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We hope we can count on your support so that the Waterbury Firefighters Association can continue to fund programs to support the training, education, wellness, safety, and retention of members, as well as provide the best level of service to our community.
There’s a more dangerous trend happening now, where TikTok videos of whooping skiers in knee-deep powder are luring inexperienced skiers and riders into Stowe’s backcountry at a time of year when the snowpack is unreliable.
Vermonters are staring down a staggering 12% property tax hike in 2026—that’s simply unacceptable. It’s a looming crisis that will squeeze working families, small businesses, and residents on fixed incomes, threatening the stability and affordability of our communities.
Authoritarianism is not just the loss of democracy, freedom of expression, or civil liberties. It can also mean horrific wars and massive loss of life. When we defend democracy, we are fighting not only for our personal freedoms but to prevent autocratic leaders from dragging us into bloody and unnecessary wars.
Hats off to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who supported efforts to nix a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to kill as many as 500,000 barred owls in California, Oregon, and Washington, in a vain attempt to reduce competition with the rarer Northern spotted owls.
America has seen its share of presidents who have displayed racist, antisemitic and misogynistic actions, behaviors and language. Some presidents have been more reserved with their values and opinions, and used coded language and “dog whistling” to let the nation know what they believed, and how they would like to be remembered.
To the Community: He was my friend, as he was for so, so many others. He made each of his friends feel they were special, as they were
Giving Tuesday isn’t about buying things. It’s about investing in people and organizations doing work we admire, believe in, and want to see prosper.
Carol Collins in South Duxbury shares an excerpt from a 1948 journal of her mother who died in 2020, close to the age of 106. The passage, Collins says, very closely mirrors her own thoughts about the world today.
The latest proposed action from the presidential administration regarding refugees would be devastating to a group in this country that has already been faced with mounting challenges this year.
Thanks to landing one of Vermont’s most prestigious fellowships for secondary school educators, we have the opportunity this school year to take a bold step to deepen student learning and engagement. We invite the community to join us.
My family’s always favored Thanksgiving over the celestial holidays like Christmas and Easter that feed a bloom of consumption. At Thanksgiving, families and friends simply gather to express gratitude, share food, and tell stories. It’s an earthbound holiday.
The AI wars are on. The battle for data to host the “smartest,” most comprehensive, machine-learning-capable Artificial Intelligence is the ultimate goal. AI destroys the soul of entire sectors and human capacity, as life is commodified and infinitely extracted for data to feed and train the AI and scale the data markets.
The Act 73 School Redistricting Task Force wrapped up its work this week, and it’s given the state a chance to rethink the course of education reform it has been pursuing for the last decade.
Vermont faces a headwind slowing its economic engine: a profound lack of housing. Without enough affordable homes, we cannot grow our workforce, increase the number of students in our schools, attract new businesses, or sustain the rural communities that make this state special.
November 24 is Public Health Thank You Day and this year it feels vitally important to speak out in support of public health professionals, given the demoralizing attacks on public health from the Trump administration and the potential impact on state health departments.
The nation and the world expect America’s presidents to be able to handle the rigors of the job. We are not well served by unelected, loyal party members who fill the vacuum created by aging presidents.
At the Vermont AFL-CIO, we work every day to support workers throughout the state and raise up their voices. Through the power of collective bargaining and union organizing, working families in the Green Mountain state can restore hope for tomorrow.
For the past 5 years, we've asked readers of all ages, "What are you thankful for this year?" We're asking again this year.
There is no reason the Fish & Wildlife Board should continue operating like a private game club where a small minority controls the process.
In summarizing a community survey to the state panel charged with reconfiguring Vermont’s school districts, Harwood School Board leaders said that district residents ‘are deeply skeptical that consolidation will result in either improved education or significant cost savings.’
Most Long Trail hikers know the motto, “A Footpath in the Wilderness.” But how many hikers know that most of the landscapes the trail traverses still lack the wildland protections envisioned by the trail’s founders?
My sincerest gratitude to our community during this uncertain time for food security. The local food shelves were blown away by the donations.
What I’m calling for is a paradigm shift in our local economies before it’s too late. That means housing and a metric ton of it.
Lead left in the field – gut piles, expended shot, or unretrieved game – poisons wildlife. Fortunately, hunters and anglers have a choice. Safe and effective non-lead alternatives are widely available, and the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife encourages their use.
With the government shutdown, many of our community members will be left without SNAP benefits starting November 1. I am proposing an emergency food drive for our local food pantries on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2.
Responding to a governor’s executive order, a number of environmental interest groups have responded with criticism without contribution – the easiest position to maintain and the least helpful for Vermonters struggling to find housing.
The Everybody Wins! mentoring program is seeking adult volunteers to read with second graders at Brookside Primary School on Thursdays, 11:15 a.m.- noon.
The land use maps that will shape future development in Vermont aren’t handed down from the State House. They’re built through local conversations where residents bring their hopes and concerns to the table. Every Vermonter has a role to play.
On Sept. 17, Gov. Phil Scott issued Executive Order 06-25, Promoting Housing Construction and Rehabilitation. It has prompted much concern among local environmental groups, legislators, and private citizens.