BURLINGTON, Vt. — When Brenda Hannon was 8 years old, a nun punched her in the face. It was 1961, and Hannon was living here at St. Joseph’s Orphanage. Her transgression? She refused to eat the peanut ...

Many former residents of the orphanage reported abuse by Catholic leaders. A memorial honoring residents of the former St. Joseph's Orphanage, where many children described abuse at the hands of ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. — When Brenda Hannon heard the Roman Catholic diocese here had filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 1, her mind drifted back to St. Joseph’s Orphanage, the nuns, and the peanut butter pudding.

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BURLINGTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — A memorial archway is taking shape in Burlington as a tribute to people who endured abuse at a long-closed Catholic orphanage. “The idea is really to create a portal, to ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s top law enforcement officer said Monday a two-year investigation into allegations of murder at a long-closed Burlington orphanage found no evidence of such crimes and ...

The waterfront property that’s home to Burlington’s growing Cambrian Rise neighborhood is a lovely spot, with stunning views of sunsets over Lake Champlain. If you visited it today, you might never ...