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Traffic at one of Burlington’s least-popular intersections is about to get worse — to allow for construction of a new, safer roundabout.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Norma Hardy, pictured here on the job at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is set to become Brattleboro and Vermont’s first Black female police chief. Photo courtesy 9/11 Tribute Museum BRATTLEBORO — A year after local racial justice activists called for defunding law enforcement to stop the reported targeting of people…

Contractors for Consolidated Communications install fiber optic broadband internet cables on utility poles in Montpelier on April 5, 2021. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The state’s new 10-year telecommunications plan recommends that Vermont’s array of local broadband districts partner with established internet companies — and it favors fiber over other internet technology. The nearly 400-page plan,…

Brook trout, which are native to Eastern North America, face disruptions in the food chain when baitfish are released into their habitat. Photo courtesy of Chris Owen Vermont has two official state fish, the brook trout and the walleye pike. The state Fish & Wildlife Department has announced a new effort to protect one of…

Host Bennington pulls away from Central Vermont 8-1 and Essex Town bests Addison County 7-3 at the 10-and 12-year-old Little League state tournament.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermonter Brooke Mooney will be competing for Olympic gold in Tokyo in women’s eight rowing. The competition will begin Saturday, July 24.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Burlington High School star Ilona Maher and USA Rugby Team will begin pool play competition on July 28 at the Tokyo Olympics.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A new 200-foot trail bridge is held up by a crane and a barge before workers guide it into position on the south side of the Winooski River. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Installing a bridge over the Winooski River to connect a series of local trails has been a dream of Nona Estrin’s since the…

Jodie Vasquez and her daughter Gianna, 7, have to leave the home they share with three other members of their family in Westfield but have not been able to fine a new place to live. Seen on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Jodie Vasquez was nine months pregnant, out of work and…

Construction on the new St. Albans pool is excepted to wrap up by May 2022. A crew tore out existing pavement and trees July 22, 2021. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger St. Albans City broke ground this week on a year-round municipal swimming pool at the Hard’ack Recreation Area, a $5 million project originally proposed as…

Vermont native, Brooke Mooney, was a standout athlete at Vermont Academy and now she goes to Tokyo with Team USA.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Some called for reshaping the Fourth Congressional District during a hearing Monday.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermonters who recently visited Provincetown, Massachusetts, are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 following an outbreak in the Cape Cod town.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Fair-goers enjoy a ride on the first day of the Lamoille County Field Days in Johnson on Friday, July 23, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Lamoille County Field Days opened Friday in Johnson with attractions from fair rides to ox pulls to pie-eating contests — and of course, lots and lots of food. Click…

Vermont Superior Court in Newport. Photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger A defense attorney in the Northeast Kingdom is calling on a judge to throw out criminal charges against more than 30 clients whose cases have been pending since before the Covid-19 pandemic, claiming their right to a speedy trial has been violated. David Sleigh, a St.…

South Burlington City Hall and Public Library, shown July 23, 2021. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger The South Burlington City Council has approved using $250,000 of federal relief money to staff three city positions that have gone unfilled for the past seven years. The funds will go toward the salaries of a city planner, a parks…

Responding to what they see as increasing incidents of violence downtown, businesses are now offering on-call safety escorts.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

While the vaccination gap between white Vermonters and Vermonters of color slowly continues to shrink, the gap has yet to fully close.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

The Hinesburg Town Forest is offering a new opportunity for self-guided tours, complete with permanent informational signage on forest management.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Brandon Williams, pointing, addresses Essex Police Chief Ron Hoague, left, during a protest outside the Essex Police Department on Thursday, July 22, 2021, to protest his treatment by the department. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A man who said he was racially discriminated against by the Essex Police Department rejected a public apology made by the…

The Marlboro College campus. Courtesy photo The Marlboro Music Festival has announced a deal to purchase the former Marlboro College campus, settling the ownership dispute between the scandal-plagued would-be college and mysterious Canadian company fighting over the property. The 500-acre parcel known as Potash Hill has been the site of significant turmoil and controversy since…

Dawn Little, the Montpelier city government’s homeless outreach worker, speaks to the city council on Wednesday. Photo by Erin Petenko/VTDigger For people in Montpelier who have housing, days of rain and wet weather may have canceled hiking plans or ruined outdoor concerts.  For people experiencing homelessness, forced to camp outdoors full-time, the wet weather threatened…