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Thingz from Yaad fills market gap for Jamaican cuisine in Colchester and beyond
COLCHESTER — When Shaneall Ferron moved to Vermont, she didn’t set out to sell her food. But what started with posting photos online of her authentic Jamaican meals cooked from home, ultimately became a much larger, much more communal project. When Ferron began providing meals cooked from her...
South Burlington School District prepares for 3rd budget vote
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The South Burlington School District is getting ready for a third school budget vote. The school board reduced the budget to just over $68 million, which reduces the property tax increase to 9.55%. In comparison, the original budget that failed on Town Meeting Day was...
Edmunds Middle School sixth graders get first look at new Burlington High School
Burlington, VT– The new Burlington High School is taking shape, and on Thursday, some of the students who will be attending in a few years got a glimpse. The school community is starting to get excited at the sight of the steel framework of the new BHS building going up. Sixth graders at Edmunds Middle School took a tour of the grounds and were very eager to learn about their new school.
'We're Leaving': Winooski's Bargain Real Estate Attracted a Diverse Group of Residents for Years. Now They're Being Squeezed Out.
Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. Cailyne Crowder called Winooski home. She had moved to the upper half of an old duplex on Lafountain Street in 2015 because the $1,150 rent, cheaper than what she'd pay in Burlington, suited her budget as a single mom. The lower cost of living enabled her to open Atlas Hair Studio, a downtown salon where she built a loyal clientele.
Vt. man sentenced in plot to murder his stepfather
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A man who pleaded guilty to conspiring with his mother to murder his stepfather in 2019 was sentenced on Monday. Kory George pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in the slaying of David Auclair and will remain behind bars for at least 13 more years after being sentenced.
Waterbury Backcountry Rescue called for bike trail injury
Waterbury Backcountry Rescue Team had its first rescue call of the year on Sunday to assist an injured volunteer doing maintenance on the Perry Hill bike trails. The call came in just before 3 p.m. and Waterbury Backcountry Rescue responded, heading to the trailhead near Waterbury Ice Center, according to crew chief Brian Lindner.
Here are four events to look forward to in Milton
Details: Sign up for Green Up Day, check out the Green Up Map, and pick up free Green Up bags from the Milton Municipal Building lobby from 8-5 p.m. on April 26-May 3. Join Milton on Green Up Day at the Bombardier Park East pavilion from 8 a.m.-noon. Learn more about Green Up Day at https://greenupvermont.org.
New bill set to outlaw breaking into people’s cars — or trying to steal them
Editor’s note: The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work with professional editors to provide content for local news outlets at no cost. Entering another person’s vehicle without their consent — or attempting to steal it — will be a crime under a...
35th Annual COTS Walk gets underway Sunday
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Committee on Temporary Shelter is getting ready for its 35th annual COTS walk. Prep work was underway Friday in Burlington’s Battery Park where the event will be held on Sunday. COTS officials say their shelters are full and their drop-in day station sees over...
Aggressive Behavior, Increased Drug Use at Burlington's Downtown Library Prompt Calls for Help
Librarians at Burlington's Fletcher Free Library are doing far more these days than just shelving books. They're monitoring security cameras, trying to distinguish naps from drug overdoses and employing something called "verbal judo" to calm agitated patrons. The downtown library has always been the proverbial "community living room," open and...
Seth Brunell set to stand trial in July on murder charge in Fern Feather’s death
Brunell has been held without bail for more than two years in the fatal stabbing of Feather, a transgender woman from Hinesburg. Feather’s killing led to an outpouring of grief and condemnation across Vermont. Read the story on VTDigger here: Seth Brunell set to stand trial in July on murder charge in Fern Feather’s death.
Vermont scrambles to address dental hygienist shortage
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Do you need your teeth cleaned? Good luck getting an appointment any time soon. A lack of dental hygienists means some practices are not taking new patients and some say the shortage is the worst they’ve ever seen. Chelsea Wells loves making people smile, but...
UVM Medical Center nurses rally for wage increase in new contract
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Negotiations between the nurses union and the UVM Medical Center are heating up ahead of a new bargaining period. Hundreds of nurses walked off the job back in 2018 to fight for better wages. On Wednesday, they rallied again with a similar message in hopes of avoiding another strike.
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