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Good morning Burlington! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Burlington police say about the gunfire near North Winooski Avenue
  • What Burlington councilors really texted each other during a key police debate
  • Burlington mother wanted after infant’s bathtub death ruled suspicious

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📰 News we're reading

1. Two people arrested after reported gunfire in Burlington (mychamplainvalley.com) — Burlington police arrested two people after reported gunfire near North Winooski Avenue and Grant Street Monday night, collecting ballistic and firearm evidence at the scene. Investigators believe the incident was isolated and involved people who knew each other, and they’re asking anyone with additional information to contact a Burlington detective.
   

2. A Reporter Caught City Councilors Gossiping in a Group Chat (sevendaysvt.com) — Burlington residents may be interested to learn that city council Democrats used a group text thread during a January 2025 meeting to coordinate talking points while debating police staffing levels. A reporter, seated behind the council, spotted the messages, photographed them, and later obtained a year’s worth of texts, raising questions about transparency and how Vermont’s Open Meeting Law defines a quorum for digital back-channel discussions.
   

3. Burlington woman now suspect in her daughter's drowning death (mychamplainvalley.com) — Burlington police now consider the mother of three-month-old Sapphira Sanchez a suspect in the infant’s 2024 bathtub drowning, and say she’s wanted on manslaughter and related charges. Investigators allege she left the baby unattended while under the influence of drugs and have been unable to locate her. Anyone with information is urged to contact local law enforcement.
   

4. Burlington churches gather for Christmas Eve (mynbc5.com) — Christmas Eve services across Burlington brought residents together in very different but equally meaningful ways, from traditional Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph to reflective, inclusive worship at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington. Attendees described the night as a chance to reconnect with faith, family, and a broader sense of community, pausing from division to focus on shared humanity and hope.
   

5. A Cider Doughnut Run-In Brings a Reporter Full Circle (sevendaysvt.com) — A longtime Vermont reporter describes a chance reunion with fellow parents whose premature baby once shared the Burlington neonatal intensive care unit with her own child. The encounter happens years later at Hudak Farm in Swanton, where a worker reveals she was also a preemie from that same NICU period, underscoring how small and interconnected Vermont — and Burlington’s hospital community — can be.
   

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