<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vermont - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Vermont with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:51:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[‘If we don’t write it down, it disappears’: Independent historian gathers Vermont veterans’ stories before they are lost to history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers salute as buglers play &ldquo;Taps&rdquo; at the end of a Veterans Day commemoration in Barre on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThis story by Danielle M. Crosier was first published in the Bennington Banner on July 15, 2026.DORSET &mdash; Charles &ldquo;Max&rdquo; Fish doesn&rsquo;t think of history as something that lives only in textbooks or timelines. For him, it lives in the voices and the stories of everyday people &mdash; the way that someone pauses b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/if-we-dont-write-it-down-it-disappears-independent-historian-gathers-vermont-veterans-stories-before-they-are-lost-to-history/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/if-we-dont-write-it-down-it-disappears-independent-historian-gathers-vermont-veterans-stories-before-they-are-lost-to-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont’s new education law pays districts to merge. It doesn’t make them save.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This commentary is by Sriram Srinivasan, a retired business executive whose analysis of Chittenden County school district consolidation has been submitted as written testimony to the Vermont Senate Committee on Education.Vermont&rsquo;s education transformation bill, H.955, is now law. Gov. Phil Scott signed it on June 18, telling districts to &ldquo;hit the ground running.&rdquo; They certainly need to: Under what is now Act 170, districts have until Sept. 15, 2026, to assign a board member to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermonts-new-education-law-pays-districts-to-merge-it-doesnt-make-them-save/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermonts-new-education-law-pays-districts-to-merge-it-doesnt-make-them-save/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Vermont’s Estey Organ Museum, many donations total $10. Then came one so big, it paid off the mortgage.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visitors can play the instruments at Brattleboro&rsquo;s Estey Organ Museum, located at the former home of the world&rsquo;s largest manufacturer of pump and pipe models. Photo by Kevin O&rsquo;Connor/VTDiggerBRATTLEBORO &mdash; Volunteers at this town&rsquo;s Estey Organ Museum are used to a symphony of sounds at the former home of the world&rsquo;s largest manufacturer of pump and pipe instruments.&ldquo;In its heyday, the Estey Organ Company factory was the beating, bleating heart of Brattle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/at-vermonts-estey-organ-museum-many-donations-total-10-then-came-one-so-big-it-paid-off-the-mortgage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/at-vermonts-estey-organ-museum-many-donations-total-10-then-came-one-so-big-it-paid-off-the-mortgage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[African high school students explore Vermont through a leadership program and cultural exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of Youth Ambassadors from several African countries tours the University of Vermont campus in Burlington on Monday, July 13, 2026. Photo by Glenn RussellWhen 17-year-old Darius Niyonkuru from Rwanda first heard he was accepted into an international exchange program and was coming to the U.S. for three weeks, he almost didn&rsquo;t believe it.&nbsp;It wasn&rsquo;t until he received his visa that he realized his dream of coming to America was finally coming true.&nbsp;&ldquo;I wanted to s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/african-high-school-students-explore-vermont-through-a-leadership-program-and-cultural-exchange/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/african-high-school-students-explore-vermont-through-a-leadership-program-and-cultural-exchange/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Trump’s priorities could put a hefty portion of federal grants in Vermont on the chopping block under proposed rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo collage by Greta Solsaa. File photos by Glenn Russell and public domain image of money.A sweeping Office of Management and Budget proposal could jeopardize federal funding for a large swath of research and programs in Vermont &mdash; from medical research at the University of Vermont, to rural hospital funding, to research on flooding. &ldquo;Unlawful DEI practices&rdquo; would face a blanket ban under the rule.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even the UVM&rsquo;s ability to construct buildings that don]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/president-trumps-priorities-could-put-a-hefty-portion-of-federal-grants-in-vermont-on-the-chopping-block-under-proposed-rule/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/president-trumps-priorities-could-put-a-hefty-portion-of-federal-grants-in-vermont-on-the-chopping-block-under-proposed-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asbestos complicates Royalton mill demolition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Windsor County Feed and Supply grain mill, built in 1909, on Pleasant Street in South Royalton, Vt., seen on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, now owned by Eric Jacobs, is being dismantled. In 1994 the organic grain supplier filed for bankruptcy following allegations of embezzlement against an employee. The building was sold to Bethel-based Tri-Org, but never operated as a mill again. Photo by James Patterson/Valley NewsThis story by Alex Hanson was first published in the Valley News on July 16,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/asbestos-complicates-royalton-mill-demolition/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/asbestos-complicates-royalton-mill-demolition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kristine Sheathelm Gerson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Born: 01/26/1957Colorado Springs, ColordoDied: 06/23/2025Charlotte, VermontDetails of service:Family and friends are warmly invited to join us in celebrating the remarkable life of&nbsp;Kristine Sheathelm Gerson&nbsp;on&nbsp;Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 11:30 a.m.