“Redistricting has made campaigning accessible for independent candidates such as myself,” Culcleasure said in an interview Thursday.
Culcleasure joins Chittenden Central Senate race; Mahnke files for recount
Author: Auditi Guha
Auditi is Chittenden County editor at VTDigger. Originally from Calcutta, India, she graduated from Emerson College with an MA in journalism. She has worked as an editor and reporter for several newspapers, and in various beats. Most recently, she covered race and justice at Rewire.News, and higher education at the New Bedford Standard-Times. She previously worked at several Massachusetts newsrooms. She is a mentor for young reporters through the Report For America program, founded the Boston chapter of the South Asian Journalists Association, and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Erhard Mahnke, trailing by 2 votes, to request recount in Chittenden Central Senate race
The process could take weeks, said Josh Wronski, executive director of the Vermont Progressive Party, who is skeptical about the current count.
Democratic incumbents dominate in Chittenden County state Senate races
The race for a third spot in the Chittenden Central district remained too close to call.
Closure of a child care center in Essex Junction sends families scrambling for options
“I would categorize finding staff for our preschools at a crisis level,” said Michael Feitelberg, one of the owners of Kids & Fitness Preschools at the Edge, a local gym and fitness club that will absorb some of Kinderworks’ employees and families.
Massive Winooski school project behind schedule, but loan total has been shaved
The project involves 75,000 square feet of new construction and a facelift for 125,000 square feet of the existing buildings. Pandemic aid has lowered the total being borrowed to $55 million.
2021 report shows more diversity but persistent inequities in Chittenden County
Nearly 100% of the population growth in the last 10 years has been among residents who are Hispanic, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Native Hawaiian, the report shows.
Exchange programs seek Vermont families to host international students after pandemic lull
“We have a significantly larger number of students this year who were put on hold, whose paperwork got a stay because of Covid, so we are doubling down, tripling down,” said Meghan Fahey, northeast coordinator for International Experience.
Vermont’s multicultural liaisons help create bridges between new immigrant families and schools
From supporting teachers with new students in the classroom to helping immigrant families communicate with school and city departments, liaisons assist with health, housing, food, legal aid, insurance, transportation and internet issues — often after school hours.
Burlington beaches reopen after cyanobacteria closures
Sunday marked the second such closure this year, according to Erin Moreau, Burlington’s waterfront superintendent and harbormaster.
UVM Health Network works with staffing agency to help workers facing systemic barriers
The model could be “one of the rare win-wins that happen where we’re able to support our community and folks who are in recovery to find gainful employment,” said one of the executives involved in the program.
