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• PHOTOS: Warren July 4th parade draws thousands

  05-07-2026 16:51 via vtdigger.org
  
  Thousands of people participate in a Fourth of July parade in Warren on Saturday, July 4, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThousands of people lined Main Street in Warren for the annual Fourth of July parade.  Torrential rain began to fall right before the start of the sesquicentennial celebration, but that didn’t deter those marching or watching from enjoying the display. After a raucous review in the rain, the sun came out again.
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• Vermonters need to do their part to keep bears wild

  05-07-2026 16:13 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Jason Batchelder, the commissioner of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.On June 3, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department authorized the killing of a bear in Stowe that had grown dangerously comfortable seeking food around people from homes and businesses. If the past few years are any indication, by the end of summer, we will have had to put down or provide similar authorizations for dozens more bears to end acute conflicts that threaten human safety. No one
  
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• Montpelier tackles housing shortage with talks of taller buildings and simplified zoning

  05-07-2026 15:03 via vtdigger.org
  
  Multi-story apartment building on Cedar Street in Montpelier. Photo by Michael Bielawski/The BridgeThis story by Michael Bielawski was first published in The Bridge on July 1, 2026.MONTPELIER — Planning commissioners have been considering the possibility that buildings could start getting taller in Montpelier’s River District. Planning Director Mike Miller recently spoke with The Bridge about the direction in which the commission is going in terms of shaping the city’s fu
  
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• Nothing to sneeze at: Dartmouth Hitchcock is home to the region’s only pollen counter

  05-07-2026 14:30 via vtdigger.org
  
  The roof of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, is home to the only motorized pollen counter of its kind in New England. Photo by Olivia Gieger/VTDiggerLEBANON, N.H. — On the roof of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, cast against a backdrop of the Upper Valley’s rolling green hills, a green metal motor no bigger than a blender hums as its rudder directs it to spin and turn with the breeze.This unassuming device is the only one of its kind in New England.
  
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• Then Again: Lemuel Haynes — a minuteman, preacher and longtime Vermonter — puts his stamp on history again

  05-07-2026 14:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  Lemuel Haynes is featured on a new U.S. Postal Service stamp as part of its Figures of the American Revolution series, which honors 25 individuals who played important roles during the period. Photo by Mark BushnellLemuel Haynes was of two minds about the American Revolution. He was outraged by the stark hypocrisy of some of the rebellion’s leaders, slaveholders who condemned the British government for impinging on their freedoms. At the same time, however, he risked his life for the revo
  
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• Bolstered bloc of Vermont Republicans see bills repealed this year as a win

  05-07-2026 13:17 via vtdigger.org
  
  Senate Minority Leader Scott Beck, R-Caledonia, listens to discussion on the floor of the Senate on the opening day of the legislature at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerPolitical parties are quick to declare victory when the bills they support make it into law. But for Vermont’s Republican minority in the Legislature, it was the laws they succeeded in rolling back this year that seem to have the party celebrating just as much.In
  
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