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Rose Monroe falls in love with a cosmopolitan con man who uproots her and her infant daughter to an isolated cabin in northern Vermont. In her new novel, The Hare , Northeast Kingdom author Melanie Finn chronicles Rose's survival in a society defined by inequalities of gender, wealth and privilege.

Ever been called out for mispronouncing Calais, or Topsham? Or wondered how to say “Lake Champlain” in Abenaki? With your help, we’ve built an audio guide for that.

Over the weekend, the only covered bridge in the Northeast Kingdom town of Troy burned down. Many in town are mourning the loss of the 111-year-old landmark.

Since March of 2020, most court hearings in Vermont have been postponed in response to concerns about COVID. So how are judicial proceedings … proceeding?

Two weeks ago, the Vermont Department of Labor sent out thousands of 1099 tax forms to unemployment insurance recipients, but some of those forms listed the private information of the wrong person. This hour, we talk with the labor commissioner to find out how the state is working to fix the problem and get Vermonters their correct tax forms.

Editor's note: This story contains racist language. The town of Hartford has been trying to address systemic racism in town, and it hasn't been easy. A Black select board member resigned recently after she was harassed, and as Town Meeting Day elections approach, a rift is opening up between candidates who want to slow down the change, and those who want to continue pushing for racial equality.

Efforts to address implicit bias and systemic racism in state government have done little to reduce racial disparities in turnover and pay in the state workforce.

Youth league and school-based sports teams are going to be allowed to start competing later this week. And the Vermont Department of Health says it expects to open vaccine eligibility to Vermonters age 70 and above by the end of this month.

The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins Tuesday, Feb. 9, and Vermont's Sen. Patrick Leahy will play a key role in the trial.

How do you pick a new name for a high school mascot? And what exactly does a mascot need to signify?

Governor Phil Scott has proposed a small increase in state spending. But he also has plans to invest more than $200 million dollars in one-time federal stimulus money. This hour, we look at the Democrats' budget priorities with House Speaker Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint.

Since Act 46 was passed by the Legislature in 2015, small school districts across the state have had to make difficult decisions about whether to merge rural schools. In some parts of the state, geography creates some challenging decisions about how to do so.

Gov. Phil Scott wants to spend $25 million in federal funds to weatherize thousands of homes, especially those of low- and middle-income Vermonters.

Sam Gallitano and David Parker are best friends. And their friendship happened, in part, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parenting is not an easy job to begin with. But throw a pandemic into the mix and it can feel a lot harder. This hour, we discuss what it's been like to be a parent over the last year. We hear from a clinical expert and parents around the state with varied experiences and family situations.