On Tuesday, September 15 at 10am, The Shires of Southwestern Vermont, the regional Destination Marketing Organization, will host the Vermont Travel and Recreation Council at the Manchester Community Library. Of special interest: The Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing will be…
Montpelier, Vt. – Groundwater is vital to the health, safety, and welfare of Vermont’s communities. Each year, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) asks groundwater users who withdraw more than 20,000 gallons per day to report annual usage. Groundwater users who withdraw…
Winhall, VT — Ramblin’ Roads Country Fest will make its Vermont debut at the Bondville Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 3, bringing a full day of live country music, local food, vendors, family activities and community to Southern Vermont. Presented by Ramblin’…
Funding is now available for news and information providers and community partners through the Press Forward Vermont News & Community Collaboration grant program. This is the first competitive funding opportunity from Vermont’s chapter of Press Forward, a national effort to strengthen local…
Rail trail walk kicks off a year-long geology curriculum rooted in Manchester’s marble history MANCHESTER, VT — August 31, 2026 Under a moody, overcast sky, Red Fox Community School students spent a morning last week walking the Historic Marble Rail Trail near campus…
MANCHESTER>> Green Mountain Academy welcomes multimedia artist Brece Honeycutt to talk about her long-term project, Prismatic Utopia, which explores the practical, temporal, and spiritual uses of color in the Shaker community between 1790 and 1860. The talk will take place on Thursday,…
Jay Peak, TRACK, Inc., Jasper Hill, the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association, the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative, Hill Farmstead Brewing, the Vermont Country Store, local leaders, and more will join Tuesday Welch recently announced bicameral BAD DEAL Act, a bill to repeal…
BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of over $7.84 million in new federal funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to help Vermont rebuild and recover infrastructure damaged by statewide severe flooding, landslides, and mudslides from 2017 to 2024. This funding includes $3,321,337 to Vermont Agency of Transportation…
Senators will introduce resolution upon the Senate’s return; legislation would require a report on increasing violence in the West Bank, including deaths and mistreatment of American citizens WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and seven…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reverse a recent policy that restricts states from receiving full disbursement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Homeland…