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In Rutland, a sense of increased crime is met with vigilantism

A Facebook video goes viral, detailing a violent takedown of a suspected shoplifter in a Home Depot parking lot. And a citizen street patrol takes hold.

By Ethan Weinstein

Dec 9 2022, 6:17 AMDecember 9, 2022

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Lawsuit claims UVM protected star basketball player after he raped a fellow student

By Shaun Robinson and Alan J. Keays
Dec 8 2022, 9:01 PMDecember 8, 2022
Burlington man charged in downtown stabbing death

By Jeralyn Darling
Dec 8 2022, 11:55 PMDecember 8, 2022
Housing and art options considered for Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium

By Patrick Crowley
Dec 8 2022, 7:43 PMDecember 8, 2022
As child care rises to the top of the legislative agenda, Democrats fracture on paid leave

By Lola Duffort
Dec 8 2022December 8, 2022
After Selectboard fiasco, Chelsea community steps up

By Dominic Minadeo
Dec 8 2022December 7, 2022
Vermont nonprofits struggle to keep up with salaries and benefits to attract the workers they need

By Fred Thys
Dec 8 2022December 7, 2022

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Obituaries

Ynez Lynch Kaplan, violist, music teacher, grandmother, Randolph Center
With her husband, Melvin, she and fellow music colleagues formed the New York Chamber Soloists (NYCS) in 1957. Read more
Gary Gay, Sr., army veteran, drummer, great-grandfather, Brattleboro, VT
He loved playing the drums, and the camaraderie and friendships he made along the way, especially his friends from the United States Association of Rudimental Drummers and the Black River Fife and Drum Corps. Read more
Stephen Chant, family man, book lover, artist, explorer, Burlington
Steve and Sue took tremendous joy in seeing their children grown and making their ways professionally and personally, and then got the special fun of being grandparents. Read more

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Crime and Justice

Ex-deputy sheriff sentenced to 18 months for firing gunshots in road rage incident and then lying about it
William Pine was off duty from his job with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in October 2019 when he shot twice at a vehicle he had been following, according to court records. Judge Timothy Tomasi sentenced him Wednesday to 18 months to 10 years in jail.
By Alan J. Keays
Dec 7 2022December 7, 2022
Politics

Vermont Conversation: ‘Dictator Hunter’ Reed Brody on his global quest to bring tyrants to justice
He has helped pursue and bring to justice notorious dictators including Augusto Pinochet of Chile, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier of Haiti and Yahya Jammeh of Gambia.
By David Goodman
Dec 7 2022December 7, 2022
Health Care

Vermont’s Covid levels remain ‘low’ as new wave begins nationwide
A subvariant known as BQ.1 has swept through the nation, causing a surge in Covid-19 cases on top of rising flu activity. So far, though, Vermont’s Covid levels have remained steady.
By Erin Petenko
Dec 7 2022December 8, 2022

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Crime and Justice

Community mourns Burlington stabbing victim as police investigation continues

Since Abubakar Sharrif’s death, staff from Mayor Miro Weinberger’s office, the Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Office and the police department have been in touch with BIPOC and immigrant community members to discuss how best the city can support grieving and concerned residents, according to the mayor’s spokesperson.

By Auditi Guha
Dec 7 2022December 7, 2022
Politics

Gov. Phil Scott sets a voluntary paid leave program into motion

A small but growing number of Republican-led states, including Vermont, are exploring or enacting opt-in paid leave plans as an alternative to the payroll-tax-funded mandatory plans now in place in 11 blue states across the country.

By Lola Duffort
Dec 6 2022December 6, 2022
Crime and Justice

Ex-deputy sheriff sentenced to 18 months for firing gunshots in road rage…

William Pine was off duty from his job with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in October 2019 when he shot twice at a vehicle he had been following, according to court records. Judge Timothy Tomasi sentenced him Wednesday to 18 months to 10 years in jail.

By Alan J. Keays
Dec 7 2022December 7, 2022
Education

A Vermont anti-bullying group has been meeting for a decade. What has…

The Harassment, Hazing and Bullying Prevention Advisory Council has spent its past few meetings discussing whether it has done any good — and whether it should continue to exist.

By Peter D'Auria
Dec 7 2022December 7, 2022

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Business & Economy

Housing and art options considered for Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium

Vermont nonprofits struggle to keep up with salaries and benefits to attract the workers they need

South Burlington rezones land for proposed Tesla dealership

Green Mountain Power employee dies during windstorm

Inflation is stretching Vermont’s nonprofits

Crime and Justice

In Rutland, a sense of increased crime is met with vigilantism

Burlington man charged in downtown stabbing death

Lawsuit claims UVM protected star basketball player after he raped a fellow student

Community mourns Burlington stabbing victim as police investigation continues

Ex-deputy sheriff sentenced to 18 months for firing gunshots in road rage incident and then lying about it

Education

A Vermont anti-bullying group has been meeting for a decade. What has it accomplished?

Bennington Elementary School is calling the police on its own students. What’s going wrong?

Vermont Agency of Education reaches settlement with religious schools

Vermont property tax rates slated to rise despite ‘sizable’ education fund surplus

Bennington children’s library offers bilingual books for Afghan refugees

Energy & Environment

Hartford solar field proposal draws criticism for clear-cutting trees

What’s best for the forest? Possible plan to clear-cut old trees in Green Mountains sparks debate.

Ryegate Power Station temporarily closes, plans to reopen by week’s end

Following a petition and a lawsuit, Agency of Natural Resources begins new public process for state lands

Bennington factory that emitted chemical contaminant to start cleanup in spring 2023

Health Care

Vermont’s Covid levels remain ‘low’ as new wave begins nationwide

Thousands more Vermonters eligible for health insurance savings this year

Dartmouth Health sees financial losses mounting, cites staffing costs

Covid levels remain ‘low’ as testing drops for holiday weekend

Vermont regulators unanimously approve extension of all-payer health reform contract

People & Places

Bread and Puppet Theater adds 23 acres to its Northeast Kingdom farm

PHOTOS: Carols, cookies and cider warm hearts at the Statehouse tree-lighting ceremony

A fire, a death, a bittersweet last call: The final 24 hours of a landmark Brattleboro pub

PHOTOS: A River of Light spreads in Waterbury

After spinal injury, Windsor man created his own robotic leg brace

Politics

As child care rises to the top of the legislative agenda, Democrats fracture on paid leave

After Selectboard fiasco, Chelsea community steps up

Vermont Conversation: ‘Dictator Hunter’ Reed Brody on his global quest to bring tyrants to justice

Maea Brandt wins Burlington East District City Council race

Former campaign staffer sues Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brenda Siegel for unpaid wages, expenses

Commentary

Anne Sosin: Homelessness is a crisis of housing, not unhousable Vermonters

Dr. Andrew Haig: Vermont needs to train rehabilitation medicine specialists

David Van Deusen: Democrats side with bosses over rail workers

Karl Meyer: Feds should reject FirstLight’s Connecticut River deal

Dr. Paul Manganiello: On health care, ‘If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it’

Ken Fredette: On school taxes, the devil is in the details

Rick Hausman: State should own and operate its juvenile detention facilities

Barbara Felitti: As under Stalin, Russia is trying to break Ukrainian spirit and nationalism

Dr. John Dunn: An urgent care view on primary care, and what needs to change

Geoffrey Pizzutillo: Cannabis law fails to protect tourists, communities impacted by Prohibition

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