<?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>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:26:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Is it safe to eat lettuce? Upper Valley experts answer key questions on cyclosporiasis outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danielle Pappo chooses bags of spinach from Killdeer Farm and lettuce from Crossroad Farm while shopping at the Co-Op Food Store in White River Junction, Vt., on Friday, July 17, 2026. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s more fun to shop up here honestly because they have so much local stuff,&rdquo; said Pappo, of Palmer, Mass., who is staying in the Upper Valley while working as a baker at King Arthur Flour. Dawn Archambeault, director of marketing and consumer relations for the Co-op Food Stores said the groce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/is-it-safe-to-eat-lettuce-upper-valley-experts-answer-key-questions-on-cyclosporiasis-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/is-it-safe-to-eat-lettuce-upper-valley-experts-answer-key-questions-on-cyclosporiasis-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enough with the excuses. Help Vermont’s loggers.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This commentary is by William Sargent, a lifelong Vermont woodsman and the author of the memoir &ldquo;50 Years a Dirt Forester: Always Outside and Never Behind a Desk.&rdquo;Since the announcement of the closure of the Finch Paper mill in Glens Falls, New York, on July 17, I&rsquo;ve received multiple emails, texts and phone calls asking for my take on the situation.Without a doubt, it is one of the most impactful events in my 50-plus-year career as a forester in Vermont. The economic impact o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/enough-with-the-excuses-help-vermonts-loggers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/enough-with-the-excuses-help-vermonts-loggers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new Route 7 project is a waste of money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Editor,Vermont&rsquo;s federal legislators have secured $19.7 million in federal funding for reconstruction of Route 7 between Brandon and Pittsford. The goal is to add truck climbing lanes and wider shoulders for cyclists. The work will take two years and will inevitably lead to huge traffic backups during that period. In my opinion, this short stretch of road is already quite safe, and most people drive sensibly on it.<br />
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Furthermore, even after the wider shoulders are built, it w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/the-new-route-7-project-is-a-waste-of-money/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/the-new-route-7-project-is-a-waste-of-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont Conversation: ‘I’m sorry that this isn’t what we promised.’ Immigration attorney Jill Martin Diaz on fear and hope in Vermont’s immigrant community]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman&nbsp;is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen and subscribe for free on&nbsp;Apple Podcasts,&nbsp;Spotify, YouTube&nbsp;or wherever you get podcasts.Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project in Burlington in Aug. 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerPresident Donald Trump&rsquo;s immigration crackdown is intensifying. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-conversation-im-sorry-that-this-isnt-what-we-promised-immigration-attorney-jill-martin-diaz-on-fear-and-hope-in-vermonts-immigrant-community/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-conversation-im-sorry-that-this-isnt-what-we-promised-immigration-attorney-jill-martin-diaz-on-fear-and-hope-in-vermonts-immigrant-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A step forward’: Deep in the new federal housing law, changes to disaster recovery funding are brewing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sign on a flood-damaged home on Lower Main Street in Johnson pleading for a buyout from the state. Photo by Gordon MillerThree years after the July 2023 floods, communities across Vermont are still working on long-term recovery, with much of the effort focused on housing. Changes tucked into a new federal housing law could make aid for those efforts more predictable in the future.&nbsp;The new policy, part of an enormous federal housing bill that became law July 11, could smooth some of the p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/a-step-forward-deep-in-the-new-federal-housing-law-changes-to-disaster-recovery-funding-are-brewing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/a-step-forward-deep-in-the-new-federal-housing-law-changes-to-disaster-recovery-funding-are-brewing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brattleboro weighs a municipal tax hike to aid the local hospital’s endangered birthing center]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crowd of about 100 people rally July 14 in support of the birthing center at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Photo by Kevin O&rsquo;Connor/VTDiggerBRATTLEBORO &mdash; As medical groups call for higher state reimbursements to help Brattleboro Memorial Hospital&rsquo;s birthing center stay open, local leaders are debating whether to ask residents to assist by raising municipal taxes for an unspecified donation.