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From left: Ben Bergstein and April Werner at the North End Studios’ Burlington location in November 2016. North End Studios in Burlington on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Photos by Oliver Parini and Glenn Russell The Vermont Performing Arts League plans to shut its doors as it reckons with allegations of sexual misconduct against its former…

Two road projects near Shelburne Road and the Interstate 189 interchange, traffic light upgrades and concrete grinding, will close lanes at night.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

This is the year to catch a summer show from Vermont Stage — one of the unusual offerings in 2021 as theater companies make their comeback.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont plans to resume a sense of normalcy by July 4, but neighboring states are on slightly different timelines. Here’s what to expect.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks at a press conference in Montpelier on Thursday, May 6, 2021, as Gov. Phil Scott looks on. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger When U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., announced late last month that earmarks were returning to the federal appropriations process, organizations across Vermont took notice. With that proclamation, Leahy,…

COVID-19 restrictions at restaurants have loosened just in time for Mother’s Day. These five places are open for dining to celebrate mom.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont high school and college sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Who stood out at Saturday’s Burlington Invitational? Here are 12 athletes who shined at one of the state’s biggest track meets of the season.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Syringes of Covid-19 vaccine are prepared for injection at Central Vermont Medical Center on December 16, 2020. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Steve Kinney, a Vermont prisoner, took the Covid-19 vaccination shot and said he felt fine after.  Zachary Butts, who is also incarcerated, has not taken the shot, citing a distrust of the corrections system…

Rep. Alice Emmons in 2019. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger It’s that time of the year when legislative committees start to shut down for the session.  On Friday, the conference committee that will hash out House and Senate differences over the budget bill was formed, a sign that the 2021 legislative session is in its…

Madeleine Kunin shares her Wake Robin retirement community apartment in Shelburne with her cat, Kitty. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger This column is by Madeleine May Kunin, a Democrat who was the 77th governor of Vermont, serving from 1985 until 1991. She is the author of “Coming of Age, My Journey to the Eighties.” Her new…

Who should decide police discipline in Burlington? Former and current police commissioners weigh in on the current system and ideas for overhaul.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

The UVM men’s lacrosse team rolled Albany 15-10 to secure the program’s first America East championship on Saturday.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Aspiring hunter-education instructors are urged to take a course offered by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A voter approaches the polling place at the Winooski Senior Center on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Winooski’s request to allow noncitizen residents to vote in local elections won preliminary approval from the Vermont Senate on Friday. The bill, H.227, authorizing a change in Winooski’s city charter, passed 20-10. All seven Senate…

Students arrive at U-32 for the first day of school last September. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger More than 90% of faculty and staff in the Washington Central school district say they have “no confidence” in Superintendent Bryan Olkowski’s ability to lead the district. The vote of no confidence came Thursday from educators across the district’s…

Paul Belogour at his office in Brattleboro on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A newcomer’s recent purchase of more than $3 million in southern Vermont properties, combined with his high-profile acquisition of three local newspapers, has raised questions about who he is, where his money comes from and what his motives are.…

The UVM men’s lacrosse team rolled Albany 15-10 to secure the program’s first America East championship on Saturday.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Owner Alex Morano is from Monmouth County, New Jersey, and her new restaurant, The Food Bar, reflects that as well as her family’s cooking heritage.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Longtime BFA-St. Albans coach Bert Berthiaume earned his 500th career win on Friday. The Comets cruised past Burlington 16-0 in five innings.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service