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Rutland Herald Community News for July 11, 2025
YOUTH NEWS Civil Air Patrol PITTSFORD — The Vermont Police Academy in Pittsford welcomes nearly 100 young leaders this week at the Civil Air Patrol’s Green Mountain Academy annual encampment. Cadets from Vermont and eight other states, including...

19 Popular Grocery Store Brand Ice Creams, Ranked
Everyone has a local ice cream place they live for. When I lived in Salem, Massachusetts, the ice cream shop Dairy Witch was my go-to. Now that I'm in Portland, Maine, so far, it's the shop Gelato Fiasco, but I need some more time to assess....

10 Paramount+ Shows You Need to Binge This Week (June 30 - July 6)
With the long holiday weekend on its way, this week is the perfect time to sink into your next summer Paramount+ binge. I’ve got you covered with some of the best police procedurals and parodies, a little bit of science fiction and mystery, and...

SUBASE New London, MCAS Cherry Point Energy Teams Honored with 2024 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES 07.10.2025 Courtesy Story From Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic Public Affairs NORFOLK, VA — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) proudly celebrates...

Cincinnati man goes on cross-country mission to find a cure for rare syndrome
Cincinnati native Charlie Nuck has a 6-year-old niece named Briar. She has a rare, neurogenetic disorder called Angelman syndrome. It affects about one in 15,000 people and causes developmental delays along with a variety of symptoms that, for...

UMHS Launches UWorld-Backed Curriculum, Leading the Caribbean in Student-Focused Innovation
Top-rated Caribbean medical school expands USMLE preparation with fully integrated UWorld access and enhanced academic support, reinforcing its commitment to student success NEW YORK, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Medicine and...

Easton schools see resignations after budget cuts
EASTON, Maine (WAGM) - For months, the Easton School Department worked to balance its budget for the 2025–2026 school year. That goal has been met—but not without some tough decisions. The newly approved budget includes several changes and has...

We haven’t evolved much 100 years after the Scopes Monkey Trial
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Robert Klose is an emeritus professor of biological sciences at the...

Congress just passed Trump’s massive tax and spending cuts bill. Here’s what to know
Open this photo in gallery:U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson holds up the vote total during an enrolment ceremony for the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The House has passed...

Opinion | Use opioid settlement funds where they can save lives — in our jails
Now, with millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds flowing into Michigan, we have a chance to change that. The science is clear: long-acting injectable medications (LAIs) for opioid use disorder reduce cravings, prevent relapse and offer...

Night sky lessons from a leading astronomer, and a floating spa on Vancouver Island
HERE Learn about the night sky from a leading astronomer Head to Maine for a new stargazing and walking experience led by a renowned astronomer and planetarium innovator. Hotel Ursa in Orono has launched a celestial experience with Shawn Laatsch,...

Student Chronicles: week of July 10, 2025
Bates College Lewiston, Maine Jimmy Ndayikengurukiye of Peoria and Darlene Igiraneza of Glendale were named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the winter semester ending in April. This distinction is awarded to students with a grade point...

PFAS contamination leaves rural towns facing long-term health and water crises
Residents in small towns across New York, Vermont, and Maine are grappling with the lasting impacts of PFAS pollution, with class-action settlements providing limited relief for poisoned wells and persistent health threats. Sara Foss reports for...

University of Rhode Island students discover historic shipwrecks
A team of eight students, scientists and engineers from the University of Rhode Island (URI) recently returned from the first survey of known shipwrecks in the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. Using the university’s new, state-of-the-art...

Warmer Field Areas Attract More Blooms and Bees
In the sprawling 170-acre wild blueberry fields of Maine, where landscape and climate intertwine in complex ways, a pioneering study is shedding light on how the subtle variations in microclimate profoundly influence pollinator behavior and crop...

As summer nears peak, great white sharks travel through NH waters
Great white sharks are making their way up toward New Hampshire beaches as the peak of summer nears, and researchers are tracking their increasing numbers.To keep New Hampshire beachgoers safe and to further great white research, receivers that...

Local athlete and activist is the subject of children's book
Some people might say that Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone was born to run. Others might say she was born to lead. Whetstone, a Lakota woman born in South Dakota who moved to Maine as a child, was the daughter of a sprinter and...

Woman Found Dead in NH 50 years Ago Finally Identified
Above, Nancy Gale Erickson Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, Brattleboro, Vermont Police Chief Norma Hardy, and the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit announce that investigators have identified a...

Ohio uncle goes on cross-country mission to find a cure for rare syndrome
An Ohio uncle on a cross-country mission will be riding through Northeast Ohio this weekend. Charlie Nuck of Cincinnati has a 6-year-old niece named Briar. She has a rare, neurogenetic disorder called Angelman syndrome. It affects about one in...

Chick-fil-A restaurant near Auburn Mall gets planning board approval
The Auburn Planning Board has approved plans for a Chick-fil-A restaurant in the city, which would be the fast-food chain's third location in the state of Maine.The new Chick-fil-A would be located at 65 Mount Auburn Ave., next to the Hobby Lobby...