V ERM ONT ’S INDEP E NDE NT V OICE SEPTEMBER 24-OCTOBER 1, 2025 VOL.31 NO.3 SEVENDAYSVT.COM
Put to the Test Winooski schools superintendent Wilmer Chavarria was detained by U.S. border officials in July. He’d been an advocate for those on the margins long before then. BY A L I S O N N O VA K , PA G E 24
HARD TO PLACE
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BTV debates overdose-prevention site
SWEATER EQUITY
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Vermont’s “farm-to-closet” movement
OFF THE EATEN PATH
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Dining and drinking in Bedford, Qué.