Courtney Lamdin

Coffee cup in hand, Ashley Andreas watched with glee as a crane delivered two halves of a modular home to Nutt Lane in White River Junction. By summertime, the humble wooden shell will be a three-bedroom home for a mother and her three daughters. The proj... See more

Burlington Democrats on Thursday nominated five candidates for city council ahead of elections in March. Like their Progressive counterparts, the Dems are making little effort to increase their power on the 12-seat council, setting the stage for a relativ... See more

The man accused of murdering a childhood acquaintance in Burlington’s Old North End in 2022 was sentenced last month to 14 years in prison. Abdiaziz Abdhikadir was 19 years old when he gunned down 21-year-old Hussein Mubarak on Luck Street in July 2022. A... See more

Since 2021, Burlington voters have agreed to ban guns from bars, protect renters from no-cause evictions and adopt a new police oversight model. All three changes to the city’s charter were approved overwhelmingly — but none has taken effect. Instead, the... See more

Burlington City Council meetings can get crowded, but reporters always have a seat at the “media table.” Located behind the U-shaped row of councilor desks, the table gives us media types a place to commune and kvetch. It also provides a perfect view of c... See more