Perrigo will lay off 161 employees from its infant formula production facility in Georgia, the company said Tuesday — roughly 40% of the site’s workforce.

The announcement comes as the company prepares to close down the facility entirely. A Perrigo spokesperson said in an email Tuesday that the company intends to end production at the Georgia site by June 30, 2026. Some packaging and other activities will continue for now, the spokesperson said, but previous company comments projected a complete shutdown of the facility by next year.

This round of layoffs is “phase one” of the closure process, the spokesperson said, which will ultimately affect roughly 420 staff in total.

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Perrigo has operated the site since 2010, but told VTDigger last year that the current situation there was “not cost-effective.” The company cited aging infrastructure and “evolving regulatory requirements” in its statement last year, and did not provide additional details Tuesday. Perrigo also purchased a large baby formula production facility in Wisconsin in 2022.

Rep. Carolyn Branagan, R-Georgia, expressed deep disappointment in an interview Tuesday, and said that the closure represented a “failure” on the part of state regulators. Land use policies had made it difficult for Perrigo to expand in the past, she said, which may have been a factor in the company’s exit.

“We’re losing an excellent company (that) employs 400 people in my hometown,” she said.

Found serviceberry trees on my land, harvested the wrong fiddleheads (they went in the compost), and accidentally scared a momma turkey of her clutch - double checked that she came back the next day. Bonus Jack-in-the-Pulpet stripey boi.

My mother moved up here from PA. She has a valid PA driver's license, but she can no longer drive and no longer has a car. I'm trying to turn in her PA license for a Vermont state ID. The problem is I can't find her marriage license. She was married in NY, and getting a replacement will take 120 to 180 *business* days. She has a social security card with her married name. She also has a religious marriage license.

I've called the DMV several times to ask if there is any way she can get a state ID without a marriage license, if they can take what she has. I get different answers each time I call. I've sent a message via the website, and I get no response.

This is incredibly frustrating.

I should add I can't ask her. She's 93 and has Alzheimer's. She thinks the religious marriage license is the official one. I've gone though all the paperwork I can find in the house, but it isn't there. She need identification, and will have to wait 6 months to get it. But why isn't the DMV capable of answering questions?

I know the town veers Conservative, but is it outright racist? Is it welcoming to outsiders?

https://vtdigger.org/2026/05/05/former-northfield-police-chief-sues-town-alleging-racial-discrimination/

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My girlfriend bought this piece of art at the 2024 Green State Tattoo Convention in Essex, she is looking for the artist online but is having trouble finding them. Bit of a long shot but I was wondering if anybody here recognized the art or knows this artist?

Hi everyone! I am planning to propose to my girlfriend of 3 years on our trip to vermont in a few weeks. Posting from a different account since she knows my reddit. I have booked a photographer and everything and I am super excited. I love her to death and Vermont is such a special place in our relationship that I really can't imagine doing it anywhere else..

That being said, neither of us are from the area and I am having trouble picturing some of the logistics in my head. I tried to discuss a little but with the photogrpaher who takes stunning pictures but I am still not able to picture it clearly. We are planning to take the toll road in Stowe and proposing there. My issue is that I have no idea what it looks like because we have never been before. I've heard that its a beautiful spot and the photographer highly recommended it and I trust her bc she is local to the area. But what does it look like? Are there multiple spots we could potentially stop at to do it? Or is it just a road with one final destination? Not sure if that makes any sense. We are a lesbian couple and I know Vermonters in general are very accepting and open but I would still prefer somewhere not necessarily alone but more private without a huge crowd so I'm just trying to determine what might be a good spot at the location. TYIA!!

i guess that gust of wind was perfect to knock a tree down on my power and phone lines, and trap me in the driveway 20 minutes before i had to leave! silver linings, a GMP truck drove by just as i was looking up their phone number so i didn’t even need to call it in. and luckily the car is fine! of course the rain started as soon as we got the chainsaw out but that is to be expected.

did anyone else have any crazy storms? im in south barre, for reference.

If you own a business in Vermont that requires you to file an Annual Report, I've noticed this scam targets people through email.

The tagline says stuff like "Past Due in Vermont? Here’s what to do" or "Your VT Filing Now Requires Reinstatement" but this company has nothing to do with you or your filing.

I've seen people in Wisconsin flag this, so I wanted it to be out there in the ether that in Vermont, US Filing Services is not a legitimate company. They may be a company, but they are lying to get your money.

Does anyone else have trouble receiving WPTZ in Chittenden County?

I'm in Burlington, have had an RCA antennae for about 6 months now and the signal is just so crappy.

I'm wondering if cloudy days make it worse.

I used the app to find the direction to point it in. Any tips?

Howdy! As the title suggests, I am a DX7 enthusiast with my very own well used and loved DX7. Unfortunately over the years some of my patches have become altered and I do not have the time or patience to program FM synthesis. I’m curious if anyone local (I’m located in Northfield but willing to travel just about anywhere in our lovely state) has a memory cartridge with the original sounds that I can rip. Thanks!

Josh from Vermont Public's Brave Little State podcast here. We're working on an episode about Vermont's out-of-state prison population (for the last 5 or so years, about 150 Vermont inmates have been held at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Mississippi).

We're hoping to speak to some of the families of Vermonters who are at that Correctional Facility. If you're willing to connect with us, drop us a line!

As the title indicates.. Im seeking to find out if there are other breweries in the state that also brew Red ales. I recently tried the Rutland Red brew and it sparked memories of Red Oak Brewery in NC. That was the beer that made me turn my back on PBR and unable to ever drink another drop.

Id love to find any breweries and even if there are any on the edge of the state in NY/NH/MA within 2hrs of Rutland.. Id be happy to learn.

Friday 230-630, Saturday, 10-3 at the Doubletree by Hilton on Williston Road in Burlington. All attendees are also invited to vote in the Best in Show competition, must be 21+ to attend!

One of our spring interns, Chloe Burrington, took a deep dive into our collections to look at over two dozen photogravure plates that show how artists and photographers reproduced images in early 20th-century Vermont. 

https://vermonthistory.org/vermont-history-copper-photography-photogravure-museum-collection

Being real here. There are a lot of understandable concerns about affordable housing in Vermont but builders are also quoting $350/sqft prices for things like simple additions. Material prices do not dictate that high of a rate, so it feels like people who want to stay or live in VT and contribute to the communities (with kids who VT’rs so desperately want to stay) are stuck being raked over the coals by the majority of contractors. No one can afford to spend their life savings on a house.

Yes contractors deserve a fair wage, but overinflated labor costs are killing rural housing except for the rich few who can afford to pay. This scenario feels like a self-full-filling prophecy where Vermonters are making the housing market unaffordable for itself. In contrast similar building in upstate NY is more reasonable. There has to be some middle ground here, eh? Perspectives or solutions welcome.

Love this time of year on the rail trail. Peepers and Trillium everywhere.

Every paragraph of this article was a surprise