OUT OF MILK Plant closures worry dairy industry
V ERM ONT ’S INDEP E NDE NT V OICE AUGUST 26-SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 VOL.31 NO.51 SEVENDAYSVT.COM
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Montpelier author Makenna Goodman, long-listed for the prestigious Booker Prize with Helen of Nowhere, talks about how walking feeds her work, the complexities of simple living and writing from bed
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WAS I SPEEDING?
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SoBu cops stopping more cars
’CUE RATING
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Sampling seven new BBQ spots
BIG IDEAS
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New sculptures at Saint-Gaudens