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8:22

StoryCorps in Vermont: Two sisters reflect on life's...

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2024/08/08

Donna Macomber and Linda Macomber discuss their bond, how they showed up for each during health challenges and what it's like working with people at the end of their life.

4:02

Bill Mares, beloved Vermont polymath, dies at 83

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2024/08/07

Bill Mares, an accomplished author and journalist, former state lawmaker, high school teacher and beekeeper, died last week. He was 83.

6:22

Recent flooding will worsen Lake Champlain water...

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2024/07/24

Scientists say that recent flooding will worsen water quality for Lake Champlain and other Vermont waterways, but it's not expected to be as bad as 2023.

4:37

More Vermont towns are turning to community nurses,...

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2024/07/23

Finding and getting medical care can be a challenge, especially for older people in rural areas. To help fill in these gaps, over a dozen towns in Vermont and New Hampshire have something called a community nurse. Some towns think this saves money by limiting unnecessary 911 calls and hospital trips.

6:33

Camp Ta-Kum-Ta celebrates 40 years of providing care...

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2024/07/22

Camp Ta-Kum-Ta provides a summer camp experience each year for children with cancer, those who are recovering and their families at their property in South Hero. They also now offer year-round programming. The camp's executive director says summer camp is a unique experience that provides children with the opportunity for connection.

8:15

New baby bonds pilot program aims to address...

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2024/07/18

Last month, H.55 became law, authorizing Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak to establish a Vermont Baby Bond Trust program and develop a pilot. The program will provide funds to young Vermonters born into poverty. Their use is limited to wealth-building activities.

5:24

'A huge relief': 2 Vermont tax sale lawsuits settled,...

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2024/07/17

A Greensboro family will not lose their 300-acre farm, and a 66-year-old woman will get back her house after the village of Orleans seized it. Both cases are tied to tax sales — a process municipalities can use to collect unpaid taxes, but that can also lead to people losing their homes.

6:06

Vermonters with flood-damaged homes face tough...

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2024/07/16

People in hard-hit Northeast Kingdom towns like St. Johnsbury, Lyndonville and Barnet are surveying damage and figuring out how they'll carry on after last week's flooding. Some are facing permanent displacement.

7:55

How climate change, location and topography...

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2024/07/15

Vermont State Climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux about the role of climate change — and geography — in the flooding Vermont saw last week.

4:17

'It's flood fatigue': What it was like for a Johnson...

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2024/07/13

Jerry Williams and Jeane Wolfe are still waiting for a buyout of their home after last year's flooding. On Thursday, they watched as the Gihon River rose again.

4:54

This Richmond couple said last year's floods prepared...

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2024/07/12

"We thought we were good," Amy Channell says. "We were all communicating with each other about what we're seeing on the news, and 'OK good. We can sleep tight tonight!' And it's like, we can't let our guard down."

5:33

After dozens of rescues and 1 death, Lyndonville...

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2024/07/12

On Thursday morning, Lyndonville was inundated with water — washing away houses, businesses and roads. Tens of residents were evacuated, and many have been displaced; one death in Lyndonville has been reported. Residents in the Northeast Kingdom town say it's the worst natural disaster to date.

4:37

'We know what we need to do.' Intervale farmers brace...

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2024/07/09

Farmers at the Intervale Center in Burlington are reflecting on the 2023 floods, while also preparing for the future.

3:39

A Calais goat farmer is still recovering from the...

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2024/07/09

When the floods washed through Calais last summer, the town lost roads, buildings and even animals. Alice Seavey-Windsinger, a goat farmer, was separated from her animals — goats, chickens and bees — as the water flowed in. A recovery mission using a canoe saved her goats, but she lost her bees. Now, one year later, Seavey-Windsinger has relocated to higher ground, but is still dealing with the physical, and emotional, impacts of the floods.

5:55

Whatever happened to Gov. Scott's big, bold idea for...

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2024/07/09

Recovery for Barre's North End neighborhood is proceeding in a much more piecemeal fashion than the wholesale transformation envisioned by the governor.

4:13

A Plainfield couple reflects on rebuilding one year...

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2024/07/08

Plainfield couple Karen Meisner and Pär Winzell's 200-year-old house was devastated by the historic 2023 flood. A year later, they share their reflections.

4:05

Weston Theater Company still hopes to reopen...

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2024/07/08

The 300-seat playhouse, which was flooded during the 2023 storms, is still dark, and the theater company is trying to come up with a plan to get it opened once again.

8:32

How this Vermont family — and Jamaican band — is...

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2024/07/05

Made up of Mikey Dyke, Judi Emanuel and their children, Caribbean Rain started performing as a formal band at the same time that the family relocated to Vermont. Following a recent health crisis, the family is more determined than ever to share their music.

6:15

Early voting has begun for Vermont's primary...

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2024/07/02

Last month, early voting started for Vermont's primary election. Vermont's 45-day window to vote either by mail or in person is the longest in the country. Primary election day is Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.

6:52

For some Vermont flood survivors, FEMA was the second...

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2024/07/01

Interviews with flood survivors, state and local officials and current and former FEMA employees reveals a pattern of administrative bloat at a federal agency that, to many Vermonters, seemed less interested in providing assistance than in finding ways to reject requests for aid.

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