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by Maggie Lenz of Atlas Government Affairs The School District Redistricting Task Force, created by the legislature earlier this year and charged with delivering up to three proposed district maps for the legislature to consider in 2026, is narrowing in on some tangible options as they approach their final stretch.

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Vermont Business Magazine Saturday, November 15, 2025, the Vermont Association of Broadcasters (VAB) will induct Television photojournalist Joe Carroll, radio legend John Hill (posthumously) and broadcast engineer Joe Tymecki into the VAB Hall of Fame and will present eight other people with excellence awards.

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by Sarah Andrews, Community News Service A few weeks ago, a young man wandered off the Bamforth Ridge Trail on Camel’s Hump. At around 3 a.m., his cell phone battery was exhausted, and he was guiding himself by the cardiac monitor light on his smartwatch. Waterbury Backcountry Rescue Team was called out around 1 a.m. to find the missing hiker.

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Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will affect traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of October 13, 2025. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.  

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Vermont Business Magazine This year marks a milestone moment for Commando as the Vermont-based essentials brand celebrates 20 years of redefining intimate apparel and empowering customers with innovation, confidence, and cutting-edge design.

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Vermont Business Magazine With inflation still elevated, home prices parked near record highs, and insurance costs climbing, more homeowners are running out of cushion—heightening the risk of mortgage delinquencies, as well as broader ripple effects on consumer spending and credit conditions.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Ensemble Amphion Baroque is back at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center (BMAC), performing a new program on October 25, at 7 pm.

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Vermont Business Magazine For decades, parents have been the go-to lenders for cash-strapped children. But new research shows the tables are turning: 50% of adult children in Vermont say they have lent money to their parents, flipping the traditional script.

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Vermont Business Magazine RunVermont has announced that registration is officially open for its two largest annual running events: the M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay and Half Marathon Unplugged presented by Switchback Brewing Co., along with the Memorial Day Weekend Youth Events (M&T Bank Vermont City Two Mile and Mini Marathon).

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Vermont Business Magazine Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) today announced that Ted Swimmer, head of capital markets and advisory for Citizens Commercial Banking, has been named Head of Commercial Banking, effective immediately.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department held its annual permit lottery for muzzleloader antlerless deer permits on September 9 and says it still has unallocated muzzleloader antlerless deer permits available for use in the antlerless-only October 30-November 2 muzzleloader season and the December 6-14 muzzleloader season.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Vermont weekly unemployment claims for the week ending October 4, 2025, increased by a marginal amount and remain at a low level. New claims were 262, up claims from the week before and up 49 from last year at this time. Claims were 186 two weeks ago.