&nbsp;at&nbsp;Meach Cove Gathering Space, 291 Bostwick Farm Road, Shelburne, Vermont.Celebrating the Life of Kristine Sheathelm Gerson1957&ndash;2025Family and friends are warmly invited to join us in celebrating the remarkable life of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/kristine-sheathelm-gerson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/kristine-sheathelm-gerson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to the state’s vehicle inspection system create a compromise for Vermonters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A vehicle inspection sign in the window of Brown&rsquo;s Sales &amp; Service in Windsor on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Photo by Noel Clark/VTDiggerVehicle inspections in the state are changing, making it easier and more cost-effective for Vermonters to receive their inspection stickers every year.&nbsp;Under a new state law, inspectors will fail vehicles only for an immediate safety risk, with owners being notified of any nonsafety issues. The law took effect July 1, but the Vermont Department of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/changes-to-the-states-vehicle-inspection-system-create-a-compromise-for-vermonters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/changes-to-the-states-vehicle-inspection-system-create-a-compromise-for-vermonters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does it cost to break into the Vermont Senate? In Chittenden County, campaign funds reach new heights.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic candidates in the Chittenden Central Senate district, pictured clockwise from top left, are Nikhil Goyal, Elaine Haney, And Sens. Tanya Vyhovsky, P/D-Chittenden Central, and Martine Gulick, D-Chittenden Central.Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.Early in their respective paths to primary day, state Senate hopefuls Elaine Haney and Nikhil Goyal met with veteran journalist and former Senate candidate Stewart Ledbetter. In a closely wat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/what-does-it-cost-to-break-into-the-vermont-senate-in-chittenden-county-campaign-funds-reach-new-heights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/what-does-it-cost-to-break-into-the-vermont-senate-in-chittenden-county-campaign-funds-reach-new-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Copley staffers create Green Mountain Birthing Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green Mountain Birthing Center is a new nonprofit organization in Waterbury. Photo via Hardwick GazetteThis story by Raymonda Parchment was first published in the Hardwick Gazette on July 14, 2026.In the wake of the closure of Copley Hospital&rsquo;s Birthing Center this past November, many of the nurse-midwives from the hospital have continued their efforts to provide perinatal care to area parents, with the establishment of the nonprofit organization Green Mountain Birthing Center.Advanced pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/former-copley-staffers-create-green-mountain-birthing-center/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/former-copley-staffers-create-green-mountain-birthing-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont chose belonging. Let’s keep it that way. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This commentary is by Dana Kaplan, the executive director of Outright Vermont.For transgender youth and their families, the U.S. Supreme Court&rsquo;s recent decision allowing state bans on transgender athletes to stand is painful and deeply disappointing. But it is important to understand what the court did &mdash; and did not &mdash; do.&nbsp;The ruling upheld laws in Idaho and West Virginia, finding they do not violate the equal protection clause or Title IX. It did not create a nationwide b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-chose-belonging-lets-keep-it-that-way/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-chose-belonging-lets-keep-it-that-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cumulative weight of standing there]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the middle of a bathroom break, South Burlington Deputy Police Chief Sean Briscoe remembered his body camera was on.He had slipped off to High Hat Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a martial arts studio that seeks to provide &ldquo;community, confidence, acceptance, and self-discipline,&rdquo; its website says.Briscoe&rsquo;s video was streaming live to his boss, Chief Bill Breault, at what was now a City Hall command post. Down the street, in South Burlington, a fragile standoff between law enforcement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/the-cumulative-weight-of-standing-there/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/the-cumulative-weight-of-standing-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He’s the high bailiff of Orange County, Vermont. Now, he’s in Iran — and saluting its ‘holy war’ with the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Helali, the high bailiff of Orange County, said in a post on the social media platform X that he visited Iran to attend the state funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.In Vermont, high bailiff is not a post that comes with many responsibilities.Most people who hold the county office are never called upon to carry out its duties, which include taking over for the local sheriff in the event the sheriff goes to jail or is otherwise unable to do the job. It&rsquo;s an office that flies under the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/hes-the-high-bailiff-of-orange-county-vermont-now-hes-in-iran-and-saluting-its-holy-war-with-the-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/hes-the-high-bailiff-of-orange-county-vermont-now-hes-in-iran-and-saluting-its-holy-war-with-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Vermont Medical Center names new president]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin in June 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerCentral Vermont Medical Center has named Marc Kosak, a hospital executive from Connecticut, to serve as its new president and chief operating officer, the hospital announced Wednesday.