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VTDigger's yearlong FRONTLINE-supported investigation on recent flooding ran as a 12-page insert in Seven Days on Oct.

28 to reach print readers. The two outlets recently copresented an Eric Lipton event in South Burlington, and VTDigger will begin publishing Seven Days’ Magnificent 7 column weekly online to broaden reach.

Vermont and Nova Scotia signed a three-year memorandum to study delivering Nova Scotia offshore wind to New England through Vermont, potentially via the Highgate converter, and officials will decide next year whether to upgrade that border connection (replacement could cost nearly $1 billion).

At the Cambridge transfer station on Oct.

23, residents said rising housing costs, higher property taxes, and possible school consolidations are making it harder to stay in town, and those concerns — plus health-care proposals — are shaping how many plan to vote next week.

Weeks of dry leaves and dead grass have led to at least a half-dozen reported fires and growing fire danger across the region, including a Jericho vehicle fire that spread and burned about 1 acre; officials urge no outdoor burning and proper ash disposal (check your local forest fire warden).

Burlington native Shaneil Gulfield opened Shakurs Vintage on Oct.

9, selling Y2K fashion and older European decor on the second floor of 209 College St. (the shop is named for her middle name).

Cross-border ties that let neighbors share water, services, and shops are fraying as U.S.-Canada trade and political tensions have cut Canadian visits and spending, hurting retail and tourism in Northeast Kingdom towns like Derby Line and Newport, and local leaders are working to keep services and cultural sites connected.

Out-of-state private equity firms have been buying many Vermont funeral homes as older morticians retire, keeping local names but consolidating operations; the move has led to price increases, fewer independent choices, and staff changes across Barre, Montpelier, and other towns.

Nathan McMahon scored a nearly 50-yard winner in double overtime to lift No. 5 Essex past No. 1 Burr and Burton in the Division I boys soccer semifinals on Tuesday, Oct.

27.