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By AUDITI GUHA

RANDOLPH — On a sunny afternoon in late April, a woman with a shock of white curls was hunched over a corner of a park, digging intently in the dirt.Local resident Rosalind Burgess, 75, has been working to beautify that particular corner of town —...

By AUDITI GUHA

When Maria Rossi started working with at-risk teens in Washington County almost two decades ago, she quickly spotted inequities that low-income pregnant people face in accessing prenatal and postpartum care.As a caseworker at Washington County Mental...

By AUDITI GUHA

An effort afoot in the Vermont Senate would make Juneteenth a legal holiday — but not a day off.Two Senate committees have given their support to S.206, which would add June 19 to a dozen other dates already in statute, and the bill could hit the...

By AUDITI GUHA

Aaliyah Wilburn moved to Vermont two years ago and has faced more hair discrimination here than ever before.A senior at North Country Union High School in Newport, Wilburn, 17, recalls being in line for the bathroom when the girl in front turned...

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COLCHESTER, Vt. — The Vermont Army National Guard on Wednesday celebrated the first woman to be promoted to brigadier general. During a ceremony at Camp Johnson, Col. Tracey Poirier acknowledged the promotion gives her greater visibility, but said...

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 A 74-year-old man who was being held at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, Vt., died Sunday, according to the Department of Corrections and the Vermont State Police.Henry Butson of St. Johnsbury, Vt., was brought by ambulance to...

By AUDITI GUHA

The family of a transgender student in Randolph is reeling from an onslaught of transphobic messages and social media posts fueled by what it says were inaccurate news stories about a locker room incident.“It’s been an absolute nightmare. Horrifying....