a car is stranded in a flooded street.
A crew from Colchester Technical Rescue takes a boat down flooded Main Street in Montpelier on July 11. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

The year was not only marked by record-breaking weather, including the summer’s devastating floods, but it also included a historic Town Meeting Day, countless protests and much more. VTDigger photographers and editors look at some of the top moments captured in 2023.

A woman in red clothing and a face covering stands among a protest.
Local Tigray community members are joined by Tigray from Boston and Portland, Maine, for a march and rally in Burlington on April 29. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
an aerial view of a flooded town in north carolina.
Downtown Montpelier is seen from City Center on July 11. Photo by StoryWorkz for VTDigger
a person in a red shirt is holding a towel in front of a house.
Ronny Winters, who lives on First Street in Barre, recounts his struggle with the effects of the previous week’s flooding on July 18. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A person stands with a sign reading "This is me" during a protest outside the Vermont Statehouse.
Several hundred queer and transgender kids and their supporters gather at the Statehouse in Montpelier to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A child in a blue snowsuit gets help putting on snowboots.
Monique Braman helps Elliot Hall, 2, put on snowboots Jan. 24 at the Orange County Parent Child Center in Tunbridge. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
A person walks through a long hallway.
The side entrance doors, as well as the center doors (not seen), were open at the Statehouse in Montpelier as temperatures rose into the low 50’s on Feb. 16. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Credit cards fall down to the ground after being cut by a person with scissors.
Protesters cut up their credit cards outside a Chase Bank branch in Burlington on March 21 during a demonstration against banks investing in fossil fuels. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
People in jackets gather during a nighttime vigil.
Neighbors and supporters gather in Burlington on Jan. 24 in solidarity with the family of a teenager who was beaten outside his home. The 17-year-old is seen with his mother as his father speaks. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Performers in feather boas stand on a stage.
The Twilight Players at Northern Vermont University-Lyndon run through a dress rehearsal for “The Rocky Horror Show” in Lyndon on April 17. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A man in a black shirt poses for a photo.
Mike St.Pierre at the Turning Point Center of Rutland on March 28. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A kitten on top of a cardboard box and other debris inside a home.
A kitten sits atop a pile of debris inside a house that flooded in Berlin on July 13. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
A person puts their head in their hands in the corner of a room.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, pauses before speaking at a town meeting with students at Essex High School in Essex Junction on Jan. 12. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A woman in scrubs stands in a room.
Dr. Alexandra Bannach, medical director of North Country Pediatrics in Newport, on Feb. 6. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A man in a baseball camp stands in a muddy yard.
Rep. Peter Anthony walks through what once was his garden and a grassy lawn outside his home in Barre on Aug. 15. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
An aerial photo of a flooded road.
Flood damage along Route 125 in Ripton on July 15. Photo by Caleb Kenna for VTDigger
A teenager puts her hand over her mouth.
Elise Cournoyer, the winner of the Vermont Spelling Bee, reacts after correctly spelling a word in an earlier round at Montpelier High School on March 21. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
a goose swims in a flooded street.
A goose swims along a flooded Main Street in Montpelier on July 11. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A reflection of a person talking.
Moderator John West presides over Bakersfield’s Town Meeting on March 7. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
a group of people carrying bags through a muddy street.
Residents on Second Street evacuate their apartment building in Barre on July 12. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A man with glasses and light and shadows on his face.
Dana Kaplan, executive director of Outright Vermont, in Burlington on May 18. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
People walk down the steps of a building.
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, center, heads to a press conference where he spoke against a proposed police oversight commission on the Town Meeting Day ballot on Feb. 2. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
The reflection of a person in a glass door.
A customer peruses the racks as Bear Pond Books in Montpelier reopens after July’s floods on Sept. 1. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
a woman's face is reflected in a pair of sunglasses.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell listens to resident Tim Jarvis, reflected in glasses, as she tours a flood-ravaged neighborhood in Barre on July 12. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A fire burns in front of bare trees.
A fire burns at an rk MILES lumberyard on Stone Cutters Way in Montpelier on Nov. 1. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
A woman wearing a t - shirt in the woods.
Michelle Acciavatti at the Vermont Forest Cemetery in Roxbury on Oct. 3. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A person swims in a lake in winter as people look on.
Bundled-up spectators watch swimmers compete in elaborate hats Feb. 25 in Newport. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger
Three people hug.
From left, state Sens. Alison Clarkson, Becca White and Dick McCormack hug after adjournment at the Statehouse in Montpelier on May 12. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger

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