The Frequency: Daily Vermont News

 Meet one woman documenting the dozens of creemees she eats every year, one cone at a time.  Plus,  The Trump Administration is threatening to pull Vermont's funding for a federal sex education program if it doesn't remove language that references gender identity, Governor Phil Scott says he thinks the state's voluntary paid family and medical leave program is off to a good start, boaters and swimmers will notice low water levels across our region ahead of this holiday weekend and for the first time in Vermont,  anglers without a license can fish for free this long weekend.

In an effort to streamline Vermont's K-12 school system, a task force of state lawmakers and retired school administrators are working to create new district maps. Plus, Governor Phil Scott says he's pleased to see many of Vermont's larger school districts restrict student cell phone use, Vermont Public announced layoffs, U-S Senators from New York Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are attempting to secure funding for airports in our region, and a portion of Montreal's Sainte Catherine Street will become a year-round pedestrian zone.

Three hydroelectric dams along the Connecticut River are being relicensed, and there are proposals to make big changes to how they operate. Plus, health insurance plans on the state marketplace are raising rates, though not as much as in recent years; Burlington City Council looks to improve safety in a major downtown park; contract disputes keep school bus drivers in southern Vermont from returning to work as classes resume; and what to expect for Labor Day travel.

A play about how Muslim families relied on a library that straddling the U.S. and Canada border during the Trump Administration's first term has taken on new meaning in the President's second term. Plus, the Scott Administration seeks federal disaster relief money to Northeast Kingdom towns recovering from flooding last month, remembering late Abenaki elder Jeanne Brink, debate continues over how to replace a statue in Burlington, state officials remind hunters about a ban on selling bear paws and Vermont musicians seek to break the record for “World's Largest Square Dance.

A visit to Brattleboro's year-round senior bowling league. Plus, Vermonters rally to show support for Brattleboro Memorial Hospital as it considers cost saving measures that include layoffs, an outside firm is being hired to develop a new visual brand identity for Vermont, the city of Vergennes and the town of Panton are in a dispute over a contested boundary, and a local volunteer organization breaks its own late-summer record with the donation of over one million blueberries. 

Examining the causes behind recent increases in wildfire smoke in Vermont. Plus, school choice advocates argue stricter rules in the new education reform law regarding where families can use publicly-funded school vouchers violate a clause in the state constitution, the head of Vermont's cannabis control board reacts to news  that the Trump administration is considering a plan to reclassify cannabis as a less harmful drug, passengers who paid for expensive last-minute airfare following the Air Canada flight attendants' strike can now apply for a refund, why the town of Pomfret is implementing traffic restrictions again this year during peak foliage season, and we consider the abrupt changes of fortune over the last week for the Red Sox and Yankees in our weekly sports report. 

Discussing new research that shows a growing number of kids and teenagers in Vermont are struggling with mental health issues. Plus, Gov. Scott disputes Trump administration claims that Vermont is illegally providing a safe haven for undocumented immigrants, hundreds of acres of land has been permanently conserved as a community forest in Wolcott, twelve of the fifteen positions being eliminated at Bennington College are union roles, the state health department says Burlington's insurance plan will provide enough coverage for the city to house a proposed overdose prevention center, and a volunteer-led effort will help connect neighbors with local farmers in Jericho and Underhill. 

We speak with the owner of a music store in Randolph about the resurgence in vinyl records, CD's, and other forms of physical media. Plus, Vermont's Secretary of State says President Trump's call for an end to mail-in voting would be unconstitutional, Vermont joins a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration from withholding over a billion dollars in federal Crime Victim Funds, the mayor of Winooski is resigning after nearly seven years in office, and two Vermonters take first prize in amateur solo bagpipe competition at Scotland's World Pipe Band Championships. 

Visiting a summer camp for young kids who have an incarcerated parent. Plus, UVM Health Network could make more than 80 million dollars in profit next year if state regulators approve the hospital's budget plans, midwives at Copley Hospital say they'll be laid off once the hospital closes its birthing center later this year in a cost-cutting move, Republican Lieutenant Governor John Rogers and Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas say they plan to run for re-election in 2026, and Quebec schools face a big teacher shortage as the new academic year approaches. 

The family of a man fatally shot by Vermont State Police while he was undergoing a mental health crisis are asking questions about why the incident led to his death. Plus, Gov. Scott denies a request from President Trump to send Vermont National Guard troops to the District of Columbia, some Lamoille County residents are asking state regulators to stop Copley Hospital from closing its birthing center, the company that purchased Gardener's Supply says only one of the store's retail locations will close down following the sale, a local music editor discusses why the popular Burlington venue Nectar's was forced to shut down, and three dogs were successfully rescued after getting stuck on a Mount Pisgah cliff ledge.

