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Ambiguity over who must warn meetings and post agendas is delaying merger study committees mandated to start (this fall), causing five regions to cancel or postpone meetings across Vermont.

Committees must file final reports in September 2027, and some districts are waiting for legal guidance before rescheduling.

Vermont Health Connect open enrollment will start Nov.

1 and run through Dec. 28; Vermonters who enroll by Dec. 15 will have coverage starting Jan. 1, 2027. Federal changes mean some noncitizen categories will lose financial help and premium tax-credit repayment caps are removed, and DVHA urges shoppers to use the online plan comparison tool or join a virtual town hall (Dec. 3 at 12 p.m.).

Community Bancorp reported Q3 net income of $5.1 million, or $0.91 per share, and nine-month earnings of $14.1 million, or $2.53 per share; the company declared a $0.26 per-share cash dividend payable Nov.

1 to shareholders of record Oct. 15 and reported $1.23 billion in assets as of Sept. 30.

Vermont State University reported an 11% increase in new students this fall, driven by record online enrollment and a 12% rise in transfers from the Vermont State Colleges, while total enrollment stays above 5,000 and overall headcount fell 3.5% after larger spring graduations.

Marah McGinn (BFA coach) explains how the school built a competitive girls volleyball program that's now returning to the state championship, detailing the team's growth, key players, and what to expect at the upcoming title match.

The Vermont Pub & Brewery (at College and St. Paul), the state's longest-running craft brewery, will close after business Saturday, Nov.

14, ending 38 years of operations that helped launch Vermont's craft-beer scene and honor founder Greg Noonan's legacy.

CVU rallied to beat South Burlington + Essex grabbed a long, double-overtime winner to eliminate defending champion Burr and Burton, while BFA-St. Albans swept CVU in girls volleyball as teams clinched berths in fall high school championship games on Tuesday, Oct.

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Firefighters are battling a blaze that started as a vehicle fire on Browns Trace Road in Jericho and spread into nearby woods, burning about an acre while multiple local agencies and the state forest service work to contain it.