&nbsp;Kosak plans to start at the Berlin-based medical center on July 20. He most recently served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut, and as senior vic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/central-vermont-medical-center-names-new-president/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/central-vermont-medical-center-names-new-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shuttered Vermont colleges: reincarnated and repurposed.  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An aerial view of the Everett Mansion at Southern Vermont College in Bennington. Photo by SVC/Wikimedia CommonsWhere do Vermont colleges go when they die? They are resurrected as a Christian school, a luxury resort or an arts hub, if recent developments are any clue.&nbsp;&nbsp;Facing deaths by a thousand cuts due to declining enrollment, debt and loss of accreditation, seven colleges &mdash; Green Mountain College, Southern Vermont College, College of St. Joseph&rsquo;s, Marlboro College, New]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/shuttered-vermont-colleges-reincarnated-and-repurposed-/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/shuttered-vermont-colleges-reincarnated-and-repurposed-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont faces an emergency blood shortage from summer donation lull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donors give blood in Rutland, Vt., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)Alex Blair received so many blood transfusions during her leukemia treatment that she lost count after 100.&nbsp;The Cambridge, Vt., native received multiple types of blood products daily just to survive before her stem cell transplant in 2019.&ldquo;By the time that you need the blood, you usually feel pretty crappy,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;You kind of feel super tired all the time. And then right after you get th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-faces-an-emergency-blood-shortage-from-summer-donation-lull/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-faces-an-emergency-blood-shortage-from-summer-donation-lull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the day job disappears]]></title><description><![CDATA[This commentary is by Colin McKaig, a retired Vermont schoolteacher, poet and freelance writer.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is a town in Vermont where people go to cultivate their stories. Some are written, but many are painted or carved from iron and wood. Two of the most stunning that I saw were made from clay. In this time of divisive challenge, creating art is more important than ever.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Vermont Studio Center, an internationally recognized institution in Johnson, gave me and 29 other Verm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/when-the-day-job-disappears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/when-the-day-job-disappears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expedited judicial process coming to Windham County court]]></title><description><![CDATA[State&rsquo;s Attorney Steve Brown shows some of the drug evidence with Brattleboro Police Officer Seth Wild as he takes the stand during a trial in August 2024. File photo by Brattleboro ReformerThis story by Chris Mays was first published in the Brattleboro Reformer on July&nbsp; 14, 2026.BRATTLEBORO &mdash; Defendants in criminal court in Windham County will soon be resolving cases and receiving immediate services through the Rapid Accountability Docket.&ldquo;Recidivism can only be reduced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/expedited-judicial-process-coming-to-windham-county-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/expedited-judicial-process-coming-to-windham-county-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s Foundation says it will shut down amid legal dispute with parent company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two patrons enter the Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s Ice Cream shop on Church Street in Burlington. File photo by Charles Krupa/APThe Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s Foundation says it will shut down at the end of the year after its corporate parent cut off funding and evicted its three staffers Wednesday. The move leaves $600,000 a year in grants to Vermont organizations, and 40 years of the ice cream brand&rsquo;s progressive mission, hanging on a judge&rsquo;s future ruling.&ldquo;This is the other foot dr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/ben-amp-jerryrsquos-foundation-says-it-will-shut-down-amid-legal-dispute-with-parent-company/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/ben-amp-jerryrsquos-foundation-says-it-will-shut-down-amid-legal-dispute-with-parent-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge rejects bid for new lawyer by Burlington man accused of shooting three Palestinian students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason Eaton appears during his competency hearing in Chittenden Superior criminal court in Burlington in March 2026. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerBURLINGTON &ndash; A Vermont judge has denied a request for a new lawyer by a Burlington man accused of shooting and wounding three Palestinian college students more than two years ago.The ruling by Judge John Pacht during a hearing Wednesday in Chittenden County Superior criminal court in Burlington clears the way for the trial for Jason Eaton]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/judge-rejects-bid-for-new-lawyer-by-burlington-man-accused-of-shooting-three-palestinian-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/judge-rejects-bid-for-new-lawyer-by-burlington-man-accused-of-shooting-three-palestinian-students/</guid></item></channel></rss>