The Frequency

Scientists hope genetics can solve the mystery of cancerous fish lesions in Lake Memphremagog. Plus, Congresswoman Becca Balint calls foul on GOP impeachment and government shutdown plans, a state report on drug overdoses, and the biases faced by Alzheimer’s patients

A long-time volunteer flower tender in Brattleboro retires. Plus, the huge repair bill for flood-damaged state government buildings, Montpelier’s post office shuttered til next year, another state prison death, and a Vermonter is nominated to head the FAA.

Vermont’s housing crunch bumps up against the benefits of protecting floodplains. Plus, thousands lose power in a thunderstorm, remembering the first Black woman elected to the Vermont Legislature, and a case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in New York.

Two months later, government support is still elusive for some Vermont flood victims. Plus, Vermont’s top housing official is stepping down, the Vermont Supreme Court plans for a remote fall docket, and the heat wave sends some students home early while increasing traffic at homeless shelters

A spring freeze has threatened this year’s apple yield. Plus, low-interest government loans for flood-affected farmers, a federal credit requirement threatens Vermont’s broadband buildout, and Robert Frost is back in Middlebury.

Volunteers band together to support students impacted by July flooding. Plus, hard-liners in Congress could delay flood recovery funds, test strips to detect a dangerous animal tranquilizer in street drugs, checking in on Afghan refugees who escaped the Taliban, and cooling centers for an ongoing heatwave.

Bear Pond Books makes a comeback. Plus, an extended deadline for federal FEMA flood help, a prison sentence for an fraudulent alpaca farm buyer, Vermont wetlands could be vulnerable after federal regulations are lifted, Vermont’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee introduces its team, recommendations for improving racial equity in teaching, a probe into whether Vermont limited local school masking mandates and, unlocked cars lead to thefts at Burlington’s airport.

New England summer theater shows struggle to take the stage in a changing climate. Plus, a flood recovery fund doles out millions to businesses affected by flooding, a Coventry lawmaker wants to make sure there’s enough PPE for the next natural disaster, why older people especially need to drink more water, a federal flood recovery information event for BIPOC Vermonters, unlocked vehicles are behind recent car thefts at the BTV airport, and a new owner takes over a popular food stand at the Champlain Valley Fair.

A conversation with a school resource officer at Montpelier-Roxbury Public Schools. Plus, Vermont’s FEMA director on the trouble finding temporary housing for flood victims, the race to remove flood debris from streets, a new FEMA phone helpline, attorneys for defrauded EB-5 investors get a windfall, and it’s time to watch out for moose.

Farmers turn to new plant varieties as the climate changes. Plus, Vermont asks FEMA for an extended flood assistance deadline, Washington D.C. gridlock could scuttle supplemental flood recovery funding, COVID cases remain relatively low in Vermont, and Rutland moves on traffic safety measures.