Vermont

Vermont: The Small Town State

NHPR Staff — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0000

This episode of State of the Re:Union visits our neighbors across the Connecticut. Best of Public Radio airs Sundays at 3 p.m.

Scrooge Visits Christmasville, USA

Sean Hurley — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:00:00 +0000

What happens when a veritable Grinch is confronted by unbridled Christmas spirit? We sent favorite contributor Sean Hurley to visit a town Time Magazine dubbed one of America's "most Christmassy":

Ben & Jerry's Opens Flagship Store In Tokyo

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0000

It's in a ritzy section of town, so the company is hoping to appeal to high end customers with a retro farmhouse style decor. This includes Ottomans covered in vinyl cowhide fabric and the front of a 1960s van mounted on the wall.

Vermont Governor Has Bear Encounter

Mark Memmott — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:19:17 +0000

Bears are in the news again.

Tuesday, there was the guy in Los Angeles who was texting-while-walking and almost bumped into a 400-pound black bear. The close encounter with an ursine was caught on video.

Now there's this:

Vermont Gov.

Can A Small Town Survive Without Its Bank?

Sarah Harris — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:11:00 +0000

Alburgh, Vt., is a town with unusual geography: It's on a peninsula that borders Quebec and is surrounded by Lake Champlain. Even though the town is small and isolated, its residents have always had somewhere to do their banking.

But in January, the People's United Bank branch on Main Street announced it was closing its doors. When Irene Clarke heard the news, she decided to do something about it.

"I heard a rumor on Facebook, if there can be such a thing as a rumor, and I was appalled," Clarke says. "The realization, as I started thinking about it, that the businesses here ...

For Upper Valley Flood Victims, a Long Road Ahead

Elaine Grant — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0000

In White River Junction, a melange of fascinating businesses face challenges recovering from Irene...but not nearly so great as the obstacles facing residents of West Hartford, many of whom lost their homes to the raging White River.

Just over the border from New Hampshire in Vermont, the Upper Valley town of Hartford was ravaged by flash floods from Hurricane Irene.