Washington County bus service looks to turn a corner with switch from beleaguered Green Mountain Transit
The new operator, Tri-Valley Transit, specializes in serving rural areas. Existing schedules, drivers and staff are expected to remain the same.
In a crowded Windsor County Senate primary, similar Democrats vie to distinguish themselves
While the candidates generally agree on policy around public education, housing and healthcare, they are pointing to their professional track records and personal approaches to problem solving as their selling points.
The two Democrats running for Chittenden County sheriff couldn’t be more different
Law enforcement outsider Kevin Bloom is challenging Sheriff Dan Gamelin, who is a career deputy. Bloom thinks they can use the office to reform eviction, while Gamelin counts some of the county’s biggest landlords among his friends.
Teen killer of Dartmouth professors in 2001 resentenced, eligible for parole in 20 years
Robert Tulloch had previously received a sentence of life without parole.
‘Electric’: After yet another win, Vermont Green FC women head to national final
“It’s not lost upon me the gravity of what that means for football in Vermont — at least, women’s football,” head coach Abby Carchio said of Saturday’s atmosphere.
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Bolstered bloc of Vermont Republicans see bills repealed this year as a win
“We’ve now spent an entire session undoing harmful policies passed by the previous supermajority,” Gov. Phil Scott said, pointing to when Democrats had greater numbers in the House and Senate.
New Chittenden County recycling facility to remain on track after waste district recovers $2.27 million stolen in scam
The money was stolen early this year by scammers appearing as a construction company that the district had been working with for the project.
Burlington’s mayor says the city is ‘back.’ Is it just a blip?
Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak said that Burlington is turning a corner. Business leaders say that sales are up — but they aren’t sure about an upward trend.
Vermont Conversation: ‘How the Democrats Screwed Bernie.’ Former Sanders chief campaign strategist Tad Devine on the 2016 presidential race
The veteran Democratic political consultant was chief strategist for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and has a new book on the mistakes the Democratic Party “seems determined to forget” from its 2016 primary.
Court filing alleges Vermont Catholic Church posed ‘ethical proposition’ to shield funds from abuse survivors
In a sworn statement, a 2020 chief financial job applicant claims the state’s largest religious denomination asked if she’d help “transfer its assets as quickly as possible so that it could file for bankruptcy.”
Middlebury taps new housing development tool
The state’s Community and Housing Infrastructure Program is designed to allow municipalities to finance essential infrastructure that supports new housing development without raising local property taxes.
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No one struggling to pay rent can meet a $12,000 deductible
The people designing health insurance plans have lost touch with a basic fact: For many Vermonters, healthcare is a luxury they can’t afford.
Closing Brattleboro’s birthing center will cost Vermont more than it saves
Rural maternity wards nationwide are closing at a rate of two a month. Without action, Brattleboro’s will be next.
A new flood threatens Vermont: Dark money
Big money keeps drowning out ordinary voters, and courts keep standing in the way of states trying to fix it.
When did school boards stop answering to the public?
The school board failed to answer questions from the public about its artificial turf proposal, then approved the project without releasing the agreement or explaining its decision.
Tunbridge fire chief pushes back against new forest fire warden law
A new statute gives fire chiefs more responsibilities. Some aren’t happy about that.
As strong El Niño develops off the Pacific, experts say Vermont impact is tough to tease out
What local impacts, if any, should residents expect?
The nation is craving protein, but Vermont dairy isn’t cashing in
Expensive land and aging infrastructure have left Vermont’s dairy industry behind as other states dominate.
Tulloch to be resentenced for Zantop murders
Robert Tulloch, 43, will seek an alternative to two concurrent sentences of life without parole that he is serving. As a teenager from Chelsea, he and a friend killed a pair of Dartmouth professors.
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‘I still worry’: Vermonters recount floods’ impacts at anniversary climate panel
“Disasters don’t end when the water recedes,” one person who lost her mobile home said. “They reshape lives for years.”
