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Vermont towns in the path of totality have a unique and, for some, daunting opportunity to capitalize on the thousands of visitors who will be visiting to see the April 8 eclipse. The small border community of Alburgh is taking a chance and throwing a big party.
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For months, Vermonters have been firming up plans for Monday’s total solar eclipse — it’s for many folks a once-in-a generation event that won’t happen again in North America until 2044. Others, including Dartmouth College astronomer John Thorstensen, have been down this celestial road before. He spoke to Vermont Public's Mitch Wertlieb about his eclipse experiences, viewing them safely, and they factor into scientific research.
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How students at an Addison County school are learning about this once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon.
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Host Mary Williams Engisch spoke to Valley News reporter Patrick Adrian about the proposal, which would shift mail sorting from White River Junction to Hartford, Connecticut.
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A small, hand-held device developed at Harvard University in 2017 converts changes in light into sound. Some Vermonters will use the LightSound during the Great American Eclipse on Monday.
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Vermont Public's Jenn Jarecki recently spoke with Dr. Kristin Haas, the state veterinarian and director at Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, about how to deal with pets on April 8.
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Vermont has 10% fewer educators than it did before the pandemic. That’s the worst mark in the country, save Alaska, according to a recent U.S. Department of Education report. The decline is prompting some Vermont principals to hire teachers with fewer qualifications — and is, in some cases, forcing schools to send kids home for the day.
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Three Vermont cities now allow non-U.S. citizens to vote on local issues, and one town allows 16- and 17-year-olds to vote.
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The Vermont Statehouse this week became the front line in an ideological battle over the role of state government after Democrats in the House of Representatives approved $131 million in tax increases that Republicans derided as “off the rails and out of control.”
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"Quite honestly, we may never have gotten married if this darn eclipse wasn't coming over Vermont," Leigh Falzone said.