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A globally rare and federally threatened orchid believed to have been extinct in Vermont since 1902 was recently discovered, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced Wednesday. The orchid, classified as a small whorled pogonia, was found on Winooski Valley Park District Conservation land in Chittenden County after over a century of unsuccessful searches. The exact local was not made…

On Tuesday’s Town Meeting Day in Vermont, when communities vote on hyper-local issues like their school budgets or whether to buy a new town snowplow, two cities debuted a change in who got to participate. In Winooski and Montpelier, all adult residents — including people who are not U.S. citizens — were able to vote for the first time on…

In Winooski and Montpelier, all adult residents — including people who are not U.S. citizens — were able to vote for the first time on community-specific issues.

Noncitizens will be allowed to vote in local elections in two Vermont cities — Winooski and Montpelier — on Tuesday during the state’s annual Town Meeting day. In Winooski, a city of about 7,300 that is home to immigrants from around the world, 37 noncitizens had registered to vote by early Monday, according to the city clerk. Same-day voter registration…

As fire and EMS departments across Vermont and the country struggle to attract and retain personnel, the issue is getting high-level attention from the chair of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. “I think it’s going to require a combination of federal, state, and local efforts,” observed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, who held a roundtable discussion on the issue this...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, said he was especially concerned about the issue in rural areas that depend on volunteers to respond to emergency calls.

A recent youth soccer game in Vermont turned painful for many involved, with investigations now underway into dueling reports of both racial slurs and brutal hits on the playing field. At issue is what happened during a boys’ varsity soccer game September 18 in Winooski, which Winooski won 3-2. Winooski is Vermont’s one school district where more than half of…

A Vermont school is pushing for policies to prevent future racist incidents at youth soccer games after allegations of racial slurs and brutal hits on the field at a recent game.

The neighboring Vermont cities of Winooski and Burlington are working toward creating even more welcoming spaces for all residents and visitors. Winooski raised the Pride Progress flag Monday, aiming to show the city is a welcoming place for LGBTQ+ people, as well as for members of other historically marginalized groups. “Hate has no place in our communities,” insisted Rep. Taylor…

A trailblazing Vermont lawmaker spent part of the start of June’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month reflecting on a significant achievement in her first legislative session — which recently wrapped up in Montpelier. “Representation is so powerful,” said Rep. Taylor Small, P/D-Winooski, who then quoted Vermont’s lone female governor — so far. “As Madeleine Kunin said, ‘If you don’t have a...

Taylor Small is the first-ever out transgender person elected to the Vermont legislature.

This election season, one Vermont community is voting on the future of voting. A ballot question in Winooski asks whether legal city residents who are not U.S. citizens should be able to cast ballots on local issues such as the city council or school board. “I have a voice,” said software developer Prashant Singh, who owns a home in...

A ballot question for one Vermont city is asking whether legal residents who are not United States citizens should be able to cast ballots on local issues like the city council or school board.

The Vermont Health Department says an outbreak of COVID-19 that began in the city of Winooski is over. Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said Wednesday the outbreak is considered over because 28 days have passed since any new infections connected to it have been reported. “Now keep in mind this isn’t really a celebration,” Levine said during an online briefing…

After months of having some of the fewest coronavirus cases in the country, Vermont is now trying to contain an outbreak that has hit an immigrant community in a small but densely populated city. What health officials described as a small cluster in Winooski that they first noticed on Memorial Day has jumped to 83 cases and expanded into neighboring…

Gov. Phil Scott is scheduled to give an update on Vermont’s response to the coronavirus Monday at 11 a.m.

Gov. Phil Scott is scheduled to give an update on Vermont’s response to the coronavirus Friday as they address an outbreak in the town of Winooski.

Vermont police say the death of a 28-year-old woman in the city of Winooski is suspicious. On Wednesday, police say the body of 28-year-old Hannah Keyes was found Saturday in an apartment after police had been asked to do a welfare check.