The father of the social worker slain by Jody Herring in Barre in 2015 urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to not eliminate life sentence without parole.

The 56-year-old Williamstown dairy farmer and lawmaker just couldn’t make ends meet when the cost of doing business went up. His story is not unique – the number of Vermont farms dropped to an all-time low, state officials announced last week. When he sells his herd next week, there will be no more active dairy farmers in the Legislature.

The residents of Moretown, a Washington County town south of Waterbury, are learning the fine print of the ‘school choice’ law, Act 46: local permission to close the school is not required.

A new feature at Sugarbush Resort lets guests of all ages use their wit and creativity to escape from a ‘mad scientist’s’ specially-designed room.

 Single mothers in low-income towns and cities need help. In Barre, the number living under federal poverty level is 60%.

Bad news about SB Electronics, but good news about the future for its employees and the business community.

A Vermont company that once showed promise of being a key supplier to the electric vehicle industry is no more: SB Electronics, based in Barre, shut its doors earlier this week. It manufactured capacitors, used in electric cars, solar and wind power systems, and other technologies.

The longtime senator from Washington County wants his party to supplant the GOP as the #2 political party in Vermont.

Quiet Williamstown is the new center of the ATV storm. A proposed ordinance to allow ATVs to operate on some town roads has created a lively debate between ATV operators and some landowners. 

Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld spoke to the Washington County GOP last night, describing how he’s different from incumbent president Donald Trump. He ranks Vermont as his second best chance (after his home state) to win the 2020 Republican presidential primary.