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• Muzzleloader Antlerless Deer Permit Applications Available

  26-05-2017 22:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Fish & Wildlife DepartmentMay 26, 2017
  Contacts:Nick Fortin 802-786-3860; Scott Darling, 802-786-3862
  MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont’s muzzleloader season antlerless deer hunting permit applications are now available on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website at www.vtfishandwildlife.com. The deadline to apply for a muzzleloader antlerless deer permit is August 24.
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• Gina Tron: Strengthen Vermont’s survivors’ bill of rights

  12-02-2026 02:30 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Gina Tron, a volunteer for the nonprofit organization Rise, an advocate for survivor-centered reforms, and a survivor of sexual assault. Sitting in the Special Victims Division of the New York Police Department (NYPD), I fought back tears as I scoured through mugshots, an effort the detective told me was pointless. Just a few minutes earlier, when I said I wanted to call a friend to be with me, he threatened to throw out what he termed my “iffy case.”At th
  
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• Vermont Conversation: Rep. Becca Balint warns state may be ‘in the crosshairs’ of Trump

  12-02-2026 00:59 via vtdigger.org
  
  
  U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, speaks during a press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.When Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., traveled to Minneapolis on a Congressional oversight mission several weeks
  
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• Vermont Conversation: Rep. Becca Balint on ICE, Epstein and presidential fealty

  12-02-2026 00:59 via vtdigger.org
  
  
  U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, speaks during a press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.When Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., traveled to Minneapolis on a Congressional oversight mission several weeks
  
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• As pilot program sunsets in Burlington, lawmakers look to bring ‘accountability court’ elsewhere 

  12-02-2026 00:31 via vtdigger.org
  Prosecutor Zach Weight, left, speaks during Chittenden County Community Accountability Court in Burlington on Friday, November 21, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger“I think we learned things that we already knew,” Defender General Matt Valerio told both the House and Senate judiciary committees Wednesday. Burlington’s accountability court pilot was successful, Valerio said, because it embedded social workers in the legal system. Before the court’s pilot beg
  
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• Rutland police panel drops interim from Matthew Prouty’s title, naming him permanent chief 

  11-02-2026 23:09 via vtdigger.org
  Rutland City’s new polie chief, Matt Prouty, in 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerInterim Rutland City Police Chief Matthew Prouty will soon take over the role on a permanent basis.The Rutland City Police Commission this week agreed to name Prouty to the post, effective March 1. In selecting Prouty to become the city’s next police chief, the commission opted not to conduct a wider search.“We decided this was not the time for a long, drawn-out search,” Patricia Br
  
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• Calais, Worcester residents vote against shuttering schools

  11-02-2026 22:13 via vtdigger.org
  Doty Memorial School in Worcester. Photo courtesy of Christina Pollard/The Bridge
  Calais and Worcester residents on Tuesday voted against shuttering two community elementary schools in the Washington Central Unified Union School District.In Worcester, 212 residents voted against shuttering the Doty Memorial School, while 114 approved of plans to close. In neighboring Calais, 398 residents voted against closing the Calais Elementary School, with 249 in favor.Tuesday’s results marked a reje
  
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• Marilee Kemsley

  11-02-2026 20:42 via vtdigger.org
  Born: June 3, 1954Pewaukee, WisconsinDied: Jan. 23, 2026Colchester, VermontDetails of servicesA celebration of life will be held by the family at a later date.Please share memories, stories, and photos of Marilee at www.champlaincremation.com. Marilee Conrad Kemsley (72) went home on Jan. 23, 2026, surrounded by love. She is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Michael, and their daughter, Mae Lin Kemsley Kirn, and her husband, Spencer, and her grandson, Graham.Marilee also had many
  
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• Robert David Hepburn

  11-02-2026 19:55 via vtdigger.org
  Born: July 9, 1963Worcester, MassachusettsDied: Jan. 27, 2026Eden, VermontDetails of servicesA public celebration of Bob’s life will be held later this year. In memory of Bob, please consider donating to North Country Animal League (NCAL) in Morrisville, or making a gift in his name to benefit students at Green Mountain Technology & Career Center at Lamoille Union High School (Attn: Karen Collier, 738 Rte 15 West, Hyde Park, VT 05655).Robert “Bob” Hepburn, 62, died of natu
  
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• Audrey Graham

  11-02-2026 19:09 via vtdigger.org
  Born: Oct. 8, 1919Brooklyn, New YorkDied: Jan. 19, 2026Bennington, VermontDetails of servicesGifts in memory of Audrey may be sent to All Saints Church, Scarborough Rd, Briarcliff Manor, NY (www.allsaintsbriarcliff.org) or Hudson Link (www.hudsonlink.org). The family will be arranging a memorial service in the spring.To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Audrey Graham, please visit our flower store.Audrey Clarissa Graham died peacefully and gracefully
  
