Upper Valley

Two long abandoned copper mines in Orange County have finally been slated for cleanup. When those projects are finished, they will mark the end of an industry that ran from the mid 1800s through the 1950s in Vermont.

Mining waste from a set of copper mines in Orange County has been polluting surrounding streams for over a century. Last month, the federal government announced new funding to help with the clean up. But many neighbors have asked why the mines need to be disturbed after all this time.

Host Connor Cyrus speaks with a lawmaker, the head of Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources and a small business owner who delivers fuels and installs heating systems.

For decades, a congregation in North Thetford had been dwindling. So they decided to donate their building to a group that could make more use of it. That’s how the church ended up in the hands of the Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust.

At the Upper Valley Food Coop in White River Junction, you’ll often find Denver Ferguson drawing. He creates bizarre, colorful creatures on the back of scrap paper. Next month, much of his work will be for sale at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City.

Since 1975, staff at Polly’s Pancake Parlor in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, has been tracking when the leaves peak, when they fade and when the season’s first snowfall arrives. It’s a tradition that customers have come to rely on when planning their fall foliage watching.

An old copper mine in Corinth was designated a Superfund site almost 20 years ago. Now the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finally has a plan — and funding — to clean it up.

Nineteen months after his bout with COVID, Hartford resident Chris Flockton is still experiencing symptoms resulting from the virus. Reporter Erica Heilman visited with him and spoke about living with long COVID.

The Central Vermont 12U All Star team is heading to the Cal Ripken World Series. They are the first Vermont team to make it to the national tournament.

Since its inception in 2017, The Ladybroad Ledger has invited femme cartoonists in Vermont to submit their works for this print-only, poster-sized publication.