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A Christmas tree farmer in New Hampshire tries a new tree variety in the face of climate change, which is making it harder to grow traditional species in New England. Plus, Vermont will receive flood assistance after Congress passed a short-term spending bill over the weekend, state House Republicans will introduce legislation to repeal the clean heat standard, the Community College of Vermont will offer free tuition for the formerly incarcerated, and Social Security recipients will see a small bump in assistance next year.

Visiting a farm in the Northeast Kingdom keeping alive the centuries-old winter tradition of horse-drawn sleigh rides. Plus, the inpatient psychiatry unit at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin will close early next year, the state’s attorney general says two Vermont state troopers were justified in the non-fatal shooting of a man in Burke, Vermont language interpreters inform immigrant communities about their rights following declarations by the incoming Trump administration to deport people in the U.S. illegally, and an Upper Valley ski area offers free skiing and snowboarding for the first time.

We finish reporter Erica Heilman’s week-long series of interviews about class with a man whose parents immigrated to the U.S. to find better lives for themselves, then opened a Thai restaurant in Montpelier. Plus, Vermont’s motel voucher program for unhoused people has turned away hundreds of eligible households this month for lack of space, a more user friendly online filing system for Vermont businesses debuts, Gov. Scott announces a new program to help Vermonters get unclaimed property back, two North Atlantic right whales have become entangled in fishing gear off Nantucket, and we recap the history-making season for the NCAA division one national champion UVM men’s soccer team in our weekly sports report.

Plus, an environmental organization says Vermont isn’t on pace to meet a legally mandated deadline to lower carbon emissions, an electric co-op is selling the Wrisghtsville Hydro Plant, the state Department of Taxes is calling to overhaul how towns collect property tax info, and construction on Winooski’s Main Street is pausing for the winter.

An Upper Valley therapist considers how the area has changed over her lifetime, in the latest episode of reporter Erica Heilman’s recurring series “What Class Are You�. Plus, the University of Vermont men’s soccer team returns to Burlington after winning their first ever NCAA national championship, a committee tasked with considering reforms to state landlord-tenant laws doesn’t draft any recommendations, a Vermont cannabis chain is closing several stores, Vermont’s secretary of state calls for getting rid of the electoral college, and the state extends a mental health program for flood-impacted Vermonters.

A retired Vermont State Police trooper is featured in the return of our recurring series "What Class Are You", where reporter Erica Heilman talks to Vermonters with various backgrounds about money, class and privilege. Plus, a St. Johnsbury man faces a charge of attempted murder after allegedly shooting and wounding a police officer, Gov. Scott touts state-run shelters as a central component of addressing homelessness in the future, an alternate site is needed for the Chittenden Solid Waste District’s new recycle center, and the Agency of Transportation moves to implement a behind-schedule federal vehicle charging program.

Inventor and business owner Damian Renzello is featured in the return of our recurring series "What Class Are You", where reporter Erica Heilman talks to Vermonters with various backgrounds about money, class and privilege. Plus, the Christmas Bird Count is back, Brattleboro residents revoke a “public nuisance� ordinance enacted in response to criminal activity downtown, Burlington’s mayor appoints a new interim director for the city's Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, and Amtrak ridership is up in Vermont.

Home builders are trying to take advantage of eased restrictions to Act 250, Vermont’s land use law. Plus, a legislative committee recommends agricultural workers receive the state minimum wage, a new study shows Vermont has become a popular place for people to move to since the pandemic, researchers are studying spider brains to gain a better understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease develops in humans, Woodstock residents approve bonds tied to the purchase of a local water system, and we grade the first big off-season move by the Boston Red Sox to get back to playoff contention in our weekly sports report.

Law enforcement and mental health officials grapple with a recent spate of homicides involving young men in mental distress, and what they suggest about the gap between those two systems. Plus, Bernie Sanders says his next term in the Senate will likely be his last, state officials are downgrading flood risks to Vermont communities, a new bridge running between Vermont and New Hampshire has opened, a cannabis retailer in Middlebury sues the state over its weed-related advertising rules, and advocates for Lake Champlain call on lawmakers to limit the use of road salt on private land.

How one Vermont museum is keeping the memory of former independent ski hills alive. Plus, a flood watch is on for most of the state today, the Scott administration calls on Congress to immediately pass disaster relief for Vermont farmers, why Vermont’s largest substance use disorder treatment facility will no longer accept new patients using methadone, the state’s Human Rights Commission asks for a near doubling of its annual budget, and Burlington’s Fletcher Free Library tracks the year’s most checked-out books.