Deconstructing a home on the property of Montpelier's founding settler to its original state as a floodplain. Plus, an overnight shelter for young adults opens in St. Albans, three people have died recently in Montreal due to extreme heat, Rep. Becca Balint decries president Trump's order deploying National Guard troops to the District of Columbia as a pretext for dealing with crime, a former Vermont star college athlete and philanthropist has died, and we examine the shifts in power at the top of the Major League Baseball standings in our weekly sports report.  

Gauging the economic impact as Canadian visitation to Vermont's Northeast Kingdom drops in response to president Trump's hostile rhetoric and tariffs. Plus, the UVM Medical Center will reduce the number of patients admitted for overnight care in a cost cutting move, there's a shortage of school counselors and psychologists in Vermont as public school students prepare to return to the classroom, an international graduate student at Dartmouth drops his lawsuit against the Trump administration after getting his legal status reinstated, and Vermont's Secretary of State says she will ignore any request from the Trump administration to share Vermont voters' personal information. 

Why a New Hampshire town is pausing work on a multi-million dollar project to fix a pair of pedestrian bridges between Brattleboro and the Connecticut River. Plus, a renowned Vermont climate expert calls for a national day of activism to rally for solar energy projects amid federal rollbacks, parts of the northern Champlain and St. Lawrence Valleys have been under a heat advisory while drought conditions are being seen throughout the state, and Vermont increases the amount of Medicaid dollars people can use moving back home from long-term care facilities. 

The Montshire Museum in Norwich has what's known as a wind phone in its 100-acre forest for people who want to speak to lost loved ones. Plus, State regulators review budgets from Vermont hospitals with a requirement to keep expenses and insurance rates at no more than a three percent hike from last year, construction begins on forty new affordable housing units in Burlington, a federal lawsuit seeks to overturn a new New Hampshire law that denies state funding for schools with DEI programs, and a new poll shows more young people in Quebec want the province to become independent. 

A conversation with the retiring head of Vermont's Department of Corrections after his nearly four year tenure. Plus, Gov. Scott faces backlash for his decision to provide the federal government with the sensitive personal information of people receiving food assistance benefits, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital puts its budget before state health care regulators as it tries to mitigate severe financial deficits, housing advocates advise people forced to leave Vermont's motel voucher program to appeal to the state's Human Services Board, and Gov. Scott says he's working on a strategy to bring a good number of state employees back to work in downtown Montpelier. 

Day programs providing critical care for older adults and people with disabilities have been closing in Vermont, but efforts are underway to extend services in some areas. Plus, state officials move to expand access to Vermont's medical cannabis program, a local donation will add more than 50 acres of land to Roxbury State Forest, Vermont's Supreme Court is preparing to hear a lawsuit over who can maintain public trails that run through private land, an associate justice is set to retire from the state's high court, and we reflect on a very good week for fans of the Boston Red Sox in our weekly sports report. 

Vermont's after school summer programs are using a patchwork approach to get the funding they need to operate this year. Plus, a new affordable housing project opens in Berlin, Vermont remains on a list of states the Justice Department claims have regulations preventing the enforcement of federal immigration laws, why a former state Governor has stopped just shy of visiting every one of Vermont's 251 towns, villages, and cities, and New Hampshire becomes the first New England state to ban transgender health care for minors. 

The Trump administration demanded SNAP recipients personal data and Vermont chose to comply. Plus, Vermont's main energy sources from Canada will not be subject to new tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, Canadian authorities say they intercepted a group of asylum seekers and  potential smugglers in Quebec near the Derby Line border crossing, Only about 200 property owners have taken buyouts from flood damage in Vermont since Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and The Vermont department of health will host a free dental clinic in Hartford Village. 

Some criminal defense lawyers could go months without getting paid. Plus, Vermont gives the Trump Administration the sensitive personal data of all residents receiving SNAP benefits, Vermont officials issued an air quality alert for pollution from wildfire smoke, the state is partnering with local businesses to encourage Canadians to travel to Vermont, and Hartford high school will lose access to 12 classrooms this fall due to toxic contamination.   

How to spot old schoolhouses in Vermont even when they've long since been converted to buildings for other purposes. Plus, the Scott administration says it probably overestimated how many Vermonters will lose health insurance because of federal cuts to Medicaid, a St. Johnsbury hospital announces service closures in an effort to lower health care costs, state officials hope a chemical compound can help suppress algae blooms threatening Lake Carmi, attendance at Vermont state parks has been affected by rainy summer weather and the current political discord between the US and Canada, and our weekly sports report appears today to focus on Major League Baseball and analysis of the moves made and not made by teams at the trading deadline.

