Teachers in Blue Mountain Union School District declare impasse in contract talks

With NH primary over, focus shifts to marquee race for U.S. Senate

Following successful September 8 primary victories, Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas and Republican former Senator John Sununu are preparing for a November 3 general election that could influence Senate control, while Governor Kelly Ayotte seeks reelection against challenger Cinde Warmington.

Hartford High Principal Amy Molina focuses on belonging and attendance

Amy Molina, Hartford High School’s new principal, spent a recent Sunday in the parking lot with a paintbrush and 50 seniors. The school had never let students paint their parking spots before. Molina and senior class president Jackson Whitney came up with the idea over the summer, and she wasn’t sure anyone would come. “Three […]

Lawmakers examine Department of Corrections policy keeping more people in prison past their minimum sentences

Vermont lawmakers are intensifying their scrutiny of a Department of Corrections policy known as risk containment, which allows the agency to detain individuals past their minimum sentences based on perceived threats to public safety.

Fatal crash case relocated amid concerns over an impartial jury

A judge granted a request to move the trial of Kyle Hunt, who was charged in a fatal car collision that killed 16-year-old Kaylee Bailey, from Orange County to Burlington due to concerns about community prejudice.

Police investigate Newport crash that injured 2 adults, 2 juveniles

NEWPORT — Four people sustained injuries in a Saturday car crash, with two occupants in critical but stable condition at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. On Sept. 12, Newport police and fire officials responded to the area of 72 Breakneck Road around 10 p.m. following a collision report. At the scene, emergency personnel located a heavily damaged […]