Vermont's economy is facing a significant workforce shortage, with nearly 100,000 residents approaching retirement age and low birth rates. Businesses are struggling to find workers, particularly in ...

Burlington, Vermont’s mayor and police chief presented a community safety update today offering crime statistics and an overview of efforts to promote safety. Police Chief Shawn Burke offered a number ...

A firefighter was spit by a man who tried to block their fire apparatus after they were called Friday night to a medical call in Burlington. The man was later arrested after a police chase.

As folks from the Center for Research on Vermont put it in a Free Press story a few years ago, "Vermont is always showing up on various lists, top 10 for this, bottom 10 for that. Some of it depends ...

Brian Donoghue, age 53, of South Burlington, Vermont died on Sunday, September 21, 2025 after a 12 year journey with brain cancer. Born in Yeadon, PA, he was the son of John (Jack) J. Donoghue and ...

There’s no Amazon warehouse in Vermont, but Deena Frankel’s Burlington home is beginning to resemble one. Over the past eight weeks, she’s received more than two dozen packages from people around the ...

Exhibitionists, beware: In Burlington, baring it all will soon be verboten. Burlington city councilors on Monday banned nudity in public places, putting an end to a long-standing, if unwelcome, ...

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott made a trip to Burlington this week to meet with Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak. The mayor said they discussed how to address challenges in Burlington. "About areas where we can ...

An overflow crowd of protesters listens to a public forum during which people spoke about U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement deporting people through the Patrick Leahy Burlington International ...

To paraphrase the real estate maxim, when it comes to the Vermont economy, it's all about workforce, workforce, workforce. In a nutshell, the state needs more workers to sustain growth. "When we're ...

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