After probe, concerns over Barre City officer’s credibility puts dozens of criminal cases in limbo
The Orange County state’s attorney wrote the officer has “substantial issues pertaining to his credibility” stemming from an investigation into allegations he had sexual relations with a woman he arrested while that case was still pending.
Blunder over legal process impedes school merger studies in some regions
Vermont’s new education reform law mandates that merger study committees begin work this fall. But ambiguities over posting public information and warning meetings are halting work in some areas.
Voter voices from east to west
At two time-honored restaurants in Addison County, undecided and independent voters express more worry than certainty.
Local Fairlee developers want to build an apartment block. Their neighbors are standing in the way.
The site used to be home to a two-story building that housed apartments and commercial spaces before it burned down in 2007. As the developers see it, their project will revitalize what was once the liveliest part of the town center.
Judge extends anti-stalking order for Burlington mayor’s protection
The order, first issued in June, has been extended for a year after the judge decided the defendant’s actions were sufficient to cause fear for a reasonable person.
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Essex failed to warn voters about a tax vote. Now the November result might not count.
The notification blunder means that if passed, the results likely must be adopted during Town Meeting Day in March.
Vermont Conversation: ‘We can’t solve our problems with the same thinking that created them.’ Amanda Janoo would ‘lead a different way.’
With artificial intelligence, climate change, fiscal strain and democratic instability converging, Janoo said Vermont should seek to shape events rather than simply endure them.
Bernie Sanders makes rare Vermont campaign appearance, stumping with Amanda Janoo to push universal primary care
“She is a progressive candidate who’s reaching out to working class people and in a variety of ways, I think, fills the agenda of what a strong, progressive governor can do,” Sanders told reporters.
Beta Technologies takes electric planes to new territories
Vermont-based Beta Technologies received authorization for prospective customers to experience their vertical planes in action.
Voter voices from the Upper Valley
A Saturday snapshot from the Norwich Farmers’ Market just over two weeks ahead of Election Day shows some former Scott voters growing skeptical about the governor’s bid for reelection.
Vermont officials raise concerns over ‘heated’ confrontations between voters, town clerks ahead of Election Day
Republican Gov. Phil Scott also said his administration would “do whatever we have to do” to prevent federal officials from exerting undue influence over the voting process.
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Proposal 3 protects the rights earlier generations fought for
As workers’ rights are rolled back nationally, a constitutional amendment on the November ballot would keep Vermont lawmakers from undoing collective bargaining protections.
Big Labor isn’t playing straight with Vermonters about Prop 3
The budget measure would lock compulsory union fees into the Vermont Constitution, putting them beyond the reach of future Legislatures and governors.
Can we trust the polls?
The best way to read the polls is to look at them together — and allow for error.
Guard families deserve an answer
Two months after veterans and military families urged Gov. Phil Scott to back the Defend the Guard Act, they still haven’t heard back.
Burlington mayor picks new chief of police
Anthony Geraci has 24 years of police experience in New York.
Inside the confidential contest to lead Vermont’s most powerful healthcare regulator
The Green Mountain Care Board has become one of the most influential forces on how Vermont hospitals make and spend their money. Now, it’s in need of a new leader.
Supporters raise offer for Rice Memorial High in hopes of spurring court approval of sale
A nonprofit aiming to save the South Burlington parochial school campus from potential Chapter 11 liquidation has increased its bid to $5.9 million.
Teen food pantry tackles food insecurity
What was intended to be a supplement for kids in the after-school program has grown into a resource run by those very students for their peers.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
What’s behind the Vermont Catholic Church’s ever-evolving bankruptcy case — and what’s next
A primer from people in the know about the state’s largest religious denomination and its two years (and counting) of Chapter 11 plot twists.
