Land use law draws barbs

After hearing considerable negative feedback, Vermont lawmakers are looking to change Act 181, a two-year-old land use law that’s drawn criticism.

The Friday ruling calls for the immediate suspension of the law license for Eva Vekos pending the result of disciplinary proceedings before a state panel that oversees lawyers in the state.

Janoo said her candidacy was prompted by the current moment, and how she’d aim to help Vermonters navigate a path forward through steps like moving toward universal primary care, supporting small businesses and preparing for federal actions that affect th … (read more)

“We all agreed that ‘conservation’ doesn’t begin or end with permanent legal protection.” — Andrew L’Roe

A huge crowd — many with homemade signs critical of our current federal government — came to the third No Kings Day rally on the Middlebury town green on Saturday.

Vermont’s House Appropriations Committee voted out a state budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. The $9.3 billion spending plan cleared the committee on a unanimous vote. The full House will consider the proposal Thursday, with a final vote expect … (read more)

The Vergennes whiskey bottler and blender has grown tremendously since launching in 2020.

Starksboro residents will start exploring what it would require for the town to withdraw from the Mount Abraham Unified School District, should their community decide to pursue that option in the future.

A week after Alex Pretti was killed, I joined a dear friend in Minneapolis to offer support as they continued living day-to-day in a besieged city. We also went as witnesses and to carry back home to Vermont what could be scenes from our near future. If I … (read more)

School gyms and town halls were busy these past few days hosting annual town meetings. Read our town-by-town coverage.

Holley Hall and the Lawrence Memorial Library will undergo upgrades and close to the public starting in March.

Persistent snowfall and frigid temperatures during this particularly harsh Vermont winter are putting a strain on the county’s two emergency shelters.

Hannah Sessions, Co-Owner of Leicester’s Blue Ledge Farm, is running for one of the two state Senate seats representing Addison County, Huntington, Rochester and Buel’s Gore.

Look for alpine skier and Mount Abe alum Ryan Cochran-Siegle gunning for the podium in the Alpine Downhill and Super-G races at the Olympics over the coming weeks.

Elizabeth Gleich, a native Minnesotan and associate pastor of the Congregational Church of Middlebury, joined fellow clergy to protest in her home state.