1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (618+ words) A former federal prosecutor who sought to keep two high-profile immigrants detained is now distancing himself from President Trump's immigration crackdown as he seeks confirmation to Vermont's highest court. Michael Drescher, a career prosecutor, led the US attorney's office in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1543+ words) With the second-oldest population in the country, Vermont needs its nursing homes. Yet, while Vermonters rapidly age, the state's long-term care capacity has dwindled, losing 900 beds in the last two decades. To keep the struggling system afloat, the state has…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1262+ words) BRATTLEBORO, Vt. " When local officials decided in early 2021 to recruit refugees to this southeastern Vermont town, they imagined a gradual process. Then came the fall of Kabul. The Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan that summer prompted the US military…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) Flying Somalia's light blue and white flag was meant to show Somali students at Winooski School District in Vermont that their families were valued members of the community, even as President Trump has called Somali immigrants "garbage." But the decision…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (409+ words) When a second-grade student failed to show up to his Vermont school Monday morning, a teacher reached out to remind the family that Thanksgiving break was over. The response from the boy's father was harrowing, according to Winooski Schools Superintendent…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (624+ words) MONTPELIER, Vt. " Vermont's Republican governor and Democratic legislative leaders approved an agreement Wednesday for the state to temporarily fund federal food stamp benefits as the government shutdown grinds on. The plan would ensure that about 38,000 low-income households in Vermont continue…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (423+ words) A Vermont state senator who took part in a controversial group chat among fellow young Republicans said Friday he would resign his legislative seat early next week. In a lengthy written statement, Sen. Samuel Douglass, an Orleans County Republican, defended…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1345+ words) CANAAN, Vt. " As he drove north along the Connecticut River, Sheriff Trevor Colby nodded toward rambling farmhouses and worn trailers, ticking off the incidents he'd encountered at each one. "We're now coming into a territory where we've got a homicide,…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (394+ words) Vermont's political establishment is calling for the resignation of a Republican state senator over racist comments he allegedly made in a private chat group that exploded into scandal Tuesday Sen. Samuel Douglass, who represents a rural county in the Northeast…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (533+ words) Vermont schools can, and will, do better, the state Agency of Education said. In a press release late Thursday, the agency responded to a Globe story detailing the dramatic slide in Vermont and New England's educational achievement over the past…...