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Now entering its third week, the new court docket in Chittenden County is focused on people who have five or more pending criminal cases. State and local leaders hope the effort will ease some of the Queen City’s recent public safety concerns.
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Carl Blaisdell is private. He only goes to town to get something he needs. His life is close to the ground, to his dogs, and to the outside.
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Vermont leaders approved a plan to use roughly $6 million in state money to pay for 15 days' worth of food benefits if the federal government shutdown continues and SNAP runs out of money on Nov. 1.
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Vermont hasn’t had a permanent facility for justice-involved youth since 2020. The lack of a secure facility has meant more juveniles have been held in adult prisons.
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Representatives from PowerTransitions have been meeting with officials in Vernon about potentially developing the 140-acre site along the Connecticut River.
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I asked listeners to send me recordings from wherever they were, about whatever they wanted.
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Town clerks and select boards say it is getting harder to run meetings and conduct town business as the vitriolic tone of political polarization continues to ramp up.
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State officials want to clone Jonah Richard, an Orange County native who’s building housing at a clip in the town where his family has lived for generations.
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It's not a nursing home. It's a house where old people live together.
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As the population of older adults increases and accessing long-term care becomes more challenging, demand for medical alert devices is growing.