&ldquo;The choice belongs to the taxpayer, and it&rsquo;s one that deserves an open, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/brattleboro-weighs-a-municipal-tax-hike-to-aid-the-local-hospitals-endangered-birthing-center/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/brattleboro-weighs-a-municipal-tax-hike-to-aid-the-local-hospitals-endangered-birthing-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How VTDigger prepares for the stories that make a difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[VTDigger reporter Charlotte Oliver questions U.S. Senator Peter Welch, D-Vermont, during a press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, February 6, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerDear Reader,Today, your gift can go twice as far.Thanks to two generous donors from Burlington and Addison County, every contribution up to $500 made during our July Member Drive will be matched. Better yet, every new monthly sustaining gift will be matched for the first 12 months.If you&rsquo;ve b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/how-vtdigger-prepares-for-the-stories-that-make-a-difference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/how-vtdigger-prepares-for-the-stories-that-make-a-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont is not educating students with disabilities up to federal standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education Secretary Linda McMahon arrives for a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/Associated PressVermont is not complying with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, according to a U.S. Department of Education assessment, and is at risk of losing millions in federal funding if it doesn&rsquo;t correct course.The Education Department in its assessment said Vermont &ldquo;needs i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-is-not-educating-students-with-disabilities-up-to-federal-standards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-is-not-educating-students-with-disabilities-up-to-federal-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont officials concerned as White House announces 50% tariffs on some Canadian products]]></title><description><![CDATA[People rally in support of the Canadian Freedom Convoy at the I-89 overpass between Burlington and South Burlington in Feb. 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerTheo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.The White House announced 50% tariffs on a slew of Canadian products Monday evening. The new fees will apply to a range of goods, from motor vehicles to dairy products and alcohol, and will take effect Aug. 19.The tariffs are the latest twist in more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-officials-concerned-as-white-house-announces-50-tariffs-on-some-canadian-products/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-officials-concerned-as-white-house-announces-50-tariffs-on-some-canadian-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge denies bid by suspect’s lawyers in border patrol agent killing to change records screening process]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Building in Burlington on Friday, September 5, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe defense team for a suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a border patrol agent in Vermont more than a year ago has lost its bid to change how certain records are screened before determining whether they can be released to the government.Lawyers for Teresa Youngblut in a new court filing Monday in federal court in Burlington called on Judge Christina Reiss to change the system set up last fall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/judge-denies-bid-by-suspects-lawyers-in-border-patrol-agent-killing-to-change-records-screening-process/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/judge-denies-bid-by-suspects-lawyers-in-border-patrol-agent-killing-to-change-records-screening-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont is not in trouble. Vermonters are.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This commentary is by Bob Stannard, a former member of the Vermont House of Representatives who lives in Manchester.In a recent commentary in VTDigger, the authors advocate that perhaps the only solution to Vermont&rsquo;s problems is more growth, more development. They point out the obvious: Our population is decreasing, we have fewer kids in school, and we are now suffering from regulations that deter further growth. What they fail to address is the root cause of the problems that they believ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-is-not-in-trouble-vermonters-are/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermont-is-not-in-trouble-vermonters-are/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double the limit: Vermont bets bigger cannabis buys will beat the black market]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sign for a cannabis dispensary on Church Street in Burlington on Thursday, July 9,2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerFor years, Shannon Morrill, co-owner of Something Wicked Cannabis Dispensary in Bethel, has reluctantly turned customers away.&nbsp;Their requests to buy cannabis for themselves and loved ones would tend to push them past the state&rsquo;s daily purchase limit. Now, under a new state law that took effect this month, Morrill no longer has to disappoint customers at her and her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/double-the-limit-vermont-bets-bigger-cannabis-buys-will-beat-the-black-market/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/double-the-limit-vermont-bets-bigger-cannabis-buys-will-beat-the-black-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration policy must balance dignity with the rule of law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Editor,I respectfully disagree with Pope Leo&rsquo;s recent criticism of the U.S. immigration policy. While I agree that compassion and care for migrants are important, I believe every nation has a fundamental responsibility to enforce its laws, maintain secure borders, preserve national security and protect its citizens.In considering this issue, I find the insights of St. Thomas Aquinas particularly relevant. He noted that some nations only deemed citizenship after two or three generatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/immigration-policy-must-balance-dignity-with-the-rule-of-law/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/immigration-policy-must-balance-dignity-with-the-rule-of-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal appeals court overturns Vermont judge’s ruling that released Mohsen Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mohsen Mahdawi speaks after being released in Burlington in April 2025. File photo by Caleb Kenna/VTDiggerA U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a federal judge in Vermont should not have ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist, from immigration custody last year.