Brittany Patterson

Vermont Public continues its week of coverage commemorating the one-year anniversary of last summer’s flooding. Today, how businesses in Montpelier and farmers in Burlington are faring a year out. And checking in with a Barre City couple that lost their home. Plus, Vermont braces for the remnants of Hurricane Beryl, and Rep. Becca Balint says most Vermonters contacting her office are asking for President Joe Biden to withdraw as the Democratic presidential nominee.

Vermont Public continues its week of coverage commemorating the one-year anniversary of last summer’s flooding. Today, we examine the slow pace of efforts to rebuild Barre as a place that would be more resilient to future flooding, and we travel to East Calais to check in with a farmer who used canoes to rescue part of her flood-ravaged goat herd. Plus, Vermont State Police investigate an incident in St. Johnsbury that left two people dead and several others injured, Barre City’s fire chief recalls the swiftness of the rising floodwaters last summer, why it will take several years to flood-proof the state office buildings damaged last year, a three-time Paralympic cycling medalist from Putney has been barred from competing in 2024 Paralympic trials after testing positive for a banned substance, and Vermont-made butter gets a shout-out on a hit television show.

The challenges of rebuilding – and why many think it’s wrong to do so – after a mobile home park in Berlin was washed out by historic flooding one year ago. Plus, a record number of Vermonters are currently in prison for crimes they’ve yet to be convicted of, a workplace safety complaint alleges staff at a state prison in Springfield are working in dangerously hot conditions, Sen. Peter Welch says Democratic leaders need to have honest conversations about whether President Joe Biden is the best choice for the party to defeat former President Donald Trump this November, members of the state’s congressional delegation rip the immunity ruling the U.S. Supreme Court issued in relation to the former president, and the first-ever public art installation in Vergennes has been unveiled.

Explaining Vermont’s early voting process for the primary in August. Plus, Vermont Emergency Management takes steps to determine if the state qualifies for federal disaster funding from flooding last month, Stowe is asking for federal financial aid to clean up from its third major flood event in the last year, a service that provides referrals for housing and health resources gets funding to operate on a 24/7 basis, the executive committee of Vermont’s Republican party backs former president Trump for the upcoming election, a new battery recycling law has gone into effect, and Vermont’s Elle St. Pierre qualifies for two events at the Paris summer Olympics.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s failure to deliver help and relief for many Vermonters devastated by last summer’s historic floods. Plus, seven Vermont communities receive funding to help expand child care, housing, and community centers, a Vermont emergency rescue company is honored for a swift water rescue made during flooding last summer, new zoning changes will allow for more housing development in Bennington, roads have reopened in Stowe but a lot of clean up is still needed after a weekend storm flooded a local brook and cut off some people from their homes, and a new tactile sign with Braille lettering at Burlington’s waterfront will help blind and visually impaired people orient themselves and get more information when they visit.

What’s driving increases in tick populations and the diseases they carry in Vermont and other Northeastern states. Plus, early voting for Vermont’s primaries gets underway, New Hampshire’s population is rising even in rural areas that normally see declines, Vermont Game Wardens will be on state waters on the July Fourth holiday to deter people from operating watercraft while impaired, an estimated 70 million people nationwide are expected to travel somewhere over the next week for Independence Day, and Burlington unveils a new monument in a neighborhood park dedicated to racial equality.

A Vermont man arrested for flashing a middle finger at a state trooper settles his lawsuit against the police. Plus, mental health programs in Rutland and Randolph get federal funds to help increase access for low-income Vermonters and veterans, UVMMC nurses say they’re prepared to strike against the state’s largest hospital if agreement isn’t reached on a new contract, regional educators gather today for a summit on artificial intelligence in schools, school officials in Woodstock have dropped plans to renovate or build a new middle and high school, and the Enosburgh-Richford school budget passes on its third round of voting.

Sounds from the first-ever Vermont Green FC women’s soccer match, which set records for attendance at Virtue Field in Burlington. Plus, a new payroll tax to help fund investments in child care goes into effect next month, state police say a human skull found in the Northeast Kingdom matches the identity of a Cavendish man who went missing in 2010, a multi-state study aimed at reducing opioid overdose deaths fails to achieve its goal, a groundbreaking ceremony is held for construction of a new Amtrak station in Brattleboro, and Vermonter Elle Purrier St. Pierre qualifies for the Paris Olympics after setting a record in the 5,000-meter track and field trials race.

After a presumed 10 year absence, a snake native to Vermont reappears in southern Windham County. Plus, the Agency of Education schedules listening sessions to weigh public feedback on the state’s new school safety law, two Vermont school districts still haven’t passed their budgets for next year, taxi drivers in Quebec win compensation in a class action lawsuit after the government allowed app-based ride services to operate in the province, New England’s power grid held up well during the first major heat wave of the season, and clean up is underway after concentrated firefighting foam spilled at a National Guard aircraft hanger in South Burlington.

Retiring after a nearly 30-year career with the Vermont Superintendents Association, Jeff Francis talks about the value and cost of providing high-quality public education in Vermont schools. Plus, the Vermont ACLU files a lawsuit alleging a local sheriff’s department has violated the state’s public records law, the state prepares to impose annual fees on electric vehicles, Gov. Phil Scott appoints a new top prosecutor for Lamoille County, a new resource to help the state’s dairy farm workers understand housing and employment rights, and a bear is successfully freed after getting a milk can stuck on its head.