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Vijay Singh, a longtime public media professional, will be the next chief executive officer at Vermont Public, the organization announced Friday. On Oct. 1, he’ll take over from Brendan Kinney, who became the interim CEO in October 2023 after Scott...

By AUDITI GUHA

ESSEX, Vt. — With the Essex Experience shopping complex at capacity, its owner has his sights set on a new project in the plaza: four green buildings that would bring a total of 170 rental units of workforce housing. In an interview last week, Peter...

By AUDITI GUHA

Almost 26,000 rural or low-income households in Vermont were left in the lurch when a federal internet discount program ended June 1.The Affordable Connectivity Program, which launched in December 2021, provided $14.2 billion in discounts on internet...

By AUDITI GUHA

BURLINGTON – Tricia Bisson pointed to her photo on the colorful wall of fame recognizing employee contributions. It says she is “a star performer” and commends her can-do attitude that “continually inspires her fellow Rhinos.”Next to her plaque is one...

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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...

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....