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"What class are you?" It's a question that ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý reporter Erica Heilman recently asked people she encountered in the Northeast Kingdom. In the first of a five-part series, we hear Kytreana Patrick of Newport describe how growing up "working class" leads inevitably to a working class adulthood. And she speculates about why rich people don't like talking about class.

Reporter Erica Heilman stopped in to visit with dispatchers at the St. Johnsbury Police Department to find out what it takes to be the first stop in an emergency response.

Recently, fish biologists from Vermont Fish and Wildlife added 5,000 muskellunge fingerlings to the Missisquoi River in Swanton. Since 2013, the department has undertaken a restoration effort to restock this native species, in collaboration with a muskellunge hatchery in New York state. Reporter Erica Heilman went along to watch these fish get introduced to their new home.

The Adamant Music School is a community of pianists from all over the world who meet each summer in Adamant � an unincorporated community in Calais � to study and perform. The school has several sessions, and runs from early June to late August.

Nineteen months after his bout with COVID, Hartford resident Chris Flockton is still experiencing symptoms resulting from the virus. Reporter Erica Heilman visited with him and spoke about living with long COVID.

As part of our Summer School series, reporter Erica Heilman sat down with Vermont actress Maren Langdon Spillane to learn how to perform Shakespeare, and more importantly, how *not* to.

Every year at St. Johnsbury Academy, all graduating seniors present Capstone projects to their classmates, their faculty and families and the community at large. Students choose topics of personal interest and develop research presentations on these subjects. Independent producer Erica Heilman stopped in to see some of their work.

Last week, there was a storm of wet heavy snow in areas throughout Vermont, with power outages all around the state. Independent producer Erica Heilman stopped by the Washington Electric Co-op to find out what it sounds like from the inside.

Forrest Foster runs a small organic dairy in Hardwick. He works from about 5 a.m. to 8 or 9 p.m. every day of the week, and this time of year, in addition to all his barn chores, he sugars. Independent producer Erica Heilman stopped in last weekend to see how he was coming along.

A couple weeks ago, independent producer Erica Heilman attended a benefit for Ukrainian refugees at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro. It featured the Marshfield Slavic Singers and a small choir called Farm Song. The benefit was part-concert and part-singing workshop.