Analyzing data on the number of unhoused people in Vermont collected from a single night in January. Plus, revenues in Vermont are expected to grow by over one percent in the new fiscal year but economists warn new federal tariffs could weaken the numbers, insurance companies with state marketplace plans are proposing more modest rate hikes this year but concerns remain that they're still too expensive, the state Attorney General settles with a Saint Albans creamery over violations of its federal wastewater permit, and more than half a million liquid rabies vaccine baits will be spread across northern Vermont over the next few days. 

Speaking with the head coach of Vermont Green FC about the soccer club's chance to complete an undefeated season by winning the U-S-L League Two title this weekend. Plus, Vermont's largest hospital system is laying off nearly 80 staff members as part of an effort to rein in costs, why Vermont's criminal defense lawyers face the prospect of not getting paid until fall, the Vermont National Guard will utilize a program pairing veterans and military service members with vacant jobs, and a new mobile simulation lab will help with emergency training for the state's rural EMS companies.

The Vermont State Agency hired a man who had been ordered to pay millions for filming teens undressing. Plus, Vermont filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to overturn a provision in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"; Vermont's annual sports betting report contains some surprising trends;The city of South Burlington has hired a new police chief and a popular cliff-side hiking and rock climbing area has reopened.

 A local couple gifts their town a farm and tasks them with transforming the property to benefit their community. Plus, the head of Vermont's prison system is stepping down, federal tax credits that help Vermonters install solar panels are going away, new hunting regulations in the state aim to tackle overpopulation of deer and Dartmouth Health adds more providers.

Examining the role a new methadone clinic will play now that it's ready to treat people in Bennington. Plus, Vermont appears to have missed a mandatory deadline to curb greenhouse gas emissions this year, why regional Planned Parenthood health centers can't get reimbursed for the care they provide to Medicaid patients, health officials warn of two mosquito-borne viruses detected in St. Albans and Rutland, and state transit companies experiment with on-call bus service to help mitigate rising costs and ridership changes.

A visit with fans of the Vermont Green football club as they prepare for a first ever appearance in the USL League Two eastern conference finals against Lionsbridge. Plus, Sen. Welch floats legislation exempting small businesses from Trump administration tariffs, revenues from Vermont's lottery games have declined over the past year, South Burlington's school superintendent has resigned following months of tension with the city's Educators' Association, and we consider the wild week the Boston Red Sox had coming out of Major League Baseball's all-star break in our weekly sports report.  

Visiting some Vermont towns that are dealing this summer with a higher than usual infestation of deer flies. Plus, Vermont's Secretary of State warns federal budget cuts will make election systems here more vulnerable to foreign cyber attacks, the Superintendent of Winooski schools returns to Vermont after being detained by immigration agents this week, long time state journalist and historian Steve Terry has died, and a camera perched on an island at Lake Carmi is tracking the development of an eaglet nest. 

Recalling the life and legacy of All the Traditions host Robert Resnik, who passed away this week at the age of 72. Plus, Sen. Sanders says he'll work with senate colleagues to try and mitigate the cuts made to various health care services in the recently passed federal budget bill, an asylum seeker living in Colchester was allowed to return to his Vermont home after checking in with ICE officials but must meet with them again in the fall, St. Michael's College uses grant money to create a new emergency service program, and a new book chronicles the unique devotion some fans lavish on jam bands like Vermont's own Phish. 

A migrant worker from Mexico who's been in Vermont for nearly two decades explains his reasons for staying and working in the state even as the Trump administration ramps up its deportation agenda. Plus, a loss of grant funding threatens a Rutland organization that serves needy people more than 150 meals a day, Vermont's first restrictions on neonic pesticides go into effect, after an initial funding freeze Vermont schools will be able to access more than 6 million dollars for summer and after school programs, and music lovers throughout Vermont mourn the death of long-time folk and world music host Robert Resnik. 

We visit the Blank Page Cafe which has been serving breakfast tacos, gluten-free treats and coffee in Shelburne for nearly a decade. Plus, Essex town officials deny local approval for an Amazon distribution facility, Montpelier town officials order the removal of a homeless encampment near the downtown bus station, the Winooski-Burlington bridge projects gets federal money, and two local organizations that help people with disabilities enjoy year-round sports and outdoor recreation will merge.

Visiting a natural nighttime light show produced by New England fireflies. Plus, Vermont joins a multi-state lawsuit suing the Trump administration for canceling a program that helps towns prepare for natural disasters, the state learns federal money for tobacco control efforts may be coming soon after fearing it was lost, Quebec officials add more than 500 Million dollars to the province's education budget for the upcoming school year, a sculpture Park in Enosburg Falls hosts a Canadian artist-in-residence, and our weekly sports report focuses on baseball's annual all-star game and the ESPY award earned by Vermonter and rugby champion Ilona Maher.

