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Vermont Law Enforcement Leaders Defend Actions at ICE Raid
Local police who responded to the scene of an ICE raid last week have faced scrutiny. On Thursday, lawmakers questioned public safety officials.
Judge Grants Bail for Man Detained in ICE Raid
Christian Humberto Jerez Andrade was swept up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on March 11 at the end of a South Burlington standoff.
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Seven Days’ Food Issue Serves Up Stories About Vermont
From a statewide tour of new restaurants to a cross-border farmer co-op, this theme issue digs into Vermont’s food scene. Plus, a hater’s guide to small plates.
Press Forward Vermont Advances Effort to Strengthen Local News
A national philanthropic effort launched locally as Press Forward Vermont and led by the Vermont Community Foundation aims to strengthen newsroom sustainability.
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Senate Health Committee Favors Incremental Reforms This Year
Two bills would cap insurance premiums and boost primary care. But they still must clear passage in both chambers.
Funding for Services at Food Shelf in Burlington Is Threatened
A food shelf in Burlington expanded to better accommodate a resource center for homeless people. Now, proposed funding cuts threaten the resource center’s future.
NOFA-VT’s Long-Handled Spoons Dinners Nourish Connections
The organic farming nonprofit gives grants to members to host dinners to get to know their neighbors — and grow community.
From the Publisher: Shifting Tactics
Publisher Paula Routly recaps how Seven Days reported on Vermont’s first major clash between protesters and federal immigration agents.
The Inside Story of the South Burlington ICE Raid
Here’s how it all went down when federal immigration agents tried — and failed — to arrest a man in South Burlington on March 11.
Teen Shares Account of Being Inside Home Besieged by ICE
José Estrada Jerez, 18, an American citizen, recounted the tense wait inside the house surrounded by ICE agents last week — and what happened when they…
Rep. Bob Hooper Resigns After Sexual Harassment Probe
The lawmaker had been subject of past complaints, too, according to a former House speaker.
Vying for LG, Gray and McLaren Raise Similar Amounts of Money
Molly Gray and Ryan McLaren raised nearly identical amounts in the period in their race to be the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor.
Judge Frees Ecuadorian Woman Nabbed in South Burlington ICE Raid
Jisella Johana Patin Patin was one of three people detained by ICE last Wednesday. A federal judge said there was “every reason to release her without…
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A Hater’s Guide to the ‘Small Plates’ Trend in Restaurants
If societies get the restaurants they deserve, what do small plates say about Vermont? And can we please stop pretending Montréal’s Mon Lapin is so good?
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Red Hen Baking to Add Café in Montpelier
The new café opens May 1. Woodbelly Pizza will take over the bakery’s Camp Meade café, but Red Hen will keep baking there until its new…
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Behind the Music at Three Local Restaurant Kitchens
Burlington-area restaurant workers share the music that keeps them cooking.
On the Beat: Of Indian Classical Concerts and Protest Songs
In Vermont music news, Pat Lambdin plays Hindustani music; Rick Norcross lands in a Hall of Fame; and James Heltz and All Night Boogie Band air grievances.
Album Review: Famous Letter Writer, ‘Dadamama (i)’
The husband-and-wife art-pop duo from Plattsburgh, N.Y., returns with the first half of a concept record on the art of aging together.
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Three Local Short Films Explore Vermont’s Food Scene
Migrant farmworkers find community in “La Liga,” a filmmaker peeks inside the “Sugarhouse,” and White River Junction loves its “Meze on Main Street.”
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Vershire Couple Wins HGTV’s ‘Ugliest House in America’
Through a $150K renovation, the couple’s Orange County home, the “Mishmosh Hodgepodge,” transformed into a stylish mountaintop dream house.
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Editor’s Note: The Kids VT Money Issue 2026
Cathy Resmer reflects on the coloring contest and the upcoming Next GENerator: VT’s Youth Maker Market — two examples of reader engagement.
Kids VT Money Issue • 2026
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