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University of Vermont to hold another ‘white privilege’ student retreat

BURLINGTON, Vt. — For the second year in a row, the University of Vermont will be spending taxpayer dollars on a retreat aimed at helping white students grapple with the privileges associated with being white. The school noted on its website that it's "excited to announce Examining White

Massachusetts

Vandals strike Catholic churches in Boston suburbs

BOSTON – A spate of vandalism directed at Catholic religious icons around Easter weekend has provoked ire mixed with forgiveness from parishioners at affected congregations in Greater Boston and has left law enforcement officers scratching their heads. Vandals struck in Billerica, Burlington and Norwood, including two statues of the Virgin Mary.

Donald Trump

Scores line up for Trump Vermont event in Sanders’ hometown

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lined up Thursday for hours clamoring for a seat at a Vermont theatre to hear the Republican front-runner speak. More than 100 people were already in line by midday with over seven hours to go before the event

Massachusetts

Boston Post cane tradition continues today

In 2001, Brian O' Grady, the Director of the Council on Aging in Williamstown, Mass., was cleaning out a closet in the Senior Center when Hazel Burchick, one of the seniors in town, wondered out loud: 'Whatever happened to the old cane we used to give people?'