About 50 fifty people braved snow and plunging temperatures to attend the annual Longest Night Vigil in front of the Statehouse on Friday, Dec. 20, to remember people who lost their lives while experiencing  homelessness. People spoke and people sang and people held candles and each other in the darkness and the cold.Sue Minter of Capstone Community Action speaks as people gather in front of the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, December 20, 2024, for the Longest Night Vigil organized by the Washington County Housing Coalition to remember the people who lost their lives while experiencing homelessness. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerPhoto by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerPhoto by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerRead the story on VTDigger here: PHOTOS: At the Longest Night Vigil, Vermonters commemorate their houseless neighbors.