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• Vermont man faces federal charge of threatening to kill the president

  22-09-2026 23:52 via vtdigger.org
  
  President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. Photo by Alex Brandon/APBURLINGTON – A Vermont man has been charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump.Keegan Lagasse, 21, of Richford, appeared late Tuesday in federal court in Burlington for a first hearing in his case. He was not required to enter a plea at the hearing. Instead, an arraignment will be set for a later date. Lagasse, a court filing stated,
  
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• Your map is not my deed

  22-09-2026 23:14 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Libby Moyer, who lives in Vershire and works in communications.I live in one of the two smallest towns in Orange County, Vermont: Vershire. About 670 of us live here, and just three buildings constitute our downtown. We are one of 30 towns whose planning maps are drawn by Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC). That is how 15 to 17 acres of private farmland here were classified and color-coded in a restrictive Future Land Use category. The map is not my d
  
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• Advocates for public buses say Vermont needs new systems for raising funds

  22-09-2026 22:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  A Green Mountain Transit bus at Burlington’s Downtown Transit Center on Sept. 22, 2026. Carly Berlin / Vermont Public
  Carly Berlin covers housing and infrastructure for Vermont Public, in partnership with VTDigger.As Vermont bus routes are eliminated or become less frequent, a new campaign is calling on state leaders to find a reliable funding source to keep buses rolling. “When a route is cut, it isn’t just a line on a map that disappears,” said Linda Bowden, a tra
  
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• Westmore residents persist in fight against proposed telecommunications tower

  22-09-2026 21:25 via vtdigger.org
  
  Balloons show where the top of proposed Westmore telecommunications tower would be. Photo courtesy of Donna Dzugas-Smith.A group of Westmore residents is continuing in their multi-year fight over a 140-foot telecommunications tower proposed to be installed just northwest of Lake Willoughby, a national natural landmark.The residents have said they do not believe the Public Utility Commission gave proper consideration to comments from the town’s planning commission, select board, town plan
  
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• Migration doesn’t follow the climate script Vermonters might expect

  22-09-2026 20:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  Dear Editor,In a recent commentary for VTDigger regarding tax loopholes for the wealthy, author Dan Jones said, “As I watch the South become insufferably hot and the West burn up, Vermont’s moderate climate looks more and more attractive. I’m pretty sure that, even with increased taxes, our well-to-do property owners won’t be going anywhere as the larger climate collapses.”Climate change is not a new factor in 2026. The U.S. South and Southwest have been heating up
  
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• A celebration of “maple-fired” punk highlights challenging times for Vermont’s live music

  22-09-2026 16:51 via vtdigger.org
  
  Dead Street Dreamers performing at The Underground, courtesy of The UndergroundFor Dan O’Day, “there’s no better feeling” than performing live music for a crowd and feeling the energy go out and come back to you. “I think about these moments of just having people sing along to your songs, know your music, cheering you on,” he said. “I think I took a lot of it for granted — that stuff that normal people don’t get to ever experience is th
  
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• Dorothy (Dot) Naylor

  22-09-2026 16:45 via vtdigger.org
  
  Born: 01/24/1939Newport, Rhode IslandDied: 09/07/2026Berlin, VermontDetails of service:There will be a Celebration of Life on June 5, 2027 at Memorial Hall on Mirror Lake in Calais.In lieu of flowers the family is asking you consider a donation to one of the following organizations:Rural School Community Alliance orNorth Calais Memorial Hall Association 207 G.A.R. Road, Calais VermontDorothy (Openshaw) Naylor of Berlin, previously of Calais, passed away peacefully at Woodridge Nursing and Rehab
  
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