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<p>No, we cannot get you tickets to “Hamilton.” Consolation prize: we can fill you in on the place the Marquis de Lafayette — “America’s favorite fightin’ Frenchman” in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway blockbuster — holds in the history of ����̽̽ and how his statue came to stand at the north end of the green.</p>

<p>Vermont is famous around the globe for its maple syrup, cheese and craft beer. Soon, the state could add saffron to that list. Saffron? In Vermont? University of Vermont scientists think so.</p>

<p dir="ltr">University of Vermont is on track to surpass its current goal of purchasing 20 percent local, sustainable, fair, and humane food. In the 2015-2016 school year, 19 percent of the food purchased by ����̽̽ Dining qualified as “real” according to the��<a title="Real Food Challenge" href="http://www.realfoodchallenge.org/">Real Food Challenge,</a>��indicating that the institution is likely to exceed 20 percent Real Food by 2020, the current target date.</p>