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The Frequency: Daily Vermont News

Mussel Loss

By Lexi Krupp,
Liam Elder-Connors
Published April 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT
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Wild blue mussels have all but disappeared from New England’s coastline, a reality that’s been hard for people who harvest them for a living. Plus, Catholic Vermonters remember Pope Francis, who died Monday, Sen. Peter Welch pushes to permanently extend tele-health services for all Medicare recipients, labor negotiations between teachers and the school board sour in Rutland City, and hunters that sent a tooth from their deer to Vermont Fish and Wildlife can now find out how old that deer was.

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Lexi Krupp
Lexi covers science and health stories for Vermont Public. <a href="mailto:lexi.krupp@vermontpublic.org" target="_blank" link-data="{&quot;cms.site.owner&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000177-ab2e-d2dd-abff-eb6ea2110000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20&quot;},&quot;cms.content.publishDate&quot;:1742304099544,&quot;cms.content.publishUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000186-5fe4-d0fb-afde-5ff5517d0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.content.updateDate&quot;:1742304099544,&quot;cms.content.updateUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000186-5fe4-d0fb-afde-5ff5517d0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;anchorable.showAnchor&quot;:false,&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;attributes&quot;:[],&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;linkText&quot;:&quot;Email Lexi&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;NEW&quot;,&quot;attachSourceUrl&quot;:false,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;mailto:lexi.krupp@vermontpublic.org&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000195-a96a-d6ad-a9dd-f9fba4220001&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000195-a96a-d6ad-a9dd-f9fba4220000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288&quot;}">Email Lexi</a>.
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Liam Elder-Connors
Liam is Vermont Public’s public safety reporter, focusing on law enforcement, courts and the prison system. Email Liam.
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