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• From homelessness to college: how Matthew Carey found his calling

  11-02-2026 18:44 via vtdigger.org
  Matthew Carey graduated from online high school using the free public Wi-Fi at Brattleboro’s Brooks Memorial Library. The world was just emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, and he’d recently relocated to Brattleboro from Pennsylvania. He took the bus to the library every day to finish his classes. Matthew’s family life is complicated, as he puts it. He moved to Brattleboro with his father and his three siblings. The family was homeless and struggling financially. At that
  
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• Smugglers’ Notch Resort sold to new Burke Mountain owners

  11-02-2026 17:08 via vtdigger.org
  Skiers and boarders ride up the Madonna II lift at Smugglers’Notch Resort in Jeffersonville on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerSmugglers’ Notch Resort has sold.The mountain announced a “collaborative ownership transition” Wednesday that will move ownership from Bill Stritzler to Bear Den Partners, a ski resort operator that also owns Burke Mountain. The new owners will continue to honor existing season passes, and all employees are expected to
  
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• Smugglers’ Notch Resort sells

  11-02-2026 17:08 via vtdigger.org
  Skiers and boarders ride up the Madonna II lift at Smugglers’Notch Resort in Jeffersonville on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerSmugglers’ Notch Resort has sold.The mountain announced a “collaborative ownership transition” Wednesday that will move ownership from Bill Stritzler to Bear Den Partners, a ski resort operator that also owns Burke Mountain. The new owners will continue to honor existing season passes, and all employees are expected to
  
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• Vermont skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle scores Olympic silver in super-G

  11-02-2026 16:29 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle, a second-generation Alpine racer from Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond, repeated his Olympic medal-winning feat of four years ago by scoring silver in the men’s super-G Wednesday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.“It’s an honor,” the 33-year-old Starksboro resident could be heard saying as he received his latest medal on television after a race that combined the speed of downhill with the gate-dodging turns of giant
  
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• Immigration detentions push dozens of children into foster care, including in Vermont

  11-02-2026 14:00 via vtdigger.org
  A federal agent wears a badge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the immigration court at Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York on June 9, 2025. Photo by Yuki Iwamura/APThis story was produced in partnership with NOTUS, a publication from the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. VTDigger has partnered with NOTUS to cover federal actions affecting Vermont.At least 32 children of immigrants entered foster care over the past year after their parents were detained o
  
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• Mark Treinkman: Facts matter in the Israel-Hamas debate

  11-02-2026 12:00 via vtdigger.org
  On Sept. 19, U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt. described the Israel–Hamas war using long-debunked accusations and recycled falsehoods. Since then, a cease-fire has taken effect, and Hamas has returned all the hostages, marking what would be the first genocide in history conducted on a schedule set by its alleged victims.With the end of this two-year war, we must turn our attention to how Hamas successfully spread antisemitic hate while deceiving many leaders of the free world, despite th
  
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• Vermont develops catalog of prevetted home designs for faster building

  11-02-2026 11:00 via vtdigger.org
  Chris Yuen, Essex Junction’s community development director, writes a comment under a display of one of the home designs proposed by the state for builders to use and be able to fast-track though local zoning at an informational meeting in Essex Junction on Saturday, Feb. 7. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThis story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.In order to build the housing of the future, Vermont i
  
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• Alex Herzog: Education reform must work for rural Vermont

  11-02-2026 03:03 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Alex Herzog, director of career and technical education at Lyndon Institute.When Gov. Phil Scott delivered his 2026 State of the State address, he framed education reform — now referred to as education transformation — as a prerequisite for Vermont’s long-term economic and demographic stability. His emphasis on cradle-to-career pathways, funding equity and workforce alignment reflects a growing consensus: the state’s education system must be be
  
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• ‘Challenging to track’: Officials consider solutions to spiraling IT deficit

  11-02-2026 00:30 via vtdigger.org
  Adam Greshin, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Finance and Management on Jan. 14, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermont’s primary annual IT operations fund went from $1 million in the black three years ago to $25 million in the red last year, according to state officials.“That’s why I’m here today,” said Adam Greshin, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Finance and Management, as he spoke with the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Commit
  
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• Edwin Merton Owre

  10-02-2026 23:17 via vtdigger.org
  Born: Oct. 26, 1928
  Tillamook, OregonDied: Jan. 3, 2026
  Colchester, VermontDetails of servicesA memorial in celebration of Ed’s life will likely take place when the weather warms and the days lengthen. Details to be announced. Anyone who wishes to give a token in honor of Ed’s memory may consider donating in his name to one of his favorite charities: ‘Best Friends Animal Society’ at bestfriends.org or the World Wildlife Fund at wwf.org.Professor and career artist Edwin M
  
