Vermont won permission to use Medicaid funds for homelessness. It’s sitting unused.

Habitual DUI offender accused of stealing neighbor's ATV

CORINTH — Vermont State Police have accused a 73-year-old Orange County man of trespassing onto his neighbor’s property and driving a four-wheeler down Cookeville Road to his own residence without permission. But the man told police that he simply borrowed it to go grocery shopping on Friday. David Devaux, of Corinth, faces two misdemeanors of […]

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 […]

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

Teacher contract negotiations in the Blue Mountain Union School District have reached an impasse after the teachers' union rejected a one-year proposal from the school board.

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.