Vermont commits $15.3M to expand heating assistance amid high fuel prices

Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger. Vermont officials approved a $15.3 million state funding package to expand home heating aid programs on Friday. The state administers lump-sum seasonal fuel assistance …

Vermont lawmakers set aside millions for home heating assistance

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - State legislators are setting aside millions of dollars to help Vermonters cover home heating costs this winter. Vermont receives some $22 million as part of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. The …

Vanishing Vermont: An advocate for farmers keeping the land

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A nonprofit that supports farmers across New England is helping Vermont farmers navigate land access, tenure and transfer. Mike Ghia is a field agent for Land for Good, a nonprofit with ideas about how the state could better …

Early voting in Vermont: See how many people have already cast their ballots

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Early voting is underway for the 2026 midterm elections in several states, including Vermont. The Get the Facts Data Team is tracking early and mail-in ballots ahead of Election Day, Nov. 3. The data comes from the University of Florida …

Vermont High School Football: Week 8 Scores and Updates

Vermont volunteers deliver beds to local families giving children a place to sleep

For many families, a bed is something that's easy to take for granted. But for some children in Vermont, having a bed of their own isn't a reality. That's why volunteers with Sleep in Heavenly Peace's Chittenden County chapter spent Friday …

Burlington student wins Vermont's 'I Voted' sticker contest

MONTPELIER, Vt. —Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas announced the winner of the state "I Voted" sticker contest for 2026. K-8 students across the state get the opportunity to design an alternative to the iconic sticker that voters …

Vermont Gas Utility Tests Geothermal Infrastructure Model

A Vermont housing project is testing whether gas utilities can finance geothermal infrastructure as building electrification reshapes heating markets. The affordable housing development is putting a different geothermal financing model to work: shifting …

Halloween Spooktacular event planned in Berlin, Vermont on Saturday

BERLIN, Vt. —Families can celebrate Halloween early at the Halloween Spooktacular event hosted by 802 Cars in Berlin on Saturday. The event will feature food trucks, live music, a trunk-or-treat, and visits from the National Guard as well as local fire and …

Magical thinking won’t fix Vermont’s problems

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