Matthew Roy

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) has called for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race, saying the stakes are too high and Biden has been damaged by his “disastrous” debate with Donald Trump.

<i>Seven Days</i>′ special Dairy Issue was devoted entirely to examining the viability of Vermont’s signature agricultural industry. Here the elephant in the room is the “cow in the barn.” I was the lead editor on the project. The anchor story, by Kirk Kardashian, provided a historical overview as well as essential info about how the business works. It needed some color, so I inserted a quick anecdote about Fred Tuttle, the folksy dairy farmer who had starred in John O’Brien’s 1996 film <i>Man W…

Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza swarmed a Burlington fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on Thursday evening, chanting loudly on a sidewalk outside J Skis while she met with supporters inside. More than 200 people marched from a rally at Burlington City Hall to the sidewalk outside the Main Street business where a “Welcome Congresswoman Balint!” sign had been set up.

Updated at 9 p.m. Firefighters battled a huge blaze in Montpelier on Wednesday evening — the second fire to strike downtown after the devastating July flood.

Dairy farming occupies three-quarters of Vermont's working agricultural landscape and has been a leading industry since the 19th century. Its impacts are all around us:...

Town Meeting Day is here! As pandemic shutdowns become a memory, more and more towns are planning their traditional in-person sessions to hash out budgets, fire truck purchases and local elections.

The Grand Isle Supervisory Union will not allow spectators at home basketball games for the rest of the season following an on-court brawl, school officials announced on Thursday. The fight erupted on Tuesday night at the Alburgh Community Education Center, which hosted a boys’ seventh- and eighth-grade basketball game between Alburgh and St. Albans City School.

My wife and I were walking our dog in downtown Burlington in July when we passed a young man standing on a sidewalk, gesticulating oddly. He’d take a half step forward, move his hands in front of his face with no discernible purpose, step back, then repeat. He seemed oblivious to the traffic whizzing past on North Winooski Avenue and the other people around. I paused and studied his strange ritual.

The four candidates vying for the Democratic ballot line to succeed U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) debated Thursday night. Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore Becca...

South Burlington City Council Chair Pam Mackenzie resigned today. “It is my understanding that Pam has a very attractive professional opportunity out of state that...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Friday that same-sex couples have a right to wed, making same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Pride Center...

The cottage in Burlington’s New North End looked cozy and inviting.

Locked Out Series, Part 1

The Champlain Housing Trust has announced plans to build 100 new homes in Hinesburg to provide families an affordable place to live — a project...

Updated at 11:45 a.m. on July 12, 2021. Several flights were delayed out of Burlington International Airport on Sunday because some airlines couldn't obtain fuel...

In an unpublished report, the Vermont Human Rights Commission has found reasonable grounds to believe the Vermont State Police discriminated against Lydia Clemmons, a Black woman who is a member of the prominent Charlotte family that owns and runs the historic Clemmons Family Farm.

Middlebury College has joined a growing number of colleges in Vermont and around the country that will require students attending this fall to be vaccinated for COVID-19. President Laurie Patton and other college officials jointly announced Thursday that students, staff, and faculty who live, work, and learn on the campus must all get vaccinated.

The Vermont Department of Labor disabled its online unemployment claim application because more than 90 percent of the claims filed were flagged as fraudulent, the...

Daniel Blodgett, the Vermont National Guard member who served despite a history of criminal offenses going back more than a decade, is no longer with the Guard, its commander told a legislative committee on Thursday. Adj.

Charlie Auer, Proprietor of Charlie's Boathouse, Dies at Age 89  Seven Days