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Ethan Weinstein is a general assignment reporter focusing on Windsor County and the surrounding area. Previously, he worked as an assistant editor for the Mountain Times and wrote for the Vermont Standard.
 

Mountain biking, a fast-growing sport, kicks off its season

By Ethan Weinstein

Jun 7 2023, 6:17 AMJune 7, 2023

More people in the sport means increased accessibility and diversity, riders said, but also a need for increased stewardship.


Like a ghost cloaked in NDAs, Beetlejuice 2 quietly begins production in East Corinth

By Ethan Weinstein

Jun 4 2023June 5, 2023

“It all kind of happens quietly,” Rick Cawley, chair of the Corinth selectboard, said of the film. “I’ve only heard about it on a need-to-know basis.”


After resignations over ‘Chieftain’ name, Green Mountain school board brings back 2 members

By Ethan Weinstein

May 30 2023May 30, 2023

Earlier this month, the Green Mountain school board voted to keep its controversial ‘Chieftain’ mascot name, prompting three school board members and the superintendent to resign.


For now, defendant in Brattleboro ax murder found incompetent

By Ethan Weinstein

May 26 2023May 26, 2023

The state can order a further competency evaluation, and if Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh is released from Department of Mental Health custody, they will be held by the Department of Corrections, a judge wrote.


Incarcerated man alleges Springfield prison superintendent ignored report of sexual abuse by officer

By Ethan Weinstein

May 24 2023May 24, 2023

Southern State

In a civil lawsuit, Michael Lewis alleges Mike Lyon, who recently returned as superintendent of the Southern State Correctional Facility after he was cleared in an unspecified misconduct investigation, prevented him from reporting alleged sexual abuse by a corrections officer.


Woodstock will pay landlords in nearby towns to house its workers

By Ethan Weinstein

May 18 2023May 17, 2023

Woodstock

Originally, the program funded only units in Woodstock. Now, the town’s economic development commission has expanded the program’s boundaries.


Matthew Romei is out as Capitol Police chief

By Ethan Weinstein

May 17 2023May 17, 2023

Matt Romei

Neither Romei nor Janet Miller, the Statehouse sergeant-at-arms, would provide details about the nature of the chief’s exit.


The Department of Corrections will end its work crew program. Prosecutors are not pleased.

By Ethan Weinstein

May 15 2023May 15, 2023

Work crew, stricter than probation, allowed those convicted of crimes to serve a furloughed sentence while avoiding jail time. The corrections department plans to end the program July 1.


Department of Corrections investigation clears Springfield prison superintendent of alleged misconduct

By Ethan Weinstein

May 15 2023May 15, 2023

Southern State Correctional Facility

Mike Lyon was placed on paid leave last month, when the corrections department announced it was investigating a misconduct investigation.


Security concerns and multi-party candidate limitations threaten to sink election bill

By Ethan Weinstein

May 12 2023May 12, 2023

A bill including a series of changes to Vermont’s voting laws advanced in the Senate on Friday, but it looks unlikely to become law until at least January.


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