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Jan 30, 2024 | 
vermontpublic.org | Jenn Jarecki |Nathaniel Wilson
Two of Vermont’s statewide housing advocacy organizations have joined forces. The Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition and the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness recently merged and reformed as the Housing & Homelessness Alliance of Vermont (HHAV). Frank Knaack is the inaugural executive director of HHAV. He sat down with Vermont Public's Jenn Jarecki to talk about addressing Vermont’s homelessness crisis, as well as his path to this work, which started with … skateboarding.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
vermontpublic.org | Nathaniel Wilson |Elodie Reed
The United States Senate on Tuesday blocked an effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have forced the State Department to review whether Israel is using U.S. military aid to violate human rights in Gaza. A group of 11 senators, including Sen. Peter Welch, supported Sanders' resolution, which was rejected 72 to 11. Sanders spoke on the Senate floor before the vote, flanked by large photographs showing crowds of Palestinian children.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
vermontpublic.org | Jenn Jarecki |Nathaniel Wilson
"School should be a place of fairness, where all students know they will be treated with respect. School should be a safe place where everyone feels like they belong. School should also be a place where all students feel like they matter."Those are the words of 9-year-old Elias Urang, a fourth grader at Middlebury’s Mary Hogan School. He delivered them recently in a speech to the Addison Central School District (ACSD), requesting that a Black Lives Matter flag wave outside his school.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
vermontpublic.org | Elodie Reed |Nathaniel Wilson
Flooding caused by a combination of rain and snowmelt is possible Monday into early Tuesday morning as a storm brings an estimated 1 to 3 inches of rainfall to Vermont. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch covering all parts of Vermont, much of northeastern New York and western New Hampshire. Flood warnings are in effect Monday for much of the state, too. The weather service is predicting the highest amounts of rain in Brattleboro.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
vermontpublic.org | Nathaniel Wilson
Flooding caused by a combination of rain and snowmelt is possible today into early Tuesday morning as a storm brings an estimated 1 to 3 inches of rainfall to Vermont. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch covering all parts of Vermont, much of northeastern New York and western New Hampshire. The weather service is predicting the highest amounts of rain in Brattlesboro. There could be local areas that receive over 3 inches of rain.
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
vermontpublic.org | Nathaniel Wilson |Liam Elder-Connors
Burlington Democrats selected their nominee for mayor of Vermont's largest city Sunday. Joan Shannon, a longtime city council member, won with just over 50% of the vote. Burlington City Council President Karen Paul had approximately 35% of the vote, and tech consultant C D Mattison came in third with 14% of the vote. Shannon will face Progressive-Democrat Emma Mulvaney-Stanak in the race to become Burlington's next mayor in 2024. Either candidate will become the first woman to lead the city.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
vermontpublic.org | Jenn Jarecki |Nathaniel Wilson
The organizer of a paramilitary training facility in Pawlet is once again facing an arrest warrant. A judge ruled Monday that Daniel Banyai’s property, Slate Ridge, remains non-compliant with court orders following an inspection of the property last week. This is the latest development in a years-long saga involving confrontations with neighbors and ongoing legal battles.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
vermontpublic.org | Nathaniel Wilson |Sophie Stephens
First responders are being pushed back from the scene of a major crash on Route 14, where according to Vermont State Police, a truck is ablaze in a river with a propane leak. Police say there's the potential for additional explosions. Residents are also being evacuated from homes within a one-mile radius of the accident. Vermont Route 14 and Route 105 in in Coventry is closed from US-5 northwards to Alderbrook road. Police say motorists should expect delays or seek alternate routes.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
vermontpublic.org | Mitch Wertlieb |Nathaniel Wilson |Elodie Reed |Bob Kinzel
People in Vermont's Jewish and Palestinian communities are expressing both cautious optimism and lingering concern over the news of a short-term truce between Israel and Hamas. National outlets, including NPR, reported Tuesday night that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day pause in fighting to release 50 women and children being held by Hamas militants in Gaza. That's according to the foreign ministry in Qatar, which helped broker the deal along with the U.S. ad Egypt.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
medium.com | Nathaniel Wilson
Picture this: A tech startup, bustling with ideas, ambition, and a drive to succeed. The mission was clear - they needed the best of the best. Agile and proficient developers to join them on their mission. So, they set out to find these top talents, offering attractive salaries and waiting eagerly for outstanding results. However, as the months passed, deadlines started slipping. The environment grew tense.
