• Alleging illegal retaliation, union wins temporary halt to closure of St. Albans dairy plant

    Alleging illegal retaliation, union wins temporary halt to closure of St. Albans dairy plant
    Members of the Teamsters local 597 union picket outside the Dairy Farmers of America plant in St. Albans in September 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerWorkers at the Dairy Farmers of America processing plant in St. Albans can hold onto their jobs this week after a federal judge issued a restraining order to temporarily halt a planned closure.In a complaint filed Friday, the Teamsters Local No. 597 requested the order, claiming that multiple supervisors told some employees that the deci
  • Scott administration installs bird noise devices at downtown Montpelier building

    Scott administration installs bird noise devices at downtown Montpelier building
    State officials installed bird noise devices at the Pavilion Building in Montpelier this summer. David Littlefield/Vermont PublicCarly Berlin covers housing and infrastructure for Vermont Public, in partnership with VTDigger. The issue of unsheltered homelessness has landed on the doorstep of Gov. Phil Scott.The Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services has tallied numerous incidents of individuals sleeping on the porches of the Pavilion Building in downtown Montpelier, the whit

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