/tags/community-news-service Community News Service en-US 开云体育 Fri, 23 May 2025 11:08:43 GMT /local-news/2025-05-23/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-one-recent-grad-reflects-on-a-future-in-vermont Most people who go to college in Vermont leave the state after graduation. That's more than any other state. Fri, 23 May 2025 11:08:43 GMT /local-news/2025-05-23/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-one-recent-grad-reflects-on-a-future-in-vermont Lucia McCallum, Community News Service /local-news/2025-05-14/senate-sends-prison-parenting-bill-governor Under the bill, fathers in prison would be able to take parenting classes, visit with their children in a child-friendly space and talk to them via free video calls. Wed, 14 May 2025 18:37:15 GMT /local-news/2025-05-14/senate-sends-prison-parenting-bill-governor Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service /local-news/2025-04-28/tetraski-makes-independent-downhill-skiing-possible-for-more-riders Green Mountain Adaptive Sports and the Northeast Disabled Athletic Association fundraised to purchase the TetraSki, which is one of only 25 in the world. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-04-28/tetraski-makes-independent-downhill-skiing-possible-for-more-riders Henry Miller, Community News Service /local-news/2025-04-14/statehouse-talks-center-on-landowner-concerns-with-stormwater-regs A rule put into effect after the passage of the state鈥檚 Clean Water Act requires any site with at least 3 acres of impervious surface to obtain a stormwater permit. Around 100 of the 700 3-acre sites in Vermont are subdivisions. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:26:05 GMT /local-news/2025-04-14/statehouse-talks-center-on-landowner-concerns-with-stormwater-regs Sam Hartnett, Community News Service /local-news/2025-04-08/tiny-house-yestermorrow At Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield, students spend a month constructing a tiny house on wheels. While tiny houses are not the sole solution to the complex housing crisis, they can offer more housing choice and flexibility. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-04-08/tiny-house-yestermorrow Myla van Lynde, Community News Service /local-news/2025-04-04/birds-of-vermont-museum-thinks-global-counts-local Vermont has the most birders per capita in the U.S., according to data from a popular birding app. The Birds of Vermont Museum recently hosted birders for the Great Backyard Bird Count. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-04-04/birds-of-vermont-museum-thinks-global-counts-local Lucia McCallum, Community News Service /local-news/2025-04-02/lawmakers-look-to-expand-unpaid-time-off The bill would guarantee workers can take two weeks of unpaid time off from work after the death of a family member. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:19:37 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/lawmakers-look-to-expand-unpaid-time-off Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service /local-news/2025-03-28/sights-and-sounds-of-spring-sugaring-at-maple-open-house-weekend Vermont produces more than half of the country鈥檚 maple syrup. And on Maple Open House Weekend, dozens of sugarhouses across the state invite visitors in to see how it鈥檚 done. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-28/sights-and-sounds-of-spring-sugaring-at-maple-open-house-weekend Kate Lewton, Community News Service, Kelsey Tolchin-Kupferer /local-news/2025-03-27/alerts-to-crime-victims-in-vermont-are-full-of-flaws State employees working with victims say the system doesn鈥檛 work 鈥� some even tell people not to sign up. For one woman, an 鈥渦nbelievable gap鈥� led to life-altering danger. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:13:54 GMT /local-news/2025-03-27/alerts-to-crime-victims-in-vermont-are-full-of-flaws Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service /local-news/2025-03-17/farewell-farmers-market-waterbury-tradition-ends-after-three-decades 鈥淭he access to fresh locally grown food is something that they鈥檒l miss,鈥� said a founder. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:05:04 GMT /local-news/2025-03-17/farewell-farmers-market-waterbury-tradition-ends-after-three-decades Julia Streger, Community News Service