V ERM ONT ’S INDEP E NDE NT V OIC E JANUARY 21-28, 2026 VOL.31 NO.20 SEVENDAYSVT.COM
TEA COZY
Winter Nest inside!
DIVIDING
LINE PROMISED LANDS
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Public property considered for housing
WINTER WARMER
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Weekly dinner and brunch at the Old Lantern
Two years after apprehensions on Vermont’s northern border reached historic highs, fewer people are making the perilous trek. But not all is quiet. BY LUCY TOMPKINS, PAGE 24
ICE JAM
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Did Phish mock feds on NYE?