Vermont
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World
By a Stream in Vermont, a Glimpse of a Plant Last Seen a Century Ago
“Are you sitting down?” Vermont’s state botanist asked a fellow plant expert after spotting false mermaid-weed last month.
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Business
Vermont May Be the Face of a Long-Term U.S. Labor Shortage
At Lake Champlain Chocolates, the owners take shifts stacking boxes in the warehouse. At Burlington Bagel Bakery, a sign in the window advertises wages starting at $25 an hour. Central Vermont Medical Center is training administrative employees to ...
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Business
After Devastating Floods, Vermont Is ‘Very Much Open’
The summer’s double blow of record rain and a plummet in tourism has the travel industry scrambling to reassure leaf peepers and winter-sports enthusiasts that the state is ready for them.
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World
What to Know About Vermont’s Devastating Floods
Forecasters are warning of more rain in the coming days after the state was inundated by a historic deluge.
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World
In Cities and Small Towns, Vermonters Reckon With the Devastation of Flooding
As floodwaters began to ebb on Tuesday, and Vermonters reckoned with the devastation of a record-breaking storm, shock mixed with a growing sense of dread at the long recovery ahead — and with a lingering uneasiness that more losses might yet be ...
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World
My Great-Grandfather’s Life in the Great Depression
This year, on the Vermont side of my family, a box of daily journals came to light after being packed away for about 90 years. They were kept by mother’s father’s father, Charles Orson Brewster, who was a successful builder in the southwestern ...