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Huddled under tents and hiding from the rain, community members, their families, and organizational leaders met in support of the program “Milk with Dignity” or “Leche con Dignidad,” which ensures dignified working conditions in dairy supply chains for migrant farmworkers.
Six months ago, the Winooski City Council set out to find a new City Manager after the previous city manager, Jessie Baker, left to become the city manager of South Burlington, leaving the job up to the co-interim city managers Jon Rauscher and Phoebe Townsend.
This year’s Downtown Winooski fall celebration will include activities for all ages.
Events begin Friday, October 29 with a scavenger hunt, Jack-O-Lantern lighting, and screening of the Disney movie “Coco”. Street parking is limited, but free parking will be available in the Winooski Parking Garage on Cascade Way all weekend.
COLCHESTER — In Chittenden County, a growing group of volunteers are stepping up to welcome asylum seekers into their communities.
The Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network (CASAN), which has recently been approved as a nonprofit, works alongside Vermont’s network of similar organizations to support incoming individuals and families.
BRADFORD—Little Rivers Health Care CEO Gail Auclair urged Upper Valley residents to stay cautious about COVID-19 and said that although the health center has not mandated COVID-19 vaccination for employees, almost all employees are fully vaccinated.
This weekend, Milton Recreation hosted the Grand Opening of Bombardier Park’s newest installment: a free-to-play disc golf course. The project was spearheaded by a group of dedicated volunteers who have been working to introduce their sport to the community.
Some Warren residents were recently without mail delivery for three days due to postal service labor shortages.
Karen Sauther of the Fayston Planning Commission presented the commission’s preliminary research on short-term rentals (STRs) to the Fayston Select Board on September 28 to determine whether the town sees fit to devote resources to STR management. There’s been a lot of discussion on social media and within the Mad River Valley community recently about the impacts of STRs, such as Airbnb and VRBO, and the commission’s goal was to open a discussion.
Perhaps the most interesting thing to know about The Den at Harry’s Hardware is how it is Cabot’s first bar in re-cent memory. The bar’s construction took place near the end of 2019 when Johanna Thibault and the previous owner wanted to create a place for the community to gather. Following the lifting of COVID-19 safety guidelines, The Den at Harry’s Hardware now acts as a thriving venue for the local Cabot community to gather, listen to live music and connect in a family-friendly environment. The Den at Harry’s Hardware is bringing a new vitalization to the Main Street of Cabot and this trend has continued even despite the pandemic.
Henry Sengle, a Hinesburg native, returned to his home state and found a way to combine his passion for the outdoors and love for sewing to start Thuja, a sustainable hoodie company.
