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As war drags on, Randolph remembers Myrhorod, Ukraine

By White River Valley Herald

Jun 5 2023June 2, 2023

The Randolph Rotary Club and members of Bethany Church unveiled a newly restored mosaic honoring the town’s Ukrainian sister city.


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.”


Young Writers Project: Simmer

By Young Writers Project

Jun 4 2023June 1, 2023

This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Simmer” by Plover Corbett, 12, of Thetford Center. Artwork is “354 Bricks” by Lauren McCabe, 17, of South Burlington.


Vermont Conversation: Bernie’s mitten maker weaves a tale of empowerment and overcoming abuse

By David Goodman

May 31 2023May 31, 2023

“The world might have learned about me because of some mittens I made,” she said, “but there's a whole intricate backstory that people don't know, that is interesting. And that has a theme of empowerment and generosity and kindness, and it has a path in the end to joy.”


‘The world is changing’: Dana Kaplan steers Outright Vermont through an evolution

By Patrick Crowley

May 30 2023May 31, 2023

The executive director of the organization that supports LGBTQ+ youth said he’s trying to lead it through growth “at the speed that young people need us.”


Then Again: Vermont was an early battleground for women’s rights

By Mark Bushnell

May 28 2023May 25, 2023

The Montpelier Watchman warned, “Let no woman think she can stand too near the ‘dirty pool of politics’ and escape the contagion of its foul vapors.”


Young Writers Project: Somewhere presently

By Young Writers Project

May 28 2023May 26, 2023

This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Somewhere presently” by Emilia Williams, 16, of Thetford Center. Artwork is by Roma Vallabhaneni, 16, of Essex.


‘That’s the beauty of it’: Making a cemetery a more inclusive place

By Kevin O'Connor

May 28 2023May 30, 2023

Brattleboro’s Morningside Cemetery, touted a century ago for what was once the state’s tallest monument, is moving into the present this Memorial Day by adding “green” and Muslim burial options.


In Calais, a dog attack launches a small town into unexpected territory

By Kate O'Farrell

May 26 2023May 31, 2023

On Thursday evening, in the Town Hall that sits directly across the dirt road from the house where the dog owner lives, the Calais Selectboard heard two hours of testimony and debate over last week’s incident.


The Vermont Creemee Database: Vote for your favorite

By Erin Petenko

May 25 2023May 25, 2023

Roughly 400 Vermont establishments hold licenses to sell creemees or soft serve ice cream. VTDigger obtained the data — and mapped it.


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