In the late 19th century poor farms began to form in Nebraska as concern for paupers, indigents and, in general, those who were unable to care for themselves and had no one to turn to for aid ...

A Hartford man has been charged with murder-for-hire in Vermont. The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont said a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a 43 ...

Wild Wonders Our Vermont Farm Startup Posted: March 22, 2025 | Last updated: March 22, 2025 "Gold Shaw Farm, located in Peacham, VT, is a 158-acre homestead-in-progress. Started in 2016 by Morgan ...

HARTFORD, Vt. (WCAX) - High winds hampered response efforts after a fire broke out at a home in Hartford on Monday. It happened just after 5 p.m. at a home on Valley View Road. When crews arrived ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Hartford man faces charges in connection to the death of a Vermont woman who was found in a metal toolbox in the Missisquoi River in February.

Conceived as an inexpensive way for county governments to provide care for the indigent, these poor farms attracted residents including orphans to the elderly, disabled and disaster victims.

A grassroots coalition focused on raising funds to support local Vermont agriculture has begun distributing money to farms in need, many of which were impacted by the 2023 storms. Dig Deep Vermont ...

In 1967 Vermont passed the Social Welfare Act which removed from towns the right to operate poor farms. The act also abolished the office of the Overseer of the Poor. Poverty, vagrancy, elderly care, ...

Hundreds of Vermont farms are still recovering from last July's catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather as they head into this year's growing season. Dog River Farm, in Berlin ...

Farmer George Gross, of Dog River Farm in Berlin, Vt., stands, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, next to a hole left in his field by December, 2023, flooding. The farm lost nearly all of its produce in ...

BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — Hundreds of Vermont farms are still recovering from July’s catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather as they head into this year’s growing season. Dog River Farm ...