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Vermont Public News Podcast

Local news, reporting and newscasts from Vermont Public.

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As Consolidated Communications lays off workers, regulators discuss accountability policies

As Consolidated Communications lays off workers, regulators discuss accountability policies

The Vermont Community Broadband Board is discussing new polices to protect communications union districts that are worki... Read more

14 Aug 2023

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Vermont was already experiencing a housing crunch. Then came the summer floods.

Vermont was already experiencing a housing crunch. Then came the summer floods.

Even if Vermonters can’t yet put an exact number on homes lost to the floods, it’s clear that the flooding will exacerba... Read more

10 Aug 2023

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Meet the first responders who save Vermont archives from destruction

Meet the first responders who save Vermont archives from destruction

Century-old photographs and diaries sat in a water-soaked basement in Strafford for over a week. A network of volunteers... Read more

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After flooding, Vermont's rural water systems are picking up the pieces and looking to the future

After flooding, Vermont's rural water systems are picking up the pieces and looking to the future

Vermont Public's Mary Engisch speaks with Liz Royer, executive director of the Vermont Rural Water Association about how... Read more

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Cyanobacteria has already led to more Burlington beach closures than last year

Cyanobacteria has already led to more Burlington beach closures than last year

Erin Moreau, the Waterfront superintendent and harbormaster, and Megan Moir, division director of water resources for th... Read more

9 Aug 2023

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Why Vermont tribes, New Hampshire groups might claim to be Abenaki without ever proving ancestry

Why Vermont tribes, New Hampshire groups might claim to be Abenaki without ever proving ancestry

Darryl Leroux is a French-Canadian scholar who studies white settler identities. He published a paper last month in the ... Read more

8 Aug 2023

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What happened to Orange County's Wishing Falls during this summer's floods

What happened to Orange County's Wishing Falls during this summer's floods

The Wishing Falls, located between Williamstown and Chelsea, did flood a bit during the July storms. But it's still acce... Read more

8 Aug 2023

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Middlebury takes stock of last week's flood damage: 'We did get whacked'

Middlebury takes stock of last week's flood damage: 'We did get whacked'

After catastrophic flooding swept Vermont last month, the state received even more torrential rain last week. Middlebury... Read more

7 Aug 2023

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Kitty Kitty, a beloved Winooski bar cat, dies at 16 (or 17)

Kitty Kitty, a beloved Winooski bar cat, dies at 16 (or 17)

Kitty Kitty, a beloved cat who lived Last Stop Sports Bar in Winooski for more than a dozen years, died this month. She ... Read more

4 Aug 2023

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'Like we don't exist': Rural Vermont feels left out of flood recovery effort

'Like we don't exist': Rural Vermont feels left out of flood recovery effort

Flood survivors in Orleans County have finally been added to the list of people that are eligible for individual assista... Read more

4 Aug 2023

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