Real Estate
An affluent southern Vermont town considers adding housing — or keeping green space
A rendering of a potential housing development on Raptor Lane in Dorset.
News
Editorial coverage from the Vermont USA Wire newsroom.
EducationPublic phone now available in downtown Middlebury
Daniel Houghton, who teaches industrial design at Middlebury College uses the free Midd Tel phone in downtown Middlebury. Photo by Norah Khan/The Middlebury Campus
GovernmentNew Burlington police chief will face tall order
New Watervliet Police Chief Anthony Geraci speaks after being sworn in to the department at the Watervliet Senior Center on Thursday, July 25, 2019 in Watervliet, N.Y.
GovernmentBarre arena no longer on thin ice thanks to volunteers
Volunteers who helped repair the Barre ice rink gather for a photo in Barre on Friday, October 30, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
CultureWill Vermont history repeat itself with another November nail-biter?
The Rutland Herald went to press around 2 a.m., on Nov. 7, 1984, with a headline deeming Vermont’s gubernatorial race “A Draw” before switching it around 4 a.m. to report Madeleine Kunin’s victory. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger
BusinessUpper Valley’s member-owned co-op battles rising food prices
Gayle Giovanna, of Strafford, goes through her shopping list as she finds items in the aisles of the co-op in Hanover, N.H., on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. Giovanna has been a customer of the co-op for over 40 years.
CultureThe saga of a sweet turnip
A turnip dressed as a baby seen as it vies for “best dressed” in the Turnip Contest during the Gilfeather Turnip Festival in Wardsboro on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
HealthCommunity nurse programs are getting a lot of airtime this election. Here’s how they work.
Hartford Community Nurse Katie Williams talks with Joan Ponzoni in Jan. 2025, at the Bugbee Senior Center in White River Junction. File photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News
CulturePranks, parties and prognostication: The history of Halloween in Vermont
A postcard postmarked Oct. 31, 1921, in Burlington. The reverse side includes a woman’s note to a friend, reminiscing about the Halloween pranks they’d done the year before. Courtesy of Elizabeth A. Allen
CultureHigh schoolers start podcast to center young transgender Vermonters
Rafaela Botti, second from right, host of the “Transmission of Truth” podcast, speaks during a podcast release celebration at Outright Vermont in Burlington on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
GovernmentVoter voices from Milton’s Bombardier Park
Bombardier Park in Milton as seen on Oct. 29, 2026. Photo by Charlotte Oliver/VTDigger.