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The future of fertilizer? Pee, says this Brattleboro institute
April 29, 2024
The institute, its partners and others in the sustainability industry see the practice — dubbed “peecycling” — as a cheap, easy and less-destructive method than synthetic fertilizer.
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Torn apart by chaos in Afghanistan, a refugee family is reunited in Bennington
April 18, 2024
As Musa and Zakia Muslim Yar and their three sons made their way to the Kabul airport to fly to the U.S. in 2021, the couple got separated from their two boys amid the crush of people trying to flee the country.
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Amid Black Lives Matter flag debate, Milton school board votes to only fly U.S. and Vermont flags
April 12, 2024
Leading up to the vote, residents had been protesting and sending letters in support of keeping the Black Live Matter flag up.
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Train strikes vehicles parked too close to the tracks in Barton during eclipse
April 09, 2024
One woman suffered minor injuries.
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‘One of the most beautiful sights I’ve seen in my lifetime’
April 08, 2024
Awestruck eclipse-watchers in Burlington said the event was like “a sunset or a sunrise on each side” and “like nothing I’ve ever seen.”
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As eclipse watchers arrive in Vermont, some motel residents must pack up to make room
April 05, 2024
Annette Berry, who has been staying at the Colchester Days Inn, was among those preparing to leave. The task, she said, has become all too familiar.
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Binge drinking, alcohol use disorder in Vermont ranked among the highest in the nation
April 01, 2024
Staffers at addiction recovery centers statewide said that, since the coronavirus pandemic reached Vermont in 2020, they’ve had growing interactions with people aged 60 and older who are struggling with alcohol misuse.
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Man charged with shooting 3 Palestinian students makes first in-person court appearance
March 08, 2024
The November shooting became international news amidst the Israel-Hamas war, which is still raging in Gaza. Many activists in Burlington (pop. 45,000) and Vermont called for the act to be prosecuted as a hate crime.
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Montpelier voters approve ‘just cause’ eviction protections
March 05, 2024
Montpelier has become the latest Vermont municipality to approve the protections for renters. Despite voters’ greenlight, the proposal is likely to hit a roadblock at the Statehouse.
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Some Vermont schools have been without potable tap water for years
January 07, 2024
Multiple Vermont schools serving hundreds of students use bottled water after detecting toxic PFAS chemicals in their water system. For some, including many in rural areas, the temporary solution has become the new normal.
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Vermont Christmas tree farms grapple with a tight supply this year
December 12, 2023
Christmas trees take over a decade to grow, so distant events have ripple effects. The financial crisis in 2008, for example, is one contributor to the limited supply of trees this year.
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How a Vermonter forged a Norman Rockwell painting — and why his family is thankful
November 23, 2023
“Lucky us, we’ve got a heck of a story,” says a son of Don Trachte, the late Bennington County resident who bought the original for $900, not knowing decades of subterfuge would lead to a $15.4 million payoff.
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In the rural town of Washington, rumors fill the void as details prove scarce in the deaths of 2 women
November 10, 2023
A Sunday vigil is planned in the town’s Carpenter Park, described as “a gathering for healing from violence and trauma.” Residents say they would like to hear more from Vermont State Police.
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Plans shaping up for joint police department in St. Albans City and Town
October 31, 2023
Leaders from both communities want the expanded department to include a “street crimes” unit tasked with investigating and curbing illicit drug sales.
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Hunters find body in Plainfield, 7th suspicious death in Vermont this month
October 28, 2023
Since Oct. 5, Vermont State Police have reported seven deaths considered to be suspicious. “As far as we can tell, they are all isolated incidents with no corresponding trend that we can identify at this point,” investigators said.
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