Eastern Union Arranges $9.4M in Financing for Mixed-Use Redevelopment in Springfield, Vermont

4SPRINGFIELD, VT. — Eastern Union has arranged $9.4 million in construction-to-permanent financing for a mixed-use redevelopment project in Springfield, located in Windsor County near the Vermont-New Hampshire border. The site at 100 River St. is the …

Stuck in Vermont: Perusing Daria Bishop’s PEZ Collection

Seven Days freelance photographer Daria Bishop started buying PEZ candy dispensers 20 years ago as holiday gifts for her young children. She loved the bunny rabbits at Easter and the Santa figures at Christmas. For Bishop, 57, it was less about the candy …

Trump administration’s pro-logging ‘emergency’ draws ire of environmentalists in N.H. and Vermont

By invoking the emergency, Rollins said she is empowering forest managers to act with fewer constraints and strengthen the US timber industry, as President Trump aims to expand domestic timber production by 25 percent. Rollins’s directives — which will be …

Sheriff Ryan Palmer talks about the increasing challenge of affording life in Vermont

Ryan Palmer is the sheriff of Windsor County. In this episode of What class are you?, reporter Erica Heilman drives around the county with Sheriff Palmer and they talk about the challenges of being middle class in an increasingly expensive part of the …

Vermont H.S. baseball players to watch in 2025

Inaugural class announced for Vermont Motorsports Hall of Fame

The inaugural class of the Vermont Motorsports Hall of Fame was announced Saturday, March 29, with nine pioneers honored for their contributions to motorsports in the Green Mountains. A formal induction ceremony is being planned for later in 2025. The …

People Moves: Samsom Named Commissioner of Vermont Financial Regulation

Vermont Governor Phil Scott recently announced several leadership appointments including Kaj Samsom as commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR). Prior to his appointment, Samsom served as chief auditor at the National Life Group. Samsom …

Vermont man arrested after high-speed chase into New York

Rodney Keenan of Brandon, Vermont, was arrested by Fair Haven Police on April 6, 2025, following a high-speed chase that ended in New York State. Police attempted to stop Keenan at 4:30 PM for traveling 67 mph in a 50 mph zone on Route 22A. Instead of …

Should Vermont prisons sever ties with the feds?

ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) - Should Vermont prisons sever ties with federal immigration authorities? State lawmakers and Governor Phil Scott are grappling with how -- if at all -- to respond following recent detentions in Vermont prisons. It comes after Mohsen …

Palestinian student detained in Vermont is an avowed Buddhist

As friends waited for him outside the immigration center in Colchester, Vt., Mahdawi walked out in handcuffs, flashing peace signs before being whisked away in a black SUV. His friends say those peace signs were genuine, that peace is his underlying …