The number of people sleeping in a car or on the street in Vermont rose 63% from last year – and it’s likely an undercount. by Carly Berlin This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public. An annual tally of Vermonters experiencing homelessness showed a modest decrease between January of 2024 and 2025, the first downward trend in the data since before the Covid-19 pandemic began. But the data shows a grow...| The Montpelier Bridge
by Auditi Guha. “I heard somebody yelling, and I looked up, and there was a guy with a tie-dye shirt yelling and pointing very close to Chief Gomez’s face in front of the town office,” a witness said. Northfield Police Chief Pierre Gomez was dressed in his uniform and heading into the town office on Main Street on Tuesday morning, when he said he was accosted by a resident who “ranted and raved” at him using racist terms. The man, whom Gomez later identified as Northfield resident ...| The Montpelier Bridge
Under Vermont’s newly passed Act 47 of 2025, the sale of pond slider turtles, which includes the popular red-eared slider, is subject to new restrictions starting July 1, 2025. Pond sliders are the most popular turtle sold in pet stores nationwide. They are also an invasive species that competes for food and habitat with native species such as the painted turtle, which is common in Vermont, and the spiny softshell turtle, which is listed as threatened on the state’s threatened and endange...| The Montpelier Bridge
