Vermonters were urged to conserve electricity during this week’s sweltering heat — with a goal to save their fellow ratepayers money long-term. The Vermont Electric Co-op was among the utilities asking ratepayers to make slight adjustments to their routines on these ultra-hot days, especially from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, when power usage is predicted to spike regionally. Andrea...

The neighboring Vermont cities of Winooski and Burlington are working toward creating even more welcoming spaces for all residents and visitors. Winooski raised the Pride Progress flag Monday, aiming to show the city is a welcoming place for LGBTQ+ people, as well as for members of other historically marginalized groups. “Hate has no place in our communities,” insisted Rep. Taylor…

A project in Burlington, Vermont, is using art to uplift a hard-working charity, while helping that nonprofit with a job its own tight budget wouldn’t otherwise have had room for. “It’s popping out now,” said Midhat Hadzic of Feeding Chittenden, Vermont’s largest provider of direct emergency food support, referring to how the nonprofit’s formerly drab and gray building is...

A woman from Vermont’s largest city will be competing in the Tokyo Olympics, which start July 23. “I think we have built a great team—a really strong team that has a chance to medal and to get that gold,” Ilona Maher of Burlington said of the U.S. Women’s Rugby Team. Maher, 25, is now practicing in Southern California, where...

A future Olympian’s hometown in northern Vermont is buzzing with excitement following her record-breaking qualifying race Monday night.

The longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate said Monday the nation needs to invest in semiconductor manufacturing, calling those factories and their output key to the operations of the economy and security. GlobalFoundries, a major Vermont employer and manufacturer of semiconductors, then said such investments would help it expand and update its U.S. plants. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, added...

The historic but controversial name of a brook in southeastern Vermont was the topic of an emotional discussion Thursday in Barre. For roughly two and a half hours, people discussed the small waterway long known as Negro Brook, and the consensus was that the name should change. However, a proposed replacement name was shot down. “Why can’t we just...

A Vermont dairy farm has won a national award for its environmental practices, which the farmers say should aid the fight against climate change and protect water quality. “It’s been quite challenging,” Chase Goodrich said of the business of dairy farming in recent years. “It’s been a fight for survival, for sure.” With rising supply costs and consumers increasingly...

Vermont’s Route 100 is famous as a scenic drive or bike route, winding past waterfalls and mountain ranges and through quaint towns. Emily Levan and her husband, Brad Johnson, are now experiencing it on foot.  The couple from Northfield in central Vermont is tackling the impressive feat this week to raising money for a good cause — while getting quite…

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Monday announced he was lifting all remaining COVID-19 restrictions, effective immediately, after the state crossed a major vaccination milestone. Scott said the move was possible because the state had reached its goal of having 80% of its eligible population receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “You’ve done it better than any place…