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State officials and local residents respond to ongoing PFAS contamination concerns in Bennington County
“PFAS is a generational disaster, and we’re only now starting to figure out what it means to respond to an environmental crisis of this scale and this durability,” said a Bennington College professor and PFAS researcher.
Young Writers Project: ‘Strawberry Teacups and the Möbius Strip’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Strawberry Teacups and the Möbius Strip” by Maelyn Slavik, 15, of Burlington. Photo is “Looking Out Their Eyes,” by Astrid Longstreth, 16, of West Bolton.
Want to revisit and revise your life? Vermont writer Julia Alvarez knows how.
“What can I contribute that’s a spark of joy?” says the 76-year-old pioneering National Medal of Arts winner upon publication of a new career-spanning poetry anthology, “Visitations.”
Welch, Balint talk election integrity with town clerks
Clerks at the roundtable discussion explained in depth each step of the election process, from absentee ballots to voter registration rolls, what happens on election day and verifying elections.
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GlobalFoundries seeks buyer for Williston campus
“We know an Amazon warehouse wants to come to this area, and I don’t think Williston wants that,” said Williston Planning Commission member Jill Pardini.
Vermont lawmakers push ahead on new limits on restraining kids in state custody
Also in Final Reading: Visitors from Ghana; and Welch invokes Leahy
Middlebury College to grow its role in housing, jobs
Predevelopment continues for nine college-owned lots in Middlebury’s industrial park — lots that could be shovel-ready by next year for businesses looking to plant roots in the shire town.
Parents feel ‘blindsided’ by Washington Central school district’s grade reconfiguration
“I think many of us are concerned about the precedent that it sets, that decisions like this could be made unilaterally, without significant community input at all,” one parent said.
Vermonters will vote on equal protection amendment to state constitution this fall
The proposal, which got a final sign-off from the House on Wednesday, is aimed at ensuring all people are treated equally under the law regardless of their race, ethnicity, sex, religion or other identity.
Senate lawmakers reconsider ending Vermont’s school PCB testing program
Also in Final Reading: Budget talks and a Medicaid settlement.
More than $20 million of delayed FEMA funds allocated to Montpelier and VTrans
The stalled FEMA funds had delayed the replacement of the Montpelier City Hall elevator, which has been out of commission since the 2023 flood.
Four arrested at protest against ICE at Williston facility
The action was the latest in a string of protests against the agency and its presence in Vermont.
Brattleboro hospital and its support staff avert strike by signing first contract
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, which recently announced a similar agreement with a union representing its nurses, still faces the challenge of a $14.5 million budget deficit.
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