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 …

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 …

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 …

Despite discomfort, Senate committee advances Vermont’s landmark education bill, setting up clash with House

Jason Malucci, an aide to Gov. Phil Scott, speaks with Sen Seth Bongartz, D-Bennington, right, chair of the Senate Education Committee, in a hallway at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, May 16, 2025. (VtDigger - Glenn Russell) Glenn Russell—Glenn …

Vermont DEC Offers Guidance to Help Property Owners Protect Shorelands

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – May 19, 2025 Media Contact: Alison Marchione, Lake Shoreland Coordinator Department of Environmental Conservation 802-490-6128, Alison.Marchione@Vermont.gov Vermont DEC Offers Guidance to Help Property Owners Protect …

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Agrees Democrats Are ‘Threat To Democracy’

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders agreed with comedian Akaash Singh during a podcast on Monday that the Democratic Party is “a threat to democracy” based on its presidential primary process. Sanders ran for president in 2016 and 2020, with Americans …

Vermont Parks Forever has a plan to aid Vermonters to visit state parks

Vermont Parks Forever launched a pilot program offering free state park entry to low-income Vermonters. The program runs from late May through October 2025 and covers over 100,000 residents. Eligible Vermonters include those receiving state economic …

Vermont H.S. sports scores for Monday, May 19