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Vermont Holocaust scholar shares history lesson, cautionary tale with library audience
Sep 25

Sep 25 Vermont Holocaust scholar shares history lesson, cautionary tale with library audience

Annika Ringen
Arts

A Vermont doctor, author and Holocaust academic warns that today’s politics in the U.S. are increasingly similar to Germany’s short-lived pre-Nazi democracy, and he implores people to get involved in the “civil opposition.”

Pick-your-own apples, pandemic style
Sep 24

Sep 24 Pick-your-own apples, pandemic style

Annika Ringen
Environment

Farms and orchards running pick-your-own operations are by now familiar with a set of health and safety guidelines released by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture in June.

Town of Hinesburg to Receive $10,000 Business Revitalization Grant
Sep 24

Sep 24 Town of Hinesburg to Receive $10,000 Business Revitalization Grant

Tyler Lederer
Community

The town of Hinesburg is to receive a $10,000 grant to promote spending at town businesses with the “Hinesburg Buck,” a currency which can be used to make purchases in participating downtown locations.

Shelburne workers on COVID coping
Sep 24

Sep 24 Shelburne workers on COVID coping

Lilly Young
Local Government

Nearly six months since shutting down, Shelburne municipal staff have continued working, albeit with major changes to their day-to-day.

Time is ticking to gather census responses
Sep 22

Sep 22 Time is ticking to gather census responses

Ellery Mahlum
Local Government

With just a few days left to respond to the 2020 census, Waterbury and Duxbury are beating the state’s average census response by a sizable margin.

Black Vermont Civil War soldier’s story encourages reflection on race, history
Sep 21

Sep 21 Black Vermont Civil War soldier’s story encourages reflection on race, history

Tyler Lederer
Community

Newell Cyrus Langley — a black Civil War veteran and native Vermonter who fought as far south as Florida for the Union — was remembered at a historical presentation last Sunday at Langley’s gravesite in Williston’s Morse Cemetery.

Winooski School District Staff and students face the unpredictable as school reopens
Sep 17

Sep 17 Winooski School District Staff and students face the unpredictable as school reopens

Brooke McKeen & Meredith Rathburn
Education

A new hybrid system has been set in place for the Winooski School District in order for schools to open their doors safely to students during COVID-19.

Selectboard appoints treasurer
Sep 17

Sep 17 Selectboard appoints treasurer

Lilly Young
Local Government

The day she retired from her longtime job, Linda Barker saw an ad for a part-time position as Shelburne’s town treasurer.

AOT Secretary: Amtrak’s Vermonter likely to return after state budget passes
Sep 16

Sep 16 AOT Secretary: Amtrak’s Vermonter likely to return after state budget passes

Phoebe Denton
Environment

Although details on timing are unclear, Amtrak trains will likely return to Vermont soon after state lawmakers pass a budget during a special session this month, according to Vermont.

Non-citizen voter access question on Winooski ballot this November
Sep 16

Sep 16 Non-citizen voter access question on Winooski ballot this November

Chase McGuire
Local Government

Winooski voters will decide in November whether to allow residents who are not United States citizens to vote in local elections.

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