Start here if you care about taxes and affordability in Vermont's 2024 election Taxes and the cost of living rank high in Vermonters’ concerns this election season, according to what people shared with Vermont Public. Overall inflation, transportation, health care bills, and housing are among the costs putting pressure on… Oct 22 24October 22, 2024Article at Vermont Public
You may be able to see an aurora in Vermont this Saturday The aurora borealis will likely be visible throughout Vermont the night of Saturday, Oct. 5, according to a forecast by the Space Weather Prediction Center. Eric Myskowski, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Burlington office, said the… Oct 04 24October 04, 2024Article at Vermont Public
Smugglers Notch just saw its first ‘stuckage’ of the year — and that’s good news It was almost a perfect year: not a single vehicle got stuck on the three-and-a-half-mile-long Smugglers Notch segment of Route 108, a winding road infamous for the unlucky tractor-trailer truck drivers who find themselves trapped on it, requiring… Oct 01 24October 01, 2024Article at Vermont Public
Few Vermonters have flood insurance. What do they get from it? Last July, Bobbie Roehm found her building — Roam Vermont, a footwear and outdoor apparel store in downtown Montpelier — inundated with floodwater. “We had about three feet of water inside the store. When the water receded, there was a residue on… Oct 01 24October 01, 2024Article at Vermont Public
In this year’s Vermont House and Senate races, voters have more choices than they’ve had in decades More Vermont voters will have a choice of legislative candidates on their ballots this cycle than in almost four decades, according to a Vermont Public analysis of state elections data. This year, 60% of legislative seats are contested, including 24… Sep 18 24September 18, 2024Article at Vermont Public
Four Connecticut residents dead in Ferrisburgh plane crash Four people died in a private plane crash in Ferrisburgh on Sunday. The plane was discovered in a wooded area east of the airstrip at Basin Harbor Airport, where it was last seen on the runway at 12:15 p.m. Vermont State Police identified the four… Sep 09 24September 09, 2024Article at Vermont Public
Vermont missed opportunities to reduce natural disaster hazards, report finds A sample building code to make structures more resilient to natural disasters. A way to track structural development in river corridors. An inventory of floodplains storage areas that could be used to reduce the impact of flooding. These are among… Sep 06 24September 06, 2024Article at Vermont Public
State brings back popular business flood recovery grant program The state has brought back a popular grant program for businesses affected by flooding. The Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program, or BEGAP, granted $19.4 million to Vermont businesses and nonprofits last year to repair physical damage to their… Aug 29 24August 29, 2024Article at Vermont Public
Weather forecasters predict warmer, wetter fall for Vermont There’s a high probability this fall will be warmer and wetter than normal, according to a prediction from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. The center estimates Vermont has a 60% chance of higher temperatures and 40% chance… Aug 27 24August 27, 2024Article at Vermont Public
Treasurer's office collects, returns record amounts of unclaimed property Earlier this year, Montpelier firefighter Jake Larrabee says a colleague was looking through Vermont’s database of unclaimed property when he discovered a surprise. “One of our members was looking online, checked himself in the unclaimed property… Aug 26 24August 26, 2024Article at Vermont Public
MAP: How much homestead taxes went up, by town Nearly every town in Vermont saw homestead tax increases in the new fiscal year, with a few seeing increases over 30%. That’s after a tumultuous school budget voting season, when a third of school budgets failed to pass on the first attempt and the… Aug 14 24August 14, 2024Article at Vermont Public
Four years into food scrap landfill ban, Vermonters are diverting just over half of food waste Food scrap waste has decreased slightly since a law banning it from landfills went into effect four years ago, according to a recently-released report from the state. In terms of tonnage, food scrap waste in the landfill has decreased 13% since 2018.… Aug 05 24August 05, 2024Article at Vermont Public
MAP: Heavy rainfall and flood warnings in the Northeast Kingdom Massive rainfall in the Northeast Kingdom last night led to flooding this morning, with St. Johnsbury reporting a record 8 inches of rain. The town of Morgan, which also experienced flooding, reported 5 inches of rain. Flood warnings remain in effect… Jul 30 24July 30, 2024Article at Vermont Public
MAP: Flood damage reported by Vermonters More than 2,100 Vermonters have reported this month’s flooding damaged their homes, along with about 250 businesses. The state collected the reports through Vermont 211, and the data will help demonstrate the level of need required for a major… Jul 26 24July 26, 2024Article at Vermont Public
ICE deporta a familia hondureña antes de que apliquen para quedarse en Vermont Escrito originalmente en inglés por Corey Dockser, traducción al español por María Aguirre.] You can read the English version here. A comienzos del mes, Greisy Mejia, una hondureña que vivía en EE.UU. sin permiso legal, visitó el centro del Servicio… Jul 24 24July 24, 2024Article at Vermont Public
ICE deports Honduran family before they can apply to stay in Vermont Puedes leer la versión en español aquí. Earlier this month, Greisy Mejia, a Honduran living in the U.S. without legal permission, visited a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement service center in St. Albans with her 9-year-old daughter and infant… Jul 24 24July 24, 2024Article at Vermont Public
Vermont institutions affected by global IT outage Vermont was among the states affected by a faulty update to Windows servers that wreaked havoc around the world Friday morning, disrupting hospitals, airlines and governments. At Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport, early-morning flights… Jul 19 24July 19, 2024Article at Vermont Public
MAPS: Vermont communities affected by flooding Hurricane Beryl brought flooding across the northern half of the state on July 10, closing down roads on the anniversary of last year's cataclysmic flood event. Other roads were not closed down but the state advised caution due to the potential… Jul 11 24July 11, 2024Article at Vermont Public
Corey DockserCorey Dockser is Vermont Public’s first data journalist, a role combining programming and journalism to produce stories that would otherwise go unheard. His work ranges from complex interactive visualizations to simple web scraping and data cleaning.… Jul 11 24July 11, 2024Article at Vermont Public
MAP: Emerald ash borer is now killing trees in at least 68 Vermont towns The tiny insect expected to kill most of the ash trees in Vermont continues its advance, infesting trees in over a quarter of the state's towns. “We expected that it would be like popcorn across the state, where we pick up detections here and there… Jul 03 24July 03, 2024Article at Vermont Public