The new hurdles that may have to be cleared by Vermont homeowners hit by flooding and hoping for a buyout from FEMA. Plus, Londonderry residents will vote on whether to green-light new restrictions on short-term rentals, plans are underway in Putney to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Landmark College, for a second consecutive year a record was set for the amount of unclaimed money returned to Vermonters, and a rally is held at the New Hampshire Statehouse in support of local farmers impacted by cuts to federal farming grants. 

Thousands of Vermonters could lose their federal food benefits. That's due to federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Plus, the state is offering to help homeowners repair septic systems, the head of the U-V-M Health Network talks efforts to reduce spending and there's a new resource for families of L-G-B-T-Q+ youth.  

Nearly one-quarter of emergency department visits among patients 60-and-older nationally resulted in a hospital stay. A Rutland man, worried about his widowed father, made an emergency hospital go-bag for his dad, and experts say more of us should have them. Plus, budget cuts have prompted layoffs at the Vermont Foodbank, areas of Montreal are recovering from flooding, and people who work with refugees and asylum seekers in Vermont are struggling to keep up with recent changes to federal immigration laws.

Speaking with the owners of a popular toy store that's about to close after two decades of operation in Waterbury Village. Plus, flash floods late last week destroyed homes and did severe damage in the Northeast Kingdom and Addison County, Sen. Welch introduces a bill he says would decentralize FEMA operations and streamline the disaster recovery agency, a New Hampshire man who took part in the January 6th riots at the US Capitol wants to reject president Trump's pardon, and a Vergennes state representative hopes to pass legislation calling for all campaign ads to disclose when Artificial Intelligence has been used.

Why disaster recovery officials in Vermont are worried about the federal government's future plans for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Plus, Vermont state officials say they support the closing of Copley Hospital's birthing center as a cost-saving measure, Sen. Bernie Sanders decries the changes to Medicaid in the recently passed federal budget bill, Gov. Scott makes three new leadership appointments, the Deerfield Valley News has a new owner, and we ponder whether the Boston Red Sox should trade one of their hot-hitting outfielders for pitching help in our weekly sports report. 

The difficulty in finding ways to protect state public buildings from the next big flood event. Plus, despite passage of a new state education reform law there's confusion over which private schools can still access public funds, a state trooper is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting death of a man in Putney, the Howard Center announces cuts to programs in Burlington and St. Albans due to several years of financial losses, and the Vermont Green FC soccer club remains undefeated after a win over Albany. 

A Plainfield couple whose home was severely damaged by flooding two years in a row anxiously await news on whether they'll get a FEMA buyout for the home they can't stay in. Plus, Gov. Scott's administration starts a review of the newly passed federal budget bill to assess its impact on Vermont, the health department seeks to open three new methadone clinics in communities outside the state's Hub and Spoke treatment system, Sen. Welch meets with Vermonters impacted by flooding from the past two years, and the federal budget bill makes cuts to flood research funding at the University of Vermont. 

Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark discusses why her office has joined numerous multi-state lawsuits challenging executive orders issued by president Trump. Plus, Vermont officials urge residents to sign up for the state's emergency notification system following recent deadly floods in Texas, former Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin joins the board of a national cannabis company, suggestions for what to do if baby bats have been born inside the walls or other spaces of a house, and Windsor county residents should expect delays as work is done to replace a bridge in Jericho. 

In the latest installment of our periodic series on class, we speak with writer and philanthropist Susan Ritz about the mixed blessings of being born into a wealthy family. Plus, Vermont's Attorney General explains why she felt it was important to join other states making legal challenges to the actions of the Trump administration, Vermont health officials say there won't be much impact from a recent change to federal flu vaccine policy, Montreal's new biweekly trash pick-up policy is reportedly drawing complaints from people in some neighborhoods, a new study shows snowpack that lingers into summer could protect some plant communities on Mount Washington from certain climate change effects, and we assess some of the hockey moves made and not made by teams entering the free agent signing frenzy in our weekly sports report.

In the latest installment of our periodic series on class, we welcome back Kytreana Patrick from our initial series of interviews to talk about the birth of her first child and her new job. Plus, Vermont's climate council approves a new plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, animal welfare officials provide tips for keeping pets safe and calm during 4th of July celebrations, Burlington launches a free overnight parking policy for people experiencing homelessness, and Rutland officials make moves toward cracking down on feeding birds and other wild animals in public. 

In the latest installment of our periodic series on class, Dan Sedon discusses what working as a criminal defense attorney in Vermont has taught him about social and economic status. Plus, why both Vermont's senators voted against the president's mega-bill, Gov. Scott signs potentially historic education reform legislation but stresses a lot of work still needs to be done to reduce the number of state school districts, potential record-breaking holiday traffic is expected to congest roads around New England starting today, and a Brattleboro photographer wins The Vermont Prize for visual art made by a Vermont-based artist.