Newport

In two Vermont cities, there’s prime downtown real estate that could become much-needed housing. But these vacant lots in Burlington and Newport have languished for years, and it’s unclear if anything will change in the near future.

In a series airing all week, independent producer Erica Heilman talks with teachers, administrators and staff in the Northeast Kingdom about their struggles after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Erica talks with teachers and staff at Newport City Elementary School about gaps they’re noticing in development and learning among their students.

More on the biggest outbreak of COVID-19 in an in-state prison. Plus, variants in Burlington wastewater, liquor sales up, and Panton’s new micro-grid.Want…

Protests against police violence and racism drew large crowds in cities and towns across Vermont over the weekend, but racial justice leaders are calling…

Towns and cities across northern Vermont are trying to increase traffic from all-terrain vehicles, commonly called ATVs, to boost business in a region…

New episodes of Brave Little State, VPR's people-powered journalism podcast, are airing each month on Vermont Edition. And for July, podcast host Angela…

In 2014 — the last non-presidential election year — roughly 17 percent of Vermonters used the early voting system, according to the Vermont Secretary of…

The small Northeast Kingdom city of Newport has its economic hopes pegged to a long-neglected asset: Lake Memphremagog.For years, the city turned its back…

One of Vermont's best-known entrepreneurs, Antonio Pomerleau, has died at the age of 100.Pomerleau was born in Quebec but grew up in Newport and helped…

This week, new form-based zoning regulations went into effect in Shelburne. It’s a concept the town has been studying for over five years, in an effort to…