Vermont

In 1976, a Vermont town buried a time capsule that included a joint, a garter belt and birth-control packaging; 50 years later, it opened it and plans a new one for 2076

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In 1976, a Vermont town buried a time capsule that included a joint, a garter belt and birth-control packaging; 50 years later, it opened it and plans a new one for 2076

In 1976, as the United States celebrated its bicentennial, residents of Warren, Vermont, decided to leave a message for the future. They filled a time capsule with objects that reflected everyday life, local humour and the era’s changing culture, then buried it beneath the town. Among the contents were a joint, a garter belt and … Read more

Fidium Fiber outage: Internet down for users across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

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Fidium Fiber internet down. (UnSplash)

Update: Fidium Fiber appears to be back up after a brief outage on Thursday. During the outage, users across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont reported widespread internet problems. The cause of the outage is still unknown. Fidi Fiber internet down. (UnSplash) Also Read: Got an older iPhone model? Here’s when iOS 27 with Siri AI … Read more

H-1B petitions denied, visas revoked: USCIS says a ‘major IT consulting’ company in Vermont was doing this fraud

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H-1B petitions denied, visas revoked: USCIS says a 'major IT consulting' company in Vermont was doing this fraud

USCIS says a major IT consulting firm was paying H-1B workers lower salaries. As the Donald Trump administration intensified its crackdown on H-1B visa fraud, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services cited a specific case of a major IT consulting company in Vermont that was giving lower salaries to H-1Bs. The agency said that it … Read more

In 1944, a Vermont woman used money meant for a fur coat to buy a 150-acre farm; 20 years later she gave it to Audubon for wildlife conservation

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In 1944, a Vermont woman used money meant for a fur coat to buy a 150-acre farm; 20 years later she gave it to Audubon for wildlife conservation

Representative Image of a 150-acre Vermont landscape where a historic dairy farm has become a thriving nature preserve (AI-generated image) In 1944, Christine Hires, a member of the family behind Hires Root Beer, was vacationing in Vermont when she fell in love with the landscape and decided to buy a 150-acre dairy farm in what … Read more