Granville was one of 13 communities that Tropical Storm Irene's floodwaters completely disconnected from the rest of the state in August. Since then, the Addison County town has been reconnected physically. But Granville still faces a gaping digital divide.

At schools across Vermont the end of the school day is the time when students flip open their cell phones to check emails and text friends. Because cell phone use and technology in general has become such a big part of teenagers' lives - many schools are educating students early on how to use it more safely.  

Personal use of the Internet creeps into the workday, often unnoticed. But how does it affect productivity, and how can businesses ensure that employees are putting the company's best face forward online? Plus, an event called Bellfest celebrates the work of UVM entomologists Ross and Joyce Bell.

We check in on the progress Vermont is making toward its goal of total broadband coverage by the end of 2010.  Also, we continue our backyard farming series with a visit to a woman raising chickens.

According to a new study from the University of New Hampshire, an increase in the arrests of online predators in recent years is the result of more enforcement, not a rise in the number of offenders.

Many more Vermonters have computers now than in the past, but many of them don't have high-speed access to the Internet. The Center for Rural Studies at the University of Vermont has completed its annual Vermonter Poll and begun to release the results.

High speed Internet service could be available in every part of Vermont by the end of next year with the infusion of millions of dollars of federal stimulus money.

The Vermont Telecommunications Authority says it's on track to provide cell phone coverage and Internet service to every part of the state in the next two years.

Governor Jim Douglas has pledged to make Vermont an e-state by the end of 2010.  Bruce Edwards is business reporter for the Rutland Herald.  He spoke with VPR's Jane Lindholm about  whether we're on track to reach that goal and what it will take.

Chris Campbell is the Telecommunications Director for Vermont's Public Service Department. Denise Anthony is a Sociology Professor at Dartmouth College. They spoke with VPR's Jane Lindholm about how the state is responding to the recent Internet outages and the broader implications for society as we all become more dependent on technology.

Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie says the state needs to prepare for a possible emergency this winter as Vermonters struggle to pay for home heating fuel;  more...

(Host) State regulators plan to investigate why Internet service was interrupted across Vermont today, for the second time in a month. Customers of Level 3 Communications could not surf the Web or use their email for hours.

Problems with a major computer data network caused widespread Internet outages in Vermont today. State government was one of the institutions affected. Its computer network went down for about 90 minutes.

The Vermont House has approved legislation that prohibits the formal posting of Vermont court records on the Internet.

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Vermont lawmakers appear skeptical about Gov. Jim Douglas' economic stimulus package -- doubtful about its details and doubtful they can enact his ideas in the last couple of weeks of the legislative session; A fledgling high-speed Internet network comprised of 25-towns has been rejected for funding by the Vermont Telecommunications Authority...

A fledgling high-speed Internet network comprised of 25-towns has been rejected for funding by the Vermont Telecommunications Authority.

A superior court judge has ruled that the owners of the i-brattleboro website are immune from a libel suit over comments posted on the site.

Proponents of a bill at the Statehouse say that some records, particularly those related to family court proceedings, could be abused if they were available online, as opposed to paper records. We look at the public's right to know and the individual's right to privacy in the era of digital court records. Also, New Hampshire's anti-tax stance might be eroding, and we hear about newly discovered letters from the Cornish, New Hampshire, painter Maxfield Parrish.

The Vermont Senate has given its strong approval to legislation that blocks Internet access to most court records.

Senator Bernie Sanders is supporting a union organizing drive in Saint Albans; more...