After his wife's unexpected death, Dave Dauphinais is trying to preserve her beloved Tuftonboro General Store — and her legacy.由Annmarie Timmins

In the two weeks since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has released dozens of orders reshaping federal policy and agencies. A new task force created by state Treasurer Mike Pieciak is focused on helping guide Vermont residents, businesses and nonprofits through the federal transition.…

Known for his gruff-yet-sweet demeanor, Ushakov demanded the best from performers at the downtown Burlington live music venue.由Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston

Outside of Vermont, governments have bet big on encouraging modular construction to accelerate homebuilding. But there are some risks and barriers.由Carly Berlin

From work stoppages to canceled flights, here's how President Donald Trump's recent actions are impacting Vermont's refugee agencies and the communities they serve.由Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston

The inpatient psychiatry unit at Central Vermont Medical Center recently stopped admitting new patients. At the end of January, it will close altogether in an effort to save the hospital system money.由Lexi Krupp

Pandemic-era federal funding allowed Vermont to double its budget for free weatherization for low income households, and, for the first time, help people with leaky roofs or dirt floor basements. Now, a key share of that money is about to dry up.由Abagael Giles

A retail store in Middlebury, FLŌRA Cannabis, filed the lawsuit. It could have a large impact on the state's retail cannabis industry.由Bob Kinzel, Nathaniel Wilson, Jenn Jarecki

Hundreds of Afghan refugees have settled in Vermont in recent years. Now, one of those families wants to make the state feel more like home by buying a house. And they’re taking advantage of a new partnership intended to make that dream more achievable.由Adiah Gholston

Lake Morey Resort, which has been maintaining the lake's skating loop, lost their insurance coverage. But at the eleventh hour, the town of Fairlee stepped in, agreeing to maintain the ice and provide insurance coverage for the activities there.由Howard Weiss-Tisman

Obama-era rules, which Trump kept in place during his first administration, currently prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement from making arrests at so-called “sensitive locations,” including schools, churches and hospitals. But Trump reportedly wants to rescind that policy.由Lola Duffort

In Vermont, many dairy farmers don’t seem immediately concerned about losing their workforce. But farmworker organizers say they’re worried about increased immigration enforcement worsening poor conditions on farms.由Elodie Reed

Vermonters bet just over $140 million in 2024, the first year of legal sports gambling in the state. During that time, the state has worked to grow its resources for people with gambling problems.由Bob Kinzel, Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson

Death is one of the few sure things in life, but few of us talk through how we want our final days to go, or who we want to help us through them. Formalizing those things in an advance directive may be easier and more important than you think.由Nina Keck

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch says the U.S. has a role in helping rebuild Gaza, and he hopes the ceasefire clears the way for long-term work on a two-state solution in the Middle East.由Mitch Wertlieb, Adiah Gholston, Kevin Trevellyan

Rutland’s historic public library and City Hall both need lots of repairs. City officials are seeking public input on what could be a much less costly option: creating a joint downtown civic center.由Nina Keck

Vermont is rolling out its first-ever standalone incentives to help people upgrade their electrical systems to accommodate new, more efficient appliances — with the goal of cutting carbon emissions.由Abagael Giles

Increasingly common public campus closings face political and community hostility.由Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report, Liam Elder-Connors

Garden design author Gordon Hayward has been writing a series of profile pieces for the Brattleboro Reformer. He thinks knowing more about our neighbors is one way to address the global challenges we all face.由Howard Weiss-Tisman

It happens to all of us, but isn't a topic that's easy to broach: death. Then New Hampshire entrepreneur Laura Cleminson founded a social club to do just that.由Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston

A downtown apartment building stitched Plainfield together. On July 10, floods washed it away. The Heartbreak Hotel was the kind of place where neighbors saw each other every day, where generations of people, from all walks of life, found belonging and someone to wave to in the morning. Twelve people were living there at the time, and they all surv…

"Uncomfortable conversations need to happen." Raneen Salha and Sarah White discuss their thoughts, feelings and personal connections to the war between Israel and Hamas.

