Derek Brouwer

This “Life Stories” profile is part of a collection of articles remembering Vermonters who died in 2025. The man everyone knew as “Highway” was not tall, that much is true. The precise distance from Highway’s heels to his head remains a matter of perspect... See more

This “backstory” is a part of a collection of articles that describes some of the obstacles that Seven Days reporters faced while pursuing Vermont news, events and people in 2025. Courtrooms are separated by invisible dividers. The plaintiff, prosecution ... See more

This “backstory” is a part of a collection of articles that describes some of the obstacles that Seven Days reporters faced while pursuing Vermont news, events and people in 2025. Seven Days was about to shut down for Christmas last year when an email fro... See more

Todd Ameden and his wife were in vacation mode. It was 2023, and the Manchester couple were camping at Ricker Pond State Park in Groton, enjoying the outdoors while their thoughts drifted to the future. Retirement was still several years away for Ameden, ... See more

Sterling College, an unorthodox, tiny school for students interested in the environment, will shut down at the end of this academic year and close its Craftsbury Common campus. The college’s board of trustees announced the closure this week after concludi... See more