Chicago heat wave and Vermont’s housing crisis – Occam’s razor

In 1995, Chicago experienced a heat wave in which the temperature reached 106 degrees, which translated into a heat index of 126, the temperature that the body felt. Within a week, the streets were buckling, the power grids failed, and over 700 people were …

Vermont H.S. playoff scores for Wednesday, March 12

Federal appeals court affirms right to prompt access to Vermont state court records

In a split decision, a federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling that state court officials in Vermont cannot delay the release of court filings until after a review by state officials. Before March 2020, Vermont’s Superior Court did not …

Vermont Cop Was Allegedly Watching Matt Walsh Video When He Hit and Killed Cyclist

A police officer in Vermont who’s been charged with gross negligent conduct after he struck and killed a cyclist with his police cruiser was playing a YouTube video in his squad car at the time of the crash, according to a report from NBC 5. That video was …

Measles case reported in Vermont

Health A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Mary Conlon, AP The Vermont Department of Public Health confirmed a measles case in a child from Lamoille County on Tuesday, following the child’s return from an international trip.  The department …

Commentary | Notes from a Vermont Activist by Nancy Braus: Fukushima still a mess after 14 years

Vermont Yankee was a nuclear reactor in Vernon, Vermont. It was opposed from the first moment of conception, and only approved by the Vermont State Legislature by a single vote. The struggle to close the aging reactor was epic in our region, and dozens of …

New Book Chronicles COVID-19 Oral Histories in Vermont

In spring 2020, as a deadly new virus raged worldwide, upending lives in countless ways, some Vermonters turned to local historians for insights on how the state weathered its last major pandemic: the global influenza outbreak of 1918 that killed more than …

Vermont Artists Make the Records of Their Dreams at the Tank

The light from a low winter sun streamed in through the windows of the massive tracking room at Tank Recording Studio in Burlington, illuminating the wood bones of the old building. Standing in a shaft of sunlight like a house cat was Ben Collette, his …

Vermont's General Stores Are Adapting to Changing Times

Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. The Benson General Store was the kind of place you would go to pick up a roll of paper towels and leave hours later, having enjoyed a long conversation with a neighbor …

Five Years After 2020, Vermont Is Still in Pandemic Recovery

I don't think it's an overstatement to describe the COVID-19 pandemic as a collective trauma. It was in Vermont, anyway. Five years ago this week began a chain of history-making events that most of us would rather forget — the psychological term is …