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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...
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...
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...
The unemployment rate for people with an arrest or conviction is 27%, and 60% for those up until four years after their release.
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.