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• Superior Court judge dismisses former Brattleboro principal’s wrongful termination lawsuit

  08-12-2025 23:58 via vtdigger.org
  A tent for pandemic-era outdoor learning stands in front of Brattleboro Union High School. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerA Vermont Superior Court Judge dismissed a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former Brattleboro Union High School principal against his former school district.Principal Steve Perrin was fired in November 2022 after the Windham Southeast School District accused him of mishandling an investigation into a sexual assault. A former student also accused him of harassi
  
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• Different roads, same roots: Twins from Pownal forge independent futures

  08-12-2025 22:10 via vtdigger.org
  Amara and Nick with their mom at Amara’s wedding.Amara Chester and Nick Armstrong are twins. They say that many assume they share the exact same interests—but when it came to their education and career, each followed their own path. They grew up in Pownal in the furthest southwest corner of the state. From a young age (thanks to a steady message from their mom), Amara and Nick knew that education could open doors for them. “Mom was clear she didn’t want us to stay i
  
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• Rutland County Rep. Jim Harrison resigns

  08-12-2025 21:47 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Chittenden, listens as the House Appropriations takes testimony at the Statehouse in Montpelier on March 30, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerRep. Jim Harrison, R-Chittenden, plans to step down as representative of the Rutland-11 district —  comprising Killington, Chittenden, Mendon and Pittsfield — according to an announcement last week. Harrison was appointed to the seat by Phil Scott in 2017, after his predecessor, former Rep. Job Tate, resigned
  
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• VTDigger announces new partnership to keep Vermonters warm and informed

  08-12-2025 21:27 via vtdigger.org
  Dear Readers,The reality is that cold weather doesn’t affect all Vermonters equally. For families already struggling to afford heat, a single cold snap can become life threatening.This winter, VTDigger is launching a two-week campaign to keep Vermonters warm and informed through a partnership with the Warmth Support Program of Vermont’s Community Action Agencies. Donate to VTDigger by Dec. 25 and your gift will help heat a home for a day and keep our journalism free for everyon
  
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• Vermonter killed while serving as medic in war-torn Ukraine

  08-12-2025 17:53 via vtdigger.org
  A sign in support of Ukraine stands in Brattleboro, home to a medic killed while serving in the war-torn country. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerA 33-year-old Vermonter was killed this month while serving as a medic in Ukraine, according to his parents.Andrew David Mario, of Brattleboro, died Dec. 3 while assisting an international brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard in the Donetsk region’s Pokrovsky district, said his mother and father, Heidi and Michael Mario.Andrew Mario is
  
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• Finding freedom: Trail Finder expands access to the outdoors

  08-12-2025 17:01 via vtdigger.org
  Enock Glidden, an accessibility consultant, visits trails in Vermont and writes about his experiences on Trail Finder’s Trail Talk page.At Oakledge Park in Burlington, accessibility consultant Enock Glidden rolls onto the trail with measuring tools in hand. He checks the grade of the paved path, looks for tight turns near the shoreline, notes surface changes, and photographs rest areas under the cottonwoods.Soon after, those observations appear on Trail Finder, a free-to-use website used
  
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• Caitlin Macleod-Bluver: On redistricting, recognizing the nuances of an issue is a success, not a failure

  08-12-2025 13:02 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Caitlin Macleod-Bluver, of Moretown. She is an English and history teacher at Winooski High School, and 2025 Vermont state teacher of the year.In my classroom, we do a lot of challenging learning. When given a hard task, we spend time reading multiple sources, asking questions, interviewing stakeholders, listening to diverse perspectives and synthesizing multiple perspectives. A good learner revises their thinking when given new information; we will often use sentence
  
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• These Vermont sexual assault survivors sought justice. Instead, one victim said the prosecutor’s approach was “like a ‘screw you’”

  08-12-2025 12:52 via vtdigger.org
  A Bristol small business owner said she hoped she and her 15-year-old daughter would be treated respectfully when they pursued a criminal complaint against the teenager who sexually assaulted her daughter. Instead, the business owner says she was sworn at by Eva Vekos, the embattled state’s attorney in Addison County. State’s attorneys are elected in every county in Vermont to lead the office that works with police and sheriffs departments to prosecute cases in court. &ldq
  
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