Phil Scott vetoes Vermont lawmakers’ priority energy bill - VTDigger (vtdigger.org)
Vermont Passes Historic Bill to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Disasters (truthout.org)
How Union Reformers Took Over the Vermont AFL-CIO (jacobin.com)
The Rural Ski Slope Caught Up in an International Scam (www.newyorker.com)
The S.E.C. accused Stenger and Quiros of perpetrating a “massive” fraud, misusing more than half the money raised. Quiros had allegedly funnelled much of it through a variety of shell companies, and back into his own pocket—pilfering fifty million dollars, for example, to pay his taxes and to buy a condominium in Trump...
Life without a post office leaves Montpelier area residents scrambling (vtdigger.org)
Pro-Palestinian protesters confront Burlington City Council over Gaza crisis (www.wcax.com)
Video of Jewish Voices for Peace speaking at the Burlington City Council meeting....
Unwritten Requirements to Make the VSECU Class Action Waiver Official
From Montpelier Front Porch Forum (Issue No. 7318 • Sep 18, 2023):...
A monument to one of the most famous cases in medicine and psychology - that of Phineas Gage - is in Cavendish, VT near the site of Gage's injury (i.postimg.cc)
If you are not familiar with the case, you can read more on Wiki....
Visited VT for the first time... and fell in love! (i.postimg.cc)
Remote Area Medical in Bennington, Vermont, will be hosting a free dental, vision, and medical clinic on August 19 and 20. (www.news10.com)
Vermont Historical Society collecting 2023 flood records and expanding 1927 flood online collection...
Reposted from Front Porch Forum:...
Stay safe! I feel for y'all. More storms today.
We love visiting VT… I feel terrible over the storm/water damage. Another line of storms coming through Thursday evening.
Be careful today, everyone
Today’s weather event is no joke! Roads will be out across the state. Check on your elderly neighbors, have batteries and flashlights, get some bottled water. Better safe than sorry! Good luck to all!
4th of July 2023 Montpelier, VT (lemmy.world)
Credit: Montpelier Alive
A solar storm next week is expected to make Northern Lights visible in 17 states (apnews.com)
Once in a lifetime opportunity!
A Vermont police officer, aged 19, died in a crash with a burglary suspect she was chasing (apnews.com)
A Vermont police officer was killed and two other officers were injured when a burglary suspect crashed into two police cruisers pursuing him, Vermont State Police said.
Smoke and Rain
Is there a correlation between the wildfire smoke and all the rain we’re having? Could someone save me a few clicks and link an article explaining what’s going on with one or both?
Spring in Waterbury Center State Park (lemmy.world)
One of my favorite paddling areas.
VTDigger: The Vermont Creemee Database: Vote for your favorite (vtdigger.org)
Where is the best maple creamee?...
I love Vermont
My folks have a place in Weston VT right on the ridge with a great view. https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6663f0b2-21a4-424a-9ab4-5cea2743a54d.jpeg