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by Maggie Lenz and Gwynn Zakov Last Tuesday, the Governor delivered his annual budget address to a joint session of the House and Senate, proposing a $9.4 billion FY27 budget. The numbers were sobering. Federal pandemic funds are gone. The state’s revenue forecast has been slightly downgraded by $8 million.
Vermont Business Magazine With heavy snow expected across Vermont, Vermont Gas (VGS) wants to make sure safety is top of mind. Here are some important reminders: Keep gas meters free from snow and ice – Use a broom, not a shovel, to clear snow from your meter assembly and vents.
Vermont State Police On Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, the Sharon Fire Department and South Royalton Rescue Squad were dispatched to a fire in a camper trailer at 4573 Vermont Route 14 in Sharon after numerous 911 callers reported seeing black smoke coming from the camper. Sharon Fire arrived, entered the camper and extinguished the fire.
by Amanda Kuhnert If you’ve never heard the term environmental acoustics, you aren’t alone. Eddie Duncan, owner of Paxwood Acoustics in Quechee, says one of the most important parts of his job is explaining exactly what he does. In a nutshell, Duncan works to make the world a little quieter for both current and future generations.
Vermont State Police On January 24, 2026, at approximately 10:41pm, Troopers from the Vermont State Police – Royalton Barracks investigated a reported Hit & Run resulting in damage to a street sign and fence at the intersection of VT Route 65 and Stone Rd in the town of Brookfield, VT (near the Float Bridge).
Vermont State Police On Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, the Bradford Fire Department and Upper Valley Ambulance were dispatched to a fire scene on Goshen Road in Bradford. The fire department located 65-year-old Mark Hewes in a camper on the property with burns to his arms, ears, neck and face.
Vermont State Police On Thursday, the Vermont State Police responded to Tenney Pond Rd in the town of Newbury for a reported one vehicle rollover into a pond.
Vermont State Police On January 24th, 2026, Troopers from the Berlin Barracks responded to a two-car motor vehicle crash located on the Waterbury Stowe Road in the Town of Waterbury. Troopers were advised of possible serious bodily injuries resulting from the crash. Troopers, Waterbury Fire and EMS responded to the scene.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement: “Enough…it’s not acceptable for American citizens to be killed by federal agents for exercising their God-given and constitutional rights to protest their government.
Vermont Business Magazine Experience Shelburne, the town’s Community and Economic Development Committee, will host two public information sessions on Thursday, January 29, to share its mission, first-year progress, and plans for nurturing Shelburne’s future.
Vermont Business Magazine The 39th Annual Vermont State Scholastic Chess Championships will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Lamoille Union High School, 736 VT-15, Hyde Park, VT 05655. This is the selection tournament for Vermont's nominees to the national Denker, Haring, Barber, Ashley, and Rockefeller invitationals.
Vermont Business Magazine CallFinder, a South Burlington-based purpose-built automated quality assurance (QA) and coaching platform for contact centers, has announced a collaboration with BenchmarkPortal that will make BenchmarkPortal’s Call Center Learning Channel+ short-form training video content available to CallFinder clients.