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Checking in on a recent rehearsal of the Aphasia Choir of Vermont, which is comprised of people who have trouble speaking after a stroke or traumatic brain injury. Plus, a mistrial is declared in the assault case against Franklin County’s sheriff, Woodstock will vote on new short-term rental regulations, Morristown police are investigating what they’re calling a suspicious death, the state Treasurer’s Office doled out nearly $6 million in unclaimed property last fiscal year, and Vermont’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates offer their takes on the housing crisis.

The head of Vermont’s Republican Party discusses the GOP’s national convention in Milwaukee and the shake-up in the race for president since Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection. Plus, sections of Barnet remain under a boil water advisory, roads and trails on state land in northern Vermont sustained more damage in this year’s floods than they did last year, state recovery centers are still open to help people impacted by flooding, Vermont’s biggest health care system turns to AI to help doctors deal with time-consuming patient appointment summaries, and there will be some athletes from Vermont competing in the Paris Olympics.

Concerns about Vermont’s waterways being inundated with chemicals, sediment, and trash from this summer’s floods. Plus, Sen. Welch endorses Kamala Harris for president, \ so have Vermont’s 14 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, Plainfield lifts its boiled water advisory, a warning from the state’s health Department about a psychoactive mushroom gummy being sold in Vermont, and proceeds from Grace Potter concerts at the Grand Point North Music Festival will go toward flood relief efforts.

Nurses helping more than one in person in a community is becoming a new health care model, especially for older folks in rural areas. Plus, Vermont’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention can pledge their support to any candidate they want now that President Biden has withdrawn his reelection bid, the challenge Vice President Harris must meet if she’s to attract Vermont delegates and secure her party’s presidential nomination at the convention, a Bennington lawmaker will have driving under the influence charges dropped if he meets certain conditions, state officials feel confident Vermont will qualify for federal reimbursement to deal with recent flood damage even though getting individual assistance may be more challenging, and 20 more people are charged with violations connected to pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Dartmouth’s campus in May.

A camp that provides a free getaway for children diagnosed with cancer looks back at its 40-year run, and ahead for what’s next. Plus, Sen. Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint react to the news that Joe Biden has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race, there may be an easier path to federal money this year for Vermonters who lost personal possessions in the recent floods, the trial for a Franklin County sheriff facing charges of assaulting a shackled and handcuffed prisoner begins today, migrant workers in West Pawlet say their employer assaulted a farm worker and his teenage nephew, and nurses at University of Vermont Medical Center ratify a new contract with hospital administrators.

Central Vermont’s queer community turns out in strong force to help clean up after recent flooding. Plus, Sen. Welch slams a plan to certify President Biden as the Democratic party's nominee weeks before the August convention, the Red Cross will open several emergency disaster supply distribution sites for flood victims, a new report says the lack of a secure treatment facility for youth in the criminal justice system is putting a strain on the state’s whole child welfare system, the newly formed Commission on the Future of Public Education met for the first time this week, and Hunger Free Vermont says more free summer meal sites are open across Vermont this year than ever before.