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Vermont Catholic Bishop Christopher Coyne, left, stands at this month’s annual ordination Mass with the statewide diocese’s one new deacon, Gregory Caldwell (center), and one new priest, Robert Murphy. Photo by Cori Fugere Urban/Vermont Catholic Vermont Catholic Bishop Christopher Coyne stepped onto the altar of St. Joseph Cathedral in Burlington this month to announce what,…

The pandemic spurred Kathleen Hoffman to leave her job as a teacher in St. Albans and move to Madrid. Courtesy photo When a phrase like “I’ll just drop everything and move to Spain” appears in conversation, it’s often a wistful addendum — something said in jest during a time of hardship.  But Kathleen Hoffman is…

Updated 11:19 p.m. “Hopefully this comes back easily,” Kim Diehnelt said, as she readied her baton for the first time in 15 months, preparing to conduct Burlington’s Me2/ Orchestra.  “Let’s make music,” she said as the group prepared to play. And music they made.  The 25 or so musicians, divided into sections of strings, horns,…

A snowmaking pond at Pico Mountain that could transfer water from one basin to another. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger Officials and conservationists in Bennington County have an updated plan to direct the course of water quality projects and funding in a watershed that extends the county’s length. The public can now review the draft of…

Many fireworks displays in Vermont were canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s where to find them this summer for Independence Day 2021.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A catalog of designs — some extravagantly fanciful — of bridges across Interstate 89 at Williston Road in South Burlington        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Sarah Trombly and her daughter Attalyn Philbrick are two of the people without housing staying at the Courtyard by Marriott in Middlebury on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger MIDDLEBURY— Josh Lisenby is worried about July 1. He’s trying to figure out where he’ll sleep and store his personal belongings when he has…

The Vermont girls score twice in third period to seize 4-2 win over New Hampshire; the Vermont boys fall at Saturday’s Twin State Hockey Classic.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A new grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will boost the Vermont Loon Conservation Project to help replace loons that were killed in 2003 Bouchard B-120 oil spill. Courtesy photo. The Vermont Center for Ecostudies has received a five-year grant totaling more than $400,000 to support the Vermont Loon Conservation Project. The funds…

Scores and schedules from the 2021 Vermont Little League baseball and softball all-star tournaments as reported to the Burlington Free Press.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Non-citizen residents of Winooski and Montpelier will now be allowed to participate in voting on local issues.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

James Fisk worked as a traveling salesman, based in Brattleboro, before becoming a major force in the business world as a stockbroker and executive. A sign on the wagon identifies Fisk as a “jobber,” or wholesaler, and advertises “silks,” “shawls,” and “dress goods.” Photo from Vermont Historical Society The nation’s industrial boom during the 19th…

The group Neighbors for a Safer St. Albans held a private Juneteenth barbecue last week. Photo courtesy of Reier Erickson Editor’s note: Luca Kolba is a reporter with Community News Service, a collaboration with the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program. Last weekend, communities across Vermont held their first-ever Juneteenth celebrations, some sponsored…

Different grades of maple syrup from different sap runs sit on a window sill at the End ‘o ‘ Lane Maple sugar house in Jericho on Saturday, March 23, 2019. This year Vermont’s sugarmakers are facing a serious shortage of plastic maple syrup jugs. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger With a short sugaring season and low…

Free Press staffers round up Vermont’s doughnut offerings to see who might best meet your sudden need to fill the hole left by Koffee Kup Bakery.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Many people and towns in Vermont canceled tag sales and yard sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s where to find them in summer 2021.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Across the region, there are businesses and leagues where people can learn these unique activities, get active and meet people.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

For the past 20 years, a freshwater Asian jellyfish has bobbed up in Vermont lakes and ponds — and scientists are still giving it mixed reviews.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A Green Mountain Transit bus leaves the Downtown Transit Center in Burlington on Friday, July 26, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Vermont Agency of Transportation will buy four electric buses to traverse the central part of the state with a $1 million “Low and No Emissions” grant from the Federal Transit Administration.  This is…

Taking stock of school community COVID case rates can help plan for the fall semester. A look at Chittenden County public and private schools.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service