A project of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program.
ESSEX JUNCTION — On the opening day of the Fall Antique Expo and Craft Show last Friday, the crowd was far from lacking — sellers exhibited their goods while buyers made inquiries. Everywhere, conversation hummed.
Vermont U.S. Rep. Peter Welch visited Burlington High School’s temporary downtown campus on Monday to discuss the $1.75 trillion social spending bill before Congress and the proposed $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
Ranking at number seven, Essex made the 2021 list of “Safest Cities in Vermont” once again.
Emma Rose, 23-year-old, CEO of Rosie’s Confections in Winooski says she wants to expose the chocolate industry, and hopes to be a staple for selling and educating consumers about sustainable chocolate as her business grows.
This year, Vermont will accept 100 Afghan refugees. However, resettlement comes with hurdles.
This resettlement is different from past programs, such as when the state welcomed 100 Syrian Refugees in 2017. Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale, who represents Winooski and the rest of Chittenden County, spoke about the differences with this current Afghan Resettlement program.
A Winooski High School soccer player who allegedly head-butted an Enosburg Falls player earlier this fall won’t face criminal charges, according to a letter from local prosecutors.
A board tasked with redrawing Vermont’s legislative maps voted 4-3 on a proposed legislative map, possibly changing much of the Vermont Senate and House maps for the next decade.
Last week, officials at Darn Tough Vermont cut a special sock-lined ribbon to celebrate the company’s expansion as it adds its second manufacturing plant, this one in downtown Waterbury.
Waterbury Center resident Florilla Ames, believed to be the oldest person in Vermont, passed away on Friday, October 22, at age 110.
As many birds take off to migrate south for the winter, a unique flock of avian creatures has taken roost in downtown Waterbury recently.
