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• After probe, concerns over Barre City officer’s credibility puts dozens of criminal cases in limbo

  27-10-2026 23:44 via VTDigger
  
  The Barre City Police Department. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerA county prosecutor has issued a Brady letter against a Barre City police officer accusing him of having sexual relations with a woman he had arrested while that criminal case remained pending.Orange County State’s Attorney Colin Seaman wrote in a two-page letter issued Friday that his office “has reason to believe” that Barre City Police Officer Matthew Frey “committed acts that create substantial issues pertaining
  
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• Pownal will consider a 5-year permitting pause on data center facilities

  27-10-2026 22:50 via VTDigger
  
  Some in the Pownal area are concerned the former Green Mountain Race Track site is being eyed for a data center. The selectboard is considering a moratorium on such projects. File photo by Holly Pelczynski/Bennington BannerThis story by Jim Therrien was first published in the Bennington Banner on Oct. 26, 2026.POWNAL — The Pownal Select Board is considering a town moratorium on data center facilities amid concerns the former Green Mountain Race Track site is being eyed for a center.Other town
  
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• Southwestern Vermont rail gets an upgrade to help the region’s economy

  27-10-2026 22:26 via VTDigger
  
  West Street looking East in Rutland. Seen on Thursday, September 1, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe Vermont Agency of Transportation is acquiring $60.3 million in federal dollars to replace 60 miles of rail for freight travel between Rutland and North Bennington, according to an announcement earlier this week.The funding comes from the federal Department of Transportation, and was supported by U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-
  
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• Blunder over legal process impedes school merger studies in some regions

  27-10-2026 22:23 via VTDigger
  
  A school bus in Vermont pictured in January 2026. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerSchool board members who met in St. Albans expected to kick off the process of discussing district mergers under this year’s education reform law. Instead, the Sept. 29 meeting devolved into a public information session because members didn’t think the meeting was properly warned, according to local facilitator John Everitt. The kerfuffle among districts in the Group 17 region was just a preview of how co
  
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• Voter voices from east to west

  27-10-2026 21:59 via VTDigger
  Susan and Mark Boutwell of Hartland sit in a booth at Snap’s Restaurant in Bristol on Sunday Oct. 25. Photo by Theo Wells-Spackman/VTDiggerVTDigger reporters visited a variety of sites across Vermont in recent weeks, asking voters directly about the issues they care most about this election season. This week we’ll bring you those voices as we approach Election Day on Nov. 3.BRISTOL — Beaming sun illuminated the remaining red leaves on Sunday, bringing a steady stream of Vermonters to two
  
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• Proposal 3 protects the rights earlier generations fought for

  27-10-2026 19:47 via VTDigger
  
  This commentary is by Larry Moquin Jr., president of the Vermont State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. I’ve heard people say that when we work, we’re selling our labor. But I think it’s more than that.  I think that when we work, we’re selling our most precious commodity: time. We can’t control how much of it we have and when it will be up, but it’s everything: time for family, friends, hobbies, passions and for yourself. All too often we spend it working until we die.  This thought wei
  
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• Big Labor isn’t playing straight with Vermonters about Prop 3

  27-10-2026 18:58 via VTDigger
  
  This commentary is by Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Committee.For 233 years, the Vermont Constitution has done two essential things: set up the framework of state and local government, and safeguard the individual rights of every citizen — free speech, due process and more — often more comprehensively than the U.S. Constitution. Many Green Mountain Staters would agree that’s exactly what a constitution is for.Unfortunately, Big Labor special interests strongly disagree
  
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• Hadley Kistler is gearing up for a career as an early childhood educator

  27-10-2026 14:36 via VTDigger
  
  Hadley Kistler is committed to working with kids, now and in the future. A senior at St. Johnsbury Academy, she’s already employed per diem at a local childcare center in her free time. As she develops her college applications, she’s narrowed her sights to early childhood education and set a goal to get into a competitive academic program that’s also close to home. Hadley describes herself as “a bit of a homebody.” She lives with her mom and stepdad in St. Johnsbury and she likes spe
  
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• Local Fairlee developers want to build an apartment block. Their neighbors are standing in the way.

  27-10-2026 00:13 via VTDigger
  
  Réal Hazen Construction co-owner Jonah Richard, center, talks to carpenters Larry Hatch, left, and Randy Welch about the finishing touches remaining on a building rehabilitation project that will create four units of workforce housing inside a home built in 1836 in Bradford, Vt., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Richard hopes to build a new mixed-use project in Fairlee, but several residents have been vocal about their opposition to the project and to the Community and Housing Infrastructure Program
  
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