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Small Fire at Champlain Valley Exposition Grandstand Quickly Extinguished; No Injuries Reported

A small fire at the Champlain Valley Exposition grandstand was quickly extinguished Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported, and the grandstand’s structural integrity remains intact. At ...
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Editor-in-Chef: Tracey Young and her grandma’s chewy, ginger cookies

There’s no best time to share a cookie. Make some chewy, ginger cookies and join the Reporter for the latest in the Editor-in-Chef series featuring Essex Junction resident and lifelong Vermonter ...
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Impact fees, housing and LOT; how Essex Town plans to grow

From the local options tax to impact fees and housing commission updates, the Town of Essex selectboard contemplated how to ...
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Meet the Educator of the Year for EHS and CTE

While neither of EHS’ nor CTE’s Educator of the Year award recipients started their careers off looking to become a teacher, ...
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A reading of picture book Lilly’s Surprise Pumpkins, inspired by family orchard, Oct. 4

Vermont author Beth Charles’ busy hours baking pies and running Mendon Mountain Orchards farm stand with her family inspired ...
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Irene Wrenner runs a boots-on-the-ground campaign for Chittenden-North Senate district

CHITTENDEN NORTH — Irene Wrenner’s boots-on-the-ground political approach involves her spending hundreds of hours attending ...
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Ashley Bartley seeks office as a working Vermonter for Chittenden-North senate district

CHITTENDEN-NORTH — Ashley Bartley is seeking a seat for Vermont State Senate as a working Vermonter where it is an “honor to ...
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Column: Could Rural Vermont Rising help rescue the climate movement?

As a radical, lunatic environmentalist, it pains me to say that the prolonged slap upside the head that the climate-environmental movement is receiving from the Trump administration was as foreseeable ...
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From The Hive: Vermont banned phones in schools. Here’s what EHS students had to say

As of August 2026, Vermont has implemented a statewide phone-free learning environment, affecting students all over the state ...
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From elementary school to university, how Fleming School’s fundraisers impacted one student’s education

In 2013, Thomas Fleming School students began fundraising to support the education of one student in Tanzania. His name is ...
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Essex Junction Fire Department to receive new command vehicle

After a fire in the City on August 11 and 22, Essex Junction Fire Department identified a safety concern. City Council ...