Winooski

Next week's activity is a precursor to three long, winding years of construction on the Burlington-Winooski Bridge, beginning in 2027 and lasting through 2030.

Wilmer Chavarria, the leader of the Winooski School District and a U.S. citizen, said federal agents at the Houston airport demanded that he hand over the passwords to his phone and district-issued laptop.

Vermont received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a project replacing a bridge connecting Burlington to Winooski.

Winooski High School junior Mapenzi Selemani is on to the national competition in Washington D.C. in May.

Saja Almogalli is the newest district liaison officer for Winooski's schools. Her background as a refugee from Iraq informs her work in one of Vermont's most diverse school districts.

“People need a place. And that’s what it really comes down to,” said Rutland Mayor Mike Doenges.

This weekend marks Waking Windows' third festival since taking two years off due to the COVID pandemic. Venues around Winooski will showcase musicians, comedians, local authors and more for the three-day event.

Three Vermont cities now allow non-U.S. citizens to vote on local issues, and one town allows 16- and 17-year-olds to vote.

On Sunday, the Winooski School District gym turned into something like a rainbow explosion. That’s where the Bhutanese Nepali Community of Vermont hosted Holi this year, moving it inside after the weekend's snow storm.

A Chittenden County judge granted the city's request to dismiss the case earlier this month, making it the third lawsuit challenging noncitizen voting in Vermont cities to be thrown out.