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• Elizabeth “Leslie” Frydenlund

  25-06-2026 23:39 via vtdigger.org
  
  Born: 03/25/1953Bennington, Vt.Died: 06/22/2026Burlington, Vt.Details of service:Please join us for a cheerful celebration of Leslie’s life on Saturday, August 1st at the Greg Brown Lodge from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 264 Hardack Drive, St. Albans, VT 05478.Elizabeth “Leslie” Frydenlund of West Swanton, Vermont. passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on June 22, 2026.  A woman of boundless warmth and witty humor, Leslie was born on March 25, 1953 in Bennington,
  
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• Don’t let Donald Sinex anywhere near Burlington’s downtown

  25-06-2026 23:09 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Ron Jacobs, who lives in Winooski.Now that Burlington High School will be returning to its previous grounds in a new building, the question is what will happen to the building formerly known as Macy’s.  Developers are proposing a variety of possibilities. One is a developer who contributed significantly to the failure of the former CityPlace mall project, Donald Sinex, the owner of the Macy’s building. In 2016, Sinex and then-Mayor Miro Weinberge
  
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• Creditors in Vermont Catholic bankruptcy case seek access to an estimated $500M in parish assets

  25-06-2026 22:41 via vtdigger.org
  
  Ludlow’s Church of the Annunciation is one of nearly 70 local parishes overseen by the Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerClergy abuse claimants have asked a court to allow them to pursue an estimated half-billion dollars in local parish assets as part of the Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese’s current bankruptcy case.The state’s largest religious denomination filed for Chapter 11 protection in the fall of 2024, arguing that a past series of pri
  
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• Zizian member tied to border patrol agent killing in Vermont now charged in the deaths of her own parents

  25-06-2026 22:07 via vtdigger.org
  
  Michelle Zajko, who is associated with a cultlike group known as Zizians that is linked to several deaths across the U.S., is escorted into court for a pretrial hearing on trespassing, gun and drug charges in Cumberland, Md., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo, File)A member of a cultlike group who authorities allege was tied to the fatal shooting of a border patrol agent in Vermont is now facing charges of killing her parents in Pennsylvania years earlier. The new murder charg
  
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• Vermont utilizes food shelves to provide children with free meals during summer break

  25-06-2026 21:21 via vtdigger.org
  
  Seven-year-old Vivian Denney takes food from Culinary Manager Justin Pfanzer at Feeding Champlain Valley in Burlington on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerFor Vermont children from food-insecure families who rely on school lunches as their most dependable meal, advocacy groups are filling the summer gap with free meal programs.At a food site in Burlington at the Community Resource Center, an average of five to 10 kids a week stop by and are met with a food shelf, soup kitc
  
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• Vermont passed its education law. Now comes the hard part.

  25-06-2026 19:39 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Flor Diaz Smith, president of the Vermont School Boards Association and eastern representative and chair of the legislative committee of the National School Board.On June 18, Gov. Phil Scott signed into law an education transformation bill that aims to strengthen Vermont public schools and districts, make efficient use of public funding, and ultimately ensure the success of all students and graduates. H.955, the final bill approved by the General Assembly and signed b
  
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• Seeking technical education, schools may be looking inward

  25-06-2026 01:26 via vtdigger.org
  
  The Center for Technology Essex in Essex Junction.File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThis story by Liberty Darr and Briana Brady was first published in The Other Paper on June 18, 2026.This month, more than 5,000 seniors across Vermont graduated from high school. A significant portion of those teens graduated from the state’s career and technical centers.Of the more than 20,000 high school students in Vermont, around a quarter enroll at one of the state’s 17 career and technical ce
  
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• Vermont Attorney General will not prosecute state trooper who fatally shot unarmed Putney man

  25-06-2026 00:35 via vtdigger.org
  
  A Vermont State Police crime scene team member at the site of the Scott Garvey shooting in July 2025. File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerVermont Attorney General Charity Clark declined Tuesday to prosecute a state police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man who was experiencing a mental health crisis last year. Vermont State Police Trooper Peter Romeo fatally shot 55-year-old Scott Garvey in his Putney home on July 7, 2025. Romeo opened fire on Garvey after police entere
  
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• Candidates backed by Vermont’s Bernie Sanders sweep House primaries in New York City

  25-06-2026 00:07 via vtdigger.org
  
  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York’s primary election, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)A slate of progressive Democratic candidates for Congress backed by Vermont’s independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept their primary elections Tuesday.The victories, in one case over a five-term incumbent, showed that the wave of support on which Mamda
  
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• ‘A ray of hope’: A Franklin County dairy facility to reopen this fall amid a spate of shutdowns

  25-06-2026 00:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  Dairy cows behind a barn in Vermont in March 2022. File photo by Riley Robinson/VTDiggerA longtime plant manager is buying a recently shuttered Franklin County dairy facility and reopening it this fall, a rare bright spot for a Vermont dairy industry battered by a string of recent production shutdowns.John Ovitt said he plans to take ownership of the Franklin Foods plant Sept. 1 and will reopen it as Franklin County Cheese, producing some of the same line of products as the previous operation b
  
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