1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (203+ words) For a small state, Vermont has a remarkably strong network of local news outlets, most of them independently owned and deeply rooted in their communities. Join us on April 9th at Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier for a screening of'Reimagining Local News,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (313+ words) Two hundred and fifty years into the American experiment, our democracy still depends on a free press. And a free press depends on people willing to sustain it. Monday, March 16 is Freedom of Information Day and the start of Sunshine…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1123+ words) Vermont has long been a place where people show up for their neighbors, their towns, and their communities. From Town Meeting Day to paper pull-tab signs on library bulletin boards to volunteer fire departments, life here is rooted in participation…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (767+ words) Give today and help heat a home for a day through the Warmth Support Program. Vermont's Democratic U.S. Sen. Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint say that both the Israeli and U.S. governments have stonewalled their inquiries into a deadly attack on…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (383+ words) Every week, two local newspapers close somewhere in the country. Some 50 million Americans have limited to no access to local news.That may increase with loss of public media funding. What is the future of journalism in an age where…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (684+ words) Over the past decade, the way people connect and build community has shifted in meaningful ways." As Joshua Smith watched these changes unfold, he noticed something important: while online platforms offered new opportunities, many people around him still craved real,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (162+ words) Vermont's free newsletter: Join the 28,000 people who count on Daily Digger for local news. Because of 361 generous readers, we're celebrating two big wins: VTDigger members helped send 441 children's books to Vermont kids via the Children's Literacy Foundation and raised $22,792 to…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (147+ words) This story was first published in the Valley News on July 1. CLAREMONT " The Eagle Times announced it is suspending operations, saying it is "not able to achieve business results sufficient to make the paper financially viable," according to an email…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (444+ words) The nonprofit, independent digital news outlet received honors across a broad spectrum of categories in the association's 2024 New England Better Newspaper competition. VTDigger took home 13 journalism prizes Saturday at the 2025 New England Newspaper & Press Association conference in Portland, Maine, including…...