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By CARLY BERLIN

Earlier this year, it seemed like Corey Moquin was beginning to get his feet under him. In March, Moquin, 39, had entered Vermont’s motel voucher program after a stint at a hospital receiving treatment for his mental health. By mid-September, he had...

By PETER D’AURIA

In 2007, Vermont implemented a fee on drug companies that do business with the state.The fees, equal to 1.75% of a company’s yearly medication sales to state programs, help fund a variety of Vermont initiatives related to drug safety and substance use...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

Nearly four years ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials outlined a proposal for a line of surveillance towers along the Canadian border in Vermont and New York. Since then, VtDigger has found, the agency has been quietly making good on its...

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

Lawmakers gathered Wednesday for an annual legislative briefing, a refresher on the state’s revenues and budget with a focus on two of the most pressing topics of the day: education finance and housing.“What I would ask you is this: What is your prize...

By CARLY BERLIN

A person was found dead at an encampment behind a shopping center on Route 302 in Berlin, Vt., on Saturday night, James Pontbriand, chief of the Berlin Police Department, confirmed in a Tuesday interview.The department has released little information...

By EMMA COTTON

In April, Vermont enacted long-debated, statewide restrictions on wake boats, designed to create large wakes for recreation with a goal of preventing environmental harms. The new rule only allows wake boats in 30 of the state’s inland lakes.Now, nine...

By AUDITI GUHA

Consolidated Communications has received the green light from the Vermont Public Utility Commission to proceed with its proposed sale to a private investment company.The $3.1 billion sale to affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and British...

By SARAH MEARHOFF

When Vermont’s incoming first-term senators gathered in the Senate chamber in Montpelier this week for their new member orientation, the nine newcomers had something in common: They were all men.The new slate of senators will take their oaths of...

By ALAN J. KEAYS

A New York woman who served as the president of the union representing U.S. Department of Homeland Security workers in Vermont and New York is facing a criminal charge for allegedly embezzling from that union, resulting in a $36,000 “out-of-pocket”...

By ALAN J. KEAYS

The state will pay almost $200,000 to the parents of a 6-month-old baby who died at a Rutland child care facility to settle a suit the family brought alleging that the Vermont Department for Children and Families failed to properly investigate...

By YARDAIN AMRON

Support staff at Morrisville’s Copley Hospital voted to unionize last Thursday. The formation, which came through a decisive 68-44 vote, joins together the hospital’s nearly 150 staff with its almost 100 nurses in the regional United Nurses and Allied...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to cut the operating hours of some ports of entry between Vermont and Canada early next year, the federal agency said in a Tuesday press release.Starting Jan. 6, 2025, four Vermont crossings that are...

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

Zoie Saunders, Vermont’s interim secretary of education, has hailed the importance of data in revitalizing the state’s education system since she took office this spring.Stakeholders say they desperately need data. School districts are building...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

The parent company of Vermont Castings, a well-known manufacturer of stoves and fireplace inserts, plans to furlough most of the workers at its facilities in Randolph and Bethel around the start of next week, a company spokesperson told...

By ERIN PETENKO

More than 75% of Vermont is “abnormally dry,” and a quarter of the state is in a drought, according to the latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor. As of last week, drought conditions were worst in southern Vermont, where much of Rutland, Windsor,...

By OLIVIA HAGIOS

Department of Fish & Wildlife officials say the deer population is robust and hunters are primed for success as they head to the woods for the start of the annual deer rifle season.“There are a good number of deer out there, certainly more than we’ve...

By SARAH MEARHOFF

MONTPELIER — A week and a half after Vermont voters eviscerated their supermajority, Senate Democrats convened Saturday to reflect on their election losses and chart a new course ahead of the 2025 legislative session. They voted to retain one top...

By KLARA BAUTERS

A new initiative from the University of Vermont hopes to address the shortage of mental health professionals available to support the state’s youth.Known as the Catamount Counseling Collaborative for Rural Schools, the program plans to train and place...

By OLIVIA HAGIOS

After a 43-year run, Merrill’s Roxy Cinema in Burlington is closing, leaving the city without a commercial movie theater. The local theater announced the news Thursday in a Facebook post and expressed gratitude for everyone who visited the theater...

By KEVIN O’CONNOR

Thirty years ago, in the fall of 1994, Rutland City leaders eagerly awaited news of final plans for the cornerstone of their long-germinating downtown revitalization efforts: A new $20 million corporate headquarters for the state’s then-largest...

By SARAH MEARHOFF

Having lost six seats to Republicans last week, Vermont’s weakened Senate Democratic caucus is poised to switch up some of its leaders ahead of the 2025 legislative session — but there are no signs this week of a mutiny afoot. Senate Democrats are...