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1 The facts behind the abrupt departure of a police chief in Hinesburg and Richmond 6:08
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The town of Richmond recently backed out of its plans to hire the former Hinesburg police chief after officials raised concerns about his actions in the days leading up to his departure.

1 Voters in Windham decide the fate of their shuttered elementary school 3:36
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At town meeting in Windham, voters agreed to turn over its school from the school district to the town. Voters also approved an article to offer health insurance to its town clerk and treasurer.
On Tuesday, Vermonters gathered to discuss, debate, and vote on issues directly related to their community. That includes the big stuff — town and school budgets — and the small, like resurfacing tennis courts or earmarking a few thousand dollars for after-school programs.

1 Some Canadians are canceling trips to Vermont because of Trump 4:48
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Businesses in the Northeast Kingdom and in northern Vermont are reporting that Canadians are cancelling planned trips to Vermont or saying they won't visit during the Trump administration.

1 As school reform talks dominate in Montpelier, many ask: What about health care? 3:51
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Education officials argue that without intervention, health costs will only continue to cannibalize ever-larger shares of local school budgets — no matter what cost-containment measures Montpelier decides to impose on districts.

1 Neurodivergent Vermonters launch fund for medicine, groceries as Medicaid cuts loom 6:06
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Congressional Republicans voted Tuesday night for a House budget resolution that could reduce funding for the health insurance program for people with low incomes and people with disabilities, in order to pay for tax cuts and more military and immigration enforcement spending.

1 Poultry farmers are changing their operations to guard against bird flu 4:16
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For many Vermont farmers, bird flu poses an especially serious risk this year, amid fears the virus could spread to dairy cattle in the state.

1 Ripton has weeks to find 7 families to join their school. Can they do it? 7:04
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Underenrollment has long threatened the tiny, mountainside Ripton Elementary School. But now, parents in that community are racing the clock for one last chance to save their combined kindergarten-first grade class.

1 To add housing in much of Vermont, you need wastewater infrastructure. Local opposition can kill it 5:01
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Gov. Phil Scott’s administration has made prioritizing such infrastructure projects a cornerstone of his housing agenda.

1 Officer Saja Almogalli's mission to make Winooski students more comfortable around cops 6:08
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Saja Almogalli is the newest district liaison officer for Winooski's schools. Her background as a refugee from Iraq informs her work in one of Vermont's most diverse school districts.

1 Why Rutland's complicated race for mayor has unions weighing in 5:16
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The city police department says false statements made by one of the candidates negatively impacted the department’s contract negotiations. Now, city unions have weighed in, and the race itself is colored by the work history of the two men running for the job.

1 These barbershop quartets greet unsuspecting Vermonters with love songs and white tuxedos 5:25
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Singers with the Green Mountain Chorus, Vermont's oldest barbershop ensemble, have fanned out across parts of northern Vermont each Valentine's Day for decades — serenading Vermonters in offices, homes, restaurants and even on the street.

1 How Champlain College built a video game industry pipeline to Montreal 6:04
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Champlain College's Game Studio has over 20 years of experience training students for the video game industry, including at their international campus in Canada.

1 In Brattleboro, a group of refugees prepares for a new life at American colleges 6:58
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A group of 85 refugees from Jordan and Syria are in Brattleboro taking part in a first-of-its-kind college preparatory program as they get ready to attend American universities and colleges in the fall.

1 In one Vermont home share, a friendship blossoms over joint resources and 'Jeopardy!' 6:46
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HomeShare Vermont matches people with extra housing space with people who need it. It's a system based on mutual benefit that offers a sensible and friendly solution to housing challenges.
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