Mark Johnson

Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A massive project is underway in Burlington to document four of the largest immigrant communities in the city, tracing their history from 1850 to 1950. The project started by mapping Burlington’s historic Jewish community in the city’s Old North End, and has now been expanded to include the French-Canadian, Irish, and Italian communities.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - There were audible gasps at the House Democratic caucus in late May when Speaker Jill Krowinski unexpectedly announced that she would not run for another term this fall. First elected 14 years ago, speaker since 2021, Krowinski says it’s time for new leadership and personally time for her to step aside. In the latest episode of 802 News, Mark Johnson spoke with the 46-year-old Burlington Democrat about the highs and lows during her time at this Statehouse.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Molly Gray was elected lieutenant governor in 2020. A year into her term, she announced her candidacy for the open U.S. Congress seat, but was soundly defeated in the Democratic primary by state Senator Becca Ballint, who won the general election and continues to serve in that office today. Gray went on to run the Vermont Afghan Alliance, a nonprofit assisting Afghans resettling here in the Green Mountains.