Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. I am a proud Vermonter. Born and raised in this state, my husband and I made Vermont our home because there is no place that we love more. We cherish the land, the people, even the muddy roads and drastic weather. My young parents moved here from Jersey City, New Jersey, where their life had been difficult. They had heard about this place called Vermont â a place with beautiful and affordable land, and even more important to them at the time, a safe place to raise their children. With very little money, two little boys, and a Volkswagen full of their belongings, they arrived in Brattleboro in 1971; I was born the following year.