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In the most rural parts of this rural state, it can be difficult or confusing to access social services when you need them. Add in mountainous terrain and winter weather that can linger for months and you have a recipe for severe hardship. Neighborhood Connections is a nonprofit designed to fill in gaps of social services and to help people navigate the confusing red tape of some agencies.

Fair Haven Union High School made national news last February after a former student was arrested for allegedly planning to shoot up the school. So when a group of parents in charge of fundraising efforts for Fair Haven Union’s Project Graduation decided to raffle off a pair of rifles it raised some eyebrows.

An attorney who represents about 25 school districts that will be forced to merge under Act 46 says the newly approved statewide plan will likely be appealed in court.

You may think you know The New England Patriots. Brady, Belichick and five Super Bowl championships; what's more to know? But author Glenn Stout's new book, The Pats: An Illustrated History of the New England Patriots , serves up details, anecdotes and stories from the team's nearly 60-year history that will surprise even die-hard Pats fans.

There's a whole lot of singing, jumping and discovering on the new Vermont PBS program called Mister Chris and Friends . It's a locally-produced children's show hosted by Chris Dorman, who is Mister Chris. He joins Vermont Edition to talk about the program.

Over the past few years, I’ve been joining a group of friends for a holiday craft afternoon during which each person brings a project to share and sets up a station with clear instructions and materials.

Vermont's full congressional delegation — Rep. Peter Welch and Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders — issued a joint statement objecting to the U.S. Border Patrol's plan to operate checkpoints deep within the state of Vermont, potentially up to 100 miles from the Canadian border.

President Trump made a mistake going after Chief Justice John Roberts in a recent Twitter storm. When the president denounced a member of the Ninth Circuit as an “Obama judge”, Roberts defended the ideal of an independent judiciary – saying that regardless of who appointed them, judges try their best to administer equal justice under the law.

State officials are looking to reduce prescription drug costs in Vermont’s Medicaid program by sidestepping the pharmacy “middlemen,” but they’re struggling so far to find a drug wholesaler that’s willing to sell directly to the state.

The Trump administration published a major scientific report Friday which contradicts its own view of the public health and economic impacts of climate change. UVM professor and Vermont State Climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux was the lead author for the Northeast region of that National Climate Assessment.

Many families avoid controversial topics during the holidays, but as my own family has shown me, this can be a missed opportunity to learn more about one another, to share what we’re learning and passionate about, and to practice constructive dialogue.

A former high-ranking official at the state agency that represents utility customers says the state approached the latest Green Mountain Power rate case “with at least one hand tied behind its back.”

The town of Randolph lost its police department after each of the members left their positions over the course of 2018, and now the town is considering its options for the future of law enforcement.

Imagine your cousin calls and tells you he wants to move to your town. If you like your cousin, you might say, "Come visit! I’ll show you the sites, pass around your resume and have you meet some of my friends." It's not a cousin connection, but a new program in Vermont called Stay to Stay works much the same way.

Most Vermont school employees with unpaid medical claims should see those claims paid this week, according to Vermont Education Health Initiative’s trust administrators. Mark Hage of the VT-NEA and Bobby-Jo Salls of the nonprofit Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust said roughly $600,000 in payments were recently processed.