The city hired Russell in 2022 as its "special assistant to end homelessness," a goal that former mayor Miro Weinberger once aimed to achieve by the end of 2024.

Bienvenue aux Canadiens! That’s the message Burlington is sending to its northern neighbors this summer by temporarily changing the name of Church Street to “Canada Street” — or “Rue ...

A law passed in 2022 known as Act 167 commissioned a report on Vermont's health care system and how it can be made more sustainable. Released this fall, the report made a dire prediction: Vermont ...

In Panton, runoff from the Vorsteveld dairy farm has flowed onto a neighbor's property and into Lake Champlain. Now the operation wants to add 580 animals.

Democrats on the Burlington City Council succeeded on Monday night in removing the controversial 87-officer “cap” on the police department roster, a highly politicized issue that has dominated ...

Gov. Phil Scott has appointed former state senator Brian Campion to fill a soon-to-be-vacant seat on the 10-member State Board of Education. Campion, a Democrat from Bennington, served 14 years in ...

In January, Walker, 24, declared for the NFL Draft, to be held later this month in Green Bay, Wis. According to draft pundits, the six-foot-three, 230-pound tight end out of Texas' Rice University ...

A daily free lunch distribution program can continue to use a Burlington city parking garage — at least for now. On Monday, Burlington city councilors directed Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak to come ...

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Peter Krag died of an opioid overdose in 2020. His father blamed the young man's doctor. A jury had to decide whether anyone was responsible.

On Wednesday, a new crop of citizen lawmakers will stand together and swear to "be true and faithful to the State of Vermont." Although it's not stated in their oath of office, they're also meant ...

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