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‘Unbelievable. Unreal’: Vermont Green FC wins national soccer championship
VTDigger - Vermont
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August 3, 2025
Scenes from Vermont Green’s championship win Updated at 11:31 p.m. BURLINGTON — Vermont Green Football Club are national champions. The Green toppled Seattle-based Ballard FC, 2-1, in Saturday night’s United Soccer League Two championship game at...
‘Unbelievable. Unreal’: Vermont Green FC wins national soccer championship
VTDigger - Vermont
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August 3, 2025
Vermont Green Football Club’s Maxi Kissel celebrates his go-ahead goal over Ballard FC in the USL League Two national championship in Burlington on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Vermont Green Football Club...
Engineer Fixes and Installs Free Pay Phones in Parts of Rural Vermont Without Cell Service
My Modern Met - California
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August 1, 2025
According to Pew Research Center, 98% of Americans own a mobile phone. Despite how common they are, cell service can be spotty—or even nonexistent—in many areas, such as long stretches of rural Vermont. Patrick Schlott, an electrical engineer,...
‘Covered Bridge Week’ kicks off, celebrating the Vermont staples
WCAX - Vermont
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August 2, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Covered Bridge Week kicks off today in Montgomery. With roughly 100 authentic covered bridges, Vermont has the most per square mile of any state. This week-long celebration celebrates the preservation of these...
In Vermont, pay phones return free of charge in cellular dead zone
The Item - South Carolina
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By AMANDA SWINHART Associated Press TUNBRIDGE, Vt. - An electrical engineer by trade, Patrick Schlott has spent countless hours tinkering with new and old technology. But it wasn't until he found himself living in rural Vermont that he realized...
Central Vermont’s newest mountain bike team builds community
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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Mac Campbell, an 11-year-old rising sixth-grader from Marshfield, is kind of nervous. He’s standing over his bike at the start of a mountain bike race, and he is fidgeting around to deal with the nerves. Fortunately, he has something major going...
Vermont amends law targeting pro-life pregancy centers
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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August 1, 2025
BRATTLEBORO — Following a two-year legal battle, Vermont officials have amended a law passed in 2023, allowing pregnancy centers to resume their work without the risk of hefty fines and service-related discrimination. Two Vermont pregnancy...
On Faith: Corporations have no morality
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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The title of this column may strike some as over the top, a bit of hyperbole. But it is not really. It is a simple statement of fact. It has to do with the difference between morality and ethics as terms with specific meanings. A good dictionary...
Agritourism brings second income to Vermont farmers
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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ROCHESTER — Liberty Hill Farm is straight out of a movie set with stately dairy cows, grandkids playing in the grass and barn cats napping on the porch of the picturesque farm house bought by Beth and Bob Kennett in 1979. Five years later, the...
Northeast Vermont Regional Hospital announces job cuts
NBC5 - Vermont
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August 1, 2025
Another Vermont hospital is facing further staffing cuts after this week's announcement about layoffs at the University of Vermont Medical Center.Officials with the Northeast Vermont Regional Hospital announced that they will cut a total of eight...
Vermont researcher warns trans adults may be at risk if access to care falters
WCAX - Vermont
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August 1, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Clinics providing gender-affirming care to youth are closing across the country to comply with President Trump’s executive orders and better position themselves to receive federal funding. At the same time, a researcher in...
Economists brief Vt. lawmakers on impact of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on state’s budget
WCAX - Vermont
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July 31, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is set to cause Vermont to lose upwards of $133-million in Medicaid funding over the next seven years, according to state officials. Vermont lawmakers on Thursday got a preview...
Vermont Attorney General settles with St. Albans Creamery over wastewater violations
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 31, 2025
The St. Albans Co-op Creamery in St. Albans on Aug. 7, 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger On Wednesday, Attorney General Charity Clark announced a $210,500 settlement with St. Albans Creamery over alleged violations of the pretreatment...
Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Vermont declines from Q4 FY2024 to Q1 FY2025
Green Mountain Times - Vermont
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August 1, 2025
The average VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) amount in Vermont during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $334,371, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.The average VA IRRRL amount in...
Will rising inventory dampen New England’s summer housing market heat wave?
Housing Wire
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August 1, 2025
It’s still a sellers market Local real estate professionals throughout the region are noticing the same trends. “We went through COVID with nine to 10 offers over every house, maybe the demand is half of that now, but there are still three or four...
Share your feedback with Efficiency Vermont
The Vermont Journal & The Shopper
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August 1, 2025
Scan this QR code to access the survey. REGION – Efficiency Vermont wants your help answering these questions as we plan for our next three years of energy efficiency programs. We want to hear from you; please take our brief survey. Scan the QR...
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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August 1, 2025
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 30, 2025 The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $2.59, expectations were $2.19. Brad Chelton: Good morning. Welcome to Scotts...
'Really terrified': Vermont lawmakers ponder state response to federal budget cuts
Vermont Public Radio
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August 1, 2025
Vermont lawmakers heard contradictory testimony Thursday as they begin the process of determining what role state government will play in addressing federal cuts to key human services programs. The Legislature’s 10-person Joint Fiscal Committee...
How Vermont’s children’s hospital is setting a national standard
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont has been recognized as one of the best states for children's health, according to a community announcement. Despite challenges such as a rising number of children and families experiencing homelessness and average outcomes in nutrition,...
Rep. Becca Balint calls for economic reforms and criticizes past tax policy decisions
Burlington Standard - Vermont
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July 31, 2025
Rep. Becca Balint, U.S. Congresswoman representing Vermont’s at-large district since 2023, has recently used her social media platform to comment on economic inequality and federal policy decisions.On July 29, 2025, Balint wrote, "A country where...