2 transfers commit to Vermont basketball on same day

In the span of an hour on May 17, Vermont basketball landed two transfers to join the 2025-26 Catamount program. Ben Johnson, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound guard from Bellarmine, and Chris Kuzemka, a 6-foot, 180-pound guard from Loyola, committed to Vermont over …

Vermont property tax increase set at 1%

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont property taxes will only go up 1% this year. It’s a big difference from last year’s 14% increase. A bill signed by the governor on Monday buys down property taxes from their expected increase of 6% to just 1%. The measure …

New data shows drop in opioid overdose deaths in Vermont

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - New data from the Vermont Department of Health shows opioid overdose deaths in Vermont went down significantly in 2024. According to the numbers, 2024 marked a 22% decrease from the year prior. It’s the second year in a row that …

Palestinian student freed by judge in Vermont celebrates graduation

NEW YORK (AP) — Less than three weeks after his release from an immigration jail, the Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi strode across the graduation stage at Columbia University on Monday morning, savoring a moment the Trump administration had fought to …

Vermont State Police Watch Commander schedule, May 19-25, 2025

  STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE   Watch Commander Schedule for the week of May 19-25, 2025.    Please follow the attached instructions for contacting the Watch Commanders.   Watch Commander – North Capt. Matt Daley …

Will tiff over tax tool scuttle key Vermont housing bill?

Freed Palestinian student arrested in Vermont celebrates graduation

Vermont State University Castleton graduates nearly 400 in Saturday ceremony

CASLETON — Nearly 400 graduates were honored for their years of dedication at Vermont State University Castleton’s 238th commencement ceremony on Saturday. Held under a partly cloudy sky at the Castleton Pavilion, the event celebrated the second class to …

Vermont governor sounds alarm on housing issues

Vermont currently operates with divided government: while the governor’s mansion is inhabited by a Republican, both houses of the legislature maintain Democratic majorities. But Scott is a political moderate and disclosed that he voted for the Democratic …

AMOC* Raises a Toast to Its Journey From a Vermont Barn to Lincoln Center

Adam Charlap Hyman, Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, and Alyse Archer-Coité at 102 Franklin. All photography courtesy of AMOC*.No party dedicated to contemporary opera would be complete without a grand gesture. On Friday night, interior designer and Charlap …