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Sasha Goldstein

Burlington

Deputy News Editor at Seven Days

Deputy news editor @sevendaysvt. Formerly @nydailynews. Tweets and opinions are my own. But you knew that. Tips to [email protected]

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Articles

  • In review: Education and tax negotiations, pushback on DEI compliance, juvenile detention

    1 week ago | vermontpublic.org | Sasha Goldstein

    House Democrats and Gov. Phil Scott's administration are attempting to reach a compromise on education and property tax reform. Plus, why Vermont’s education secretary this week reversed course on a federal order around DEI compliance. And we look at who’s helping design Vermont’s new juvenile detention center. Subscribe to the Vermont This Week podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

  • Woman Linked to Border Patrol Shooting Arrested in Maryland

    2 months ago | sevendaysvt.com | Sasha Goldstein

    click to enlarge A woman linked to a Vermont shootout that left a Border Patrol agent dead has been arrested in Maryland. Michelle Zajko, 32, is facing four misdemeanor charges in Allegany County, court and jail records show: trespassing on private property, obstructing and hindering, resist/interfere with arrest, and handgun on person. Zajko was booked around the same time on Sunday as Jack "Ziz" LaSota, 33.

  • Rare 'Pancake' Ice Stacked Up at Leddy Beach

    2 months ago | sevendaysvt.com | Sasha Goldstein

    click to enlarge A rare-for-Vermont ice formation appeared late last month on the shores of Lake Champlain near Burlington's Leddy Beach.

  • Medical Cannabis Program to Get a Makeover in Vermont

    Jan 15, 2025 | sevendaysvt.com | Sasha Goldstein

    click to enlarge Vermont is preparing to embark on a major overhaul of its struggling medical cannabis program, which has steadily lost registered patients since the state made it legal for people to grow weed at home in 2018. The decrease has accelerated since late 2022, when stores selling cannabis legally to all adults began to open in Vermont. The medical program now counts 2,700 patients, down from a high of about 5,700.

  • Shawn Dumont Literally Wrote the Book on Peace Signs in Vermont

    Dec 18, 2024 | sevendaysvt.com | Sasha Goldstein

    click to enlarge Shawn Dumont was on a back road near Tunbridge when he saw the sign. "No to war," it said, above a yellow-and-blue peace symbol. "I got out and took a picture of it and thought, Wow, that's so cool," Dumont said. He kept driving, then saw another roadside peace sign. I'm going to start documenting these, Dumont thought.

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26 Mar 25

RT @clamdin: Over the last year, Democrats on the Burlington City Council routinely used a group chat to discuss city business, coordinate…

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Sasha Goldstein @RealGoldSasha
17 Dec 24

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Sasha Goldstein
Sasha Goldstein @RealGoldSasha
16 Dec 24

Ceres Collaborative, the first legal cannabis shop to open in Burlington, is planning to close after its parent company declared bankruptcy, Vermont regulators said on Monday https://t.co/q6IhKRGIFN