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News Quiz: What are state officials bringing in for the April 8 total solar...
Answer this question and seven others in out new weekly news quiz about Vermont news. It's quick, fun and informative.
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Gov. Scott Vetoes Flavored Tobacco Ban
Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products and e-liquids in Vermont, calling it hypocritical to restrict such products while allowing flavored...
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Family of Madelyn Linsenmeir Reaches Tentative Settlement in Wrongful Death...
The estate of Madelyn Linsenmeir, whose viral 2018 obituary urged compassion for people addicted to drugs, has reached a tentative settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of...
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New Jersey Earthquake Is Felt in Vermont
Updated at 12:44 p.m. Feel a bit wobbly this morning? You're not alone. A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern New Jersey around 10:20 a.m. on Friday morning, according to the U.S Geological...
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Police Search for Man Who Set Fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Burlington Office
Updated at 4:35 p.m. Burlington and state police are searching for a man who set a fire on Friday morning at the Church Street Marketplace office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Burlington police...
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Man Charged With Arson at Bernie Sanders' Burlington Office
Updated on April 8, 2024. A man who had been staying in a local motel was charged on Sunday with setting a fire at the downtown Burlington office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Police arrested...
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Dick Mazza, Battling Cancer, Steps Down From Vermont Senate
Updated at 11:21 p.m. Citing health reasons, Sen. Richard “Dick” Mazza (D-Grand Isle) on Monday announced his retirement from the Vermont Senate, where he has served for 39 years. The influential...
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Lawmakers Won't Attempt to Impeach Franklin County Sheriff Grismore
Updated at 4 p.m. with comments from Sheriff John Grismore. Vermont lawmakers will not try to impeach Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore, finding he committed no crimes as sheriff that merit the...
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Goddard College to Close After Spring Term
Goddard College, the progressive school founded in Plainfield in 1938, is closing at the end of the spring term and will sell its campus, trustees announced on Tuesday. The move was prompted by low...
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What Burlington Needs [Re "Burlington Council Advances South End, Memorial Auditorium Plans," March 11, online]: I do hope everyone realizes that the Memorial Auditorium block plan was voted on:...
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From the Deputy Publisher: Team Effort
Shortly after I started writing for Seven Days in 2001, publisher Paula Routly took me out for lunch. I had asked for the meeting, hoping for some career advice. As a fledgling freelance writer, I...
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Two Vermont Women Take Miss New England Petite Crowns
You've heard of short kings — guys of small stature with big personalities. Now meet Vermont's short queens. Last month, Isabella Williams of Orwell claimed the title of Miss New England Petite, while...
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Recent Catastrophes Prompt New Thinking About Ways to Manage Vermont's...
David Thurber, who manages the Vermont Agency of Transportation's 650-vehicle fleet, has an emotional attachment to the sprawling Central Garage in Berlin. He got his start there 25 years ago as a...
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Zoie Saunders, Gov. Scott’s Pick for Education Secretary, Faces Questions...
Late last month, Gov. Phil Scott held a press conference to introduce his long-awaited choice for Vermont education secretary: Zoie Saunders, a Florida school administrator. "She's a problem solver,...
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A Rare Total Solar Eclipse Dazzles Vermont
The total solar eclipse that passed over Vermont on Monday shrouded the upper half of the state in several minutes of otherworldly, midafternoon darkness as thousands of visitors from around the world...
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Ethics Panel Dismisses Complaint Against Ram Hinsdale
The Vermont Senate Ethics Committee has rejected a complaint alleging that Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D/P-Chittenden-Southeast) has a conflict of interest stemming from her marriage to the scion of a...
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The $200 Mystery: Anonymous Person Mails Cash to Multiple Winooski Residents
Saturday’s mail brought an unexpected windfall to stunned residents around Winooski — two crisp $100 bills, along with a cryptic note. Each envelope, postmarked from Burlington, contained the same...
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State Will Build Secure Juvenile Treatment Center in Vergennes
State officials have selected Vergennes for the site of a new secure juvenile treatment facility, according to people familiar with the selection process. A proposal for the 14-bed facility on state...
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Home Is Where the Target Is: Suburban SoBu Builds a Downtown Neighborhood
Drive down Dorset Street in South Burlington, and you'll enter a real-life version of a city planner's nightmare. Strip malls line one side of a busy divided four-lane road. On the other side,...
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Flipped Eclipse? I think the time-lapse picture of the eclipse on the cover of the April 10 issue is flipped. We watched from Montpelier, and the shadow wedge entered from the bottom and traveled up...
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From the Publisher: Still Mooning
I can't stop thinking about last week's eclipse. I know it's been nine days — an eternity in the news business — since the sun silhouetted the moon in the path of totality, an awe-inspiring display...
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Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak’s First Term Starts With Major...
Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak's first few days on the job were nothing short of celebratory, including a standing-room-only swearing-in ceremony and a once-in-a-lifetime eclipse festival. But...
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More Vermont Seniors Are Working, Due to Financial Need or Choice. They May...
Cheryl Rose was ready to retire after 15 years as a care coordinator for Cathedral Square, a nonprofit that provides affordable housing for older adults. An avid crafter, she was eager to spend more...
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Town of Roxbury Sues Over Budget Vote That Could Close Its School
The Town of Roxbury is suing Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools in an attempt to prevent a budget revote on April 30 that could close the Roxbury Village School as a cost-saving measure. The lawsuit,...
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Property Tax Relief Bill Sparks Partisan Feud
A bill meant to limit property tax increases next year is advancing in the Vermont House over the objections of minority Republicans who are highly critical that it doesn’t rein in spending. What is...
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