Addison County

The tiny elementary school does not have enough kids to stay open next year. Instead, Ripton students will be sent to Salisbury in the fall.

In his latest novel, the Weybridge author tells a story of romance and heroism during the Civil War.

Ripton’s youngest students will be sent to neighboring Salisbury in the fall after a recruitment drive fell short of class minimums.

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.

The neighborhood is one of the largest to be built outside of Chittenden County in recent memory. The first homes are on track to be completed later this year.

In Vermont, many dairy farmers don’t seem immediately concerned about losing their workforce. But farmworker organizers say they’re worried about increased immigration enforcement worsening poor conditions on farms.

En Vermont, muchos productores lecheros no parecen estar inmediatamente preocupados de perder a su fuerza laboral. Pero los organizadores de los trabajadores agrícolas dicen que están preocupados sobre el aumento de la aplicación de leyes migratorias que empeoran las malas condiciones en las granjas.

A gas pipeline that once generated a lot of buzz in Addison County has largely faded from the headlines. But a few years ago, investigators identified several issues with the line’s construction. And now, reenergized by a recent Supreme Court ruling, some neighbors are still fighting.

According to an oral health equity report recently published by the nonprofit Voices for Vermont’s Children, people without legal immigration status face particularly big barriers to dental care. But there are local efforts to overcome these challenges.

NPR's Brian Mann slipped away from his desk during a hectic week for an early morning canoe paddle on a wild river in Vermont.