BENNINGTON Tina Cook, who narrowly lost by 31 votes in the 2021 town election, is running again in the March 1 contest for three open seats on the Select
DUMMERSTON—After stepping down after his first term in the Vermont House, Nader Hashim wants to return to Montpelier. Hashim officially announced his candidacy on Feb. 7 for the Vermont Senate. He will be running in the Democratic Party primary this August, seeking one of the two seats representing Windham .
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Black women persevere to lead in Vermont despite harassment
In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, photo, Mia Schultz, president of the Rutland area branch of the NAACP, poses for a picture, in Bennington, Vt. Schultz has watched three other Black women in Vermont resign from leadership posts because of harassment and threats and has seen Black acquaintances move away from the progressive state because they felt unwelcome. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, photo, Mia Schultz, president of the Rutland area branch of the NAACP, right, walks with town Select Board candidate Tina Cook past a Black Lives Matter mural on a street in Bennington, Vt. A number of protesters, including some who carried an anti-Black Lives Matter sign, stood in the way during painting of the mural, forcing those working on the mural to paint around their feet and bodies blocking the letters. Cook came up short in the March 2 election in her effort to become the first African American elected
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