Matt Holderman

Burlington

Anchor and Reporter at WVNY-TV (Colchester, VT)

News reporter and anchor for ABC22 & FOX44 News in Vermont. New England native, Keene State alum

Articles

North Hero School to close permanently this June

1 week ago | mychamplainvalley.com | Matt Holderman

NORTH HERO, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Some families and school board members in Grand Isle County are voicing mixed feelings after the Champlain Islands Unified Union School District Board voted Monday night to permanently close the North Hero School at the end of this school year. The decision comes as the board has been debating on how to best condense their district to save money in future budgets and not exceed the state’s per pupil spending cap.
North Hero School to close permanently this June

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matt Holderman

NORTH HERO, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Some families and school board members in Grand Isle County are voicing mixed feelings after the Champlain Islands Unified Union School District Board voted Monday night to permanently close the North Hero School at the end of this school year. The decision comes as the board has been debating on how to best condense their district to save money in future budgets and not exceed the state’s per pupil spending cap.
Burlington Mayor delivers State of the City Address

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Matt Holderman

BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak stole the show at Monday night’s City Council Organization Day meeting, beginning her State of the City Address by directing everyone’s attention to new portraits of Burlington children hung up around Contois Auditorium, which she hopes will serve as a reminder to city councilors every meeting of why they’re serving and who they’re serving.
Burlington Mayor delivers State of the City Address

2 weeks ago | mychamplainvalley.com | Matt Holderman

BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak stole the show at Monday night’s City Council Organization Day meeting, beginning her State of the City Address by directing everyone’s attention to new portraits of Burlington children hung up around Contois Auditorium, which she hopes will serve as a reminder to city councilors every meeting of why they’re serving and who they’re serving.
UPDATE: VSP arrests man wanted in Brandon cafe stabbing

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Matt Holderman

BRANDON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – UPDATE: Vermont State Police arrested the man suspected of stabbing a Brandon chef and restaurant owner on Saturday. Troopers found the suspect Jozef Eller, 32, in Rochester, Vermont at about 10:10 p.m. Saturday. The authorities took him into custody without further incident. Eller is the prime suspect in the attack of Robert Barral, 71, chef and owner of Cafe Provence in downtown Brandon.
Man wanted for stabbing cafe owner & chef in Brandon

2 weeks ago | mychamplainvalley.com | Matt Holderman

Posted: Apr 5, 2025 / 09:55 PM EDT Updated: Apr 5, 2025 / 10:22 PM EDT SHARE BRANDON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Vermont State Police need your help finding a man suspected of stabbing the owner and chef at a restaurant in downtown Brandon.
VT maple sugarmaker discusses possible tariff impacts

3 weeks ago | mychamplainvalley.com | Matt Holderman

EDEN, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – With likely just a few weeks left until warmer weather arrives permanently, this sugaring season presented more problems than usual for the folks at Goodrich’s Maple Farm. Owner and longtime maple sugarmaker Glenn Goodrich said Thursday afternoon that the main thing causing them issues this sugaring season is the weather, which has been colder and snowier than a typical winter in their neck of the Northeast Kingdom.
Battle for Burlington City Council President develops

3 weeks ago | mychamplainvalley.com | Matt Holderman

BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Less than one week before Burlington City Council’s annual Organization Day, a battle for City Council President suddenly developed Wednesday afternoon. Carter Neubieser, a Progressive Councilor from Ward 1, announced in City Hall that he is hoping to take the role from current President Ben Traverse, a Democrat from Ward 5 who’s held it for the past year.
As motel program cutoff nears, budget debate gets messy

1 month ago | mychamplainvalley.com | Matt Holderman

MONTPELIER, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Debate over Vermont’s 2025 Budget Adjustment Act and the hotel-motel program appears to be getting messy in Montpelier. Less than 24 hours after Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth and House Speaker Jill Krowinski sent a letter to the Scott Administration saying they’re willing to accept Governor Scott’s budget cuts as long as hotel-motel vouchers are extended, the Governor’s office has now responded with a scathing letter of their own.
Democrats accept Scott’s budget requests, with a caveat

1 month ago | mychamplainvalley.com | Matt Holderman

MONTPELIER, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Two of Vermont’s top Democrats just released a letter unlike any other to come out of the Vermont State House the past few years. Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth and House Speaker Jill Krowinski announced Tuesday evening that they reluctantly accept Governor Phil Scott’s reasons for vetoing the 2025 Budget Adjustment Act, and said they will agree to his request to remove spending he deemed excessive.