Southern Vermont

The Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development recently received a $1 million donation to reopen a family shelter that closed after the state ended its emergency housing program in June.

School bus drivers and monitors who work for the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union have unanimously ratified a new union contract

Water treatment workers in Vermont and beyond are grappling with how to protect against a new threat: hackers burrowing into the system and wreaking havoc.

After weeks of contentious deliberations, a school bus company and its Brattleboro drivers have come to a tentative agreement on a contract.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has lost money for the past five years, and expects to lose almost $3 million next year. The hospital's proposed budget for next year was inaccurate and incomplete, according to state regulators, and now the hospital might get an independent observer to get its financial reporting together.

VINE Sanctuary in Springfield specializes in a once-rare form of rehabilitation for roosters rescued from cockfighting and other dangerous situations. The teaching sanctuary also provides haven for cows, geese, sheep, pigeons, turkeys, goats, horses and emus.

Bus service company Travel Kuz ended its lockout of unionized bus drivers and monitors in southern Vermont on Monday. The school district is meeting with the company on Wednesday to follow up on complaints from families about service disruptions.

Brattleboro and the town of Hinsdale have been working on a plan to rehabilitate two historic bridges, but now the New Hampshire town says it does not want to support the project

Southeast Vermont Transit will stop running a fixed route bus service in Springfield in the fall. The company will start an on-demand service where riders can call or contact the company to request a ride anywhere in Springfield or North Springfield.

The Londonderry Select Board has adopted a new set of rules that puts restrictions on short-term rentals, but opponents have gathered enough signatures to force a special town meeting, scheduled for Saturday.