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April 12, 2024
After 42 years of public service at the State House, Sen. Richard Mazza, a Democrat representing Grand Isle District, announced this week he will resign. Mazza is 84 and has
April 12, 2024
After 42 years of public service at the State House, Sen. Richard Mazza, a Democrat representing Grand Isle District, announced this week he will resign. Mazza is 84 and has
April 11, 2024
The Vermont Department of Corrections is partnering with Working Fields to provide vocational services, coaching, and support to people reentering their communities after being incarcerated.
November 7, 2023
Vermont has funded $1.25 million, which will go toward 183 small business projects around the state. This round of funding prioritizes small business owners who are also a part of marginalized groups, including women, veterans, BIPOC, people who have been incarcerated, people with disabilities, those in very rural areas, LGBTQIA+, Vermonters 25 and younger and 55 and older.
October 4, 2023
Eugene Blake sat by the front window of the King Street Laundry in Burlington. He wore a Houston Astros baseball cap, though he said he...
June 14, 2023
GREENFIELD — The most effective treatment for substance use disorder doesn’t come from friends and family alone. Rather, it starts in the workplace. With various barriers to workforce reentry for those in recovery blocking this powerful resource, the...
March 8, 2023
The Ross Dining Hall kitchen at Middlebury College was in full, midsemester swing on a recent afternoon. Servers carried steaming vats of food as prep...
January 30, 2023
It was around noon on a Sunday, a busy time for laundry.King Street Laundry in Burlington is a small space, and on Jan. 15, it was more bustling than usual.Conversations took place amid the sounds of whirring washers and tumbling dryers. One of the...
January 23, 2023
The unemployment rate for people with an arrest or conviction is 27%, and 60% for those up until four years after their release.
January 23, 2023
Andrew and Hannah Christiansen purchased the formerly troubled business last year. To counter a history of safety concerns at the location, they have partnered with social service agencies on community outreach.