Celebration of Life to be held for Elaine L. Begin

The Celebration of Life Service and Committal for Elaine L. Begin, 69, will be held on Friday, June 16.   Read more

Dorothy Myer

While enrolled at UVM, Dorothy became deeply involved in the university’s Outing Club, and developed a lifelong fascination with mountaineering.  She went on to systematically summit all known 4,000-plus foot peaks in Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and Maine in both winter and summer - the first woman to do so.   Read more

Joyce Ann Ranney

She and her husband ran their family’s dairy farm in Westminster West from 1982 until 2009.   Read more

Public Safety

Former assistant judge gets 3 years of probation for theft of county funds

Patricia Duff, who had been an elected judge in Windham County, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of grand larceny under an agreement with state prosecutors.

Environment

Wildfire smoke causes haze and air quality advisory

The smoke from Quebec wildfires blew through Vermont on Tuesday, resulting in a reddish sun, hazy air and an alert from the state for at-risk groups.

Government & Politics

What Vermont can learn from its forgotten motel voucher crisis of 2013

“It’s disheartening that you could almost use the same quotes I had from 10 years ago about what’s going on right now,” one advocate said this month while reflecting back on a continuing lack of enough shelter space. “We collectively haven’t made much progress.”