The cause of a lithium battery fire that set a container ablaze early Saturday at the South Burlington plant remains under investigation.
Battery fire quelled at plant owned by electric aircraft maker Beta Technologies
Author: Auditi Guha
Auditi is Chittenden County editor at VTDigger. Originally from Calcutta, India, she graduated from Emerson College with an MA in journalism. She has worked as an editor and reporter for several newspapers, and in various beats. Most recently, she covered race and justice at Rewire.News, and higher education at the New Bedford Standard-Times. She previously worked at several Massachusetts newsrooms. She is a mentor for young reporters through the Report For America program, founded the Boston chapter of the South Asian Journalists Association, and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
First African Landing Day event in Burlington celebrates Black faith, resilience and creativity
Saturday’s gathering at the Intervale Center focused on raising awareness of Proposal 2, which would remove references to slavery from the Vermont Constitution.
Sarah George and state police disagree over whether to charge Shelburne police officer
Cpl. Jon Marcoux, the Shelburne Police Department’s public information officer, is under investigation and was put on administrative leave for discharging a weapon during a Jan. 23 incident.
Questions raised about Charlotte Selectboard’s closed-door meetings
At a recent Selectboard meeting, board chair James Faulkner said “we don’t want to get dirty laundry out” when explaining why the board wanted to meet in executive session.
20-year-old shot by police suffered from mental illness and wanted to be killed, court documents assert
In interviews with detectives later at the hospital, David Johnson said “he called the police because he wanted the police to kill him,” police wrote in an affidavit.
Colchester contemplates changes to East Lake Shore Drive
The narrow road runs along Malletts Bay and is dotted with tiny camps and older homes.
Culcleasure joins Chittenden Central Senate race; Mahnke files for recount
“Redistricting has made campaigning accessible for independent candidates such as myself,” Culcleasure said in an interview Thursday.
Erhard Mahnke, trailing by 2 votes, to request recount in Chittenden Central Senate race
The process could take weeks, said Josh Wronski, executive director of the Vermont Progressive Party, who is skeptical about the current count.
Democratic incumbents dominate in Chittenden County state Senate races
The race for a third spot in the Chittenden Central district remained too close to call.
Closure of a child care center in Essex Junction sends families scrambling for options
“I would categorize finding staff for our preschools at a crisis level,” said Michael Feitelberg, one of the owners of Kids & Fitness Preschools at the Edge, a local gym and fitness club that will absorb some of Kinderworks’ employees and families.
Massive Winooski school project behind schedule, but loan total has been shaved
The project involves 75,000 square feet of new construction and a facelift for 125,000 square feet of the existing buildings. Pandemic aid has lowered the total being borrowed to $55 million.
2021 report shows more diversity but persistent inequities in Chittenden County
Nearly 100% of the population growth in the last 10 years has been among residents who are Hispanic, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Native Hawaiian, the report shows.
Exchange programs seek Vermont families to host international students after pandemic lull
“We have a significantly larger number of students this year who were put on hold, whose paperwork got a stay because of Covid, so we are doubling down, tripling down,” said Meghan Fahey, northeast coordinator for International Experience.
Vermont’s multicultural liaisons help create bridges between new immigrant families and schools
From supporting teachers with new students in the classroom to helping immigrant families communicate with school and city departments, liaisons assist with health, housing, food, legal aid, insurance, transportation and internet issues — often after school hours.
