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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — As colorful flowers reemerge around downtown Brattleboro, just in time for summer, so does a familiar face who waters and takes care of them. People might notice that Dick DeGray isn’t in his normal watering truck, but a new one that he and Stephanie Bonin, executive director of Downtown Brattleboro Alliance, were able to purchase through fundraising. “End of last year we were having difficulties with the water truck. ... It wasn’t going to be usable this year,” said DeGray. “We started a campaig...

After graduating from Hartford High School in 1980, Bill Soule quickly concluded that college wasn’t for him.When he returned home after less than a year at what was then Lyndon State College in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, Soule’s father let him know...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday appointed Howard Kalfus as...

Review finds rampant sexual misconduct at Vt. women’s prison FILE - This Dec. 7, 2019, photo shows the Vermont women's prison, the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington, Vt. An independent investigation released on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, found there was a "disturbing degree" of sexual misconduct in the state's only women's prison. (AP Photo/Willson Ring, File) Modified: 12/24/2020 10:22:49 AM An independent investigation released Wednesday found there was a “disturbing degree” of sexual misconduct in Vermont’s only women’s prison. The state’s Human Serv...

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Nine Vermont municipalities, including Northfield and Shrewsbury, are being sued because of a claim they have been prohibiting or restricting access to public government records, citing COVID-19 concerns, according to a lawsuit filed in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington. The lawsuit has major statewide implications because the final ruling could impact how taxpayers can get proper access to all kinds of public records stored in town halls across Vermont. It also could determine how more than 240 municipal clerks and their staffs will be required to provide service du...