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• County prosecutor and sheriff who rebuffed calls to resign don’t file for reelection

  05-06-2026 23:13 via vtdigger.org
  
  Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos, left, and Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer have not filed paperwork to run for their current positions again. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerTwo elected county law enforcement officials in Vermont who rebuffed calls to resign that came from political leaders across parties, including Gov. Phil Scott, did not file for reelection.Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos and Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer, both Democrats, did not submi
  
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• ‘Swatting’ incidents becoming more common for school districts, law enforcement officials

  05-06-2026 22:08 via vtdigger.org
  
  Law enforcement officials leave Montpelier High School in Feb. 2023, after giving the building the all-clear. Vermont police agencies responded to threats reported at multiple schools, which appeared to be hoax calls.File photo by Riley Robinson/VTDiggerThe calls arrived all the same: a garbled, AI-generated voice, speaking from the same script, warning seven Vermont schools of a bomb threat.In Burlington, Newport, Winooski and Montpelier, school buildings were cleared, classes were evacuated,
  
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• All gifts matched Saturday, June 6: Help send final books during VTDigger member drive

  05-06-2026 21:00 via vtdigger.org
  
  Dear Reader,We’re just 53 books away from our goal of sending 400 books to Vermont children through the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF).On Saturday, June 6, all gifts before midnight will be matched by a generous Vermont donor, doubling the impact of your donation for trusted Vermont news.
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• Why Vermonters who leave can’t stay away

  05-06-2026 18:02 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Justin Neuman, who is a professor of literary studies at Eugene Lang College, The New School.  Everyone who makes the drive north on Interstate 91 knows the feeling. The chaos of Connecticut, funneled into the inevitable snarl at the hard turn in Springfield, Massachusetts — and then the hills appear, the billboards vanish, the traffic melts away, and you can breathe. You’re home.When I was growing up in Vermont, I looked at the Massachusetts, Connect
  
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• Cynthia S. Ross

  05-06-2026 17:17 via vtdigger.org
  
  Born: 11/22/1938Mount Jewett, Pa.Died: 06/01/2026Berlin, Vt.Details of service:Ceremony and burial will be at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph, Vt. for her family, military family and close friends on June 16 at 1 p.m.Cynthia Stimmel Ross of Barre, Vt., passed away peacefully on Monday June 1, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on November 22, 1938, she was the daughter of Eugene and Leocadia Stimmel. Cynthia led a life defined by dedicated service to her country and a compassionate
  
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• Musical chairs: Many Vermont House and Senate leaders won’t seek reelection

  05-06-2026 12:47 via vtdigger.org
  
  Senators bid farewell to each other after the Senate adjourned for the year at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, May 29, 2026. From left to right are Sen. Chris Mattos, R-Chittenden North; Sen. Ruth Hardy, D-Addison; Sen. Martine Gulick, D-Chittenden Central; Sen Alison Clarkson, D-Windsor; Sen. Robert Norris, R-Franklin; and Sen. Nader Hashim, D-Windham. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerLeadership in the Vermont Legislature is going to look a lot different next year.The top lawmakers in bo
  
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• Burlington officials defend police actions during ICE raid, but Police Commission pushes back

  05-06-2026 00:40 via vtdigger.org
  
  Protesters scuffle with federal law enforcement agents and Vermont State Troopers in South Burlington on March 11, 2026. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerA Burlington Police Department report released this week concluded that its officers didn’t use excessive force during an immigration enforcement action in South Burlington earlier this year.But in a response to the department’s report, the city’s Police Commission challenged some claims on which that determination was bas
  
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