More than four years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the state judiciary is still struggling with an enormous backlog of criminal cases and competing public pressures around how justice should be pursued. To better understand how the system is working, Seven Days and Vermont Public embedded two reporters at the Burlington criminal courthouse for…

Two Abenaki First Nations are continuing to call for Vermont institutions not to work with state-recognized tribes, and to reconsider the process that led to the state recognizing those groups as Abenaki tribes. Those nations — Odanak and Wôlinak — are receiving a mixed response. 2024-04-02: This story has been updated to more accurately reflect th…

John Harrison traveled Vermont as a preacher in the 1880s. A racist name in town records preserved his memory. Note: This story contains sensitive material, including racial slurs. Please listen with care.

Ashley Messier is the co-chair of the Corrections Monitoring Committee in the Vermont Legislature, and she’s the reentry services program manager for Vermont Works for Women. She grew up in Essex with an abusive father and with little money, and she found herself repeating the cycle in early adulthood. This is a story about multigenerational povert…

Many people don’t want to talk about class, because class differences are the source of cultural division and tension. In this story, Erica talks with old friend Susan Randall, a private investigator based in Vergennes, about the luxuries of growing up upper middle class. "What class are you?" is an occasional series from Vermont Public reporter Er…

In 2023, around 70% of the total wealth in this country was owned by the top 10% of earners. The lowest 50% of earners only owned 2.5% of the total wealth. In this story, Vermont writer and poet Garrett Keizer, who has written extensively on the history of labor unions, talks about what happens when we address gender and race equity, but we ignore …

Stephanie Robtoy works as an account manager at Working Fields, a staffing agency that helps people with barriers gain and maintain a job. She grew up in St. Albans in a huge family of Robtoys, some of whom are pretty notorious in town for criminal activity. In this story, Stephanie talks about what it was like to grow up poor, with a last name tha…

Irfan Sehic and his family fled the war in Bosnia and arrived in Barre when Irfan was 17. He worked a number of jobs, went to college and started his own insurance agency, which he still runs out of his house. And for the last few years, he's been a club soccer coach. Irfan lives with his wife and son in Milton, and in this story, he describes the …

Who gets to decide who is Abenaki? Vermont’s four state-recognized tribes — and the state recognition law — have different definitions and criteria for what it means to be Indigenous than many Indigenous Nations. In this episode, we look at this disconnect, and lay out what’s at stake, including power, money and authority. This is Chapter Three of …

After the original group of self-proclaimed Vermont Abenaki failed to gain federal recognition, Vermont lawmakers created a state recognition process of their own. One theory in particular informed the state’s consideration: that Abenaki peoples hid in Vermont to avoid persecution, including statewide eugenics policies. In this episode, we look at …

Two Abenaki First Nations in Canada contest the legitimacy of the four groups recognized by the state of Vermont as Abenaki tribes. This is a dispute that goes back at least two decades, and has gained more prominence in recent years. In this episode, we trace Abenaki history up to 2003, when Odanak First Nation first denounced Vermont groups claim…

University of Virginia researchers say the complaint line run by the grassroots workers’ rights program Milk With Dignity improves conditions for both farmworkers and farm owners. But the program currently only covers one-fifth of Vermont’s dairy industry. Read more from Vermont Public's Elodie Reed.…

Giuliano Cecchinelli is part of a long legacy of Italian stone carvers in Barre, craftsmen whose skill transformed an industry and made the small central Vermont town the “Granite Capital of the World.” In the early 20th century, Barre was a booming industry town. Thousands of workers spent their days making monuments. The railroad chugged into tow…

How the events of last year changed Vermont schools and law enforcement. Also - where's Jack?

How do you know if a young person is plotting a school massacre? And what do you do then?

How a Republican governor who had been rated "A" by the NRA decided that Vermont, one of the most gun-friendly states in the nation, needed gun control laws.

When does planning a school shooting become attempted murder? The question went all the way to the Vermont Supreme Court.

Jack Sawyer’s journal contained a startling confession. It landed him in jail, and sent shockwaves through the state of Vermont.

Who is Jack Sawyer, and why did he want to kill his former classmates?

Coming September 6 from Vermont Public Radio.