PA Democrat Compares Pro-Life Efforts to Taliban

Democratic lawmakers, across the country, are hellbent on making the violence of abortion three things: unlimited, unrestricted and unregulated. New York, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Michigan, Colorado, Vermont, and New Jersey have all enshrined...

Times Argus Community News for Oct. 29, 2025

AROUND VT Highway awards The Vermont Agency of Transportation State Highway Safety Office held the annual Highway Safety Awards ceremony at the Vermont State House. Recipients are: — Safe System Emergency Medical Services Award, Stephanie Busch,...

Ryegate man hospitalized after motorcycle crash

EAST RYEGATE, Vt. (WCAX) - One person is in the hospital after a motorcycle crash in East Ryegate. Vermont State Police say 28-year-old Max Fournier of Ryegate was riding his bike on Ryegate Road when he collided with a Ford Transit van. Fournier...

Vermont Commission on Women focuses on economic security as it welcomes new members

BRANDON — One of the newest appointees to the Vermont Commission on Women is a local woman advocating for people with rare diseases. Amanda Van Eps, of Brandon, was recently appointed to the commission by Republican Gov. Phil Scott. According to...

Vt. Senator Larry Hart announces resignation

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Senator Larry Hart has announced that he will be stepping down as of November 14th. In his letter of resignation, the republican representing Orange County said, “...it became too difficult for me to accomplish any...

North Carolina Joins Bipartisan Suit Over SNAP

A bipartisan coalition of state officials, including North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, sued the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), partially funded through November....

Vermont Tech Jam returns to Burlington Saturday

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Job seekers, entrepreneurs, and tech professionals will gather Saturday at Hula coworking space in Burlington for Seven Days’ annual Vermont Tech Jam career and tech expo. The event features companies and guest speakers...

Vermont’s Republican and Democratic parties could see new leaders next month

Paul Dame, left, Russ Ingalls. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s state chapters of the Republican and Democratic parties could both see new leadership next month after the parties hold their biennial reorganization meetings. Paul Dame,...

Vermont Smoke & Cure wins 2025 Convenience Store News Best New Product Award 

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Smoke & Cure of Hinesburg has announced that its Hot & Spicy Turkey Stick has been named the winner in the Alternative Snacks: Meat Snacks category of the 2025 Convenience Store News Best New Product Awards. This...

Gov. Beshear Challenges Trump Administration Over Illegal Suspension of SNAP Benefits

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 28, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined leaders from 24 other states and the District of Columbia in challenging the Trump administration over its unlawful decision to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

MD Among States Suing Trump Administration Over Suspended SNAP Benefits

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland is one of 26 states that filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, claiming the United States Department of Agriculture is unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the...

Attorneys general seek answers from USDA over possible lapse in SNAP funding

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with attorneys general from 22 other states and the District of Columbia, has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeking clarification on how it will handle Supplemental...

Vermont Republican Sam Douglass officially resigns from Senate

Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sam Douglass, the now-former state senator from Orleans County, submitted his official resignation Wednesday following countrywide backlash to leaked, hateful...

Former patients, providers celebrate St. Mary Hospital memorial unveiling

QUINCY (WGEM) - On October 25, 1867, Saint Mary Hospital opened its doors to serve Quincy. Exactly 158 years later, former patients and providers are still talking about its storied legacy. A new Adams County Bicentennial memorial commemorating...

Gov. Laura Kelly sues Trump Administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits

On Oct. 28, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition...

Missing Vermont College Student Lia Smith Has Been Confirmed Dead, Medical Examiner Releases Her Manner of Death By Toria Sheffield

NEED TO KNOW A body found in Vermont on Oct. 23 has officially been identified as missing Middlebury College student Lia Smith, 21 Smith’s manner of death was released by the local medical examiner’s office Smith was reported missing on Sunday,...

School nutrition update

TEWKSBURY — At the Oct. 15, 2025 School Com­mittee meeting, food and nutrition services director Deb Mugford provided an update on the district’s school lunch efforts to celebrate National School Lunch Week. September kicked off with Food Safety...

Hawaiʻi joins multistate lawsuit over federal suspension of SNAP benefits

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez. Attorney General Anne Lopez announced Tuesday that Hawaiʻi has joined 24 other states in filing a lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture over the looming suspension of the federal Supplemental...

Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center names chief medical officer

Catherine A. Schneider. Photo provided WINDSOR, Vt. – Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC), a member of Dartmouth Health, has announced the appointment of Dr. Catherine A. Schneider as chief medical officer. Schneider has been the...

Vermont state employees show up in person to demonstrate constraints of Waterbury office complex

State employee Charlotte Safran picks out a Vermont State Employees Association t-shirt as the union opposes Gov. Phil Scott’s return to work mandate outside the state office complex in Waterbury on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Photo by Glenn...