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5:39

New Hampshire author channels grief and honors her...

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2024/05/10

New Hampshire author, educator and comic story teller Cindy Pierce likes honesty and, when possible, a healthy splash of humor. So when her 93-year-old mother died in 2019, Pierce channeled her grief into a one-woman show that she hopes will honor her mother's life and resonate with others caring for aging parents.

5:35

Vermont is planning for a new women’s prison. Critics...

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2024/05/09

Vermont’s only women's prison is half a century old and in terrible shape. The state has set aside millions for a new facility but construction is years away.

5:51

Advocates fear public safety bill could send more...

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2024/05/08

Legislation that's up for a final vote in the Statehouse this week would allow children as young as 16 to be charged as adults for drug trafficking.

7:05

Remembering Forest Ranger Robbi Mecus: An Adirondack...

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2024/05/07

Adirondack Forest Ranger Robbi Mecus leaves a legacy that includes some of the most heroic search and rescue missions in recent decades.

6:41

Civil rights advocates urge lawmakers to add equal...

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2024/05/06

As marginalized populations ponder the future of civil liberties under a U.S. Supreme Court that’s already reversed abortion rights and affirmative action policies, the Legislature is looking to strengthen anti-discrimination laws in Vermont by adding an equal protection clause to the state’s constitution.

6:39

Capitol Recap: House and Senate divided over new...

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2024/05/03

Senate lawmakers have largely rejected proposed tax increases that would have funded more than $100 million in housing and health care initiatives.

4:33

Universities and colleges search for ways to reverse...

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2024/05/03

Admissions offices are trying everything from entrepreneurship programs to hunting classes.

5:52

Waking Windows brings music, comedy to Winooski in...

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2024/05/02

This weekend marks Waking Windows' third festival since taking two years off due to the COVID pandemic. Venues around Winooski will showcase musicians, comedians, local authors and more for the three-day event.

6:42

Microtransit ride programs fill gaps where regular...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/05/01

There are different models of small, microtransit bus services popping up across the state, and each is working in its own way.

4:34

VSP's Major Crime Unit investigates dozens of cold...

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2024/04/29

There are more than 80 unsolved homicides and missing persons cases in Vermont. These decades-old investigations present unique challenges: witnesses and detectives who worked the case may be dead, physical evidence can deteriorate and the case files can be hard to find.

6:00

Sexual violence support nonprofit HOPE Works...

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2024/04/25

Burlington-based HOPE Works is Vermont's oldest and largest sexual violence crisis center. Executive Director Natania Carter reflects on 50 years of service.

4:17

The incentive problem keeping landlords from taking...

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2024/04/24

Renters — who often foot the bill for utilities — have a lot to gain from things that save money and reduce emissions like weatherization, switching to electric appliances and other upgrades. So why is it so hard to do this work in rental properties?

7:57

Vermont voters continue to reject some school...

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2024/04/18

Roughly one in three school budgets failed in Vermont on Town Meeting Day this year. School districts across the state are now entering second and third voting rounds to get budgets approved by voters.

7:16

The Vermont Language Justice Project shares vital...

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2024/04/15

The Vermont Language Justice Project’s funding is an open question. But according to testimonials from people working in Vermont’s health, refugee resettlement and equity organizations, the project’s services are vital — and there would be a void without them.

6:11

Dartmouth astronomer says the eclipse will feel like...

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2024/04/05

For months, Vermonters have been firming up plans for Monday’s total solar eclipse — it’s for many folks a once-in-a generation event that won’t happen again in North America until 2044. Others, including Dartmouth College astronomer John Thorstensen, have been down this celestial road before. He spoke to Vermont Public's Mitch Wertlieb about his eclipse experiences, viewing them safely, and they factor into scientific research.

2:12

Getting schooled on eclipses: Addison County students...

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2024/04/05

How students at an Addison County school are learning about this once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon.

7:49

Upper Valley residents worried about mail sorting...

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2024/04/04

Host Mary Williams Engisch spoke to Valley News reporter Patrick Adrian about the proposal, which would shift mail sorting from White River Junction to Hartford, Connecticut.

6:11

How to enjoy the eclipse if you're blind? Some...

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2024/04/03

A small, hand-held device developed at Harvard University in 2017 converts changes in light into sound. Some Vermonters will use the LightSound during the Great American Eclipse on Monday.

6:03

Are you going to a solar eclipse event? Leave your...

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2024/04/03

Vermont Public's Jenn Jarecki recently spoke with Dr. Kristin Haas, the state veterinarian and director at Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, about how to deal with pets on April 8.

6:48

Vermont's post-pandemic teacher shortage has gotten...

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2024/04/02

Vermont has 10% fewer educators than it did before the pandemic. That’s the worst mark in the country, save Alaska, according to a recent U.S. Department of Education report. The decline is prompting some Vermont principals to hire teachers with fewer qualifications — and is, in some cases, forcing schools to send kids home for the day.

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