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• A Vermonter is running for treasurer as a Progressive. The party says he’s not their candidate.

  25-08-2026 00:35 via vtdigger.org
  
  Zachary Hampl, the Vermont Progressive Party’s nominee for state treasurer, speaks during a candidate forum in June. ScreenshotTypically, the political party labels on a ballot can give voters a sense of where each candidate stands on the biggest issues. But in at least one case in this fall’s election in Vermont, it won’t be that simple.Zachary Hampl, an author and financial account manager from Rutland Town, won the Vermont Progressive Party primary for state treasurer earli
  
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• 15 years after Irene, plucky business owners recall the monster storm and its aftermath

  25-08-2026 00:08 via vtdigger.org
  
  After the floodwaters receded, the extent of the damage to the Wilmington business community became apparent. File photo by Mike Eldred/Deerfield Valley NewsThis story by John Hurdle was first published in The Deerfield Valley News on Aug. 20, 2026.WILMINGTON — Lisa Sullivan recalled the morning of Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, when raging floodwaters from Tropical Storm Irene threatened to destroy the building that houses Bartleby’s Books.Water pressure on the building was so great from t
  
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