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6:22

Research suggests winter rain is impacting water...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/02/21

Vermont is seeing warmer winter temperatures and more and more rain-on-snow events — which has scientists worried about snowpack. Snowpack plays a key role in storing nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus. But a national study found that rainy winter days are shifting how and when those nutrients are released

8:01

As mental health awareness increases, first...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/02/21

A recent statewide study found that first responders do not have equitable access to mental health services. Stigma around mental health and access to resources in small, rural areas are two large barriers to providing adequate care for first responders.

7:52

A Burlington apartment complex highlights the city's...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/02/20

For decades, the 11-story Decker Towers complex in Burlington has housed low-income seniors and people with disabilities. But for the last couple years, the building has been overwhelmed with people experiencing homelessness. Seven Days reporter Derek Brouwer has been covering the story, and he recently sat down with Vermont Public's Mary Williams Engisch.

5:25

25,000 low-income Vermonters may lose internet...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/02/20

If Congress doesn’t act, a $14 billion federal program that subsidizes high-speed internet for low-income households will run out of money in April. More than 25,000 Vermonters will be impacted, nearly half of whom are 50 or older.

5:55

Capitol Recap: Can Vermont lawmakers rein in Big Tech...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/02/16

A new bill would change the rules of the road for Big Tech in Vermont. It faces an almost certain legal challenge.

5:36

'Raise the Age' didn't overwhelm juvenile court, but...

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2024/02/16

The Department for Children and Families, citing staffing shortages and a lack of facilities, wants lawmakers to delay implementation of a law that would bring 19-year-olds into the juvenile justice system. But recently published research found the system wasn’t overwhelmed when Vermont brought 18-year-olds into family court.

7:05

A community of artists is evicted from 305...

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2024/02/15

For decades in Montreal, 305 Bellechasse housed dozens of renowned local painters and artists who kept their studios there. Recently, the building was sold and renovated, and the artists evicted. In "305 Bellechasse", filmmaker Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer talks to the artists.

5:44

Small talk can be awkward, but this anti-loneliness...

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2024/02/14

Nearly half of Americans admit to feeling lonely — something the surgeon general warns is bad for our health. That’s something Rutland resident Jeanette Langston is trying to address by making it easier for people in her community to connect.

3:15

Middlebury community remembers fiber artist Suzanne...

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2024/02/13

Suzanne Douglas, a professional craftsperson and Middlebury resident, passed away in January. Friends and colleagues remember the impact her artwork, and her work with the Henry Sheldon Museum, had on the community.

5:31

Meteorologist Mark Breen discusses eclipse viewers'...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/02/12

A majority of Vermont will sit in the path of totality for April's solar eclipse. Mark Breen, Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium’s senior meteorologist and planetarium director, shares important information about eclipse glasses, and the potential for clouds.

6:32

Capitol Recap: Vermont lawmakers advance school tax...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/02/09

With Town Meeting just one month away, Democratic lawmakers announced a plan to rewrite the state’s education tax laws to induce at least some districts to go back to the drawing board and cut spending. If this proposal passes, some school budget votes will be postponed until later in the spring.

8:21

Vermont lawmakers consider changing medical cannabis...

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2024/02/09

Vermont's retail cannabis marketplace now includes over 70 shops and nearly 400 growers. lawmakers are considering legislation to tweak THC potency caps. And they're eyeing big changes for the medical cannabis program.

7:15

How many Vermonters are unhoused? The state’s best...

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2024/02/08

As Vermonters get turned away from shelter, more are likely living outside — making them harder to count and harder to help.

11:48

Opening ‘Pandora’s Box’ and getting my first mammogram

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2024/02/07

Local Morning Edition host Jenn Jarecki got her first-ever breast cancer screening in Middlebury last year. And, to demystify the procedure, Vermont Public tagged along.

5:39

A device that translates light into sound helps...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/02/07

April’s total solar eclipse will cross over Vermont — and preparations for the phenomenon are well underway. Including for members of Vermont’s blind and low-vision community. Many of them are hoping to experience the eclipse with the help of a device that converts light into sound.

6:43

A Vermont family searches for answers after son’s...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/02/06

In early September, Jeffery Nichols, 35, died from a fentanyl overdose in the state prison in St. Albans after just over a day in custody. His death is being investigated by several state agencies, but those inquiries are ongoing, and the Nichols’ family is desperate to know what happened in the final hours of their son’s life.

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