MONTPELIER – I hope we can find our way to ensure the continuation of a thriving version of this wonderful democracy, one we obviously cannot take for granted. I received a hundred or so requests for my legislative update (11 pages). If you’d still like one and haven’t received it,[Read More…]
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“Those Who Came Before” begins July 22
MONTPELIER – To commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA) presents a speaker series, “Those Who Came Before: 250 Years of Vermont History,” exploring the quest for liberty, equality, justice and acceptance in Vermont. VSARA holds records from pre-statehood to the present day that[Read More…]
50-50 votes and vetoes
MONTPELIER – A lot of commentary space has appeared recently concerning three bills that passed Vermont’s Legislature, but were vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott and will not become law because override votes did not occur or were unsuccesssful: S.190 An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care[Read More…]
There are so many changes to law
MONTPELIER – Act 73, the education transformation act that was signed into law by Governor Phil Scott last July, saw some significant updates and changes this past legislative session. Bill H.955 went back and forth from the House and Senate and finally a conference committee and was voted out by[Read More…]
CCV spring Student Honors List
MONTPELIER – The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) were named to the spring 2026 Student Honors List: Samantha L. Buckley of Cabot; Lisa Kalan and Ruby McElwain of Calais; Charlotte A. Cloutier, Noah I. Haveson, Ella G. Price and Priscilla J. Mulligan of Hardwick; Shannon C.[Read More…]
CCV spring President’s List
MONTPELIER – The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) were named to the spring 2026 President’s List: Ethan F. Gann of East Hardwick and Giuliana Canderle of Hardwick. This honor recognizes full-time students with a 4.0 grade point average.
CCV spring Dean’s List
MONTPELIER — The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) were named to the spring 2026 semester Dean’s List: Cheyenne R. Herdling of Cabot; Seville C. Murphy of East Calais; Daisy G. Roianov of Hardwick and Avianna G. Wein of Wolcott. This honor recognizes full-time students with a[Read More…]
Divided WCUUSD board delays calling petitioned meeting
MONTPELIER – The Washington Central Unified Union Supervisory District (WCUUSD) board was divided in a six-to-five vote as it denied a valid petition with more than 450 signatures that called for a special meeting to vote on amending the district’s articles of agreement beginning with the 2027-28 academic year. If[Read More…]
Vermonters hungry for neighborhood connection
MONTPELIER – Ben Doyle knows block parties. This time, though, he was in over his head. Last summer, Doyle decided to roast a whole pig for his Montpelier neighborhood’s annual block party. Panicked, he left a voicemail for Richard Amore, a fellow Montpelier resident who happened to know his way[Read More…]
Peter Gould finds purpose through performance
BURLINGTON – At the dinner table on his first night in Mexico, then-17-year-old Peter Gould watched as members of his host family spoke with arched eyebrows, toothy grins and wide eyes. Their bodies moved with them, hands flew through the air, each finger articulating a syllable. Conversation became a dance. [Read More…]
Local students graduate from CCV
MONTPELIER – The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) earned associate degrees at CCV’s 2026 Commencement on Saturday, June 6: Eujenio Rosas Osoria of Calais, Lucas Erikson Jewell of Hardwick and Marie F. Barney of Marshfield.
Understanding Vermont public education landscape
MONTPELIER – As you probably know, Vermont is at a crossroads, many argue a crisis, concerning the costs to operate Vermont’s public education system and the results. Property taxes have grown 40% in the last five years, while results are declining. Before digging into the details of what Montpelier did[Read More…]
