As the Trump administration seeks an emergency pause on an order to fund
SNAP payments, Vermonters should see partial benefits hitting their accounts.
The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a
judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid the
government shutdown. A judge gave the administration until Friday to make
payments through SNAP. But now, they want to suspend any court orders
requiring them to spend more money than available in a contingency fund. Here
in Vermont, the state plans to use emergency funding to cover 3SquaresVT
benefits for the first half of the month. That money should hit recipients’
accounts and EBT cards on Friday. And the Agency of Human Services said it will
issue any federal money as soon as it is able.
Burlington airport staffers are making contingency plans for possible flight
cancellations due to the continuing government shutdown. Forty of America’s
busiest airports will face flight cuts starting Friday, as the government shutdown
drags on. The Federal Aviation Administration is forcing airlines to cut 10% of
their flights to reduce pressure on air traffic controllers. The list includes
Atlanta, Boston, Washington National and Washington Dulles, Charlotte,
Denver, Detroit, Newark, New York JFK and LaGuardia, Chicago and
Philadelphia. All airports that run connecting flights in and out of Burlington’s
airport. So, how is that impacting travelers here in Vermont? A lot of the
impacts remain up in the air, as the Burlington International Airport is waiting
for more information from the FAA on what could happen.
Applications for the Green Mountain Job Retention Program's 2025 cohort are
now open. Anyone who graduates from a Vermont college is eligible to apply. If
accepted, they receive $5,000 toward student loan repayment. The program is
open to students who graduate with a bachelor's or master's degree from any
Vermont college or University and then work in the state for two years after
graduation. Applications for students who graduated between July 2024, and
June 2025 are now open, and some people who applied have already heard
back.
Voters in Central Vermont rejected a $149 million bond for a new career and
technical education center. The vote wasn’t close; out of more than 9,600 total
ballots, 5,751 voted no and 3,873 voted yes. The failed bond has many in the
district wondering what’s next. Election officials tallied up nearly 10,000 ballots
cast this week from 18 towns.
In the first large-scale sweep of its kind, Lebanon police and Grafton County
sheriff’s deputies joined forces on Thursday to track down people with
outstanding criminal warrants. On any given day in Grafton County, there could
be as many as 400 outstanding warrants. Thursday, the Grafton County Sheriff’s
Department and the Lebanon police teamed up to make a dent in those
numbers. It was an early morning wakeup call in Lebanon, New Hampshire, part
of a coordinated effort to hold people with outstanding arrest warrants
accountable for their actions. The warrants ranged from misdemeanors to
felonies; hundreds more are part of the backlog.
Nighttime single-lane closures in Brattleboro controlled by flaggers will be
present as needed from Monday night through Saturday morning, 7:00 p.m. to
6:00 a.m. Work is finishing up on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High
Street), U.S. Route 5 (Main and Canal Street), and Vermont Route 30 (Linden
Street). Motorists should watch for wet paint.
WTSA SPORTS FOR SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8th 2025
THE BRUINS ARE IN TORONTO AGAINST THE MAPLE LEAFS, PUCK DROPS AT 7:00PM
THE (7-2) PATRIOTS TAKE ON THE (6-2) BUCCANEERS IN TAMPA THIS SUNDAY, THE PATRIOTS ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR 7TH STRAIGHT WIN, KICK OFF AT 1PM.