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Vermont hospitals largely plan to break even or lose money to keep prices in check
Vermont Public Radio
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August 19, 2025
Vermont hospitals are responding to months of dire warnings about a health care affordability crisis in the state by proposing more modest budget proposals than in previous years. Hospitals presented plans for the 2026 fiscal year, starting in...
Vermont Saves retirement program gains steam with young workers
Vermont Public Radio
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August 19, 2025
More than 4,200 people have enrolled in Vermont Saves so far since the state launched the retirement savings program last year. The program aims to help the estimated 80,000-100,000 Vermonters who don’t have access to retirement plans through...
Vermontitude Episode 118: Walking for Animals
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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August 19, 2025
In this week's Vermontitude video webcast, host Peter "Fish" Case chats with Violet Zarriello, marketing director for the Windham County Humane Society. The Walk for Animals is coming up on September 13 and you can get registered here:...
Vermont unemployment rate holds steady in July
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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MONTPELIER -- The Vermont Department of Labor released data on the Vermont economy for the time period covering July 2025. According to household data, the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for July was 2.6 percent. This reflects no...
5 Best Homeowners Insurance Companies of 2025 in Rhode Island
Money Magazine - Puerto Rico
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August 19, 2025
Money’s picks for the best homeowners insurance in Rhode Island all offer standout coverage. Our list draws from our analysis for the national ranking of the best homeowners insurance providers. Below, we’ve also included other information to help...
The Vermont Country Store recognized with new Vermont roadside historic marker
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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WESTON – The Vermont Country Store’s deep roots in Vermont have long been intertwined with the state’s history. That connection has been officially recognized by the Vermont Division of Historic Preservation in a new Vermont Roadside Historic...
Community and Business News in Brief, Aug. 20, 2025
The Montpelier Bridge - Vermont
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August 19, 2025
Parkapalooza Returns for One Day Hubbard Park will come alive on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. with Parkapalooza, a free, one-day celebration at the Old Shelter and Stage. Music kicks off at 4:30 p.m. with D. Davis and Marc Gwinn, followed...
What does it take to live the dream on a Vermont sheep farm?
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Why did you launch a sheep farm? This is definitely a departure from my other interviews. I always dreamed of having a farm. I grew up on Long Island in the suburbs of New York City, but I always wanted to live in a rural area. I grew up riding...
Florida is now the 2nd most financially distressed state in the US — topped only by Texas, Google helps reveal
Yahoo Finance
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With prices rising on everything from groceries to rent amid a backdrop of economic uncertainty, many Americans are struggling to pay the bills. They’re even turning to credit to pay for essentials. A recent LendingTree survey found that...
Two Middlebury Grads Held a Luxe Vermont Summer Camp Wedding
Boston Magazine
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August 19, 2025
Real Weddings Glorious views and a laid-back vibe made Halle Gustafson and Matthieu St. Amour’s nuptials a breath of fresh air. Delivering the latest in style, inspiration, helpful tips and tricks, and everything else you need to know to plan the...
Garlic Town USA Turns 30: Vermont’s Signature Festival Returns With All-Day Music, Family Farms, and Flavor
Vermont Country Magazine
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August 19, 2025
By Ahmad Yassir, Vermont Country Magazine. The scent of garlic, the sound of live music, and the hum of community spirit will fill the streets of Bennington once again this Labor Day Weekend as Garlic Town USA celebrates its 30th anniversary on...
Financial turmoil roils state universal school meal programs
K-12 Dive
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August 19, 2025
Dive Brief: Michigan and Colorado are struggling to keep up with the costs of their statewide universal school meal programs ahead of the new school year. In an August memo, Michigan State Superintendent Michael Rice encouraged school district...
John R. Killacky: We need to support artists in Vermont
VTDigger - Vermont
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August 19, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
NotaryCam Certified to Provide Remote Online Notarization Services in Vermont
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 19, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and leading remote online notarization (RON) provider for real estate and legal transactions, its certification to perform RON services in the state of...
At this Vermont summer camp, kids with incarcerated parents ‘don’t have to hide’
Vermont Public Radio
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August 19, 2025
When a parent goes to jail, it can turn a child’s world upside down. Some 4,700 Vermont kids — one in every 25 — know what that’s like. For many kids, parental incarceration is a destabilizing, stressful and isolating experience. And the stigma...
Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund raises $250K, fueling expansion of key organization
VTDigger - Vermont
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August 18, 2025
Mere months ago, the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project was furloughing staff, reeling from federal funding cuts that slashed about half of the group’s budget. Now, the key immigration law organization helping noncitizens fight detention and...
Vermont workers allege UPS violated family leave law
VTDigger - Vermont
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August 18, 2025
Workers at two United Parcel Service package centers in Vermont are accusing their employer of violating state family and medical leave laws by using their paid time off without their knowledge or consent. UPS workers at package centers in...
Made in Vermont: Broken Shovel Brooms
WCAX - Vermont
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August 18, 2025
VERSHIRE, Vt. (WCAX) - On a hazy summer day, Meghan Carroll sets up shop on her front lawn. Donning twine, broomcorn and handmade tools, she’s building a broom in traditional Appalachian fashion. “I don’t use any sort of machines whatsoever,” she...
Becca Balint tells supporters she doesn’t take corporate PAC money. Records show it’s not that simple.
VTDigger - Vermont
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August 18, 2025
U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, at the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps farm in Richmond on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., has made a point in recent appeals to supporters that she...
Seven Can't-Miss Vermont Events This Week: August 20-27, 2025
Seven Days - Vermont
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August 18, 2025
Bike Hike Thursday 21 Once upon a time, director Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman were just starting out. Unfathomable, no? This week's edition of Flicks in the Park brings the dynamic duo's 1985 debut feature, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, to the...