Auditi Guha

3 days ago | vtdigger.org | Auditi Guha

BURLINGTON — Breanna Comiskey of Morrisville drives in about once a week to help serve food at “the wall” in the Marketplace Garage downtown. “I think food is a human right,” she said Wednesday afternoon, between greeting folks who stopped by and keeping the crates of food and supplies organized on the red brick wall. She decided to volunteer, she said, after seeing an Instagram post about the daily free food service of Food Not Cops.

4 days ago | vtdigger.org | Auditi Guha

Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak outlined her vision for the future of a key city office Tuesday, as downtown faces challenges with construction, hurting businesses, public safety concerns, a housing crisis and the uncertainty of federal funding.

1 week ago | vtdigger.org | Auditi Guha

The entire state of Vermont and three of its cities are listed on a new Department of Homeland Security list identifying so-called sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States — but Vermont officials say their policies adhere to federal immigration laws and help build trust with and reassure immigrants.

2 weeks ago | vtdigger.org | Auditi Guha

WINOOSKI — Members of the teachers’ union have called for the removal of a Winooski High School principal, citing a recent staff survey and vote of no confidence. Ninety percent of the licensed staff at the high school participated in a survey conducted by the Winooski Education Association and voted 29-2 indicating a lack of trust in Co-Principal Jean Berthiaume’s leadership, according to union leaders.

2 weeks ago | vtdigger.org | Auditi Guha

WINOOSKI— A tax preparer who is worried about a recently deported Nepalese family, a parent who doubts the education reform bill will benefit her children, a student who wondered how state leaders hold themselves accountable for making big decisions that impact everyone in Vermont. These were among the concerns community members raised during a panel discussion Monday night in the Winooski School Performing Arts Center, organized by state Rep. Daisy Berbeco, D-Winooski.