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The Blank Page Cafe
We visit the Blank Page Cafe which has been serving breakfast tacos, gluten-free treats and coffee in Shelburne for nearly a decade. Plus, Essex town officials deny local approval for an Amazon distribution facility, Montpelier town officials order the removal of a homeless encampment near the downtown bus station, the Winooski-Burlington bridge projects gets federal money, and two local organizations that help people with disabilities enjoy year-round sports and outdoor recreation will merge.
Liam is Vermont Public’s public safety reporter, focusing on law enforcement, courts and the prison system. <a href="mailto:liam.elderconnors@vermontpublic.org" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000177-ab2e-d2dd-abff-eb6ea2110000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1742216636638,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000186-5fe4-d0fb-afde-5ff5517d0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1742216636638,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000186-5fe4-d0fb-afde-5ff5517d0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"attributes":[],"cms.directory.paths":[],"linkText":"Email Liam.","target":"NEW","attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"mailto:liam.elderconnors@vermontpublic.org","_id":"00000195-a433-d312-a397-ae73fd870000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000195-a433-d312-a397-ae73fce50000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Email Liam.</a>
Stephanie Colombini joined Vermont Public in 2025 as News Editor after more than a decade working in public radio. She previously worked at WUSF in Tampa, Florida, where she won dozens of state and national awards reporting on health care, hurricanes and other issues. She also contributed stories for NPR and KFF Health News as part of a national reporting collaborative. Colombini has also worked as an editor, producer and host. She hails from New York and spent her early journalism years working at WCBS Newsradio 880 in New York City and WFUV, based at her alma mater Fordham University.