” said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders,[Read More…]
Real estate scams falling in Vermont
VERMONT – A recent report compiling national data about the growing national epidemic of real estate fraud ranks Vermont 51st out of the 50 states and District of Columbia, with a falling rate of scams involving real estate. Data from highlandcabinetry.com shows Vermont with just 17 reports of real estate[Read More…]
Local organization among grant recipients
VERMONT – The Adamant Community Club is among organizations awarded Winter Placemaking Grants from AARP Vermont. Eight organizations across the state received awards to support creative, inclusive programming that fosters community connection and combats social isolation among older adults during the coldest months of the year.The Adamant Community Club (Washington[Read More…]
Walgreens to pay $500,000 for overcharging at Vermont checkouts
VERMONT – Walgreens has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle claims of overcharging at its stores in Vermont, including in one instance where an item rang at the register $23 higher than its shelf price, the state attorney general’s office said Wednesday. “Deceptive advertising harms consumers and the marketplace, and[Read More…]
Vermont officials approve state-funded food stamps through Nov. 15
VERMONT – Vermont officials voted to fund food assistance for the first half of November on Wednesday in the absence of federal funding while the shutdown continues in Washington, D.C. At a Tuesday meeting, Gov. Phil Scott and legislative leaders on the state’s Emergency Board approved a $6 million proposal[Read More…]
Frightening fungi
VERMONT – October and fall mushroom season is upon us, and plenty of Vermont fungi are adding to the spooky Halloween vibes. While carved jack o’lanterns are lighting porches and front steps, their mushroom counterparts illuminate the forests with an eerie glow. The bright pumpkin orange Omphalotus illudens, or Eastern Jack[Read More…]
AG Clark joins lawsuit to protect critical homeland security funding
MONTPELIER – Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark, joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from unlawfully reallocating federal homeland security funding away from states based on their compliance with the Administration’s political agenda. In addition, the Administration reduced the period during[Read More…]
Vermonters set to lose Medicare Advantage option
VERMONT – Nearly all Vermonters on Medicare Advantage (MA) individual plans are expected to lose their current health insurance for 2026. New data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reveal all but one provider in the state will discontinue coverage for 2026. Neither UnitedHealthcare nor Vermont Blue Advantage[Read More…]