&nbsp;Mahdawi, a green card holder who lives in the Upper Valley, was arrested in Colchester in April 2025 while attending a U.S. citizenship interview. He was held in a Ver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/federal-appeals-court-overturns-vermont-judges-ruling-that-released-mohsen-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/federal-appeals-court-overturns-vermont-judges-ruling-that-released-mohsen-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I came to VTDigger]]></title><description><![CDATA[VTDigger reporters Shaun Robinson and Ethan Weinstein work in the cafeteria at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, January 16, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerDear Reader,When I accepted the opportunity to become VTDigger&rsquo;s CEO, I did it because I believe Vermont deserves ambitious, independent journalism.And I am asking you to help make that possible.This week, we&rsquo;re inviting 500 readers to support VTDigger. If you&rsquo;ve been thinking about making a contribution, please]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/why-i-came-to-vtdigger/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/why-i-came-to-vtdigger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New York paper mill is closing part of its operation. Vermont loggers are sounding the alarm.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A logging operation in Tunbridge in Feb. 2023. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerLoggers and foresters around Vermont say they&rsquo;re anticipating the industry will suffer after a New York paper company announced Friday that it will close part of its operation.&nbsp;Finch Paper&rsquo;s decision to close its pulp mill in Glens Falls, New York, will continue to stress Vermont&rsquo;s already burdened logging industry, warned Vermont logger Sam Lincoln.&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to have an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/a-new-york-paper-mill-is-closing-part-of-its-operation-vermont-loggers-are-sounding-the-alarm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/a-new-york-paper-mill-is-closing-part-of-its-operation-vermont-loggers-are-sounding-the-alarm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After penalty kicks in Seattle, Vermont Green FC women end first season as runners-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Vermont Green FC women&rsquo;s team competed in the USL W championship on July 18, 2026, in Seattle. Photo courtesy Kevin Ng/Vermont Green FCTheo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.When Waterbury-born Louisa Thomsen equalized for Vermont Green FC in the United Soccer League women&rsquo;s national championship Saturday, pandemonium ensued.&nbsp;The substitutes&rsquo; bench erupted, dashing to embrace the Vermonter as the clock wound down in normal ti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/after-penalty-kicks-in-seattle-vermont-green-fc-women-end-first-season-as-runners-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/after-penalty-kicks-in-seattle-vermont-green-fc-women-end-first-season-as-runners-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do animal rights groups hate Vermont?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Editor,Recent&nbsp;letters and commentaries in VTDigger&nbsp;show disdain&nbsp;and&nbsp;contempt for hunters, trappers and anglers, as well as the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.&nbsp;They use what I believe is innuendo and&nbsp;misinformation&nbsp;to make&nbsp;a case that the department doesn&rsquo;t&nbsp;serve their wishes and that those of us who hunt, fish&nbsp;and trap are&nbsp;responsible for the&nbsp;divisions in our communities.&nbsp;In a survey conducted by Responsive Manage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/why-do-animal-rights-groups-hate-vermont/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/why-do-animal-rights-groups-hate-vermont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermont’s Catholic Church aims to protect Rice Memorial High by selling the parochial school to supporters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The grade 9-12 Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington. Provided photoVermont&rsquo;s Roman Catholic Diocese, aiming to reorganize its depleting finances in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, wants to sell its parochial Rice Memorial High School to supporters to protect the 400-student, grade 9-12 South Burlington campus from potential liquidation.The state&rsquo;s largest religious denomination has asked a judge for permission to sign a contract with a new nonprofit entity, RMHS Inc., which has offe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermonts-catholic-church-aims-to-protect-rice-memorial-high-by-selling-the-parochial-school-to-supporters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/vermonts-catholic-church-aims-to-protect-rice-memorial-high-by-selling-the-parochial-school-to-supporters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Vermont’s Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, leading candidates’ past work takes center stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Molly Gray, left, and Ryan McLaren, democratic candidates for lt. governor, participating in a housing forum in South Burlington on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Photos by Glenn RussellThe two leading Democratic candidates for Vermont&rsquo;s second-highest office don&rsquo;t disagree much over policy. But they say there are key differences in the experience they&rsquo;d bring to the job &mdash; and one of them disputes who should get credit for some past successes.Molly Gray, who&rsquo;s from Newb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/in-vermonts-democratic-primary-for-lieutenant-governor-leading-candidates-past-work-takes-center-stage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/vermont/in-vermonts-democratic-primary-for-lieutenant-governor-leading-candidates-past-work-takes-center-stage/</guid></item></channel></rss>