Good morning, Burlington.

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.

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.

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.

Wildbranch Cider collected 35 bushels of donated apples this fall for its 500 Bottles Project and is fermenting them now to make 500 bottles to sell in May at farmers markets and 25 northern Vermont retailers.

The effort aims to raise about $5,500 for Craftsbury Public Library and Craftsbury Food Share, and volunteers and a label artist are needed for spring bottling.

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).

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.

The Perkins Museum of Geology at UVM reopened to the public after a six-year closure and is free to visit Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Student interns are staffing and presenting exhibits, and the museum plans a new global-collection exhibit this spring.

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).

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).

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources warns fire danger is high statewide due to above-normal temperatures and below-normal rainfall, and towns including Newfane, Brookline, Barton, Brownington and Williamsville have issued burn bans.

Before burning, check with your local fire warden and obtain a burn permit.

Governor Phil Scott and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston signed a three-year memorandum of understanding on Oct.

28 to coordinate offshore wind development, regional grid planning, and electricity transmission so Nova Scotia's offshore wind can be explored for delivery to New England via Vermont's Highgate Converter (Franklin County).

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.