Growing up in Evanston, Libby Shafer hated the city’s grass lawns. They are overly manicured, which is “wasteful” and takes up too much space and energy, she said. Now, the third-year plant biology ...

BENNINGTON — The Putnam Block redevelopment project has received a funding boost that could jump-start infrastructure work for the planned second and third project segments. Gov. Phil Scott, U.S.