In the past few months, you may have seen him standing on the corner of State and Main, holding a sign that says “Drive Less, Walk More.” The young activist is Abe Rosenberg, a seventh grader at Montpelier’s Main Street Middle School. 

After an almost four-decade career, Brookside Primary teacher Chris Costello plans to retire at the end of the school year. 

In this report from UVM’s Community News Service, meet Moretown resident and Vermont’s Teacher of the Year Caitlin McLeod-Bluver, who teaches history, English and social studies at Winooski High School.

The program, funded by a grant secured by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., helped spark discussions about community building and social activism.