Federal prosecutors say Tufts student was moved to Vermont before judge's order to keep her in Mass.

Government lawyers claim that a Massachusetts federal court lacked the authority to review U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement's decision to detain a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University as they moved her to three states, according to …

Vermont Department of Labor Hosts Wage & Hour Employer Seminars

Montpelier, Vt. – This week, representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Vermont Department of Labor will host a series of Wage & Hour Employer Seminars to provide Vermont businesses with essential information on wage and hour rules and …

Hundreds of Vermont schools and child care facilities do not meet herd immunity threshold for measles

Our state has lost 75% of its newspaper jobs. Help us rebuild Vermont’s press corps. The United States is in the midst of a surge in measles cases driven by unvaccinated children.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 483 …

Vermont to Get About a Third of Expected HUD Flood Relief Dollars

Vermont had hoped for $300 million in disaster relief funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for flood recovery and mitigation projects dating back to the July 2023 flood. But the actual amount Vermont will receive is much …

Work of Incarcerated Artists Travels Through Vermont in ‘Finding Hope Within’ Exhibit

by Alex McPhedran, via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship. On a wall at Montpelier’s Center for Arts and Learning hangs a pencil drawing of a horse and, below that, a placard for the artist’s name. “C.C.” is all it lists. …

Tufts student detained by ICE moved to Vermont before judge's order, feds say

A Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered authorities to keep her in Massachusetts, lawyers for the U.S. government said. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, …

The Leaning Tower of Pisa and Vermont’s housing crisis

“A problem well-stated is half-solved.” Charles Kettering In 1173, construction began on a bell tower, or campanile, for a cathedral in the Italian city of Pisa. Within five years, it reached a third of its current height when a war broke out, and …

In memory of Tom Huebner: Longtime RRMC CEO and advocate for Vermont healthcare

The Rutland community is mourning the loss of a deeply respected leader and advocate for healthcare access and wellness across Vermont. Tom Huebner, former president and CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC), passed away on Wednesday, March 26, at …

Tufts graduate student was held in Vermont after arrest in Massachusetts by immigration agents, feds say

Our state has lost 75% of its newspaper jobs. Help us rebuild Vermont’s press corps. Hundreds of people gather in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 26, 2025, to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, who was arrested …

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