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The students who first stepped onto the escalator in the former Macy’s building as freshmen are graduating. And while attending class in a defunct department store may sound pretty dystopian, for BHS’s class of 2024, that was just high school.

A vocal group of Londonderry residents say new proposed changes to the town's zoning regulations threaten their way of life and their livelihoods.

The bill also contains a first-in-the-nation ban on phthalates, a type of chemical used in food packaging and production materials. Much of what is banned in the law will go into effect in 2026.

Vermont State Police announced last week that they’d identified the parents of an infant who was found dead on the side of the road in Northfield in 1982. Law enforcement officials say no criminal charges will be filed.

The Village of Woodstock recently kicked off their first weekend-long Pride of Woodstock with a high heel race — and the participants delivered.

After nearly 30 years at the Vermont Superintendents Association, Jeff Francis is retiring this summer. His career has spanned some of the consequential educational reforms in state history. He talked with Vermont Public's Lola Duffort about the overhauls he's seen over the years, the expanding role of public schools, and how we talk about the cost of public education.