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• Immigration court blocks deportation of Turkish student who was detained in Vermont

  10-02-2026 23:00 via vtdigger.org
  Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk reads from a prepared statement following a court hearing outside the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Boston. Photo by Leah Willingham/APA federal immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Rümeysa Öztürk, the Turkish student who was detained last year in Vermont and other states by immigration agents.According to a court filing published Monday, the judg
  
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• Measles detected in Washington County wastewater 

  10-02-2026 22:08 via vtdigger.org
  A representation of a measles virus particle. Image via the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionVermont health officials have detected measles in Washington County wastewater.The finding triggered an alert to area health care providers, specifically those at Central Vermont Medical Center, in Berlin, to be on the lookout for the disease if patients come in with measles symptoms — which can include a blotchy rash, a high fever, dry cough and runny nose. Measles can be deadly, es
  
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• 11 arrested during ICE protest at Williston business park

  10-02-2026 21:32 via vtdigger.org
  A demonstrator is arrested at a protest at ICE’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center in Williston on Monday, Feb. 9. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerWILLISTON — A group of older adults were arrested Monday during a civil disobedience action in the Williston office park that houses a large digital surveillance office run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Eleven of about two dozen protesters were charged with trespassing, and three were issued citations and releas
  
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• Vermont’s Ben Ogden wins silver, Paula Moltzan bronze in Olympic skiing

  10-02-2026 16:19 via vtdigger.org
  Vermonter Ben Ogden celebrates after winning a silver medal in the cross-country sprint at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Tesero, Italy, on Feb. 10. Photo by Matthias Schrader/Associated PressThe Green Mountain State has scored its first two medalists at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.Fifty years after Bill Koch won the nation’s first cross-country medal, fellow Vermonter Ben Ogden became the second U.S. man to do so by nabbing silver Tuesday in the men’s sprint.
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• Heidi Schumacher: Missing school and missing out

  10-02-2026 13:11 via vtdigger.org
  Dear Editor,Your recent article on school absenteeism reflects a critical issue impacting Vermont schools and communities. Mirroring national trends, one in four Vermont students is now chronically absent, defined as missing 10% or more of the school year for any reason, a significant increase from pre-pandemic levels.As the article highlights, schools are working hard to re-engage families — and there are many bright spots to be celebrated. But the root causes of absenteeism are too big
  
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• Public pushes back on US Forest Service proposal to use controlled burns in Green Mountain National Forest

  10-02-2026 12:55 via vtdigger.org
  The U.S. Forest Service’s plan to conduct controlled burning over the next 15 years in areas near popular recreation spots Lake Dunmore and Silver Lake has faced public opposition during a comment period that ends this week.  The project, called Northern Escarpment Ecological Restoration and Fire Resilience, is designed to promote the area’s resistance to wildland fires, pest infestations and drought, the Forest Service says. The project covers four areas spanning 2,770 ac
  
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• Emma Paradis and Lisa Grefe: Nonprofits get it done

  10-02-2026 01:10 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Emma Paradis and Lisa Grefe, who are co-directors of Common Good Vermont, the state association of nonprofits, a program of United Way of Northwest Vermont.Across Vermont, nonprofits are the backbone of our communities — filling gaps, meeting critical needs and enhancing our quality of life. From disaster recovery and food access to youth programs, workforce development, arts and culture, and health care, nonprofits are people helping people — making sure
  
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• Ellen Yount named new director of the Vermont Afghan Alliance

  10-02-2026 00:41 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Afghan Alliance announced Monday the appointment of Ellen Yount of Starksboro as its new executive director, effective March 4. Photo courtesy of VAA.A former international development expert will take over as the Vermont Afghan Alliance’s new executive director, the organization announced Monday. Ellen Yount, of ​​Starksboro, will succeed Molly Gray, who announced last month that she will run for lieutenant governor. “We are excited to welcome her as o
  
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• Beta Technologies board member steps back following appearance in Epstein files

  10-02-2026 00:19 via vtdigger.org
  Dean Kamen. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/APTheo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.Dean Kamen, a director on the board of Beta Technologies, has stepped back from his role at the company after the U.S. Department of Justice released files tying him to Jeffrey Epstein.“BETA treats these matters with utmost seriousness,” the South Burlington-based electric plane company said in a statement last week. “Dean Kamen has voluntarily
  
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• Farmworkers could face declining wages in Vermont

  10-02-2026 00:01 via vtdigger.org
  Christa Alexander and her husband Mark Fasching, rear, own Jericho Settlers Farm in Jericho. Seen on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermont farmworkers could earn significantly lower wages this year under new federal rules, a shift that could affect more than 100 workers hoping to find jobs in the state this spring.  The farmworker wages fall under a federal program administered by the Department of Labor called H-2A, a temporary visa status for agricultura
  
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