Burlington’s public safety problems require more than new gun laws

Woodstock Union High School on Monday, August 4, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger " data-large-file="https://vtdigger.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/woodstock-school-5-20250804-1200x798.jpg" /> The superintendent of Mountain Views…

Doug Knapp appears in Chittenden County Superior criminal court in Burlington on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Knapp is charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle with death resulting in the death of cyclist Shiloh Skalka. Photo by…

Another gun ordinance won't fix a city that lacks secure juvenile detention, psychiatric beds and enough police to patrol its streets. Read the story on VTDigger here: Burlington’s public safety problems require more than new gun…

Gov. Phil Scott listens to Noah Ponzio, a developer of a rehabbed fourplex in Bradford, at a press conference on Aug. 26, 2026. Carly Berlin/Vermont Public " data-image-caption="Gov. Phil Scott listens to Noah Ponzio, a developer of a…

Nat Winthrop. Photo Credit: Martha Winthrop " data-large-file="https://vtdigger.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Nat-Winthrop-Credit-Martha-Winthrop-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" /> Winthrop’s new book, “On the Record,” collects his cover stories…

A license plate reader camera on Main Street in Manchester Center seen on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger "…

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Criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza and Lebanon is not the same thing as antisemitism, and conflating the two undermines the fight against real hatred. Read the story on VTDigger here: Antisemitism isn’t a shield for Israel’s…