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Crews conduct controlled burns in Green Mountain National Forest

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2 years ago

April 18, 2024

Crews conduct controlled burns in Green Mountain National Forest

Crews are conducting springtime controlled burns in the Green Mountain National Forest. That includes a 12-acre patch of forest in Ripton, which burned Wednesday, and a section of forest in Pomfret, along the Appalachian Trail.

Forest supervisors use fire almost every year to manage for wildlife habitat — including grassy, open areas and oak forests — as well as supporting plant diversity and making forests more resilient to fires during droughts.

Ryan Hughes, who manages controlled burns for national forests in the region, said fire is a natural part of the landscape.

“We are increasingly burning more and more,” Hughes said. “We’re recognizing that the climate is changing, the forests are changing. We’re seeing more fires. In the past century, we’ve done a really good job of suppressing fires but we do have a history of large fires here in New England.”

His crews just finished burning in the Finger Lakes National Forest in New York. They’re planning to burn between 200 to 600 acres in Vermont this year.

“Fire isn’t always bad, right?” Hughes said. “I feel like we’ve had this idea for the last 150 years that fire is the worst thing that could happen on the forest. And really, fire is a natural process in the forest and there’s a lot of benefits associated with it.”

More from Vermont Public: Can we make Vermont’s forests more like old forests, faster?

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Vt. man with lengthy criminal history sentenced for domestic assault

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December 23, 2025

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Vt. man with lengthy criminal history sentenced for domestic assault

BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Bennington man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced on Monday on aggravated domestic assault charges.

Max Misch, the once self-described white nationalist who has made headlines before for hate crime and gun charges, will spend six months in jail with credit for time served and two years on probation for domestic assault.

He pleaded guilty to the charge last month after authorities said he admitted to hitting a woman he knew.

His conditions of probation include avoiding contact with his victim and not possessing any deadly weapons.

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Vermont high school sports scores, results, stats for Monday, Dec. 22

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18 hours ago

December 22, 2025

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Vermont high school sports scores, results, stats for Monday, Dec. 22

The 2025-2026 Vermont high school winter season has begun. See below for scores, schedules and game details (statistical leaders, game notes) from basketball, hockey, gymnastics, wrestling, Nordic/Alpine skiing and other winter sports.

TO REPORT SCORES

Coaches or team representatives are asked to report results ASAP after games by emailing sports@burlingtonfreepress.com. Please submit with a name/contact number.

▶ Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @aabrami5.

▶ Contact Judith Altneu at JAltneu@usatodayco.com. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter: @Judith_Altneu.

SUNDAY’S H.S. GAME

Girls hockey

Saranac-Lake Placid 5, Burlington/Colchester 1

S/LP: Emma Clark 2G. Kayla Harvey 1G. Emii Colby 1G, 1A. Addison Colby 1G. Stephanie Killbourne-Hill 2A. Lyndsee Reardon 1A. Harper Strack 1A. Allison LaHart 34 saves.

B/C: Austen Fisher 1G. Taylor Davidson 1A. Logan Jewett 30 saves.

MONDAY’S H.S. GAMES

Girls basketball

Games at 7 p.m. unless noted

Lyndon at Lake Region, 6 p.m.

BFA-St. Albans at North Country, 6:30 p.m.

Mount Abraham at Fair Haven

Thetford at Hazen

Burlington at Milton

Spaulding at Harwood

Lamoille at U-32

Montpelier at Peoples

Randolph at Oxbow

Boys basketball

Games at 7 p.m. unless noted

U-32 at Mount Mansfield

Middlebury at South Burlington

Girls hockey

Middlebury at Burlington/Colchester, 4:20 p.m.

Essex at Rice, 5:25 p.m.

Boys hockey

Burlington at Champlain Valley, 5:15 p.m.

Missisquoi at Essex, 5:30 p.m.

Colchester at Rice, 7:30 p.m.

Middlebury at South Burlington, 7:40 p.m.

Spaulding at St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m.

Stowe at Harwood, 5 p.m.

TUESDAY’S H.S. GAMES

Girls basketball

Games at 7 p.m. unless noted

Harwood at Lake Region

Enosburg at Middlebury

Missisquoi at BFA-Fairfax

Vergennes at Williamstown

Richford at Stowe

Essex at Colchester

Winooski at Twinfield/Cabot

Danville at Sharon, 8 p.m.

Mount Mansfield tournament

Rutland vs. South Burlington, 5:30 p.m.

Mount Anthony vs. Mount Mansfield, 7:30 p.m.

Boys basketball

Games at 7 p.m. unless noted

Burr and Burton at Rice

Spaulding at Hartford

Woodstock at Randolph

Mount Abraham at Harwood

Enosburg at Hazen

Stowe at Milton

Rutland at Burlington

Colchester at Montpelier

Lyndon at Lake Region

Essex at Lamoille

Twinfield at Danville

Missisquoi at BFA-St. Albans, 7:30 p.m.

(Subject to change)

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All gifts matched to keep Vermonters warm and informed – VTDigger

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December 22, 2025

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All gifts matched to keep Vermonters warm and informed – VTDigger

Dear Readers,

There are just days left in our Warmth Support Program partnership, and right now, your gift can do double duty for Vermont.

Until midnight on Dec. 25, every donation is matched dollar for dollar and helps provide two days of emergency heat to a Vermont household in need through the Warmth Support Program of Vermont’s Community Action Agencies.

Local news helps Vermonters understand what’s changing on the local, state and federal level — and how to respond. VTDigger delivers daily and investigative news that you can rely on year round. This work takes resources, and it’s powered directly by our readers.

At the same time, thousands of households in Vermont are struggling to afford basic heat right now. The community-funded Warmth Support Program of Vermont’s Community Action Agencies fills critical gaps when other fuel assistance isn’t available. Funds go directly to fuel suppliers to prevent shutoffs and keep families from running out of heat.

If you’re able, please make a gift that’s meaningful to you before midnight on Dec. 25 and it will be matched! Plus it will warm homes.

Thank you for helping connect Vermonters to the information and resources we need to look out for one another this season.

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