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Educators in Vermont’s largest city celebrated both the opening of a temporary high school Tuesday and news they and colleagues will soon be able to access the COVID-19 vaccine. The new Burlington High School facility is downtown, in a former Macy’s department store building. You can still see the remnants of the old Macy’s signs. Inside, some classroom walls...

Vermont’s cold winter weather is no match for the pluck of one group, which is devoted to enjoying the outdoors in a brave way — no matter the water temperature. “It’s so brain-clearingly refreshing,” said Burlington artist Kath Montstream, who organizes the Red Hot Chilly Dippers. “We’re never alone, we always watch each other’s back, and it feels like...

A Vermont college professor thought her online teaching tools fell short, so she built her own. And now, with investors’ backing, her tech startup hopes to keep growing well beyond its New England roots.

The wreckage of a plane that vanished 50 years ago this winter with five people on board has never been found. The relatives of the missing business travelers hope 2021 brings them a step closer to healing.

One scenic Vermont sight may be new even to most locals because it’s hard to get to—until the weather conditions are just right. “It’s absolutely gorgeous,” said Justin Peterson, who was exploring a spot Wednesday in Burlington known as the Devil’s Den, or more commonly, as the Intervale Sea Caves. Peterson said he found the area “so peaceful,” and...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A local chain of restaurants is temporarily shutting down five of its outlets, including four locations in the region. According to a source, Not Your Average Joe’s will be closing its restaurants in Arlington, Burlington, Methuen, and Randolph for the winter, with a post within The Arlington List Facebook group page indicating...

Do you have a hard time buying gifts for the men in your life? Maybe they already have everything or shrug you off with a casual, “I don’t want anything” when you ask. Lifestyle Expert Josh McBride is going to help you out of the rut. Sponsored by Burlington.

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Police have safely located a missing woman with memory impairment from Burlington, Massachusetts Saturday afternoon. The woman was located around 3 p.m. in the area of center school, police said. She was uninjured and was transporte to a local hospital as a precaution. Authorities had said that 62-year-old Teresa Osborne was last seen around noon Friday near her home in…

An increase in the spread of coronavirus in Vermont, including among groups of friends or other close connections, has prompted new public health pleas. “I’m calling on everyone to exercise extra caution this weekend and until the number of new cases per day drops again,” said Mayor Miro Weinberger, D-Burlington. Vermont has long been just about the healthiest place...

Vermont’s Burlington International Airport says it’s the first airport of its size in the country to offer coronavirus testing on-site. Other airports that offer tests for coronavirus infections are much larger, the facility said Wednesday. The testing, conducted by Garnet Health, is done outdoors and is aimed at providing information that both enables travel and supports public health, the...

An airport in Vermont says it’s the first of its size in the United States to offer coronavirus testing.

A new addition to a public park in Burlington, Vermont, aims to promote both physical activity and reading in children with a new outdoor reading loop alongside the city’s famous recreation path. The Fletcher Free Library is only able to offer limited services these days because of COVID-19, director Mary Danko said, but it was able to partner with...

A new addition to a public park in Burlington, Vermont is aiming to promote reading and physical activity in kids at the same time.

A Century ago, the 19th Amendment was made official, allowing women the right to vote. An event in Vermont commemorated that hard-fought achievement.

A gathering in Burlington, Vermont Wednesday observed Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the events of August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment was made official. Democrats and Republicans alike marked 100 years since that milestone, which granted women voting rights. However, attendees at the event remembered that it took decades for Black women and other minorities to be able to…

A Vermont city has a big effort underway, aimed at keeping the spread of the coronavirus low.

Vermont’s largest city is using care packages and daily check-ins to support people quarantining under the state’s travel rules, in an effort to keep the spread of COVID-19 low. For people traveling very long distances or those who are coming from areas with high levels of coronavirus transmissions, guidance from Vermont state officials has them quarantining for either 14...

The mayor of Burlington, Vermont, has proposed new rules for the city’s bars and for gatherings to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus as college students return. Mayor Miro Weinberger proposed that bars stop selling alcohol at 10 p.m. and that outside gatherings on residential properties be limited to 25 people. Indoor gatherings would be restricted to 10 people,…

Students are returning to the campus of the University of Vermont in Burlington, where some neighbors wish the school instead stuck with online learning—to prevent possible COVID-19 infections. UVM, though, insists it has a well-thought-out plan that puts community safety top of mind. “I obviously won’t want to be the person bringing the virus here,” said University of Vermont...