GlobalFoundries to invest $16B in chip manufacturing in New York and Vermont

Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. Global Foundries in Essex Junction in October 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerUpdated 2:21 p.m. GlobalFoundries …

Canadian wildfires smoke brings haze to Vermont and Northern New York

Don't be surprised if you see hazy skies in Vermont and New York -- the haze comes from Canadian wildfires.Officials say cloudy skies may linger as smoke from the wildfires in Manitoba moves over our region. Officials says air quality is expected to …

Vermont H.S. playoff sports scores for Wednesday, June 4

The 2025 Vermont high school spring playoffs have begun. See below for scores, schedules and game details (statistical leaders, game notes) from baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis and Ultimate. TO REPORT SCORES Coaches or team representatives are asked …

Vermont Music News: A New 'Burlington Does Burlington' Comp

Burlington singer-songwriter and Eastern Mountain Time head honcho Sean Hood is tired of hearing about the rough state of the local music scene — and he's doing something about it! Last week, Hood released Burlington Does Burlington: A Compilation, …

Lawmakers Consider Bringing Catamounts Back to Vermont

When Alexander Crowell shot Vermont's last documented catamount in 1881 on a snowy Thanksgiving morning in Barnard, a local newspaper portrayed the hunter as heroic and his 182-pound prey as a monster. "He had killed many sheep and lambs in …

Myths Take Flight at Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington

Birds aren't real. So says a satirical conspiracy theory claiming that the U.S. government has replaced all birds with surveillance drones. It started as a joke in 2017 and flew across the internet like a murmuration of starlings. Evidence for the …

GlobalFoundries adds $3B to previously planned investments in New York, Vermont

15 new Vermont roadside historic sites markers to debut 

Woodstock, Killington, Pittsford among towns to post markers this year honoring historic events, people, places The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation announces the installation of 15 new roadside historic sites markers for 2025. These iconic green …

Vermont gets $23 million from ongoing settlement with tobacco manufacturers

Attorney General Charity Clark announced last month that Vermont received a total of $23,132,483.92 from tobacco manufacturers under the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). Annually, Vermont receives monies from tobacco manufacturers from the MSA, …

Wetland maps improved for over 20% of Vermont

Public is invited to comment on draft updates, presentation in Brandon held June 5 The Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invites the public to comment on draft updates to the state wetland maps in 107 towns. The map update covers over 20% …