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VELCO project will strengthen power flow between Vermont and New York

Substation upgrades in Milton will allow the company to better manage increased electric demand

By Zachary Moss

Vermont welcomes back the American woodcock after wintering in the Southeast

Lawmakers revisit bill that would that would create a Rare Disease Advisory Council

The Latest

🎧 Mobile Pet Food Shelf supports Chittenden County pet owners in need

By Isabelle Fitzgerald

🎧 ‘There’s a community for you:’ Shake Social Club founder on finding joy, connection without alcohol

By Myla van Lynde

A plant party with a purpose: Bloom Flower & Home Market brings business and community to Burlington

By Lindsey Lubofsky

Mother-daughter florists bring art to arrangements

By Sophia Rosen

Legislature

South Burlington pediatrician Elizabeth Hunt announces Senate candidacy

Chittenden County candidates gear up for crowded race ahead of August primary.

By George Smith

Environment

‘Cheaper and faster and easier’: environmental bill would streamline wastewater connection and treated water supply review

A manual for developers would provide guidance to accelerate the permitting process under the Agency of Natural Resources

By Kate Kampner

Arts

News

HomeShare makes strides in the Vermont housing crisis

Participants dipped slightly after the pandemic but have rebounded since.

By Sofia Limoges

Features

Monkton Historical Society: Ordinary people doing extraordinary things

By Maeve O’Neil

Meet new Blue Mountain Union baseball coach Michael Fredieu

By Kyle Neece

Public steps up to fund Aldrich Public Library

By Isabelle Wightman

Good yarn? The synthetic versus natural fiber debate

By Siobhán Barber

Community

Billingsley stepping back after seeing town through flood recovery

By Eisha Qureshi

VSTU Castleton celebrates Trans Day of Visibility

By Amanda Johnson

Champlain Valley Union hosts third annual Empty Bowls fundraiser

By Maeve O’Neil

Spreading clothes across the community

By Anna Gilmore

Mapping Barre’s cemeteries

By Isabelle Wightman

The Chandler Players bring community members to the stage in Randolph

By Ella Sweby

Winooski’s O’Brien Community Center renovations slated to begin this fall

By Otis Roessler

State

Bill would change who has access to autopsy reports in Vermont

By Roxy Vanderhoff

Smell of spring: End of winter spreading ban allows farmers to start applying manure to fields

By Isabel Sykora

Conservation

Bennett: Give bats a break

Behind bats’ reputation is a struggling population in need of help.

By Lilly Sheehan

Education

Scholar mixes skateboarding and philosophy

Brian Glenney is on the front lines of skateboard research, working to bring his ideas to a wider audience.

By Jackson Bartels

Economy

Finding community – and free stuff – in South Burlington’s ‘Buy Nothing’ group

Tara Lynn oversees the Facebook group, which taps into Vermonters’ commitment to sustainability.

By Greta McMullen