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Winooski organizations, leaders weigh in on retail cannabis proposal
On Town Meeting Day this March, Winooski voters have an important question to answer: should Winooski allow cannabis retailers in the city?
Winooski Basketball teams to begin delayed season after go-ahead from Governor
Winooski High School men’s and women’s basketball teams will lace up and prepare for a delayed season after Gov. Phil Scott gave the go-ahead to in-person competitive sports.
Community Market in Winooski showcases BIPOC artists, chefs, business-owners
Creators of color took center stage at the Black Perspective’s BIPOC Community Market, held Nov. 8 behind Winooski’s O’Brien Community Center.
As many look beyond cops to help people in distress, Winooski police sees uptick in mental health calls
Since the first wave of COVID-19 hit last March, police and mental health professionals are seeing a spike in mental health related crisis calls.
Winooski approves noncitizen voting
Winooski voters have approved a charter change that would allow non-citizen to vote in municipal elections, 2479 to 999 votes.
Scenes from the polls
Starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Community News Service is dispatched student reporters to polling places across Vermont.
Winooski elects Vermont’s first transgender lawmaker
Tuesday evening, Vermont elected its first openly transgender legislator.
On the F-35s: Noise pollution as an environmental injustice
The F-35s have spent a year in South Burlington, Vermont and they come with a price that no one wants to pay: Environmental Injustice.
Winooski may soon approve non-citizen voting. Will the Senate put it on ice?
Winooski has followed in Montpelier’s footsteps in proposing a charter change that would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections.
Vermont sound healer talks vibes — and holistic theories
Vermont “sound healer” and former environmental engineer, Kirk Jones, isn’t just trying to push an alternative to mainstream medicine — he wants the medical community to come around to his way of thinking.
Energy expert remains skeptical about Winooski schools ability to ventilate COVID-19 virus
A ventilation and energy expert has continued to raise concerns that Winooski’s schools — and likely many other schools in the northeast — will be inadequate to effectively filter the virus that causes COVID-19 once the weather becomes too cold to keep windows open.
VEIC moves to Winooski’s Champlain Mill
Vermont Energy Investment Corporation has moved to the heart of Winooski’s downtown, bringing with it 200 new jobs to the Onion City.
Winooski Soccer team plays pandemic ball, and loves it
Even with a shortened season and covered faces, the Winooski Boys Soccer team have decided to focus on the positive.
Even with Winooski artist space closed, creativity endures at the Wishbone Collective
In Vermont, COVID-19 has both devastated and galvanized the local art scene.
On the F-35s: Lt. Gov candidate Corbo runs as the “Banish the F-35s” candidate
Ralph “Carcajou” Corbo, activist and Wallingford resident, is running for lieutenant governor under one clear issue: banishing the F-35 fighter jets.
Winooski School District Staff and students face the unpredictable as school reopens
A new hybrid system has been set in place for the Winooski School District in order for schools to open their doors safely to students during COVID-19.
Non-citizen voter access question on Winooski ballot this November
Winooski voters will decide in November whether to allow residents who are not United States citizens to vote in local elections.
More Than A Meal program serves local seniors
On Wednesday morning of August 5th, Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys sang from a handheld stereo as citizens came to pick up prepared meals at “the most exciting place in Winooski”: the Winooski Senior Center.
St. Stephen’s closes, St. Francis Xavier’s accepts new parishioners
A shortage of priests brought about the closure of St. Stephen Catholic Church in Winooski in early July, but just a few blocks away the parish of St. Francis Xavier has rallied to accommodate this great loss.
Winooski School District to reopen schools with a hybrid model
A difficult conversation hovers over the shoulders of school districts around the world this fall—how to return to the classroom.