MONTPELIER – Two Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) employees testified before the Vermont House Committee on Education during NEK Day, Thursday, Jan. 22,. Kay Freedy, a Hazen Union teacher and Danville School Board member, spoke as did Lisa McCarthy, principal of Craftsbury Schools, offering her testimony from the perspective of[Read More…]
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Art Resource Association celebrates 50 years
MONTPELIER – The Art Resource Association, a central Vermont arts organization, was officially born on Nov. 17, 1975, when cofounders Patricia de Gogorza and her husband James Gahagan registered the ARA as a nonprofit with the state of Vermont. De Gogorza and Gahagan moved to Vermont in 1971 from New[Read More…]
Public invited to comment on changes to public waters rules, wake-sports regulations
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) is seeking public input on proposed changes to Vermont’s Use of Public Waters Rules. ANR will host two hybrid public meetings on January 27 and February 4. The public is welcome to provide feedback during these meetings or through written comments. The[Read More…]
Preliminary Report on deer seasons
MONTPELIER – The final number of deer taken in Vermont’s 2025 hunting seasons will not be available for a few more weeks, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the final tally will be a little over 17,700 deer. Hunters took nearly 9,700 bucks, which was up slightly from[Read More…]
Free ice fishing day, Saturday, Jan. 31
MONTPELIER – Free Ice Fishing Day is held annually on the last Saturday in January. The day is geared toward giving new ice anglers an opportunity to try ice fishing before purchasing equipment or a fishing license, but any angler may ice fish on any waterbody open to ice fishing statewide[Read More…]
Ethics complaints against senators dismissed by Senate panel
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Senate Ethics Panel dismissed two complaints against Sens. Seth Bongartz, D-Bennington, and Scott Beck, R-Caledonia, and found their conduct was not unethical under the state’s Senate rules. The complaints were filed over the summer, after lawmakers worked overtime to craft the final form of a wide-ranging[Read More…]
Economic development leader hit with embezzlement charge
MONTPELIER – The former executive director of the Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation has been charged with embezzling more than $70,000 from the organization. Melissa Bounty, 42, of Waitsfield, was expected to appear in Washington County Superior criminal court on January 15 for an arraignment on the felony charge, according[Read More…]
Montpelier, The Big Picture
MONTPELIER – The Legislature reconvened on January 6, with education reform being a top priority. That said, 115 new bills (a number still growing) have been compiled and assigned to various committees, including one from a Burlington representative that would establish a 10-member task force to investigate UFO sightings in[Read More…]
Economic ripples put pressure on Vermont
MONTPELIER – Vermont is under real and growing pressure, much of it driven by decisions made far beyond our borders. Tariffs, federal cutbacks and abrupt policy shifts are colliding with an already fragile state economy, intensifying stresses on working families, farmers, municipalities and small businesses. This is not abstract. Vermonters[Read More…]
ICE Out for Good rallies demand accountability
VERMONT – More than 7,000 Vermonters came out between Thursday, Jan. 8, and Sunday, Jan. 11, as part of ICE Out for Good rallies across Vermont. Within 24 hours of the announcement, there were already 1,000 events anticipated nationwide. A rally in Hardwick began Sunday at noon, where speakers demanded[Read More…]
Gov. Scott stays bullish on education reform plans
MONTPELIER – In his annual address to Vermont legislators recently, Gov. Phil Scott urged members of the House and Senate to move forward with the next stages of the sweeping education reform project they started last year, at his administration’s urging. But as the 2026 legislative session got underway this[Read More…]
Emma Rowell recognized as a youth leader
MONTPELIER – Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas recognized Greensboro native Emma Rowell as a finalist for the 2026 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award at the Vermont Statehouse on Monday. The national honor recognizes young leaders under the age of 25 who demonstrate exceptional leadership, a commitment to social[Read More…]
