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Author: Juliet Schulman-Hall

Juliet Schulman-Hall recently graduated from Smith College, majoring in English, minoring in sociology and concentrating in poetry. Most recently, she has worked for MassLive covering abortion and the environment, among other topics. Prior to that, she worked for Ms. Magazine and has done freelance work for PBS's Next Avenue and Arkansas Nonprofit News Network.
 

Despite state support, Vermonters struggle to find housing after prison

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Feb 7 2023February 6, 2023

The Department of Corrections has expanded housing offerings and points to data showing fewer people are stuck in prison due to lack of housing, but prison reform advocates say the state should be doing more.


ACLU-VT points to ‘troubling pattern’ in denials of access to public spaces and civil forums

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Jan 16 2023January 17, 2023

ACLU-VT most recently filed a lawsuit on Jan. 10 on behalf of Andrew Cappello against the city of Newport, which barred him from city property for a year.


Former Vermont Supreme Court Justice James Morse dies at 82

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Jan 16 2023January 16, 2023

Morse served as a trial court judge from 1981 to 1988 and an associate justice for the Vermont Supreme Court from 1988 to 2003.


Burlington Progressives pick city council candidates, 1 race results in a tie

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Jan 13 2023January 13, 2023

Five seats are up for election on Town Meeting Day in March. Progressives will field candidates in all races except the North District.


International Sailing School loses its home on Malletts Bay

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Jan 10 2023January 10, 2023

Robin Doyle, owner and director of the Colchester-based sailing school, said the news that its lease wouldn’t be renewed was a “bombshell.”


ACLU-VT urges dismissal of criminal charges for Montpelier man arrested at city council meeting

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Jan 5 2023January 5, 2023

Stephen Whitaker, who refused to stop speaking during the June meeting, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.


Warm weather causes maple sap to flow temporarily

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Jan 2 2023January 2, 2023

Some experts worry how climate change might be changing maple sugaring season.


Musician and early childhood educator Mark Ransom dies at 72

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Dec 29 2022December 29, 2022

Ransom was particularly known for playing the bass, especially his 1966 Fender Jazz Bass, to the point where the blue coating was stripped off to reveal a wooden and white undercoat and an indent formed from use.


‘A Christmas miracle’: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital staff rescue owl stuck in car grill

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Dec 27 2022December 27, 2022

“I called into the emergency department — and I have some friends in there — and said I have a critter I have to see what we can do something about,” the hospital worker recalled.


Vermont animal rescue groups report a decrease in adoptions, citing housing and economic pressures

By Juliet Schulman-Hall

Dec 26 2022December 27, 2022

The number of strays and owner relinquishments have also increased at some shelters.


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