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Marc Nadel A couple of years ago, Winooski City Manager Jessie Baker had a frustrating problem. A staffer was performing all the duties of a human resource director, but Baker could not give her the job title because it was not in the city's charter. Winooski would need to update the document through a lengthy process that required both a town-wide vote and legislative approval. By the time the issue came up for a vote last November, the staffer had already "left for another position where sh...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — The Select Board has unanimously approved a settlement agreement concerning a complaint to the Human Rights Commission from former state Rep. Kiah Morris, her husband, James Lawton, and their son. The settlement, which requires the town to pay the family $137,000 and issue a public apology, was in relation to Morris’ complaints that Bennington Police did not adequately investigate online and other racially motivated harassment prior to her decision to leave the Legislature amid a campaign for re-election in 2018. The...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — Two former town residents filed a complaint Wednesday with the Vermont Human Rights Commission against the Bennington Select Board, saying town officials publicized private information about them in retaliation for their filing complaints of racially-motivated policing against the Bennington Police Department. The board’s action was “illegal” and reflected systemic racial discrimination in Bennington, said Jay Diaz, senior staff attorney at American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont. The organization is repr...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — A large-scale self-storage facility and office is planned for a long-dormant parcel off Northside Drive that was once the site of a drive-in theater. The proposal, from Patriot Holdings, LLC, of Las Vegas, and property owners Karen Post and Diane Allard, received unanimous design and development plan approval after a Feb. 16 Bennington Development Review Board meeting. A 30-day appeal period is due to end next week. According to the application and site drawings, the project will include seven metal storage buildings of v...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — A large-scale self-storage facility and office is planned for a long-dormant parcel off Northside Drive that was once the site of a drive-in theater. The proposal, from Patriot Holdings, LLC, of Las Vegas, and property owners Karen Post and Diane Allard, received unanimous design and development plan approval after a Feb. 16 Bennington Development Review Board meeting. A 30-day appeal period is due to end next week. According to the application and site drawings, the project will include seven metal storage buildings of v...