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Spring has sprung, and there's no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect learn and have a good time. We've compiled seven must-do events including a pared-down, but no less eye-popping, Waking Windows music festival.

The Addison County School District (ACSD) is currently in the final stages of hiring a new superintendent, filling a vacancy left by former ACSD Superintendent Peter Burrows. 

Outside Chittenden County, many small Vermont towns are struggling. Low birth rates and an aging population are forcing schools to consolidate. As local retailers and...

Spring is coming and so is an unusual exhibit at the Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. #Skylights is a collection of works on paper by Ripton artist Winslow Colwell which take the simple kite to a new and whimsical spot in the virtual sky.

On her acclaimed podcast "Rumble Strip," Erica Heilman sometimes sounds as if she's calling from a closet in which she has barricaded herself against an...

Michael Weiss stood apart from the group of protesters outside Chase bank in Burlington last week. He was a few feet and four or five...

RIPTON – A two-car crash in Ripton today resulted in serious injuries for one driver and significant damage to both vehicles involved. According to the Vermont State Police, the crash occurred at approximately 4:40 p.m. on VT RT 125. Troopers arrived on the scene to find two vehicles with heavy front-end damage in the east

A 77-year-old Vermont man died at a hospital following a crash on Thursday in the town of Ripton, according to state troopers.

Last week, Vermonters gathered in municipalities across the state for Town Meeting Day. The annual event had the highest turnout of in-person town meetings this year since 2019. Meeting days primarily took place in a mailable ballot format the past two years due to Covid-19 restrictions. 

Some 75% of the state’s 247 cities and towns are set to return this week to shoulder-to-shoulder decision-making on local spending, leaders, charter changes and, in one case, $60,000 for bear-proof trash cans.