 
                          Local News Podcast
                      
                  
             Local news, reporting and newscasts from Vermont Public.
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                        Vermont leaders approved a plan to use roughly $6 million in state money to pay for 15 days' worth of food benefits if the federal government shutdown continues and SNAP runs out of money on Nov. 1.
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                        Vermont hasn’t had a permanent facility for justice-involved youth since 2020. The lack of a secure facility has meant more juveniles have been held in adult prisons.
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                        Representatives from PowerTransitions have been meeting with officials in Vernon about potentially developing the 140-acre site along the Connecticut River.
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                        I asked listeners to send me recordings from wherever they were, about whatever they wanted.
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                        Town clerks and select boards say it is getting harder to run meetings and conduct town business as the vitriolic tone of political polarization continues to ramp up.
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                        State officials want to clone Jonah Richard, an Orange County native who’s building housing at a clip in the town where his family has lived for generations.
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                        It's not a nursing home. It's a house where old people live together.
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                        As the population of older adults increases and accessing long-term care becomes more challenging, demand for medical alert devices is growing.
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                        East Hardwick farmer Rob MacLeod has no more water, and like many farmers, he's heading into winter with limited feed.
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                        The medical center’s volunteer-run gift shop has a bit of everything for patients, medical staff and locals.
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                        Hearing music from an event in your life can trigger memories, emotions and stories. A new board game called "Drop The Needle" taps into that phenomenon.
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                        Christian mystic Hildegard von Bingen was a polymath. The 12th-century nun was a poet, artist, healer, philosopher and composer. On Saturday, Oct. 11, Vermont Public Classical will co-present "Hildegard Reanimated" with the Otter Creek Musical Festival.
