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Several hundred people gathered in front of the Statehouse in Montpelier on Saturday afternoon to protest the war in Gaza and call for a cease-fire. The rally, organized by the Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation, featured nearly two dozen […]

Property taxes in Vermont are projected to soar 18.5 percent next year due largely to increases in education spending, a prospect Gov. Phil Scott blasted as "not acceptable." The increases are largely being driven by a 12 percent hike in school […]

The Jericho Selectboard hereby provides notice of a public hearing being held pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4385 for the purpose of hearing public comment regarding the proposed 2024 Jericho Comprehensive Town Plan. The public hearing is scheduled for […]

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At least two New York State women expressed concerns to police about Jason Eaton long before he allegedly opened fire on three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, police records show. In summer 2013, a Syracuse, N.Y., woman […]

Write it down in your diaries, Burlingtonians. Put it on the calendar, call the cool kids you went to school with and, for the love of God, make sure you post the news online: Spotify has designated Burlington as officially cool. If you're […]

All 100-plus animals at the nonprofit Merrymac Farm Sanctuary in Charlotte have stories to tell — often heartbreaking tales of abuse and neglect. Eva Sollberger spent Thanksgiving morning meeting the farm's volunteer crew and motley gang of […]

Vermont State College trustees have chosen Elizabeth Mauch, president of a Lutheran college in Kansas, as the system’s new chancellor. Mauch will start on January 1. She said she and her husband had been wanting to move to Vermont to be closer to […]

Pixar Animation Studios has produced some creative and quirky movie scenes over the years. But the executives at the Hollywood blockbuster machine couldn't imagine what a pair of Burlington drag queens have done with their Toy Story. Earlier this […]

The holidays are bringing Christmas markets to Canada. Across Québec, such events are now a fixture of the season, albeit with distinctively French Canadian twists. Don't worry, you'll still find bright lights, mulled wines, and seasonal vibes. […]

You might remember Irish actor Barry Keoghan from his scene-stealing, Oscar-nominated turn as a rural lout in last year's The Banshees of Inisherin or his chilling performance as a vengeful teen in Yorgos Lanthimos' The Killing of a Sacred Deer. […]

Burlington-based cartoonist Rachel Lindsay offers a reflection on the hateful violence towards three college students of Palestinian descent — Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmed — and the state of the Vermont community she has […]

When Kelly Deforge's youngest son was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at age 6, the principal of his public school told her, "We're taught to teach. We're not taught mental health." By the fifth grade, her son had a breakdown and could no longer […]

Shelburne entrepreneur Meagan Downey didn't spend the week before Thanksgiving prepping food. Instead, she was in Los Angeles, quite literally keeping up with the Kardashians. Downey is the inventor of Shiki Wrap — stretchy, colorful gift wrapping […]

Jasper and Ladybird were nowhere to be seen last week during a visit to their upcoming art gallery. They were probably snoozing by the fire up at the house, said their "mom," Rose McVay. If not exactly namesakes, the pair of canines inspired the […]

For comedian Alonzo Bodden, getting the call to be a panelist on NPR's nationally syndicated hit game show "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!" worked out perfectly, in that he had never heard of the show. "I had no idea what it even was, never listened […]

James Sturm needs a break. At least that's what his pal, New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss, thinks. "I just want him to slow down," Bliss said. As he is wont to do, Bliss was joking. But also kind of not. "I have nothing but praise for James and […]

I'll never forget the first time I saw a live production of The Nutcracker. Or, more accurately, I'll never forget forgetting The Nutcracker. My parents, aggrieved by my assertion that the only Christmas song worth a damn was Run-D.M.C.'s "Christmas […]

Four gunshots fired on a quiet Burlington street over the weekend changed the lives of three college students of Palestinian descent, shocked residents and thrust the city into the international spotlight. Now investigators must determine whether […]

Last Friday, the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury was animated, as if the normally decorous 19th-century artifacts had just come in from a sledding party. Visitors were admiring a display of twinkly Christmas wreaths, but the […]

The vibes were decidedly different at the campaign kickoffs of the three women vying for the Democratic nomination to become Burlington's next mayor. City Council President Karen Paul's (D-Ward 6) polished and professional event in late October led […]

Montpelier has had a rough go of it lately. Between floods and fires, some of the Capital City's businesses have taken a beating in 2023. Even before the natural disasters, the city has had a guitar-shaped hole in it since GuitarSam shuttered its […]

Montpelier residents still have no post office nearly five months after the federal building that housed it at 87 State Street was flooded, and they are directing their ire at the U.S. Postal Service. A temporary location two miles from downtown […]

When Brattleboro Literary Festival executive director Sandy Rouse heard schools across the country were banning books, she immediately thought of Fahrenheit 451 — the 1953 Ray Bradbury novel about a dystopian society where books are illegal. […]

Hotels in Stowe and Burlington are preparing for an influx of solar eclipse watchers on April 8, 2024. For Vermont, it's an atypical time for tourists but the Fairbanks Museum, Jay Peak and Burlington City Arts are rolling out the red carpet with […]