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After weeks of fervent debate, the Essex Westford School Board voted 8-1 on Tuesday night to approve a district equity policy. In an emotionally charged Zoom meeting attended by around 150 people, board members reviewed revisions to the policy […]

The party's caucus is a few days away, but Burlington Democrats have effectively chosen Owen Milne as their candidate in the upcoming special Ward 3 City Council election. Milne was the only candidate to file by the party's deadline last week and […]

The end is near for the eviction moratorium that has been in place since the start of the pandemic. On July 15, Vermont courts will allow pending eviction actions to go forward, meaning tenants can be ordered out for nonpayment of rent or for […]

With vaccination rates rising rapidly in Canada, Vermont's 15 crossings with Québec could reopen this summer, members of Gov. Phil Scott's administration said on Tuesday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the country will […]

Last week, for my first indoor restaurant meal since March 11, 2020, I started at the beginning: with breakfast. The place I chose, Pioneer Lakeshore Café, is a beginning, too — for Jean-Luc Matecat, its chef and co-owner. Matecat and […]

Tech and marketing startup Local Maverick has been operating an online version of a farmers market since August 2020, when it began as a collaboration with the Burlington Farmers Market. Now, with Maverick Market at the Essex Experience, the company […]

Citing the Winooski School District’s "white supremacist culture" and a lack of support, Thierry Mugabo Uwilingiyimana — the only Black middle and high school teacher in the most diverse school district in Vermont — announced his […]

Vermont will receive $28.5 million over two years to identify and address health equity problems, many of which were accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is part of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant program aimed […]

Aisha Bassett isn't originally from Vermont. But that hasn't stopped her from embracing something that befuddles many out-of-staters: our bizarre name for soft-serve ice cream. "I remember the first time I saw the word 'creemee' on a sign," Bassett […]

It's summertime, and the livin' is easy ... or at least a lot easier now that Vermonters have nearly beat back the coronavirus, masks are off and hugging is OK again. Also, sunshine. Some of us are finally scheduling trips to visit long-unseen […]

Carol Stenberg has lived in her New North End home in Burlington for three decades, but only in the past few years did the 65-year-old architect consider where she wanted to spend her later life. With a partner in southern Vermont and a professional […]

Most people do everything they can to keep rabbits out of their gardens. "I'm the only person I know who put a bunny in their garden," Audrey Bernstein said with an expressive shrug during a conversation at her Poker Hill Flower Farm in Underhill. […]

Given the abundance of notable events in a life — 35 years and counting in my case, everything from the last episode of "Seinfeld" to COVID-19 — you might assume that the Ridiculous Deck Guy would have been quickly displaced from memory, […]

2020 was the year of the chicken. Specifically, it was the year of the baby chicken, purchased in late March by people who suddenly found themselves with more time on their hands, newfound concern about food security and a need to focus on something […]

The smell of woodsmoke wafting from a backyard is one of the surest signs of summer. Whether you're throwing an elaborate bash or just cooking up dogs and burgers for the fam, the first step is usually buying a bag of charcoal and dusting off the […]

If you didn't know it was there, you'd most likely miss the little house at 32 Peru Street. Ditto the diminutive dwellings at 31 North Union, 79 Lakeview and 52 Ward in Burlington's Old North End. All are sandwiched between or tucked behind larger, […]

Executive director of the Lewis Creek Association loved tending her homestead and the river that ran through it Marty Illick and her husband, Terry, died April 19, 2021, in a boating accident by their house on Lewis […]

Artist and stonemason used his talents to build useful things in a beautiful way Terry Dinnan and his wife, Marty, died April 19, 2021, in a boating accident by their house on Lewis Creek in Charlotte, Vt. Terry, son of […]

The full Burlington City Council got its first glance on Monday at Mayor Miro Weinberger’s fiscal year 2022 budget proposal, but the body won’t vote on the spending plan until later this month. Weinberger’s $87.3 million budget […]

Updated at 2:55 p.m. Slightly more than 80 percent of all eligible Vermonters have now received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to Gov. Phil Scott, who celebrated the milestone by making good on his promise to lift all […]

Musician, birdwatcher and woodworker was a true Renaissance man Robert (Rob) Moffette Root of Colchester, Vt., passed away on June 2, 2021, at the age of 59. The loving son of the late Robert and Polly Root, Robert was […]

The state has lifted its remaining coronavirus restrictions, and there's no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We've compiled seven of this week's must-do events, including a performance by circus artist Sara […]

A cheerful crowd of people marched Saturday in Hinesburg's first-ever pride parade, carrying rainbow flags and signs supporting the LGBTQ community. Students and staff from the Champlain Valley School District organized the event. It included a […]

Updated on June 11, 2021. Redstone ramped up its opposition to the CityPlace Burlington project this week with two new lawsuits that challenge the project's legal standing. The Burlington development firm filed cases in Vermont Superior […]

Known for a friendly smile and kind words, a great-grandmother exhibited fortitude until the end Martha “Marty” (Seaver) Kimball, 89, daughter of William and Inez (Waite) Seaver and a beloved mother, […]