Local News Podcast
Local news, reporting and newscasts from Vermont Public.
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Thetford Academy regularly sends teams to the VEX Robotics World Championship.
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Gov. Phil Scott insists on lawmakers 'keeping our word' on education reform in State of State speechGov. Phil Scott urged lawmakers during his State of the State address Wednesday to defy political headwinds and follow through on sweeping education reform legislation that passed last year but is now in jeopardy.
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The critical first phase of Act 73 — mandatory school district mergers — has ignited fierce opposition in communities across Vermont. And lawmakers now have to confront the possibility that the reform law, enacted just six months ago, no longer has the political support needed to move forward as originally envisioned.
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The first time I met T.O., he'd just gotten out of federal prison. We talked about what it's like to get out of prison with no housing, no job and no prospects.
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NPR Morning Edition host Leila Fadel recently sat down with Vermont Public Morning Edition host Jenn Jarecki to talk about the show, working in daily news, and Fadel's reporting visit to Vermont this past April.
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In the months after they got a puppy, Chris and Beth in Birmingham, England, sent me voice recordings. Which were amazing. And I made a story with them.
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Since there's no movie theater or bowling alley or much of any formal entertainment in Chelsea, you have to make your own fun as you go along.
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Janice Lange has been sailing for most of her life. She’s an 86-year-old athlete, coach and teacher, and she teaches sailing lessons on Lake Champlain.
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This year I asked listeners to send me recordings from their Thanksgiving holiday, and I made a story with these recordings.
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In the last 10 months, federal agents have arrested more than 100 people in Vermont. Those arrests have upended the lives of individuals and the families they support, and sent shockwaves through their communities.
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Peter farmed, mostly alone, for nearly 40 years. We sat at his kitchen table and talked about what it's like to farm for a whole life, then see it go fallow.
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Grab your popcorn — daily movies are back in Burlington. The city hasn't had a dedicated movie theater since Merrill’s Roxy Cinema closed last year.