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Traffic on Williston Road at the intersection with Dorset Street in South Burlington looking West on May 14, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story by Liberty Darr was first published in the Other Paper on August 22.  South Burlington residents may see a vote at next year’s Town Meeting Day that looks to…

Osa Busch of Good Samaritan Haven, center, and Sgt. Chad Bassette of the Berlin Police Department, right, distribute food and supplies to an unhoused person in Barre on Friday, August 23, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BARRE — In the darkness before City Hall Park, engulfed by sheets of rain, the police cruiser looked like…

This commentary is by Nicole Clegg, interim CEO of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England is facing a financial crisis unlike any we have experienced in our organization’s nearly 60-year history — and it could jeopardize our ability to provide care in the future.  Because of a significantly broken…

Nora Beer of the University of Vermont Agroecology Institute. aboard the UVM research vessel Marcelle Melosira, deploys a Secchi disk to measure the transparency of silt-laden water near the mouth of the Winooski River on Lake Champlain on July 18, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — On July 18, a group of scientists and…

An artist’s rendering of the proposed White River Valley High School Performing Arts Center. Rendering courtesy of WRVSU This story by Liz Sauchelli was first published in the Valley News on August 22.  SOUTH ROYALTON — Bethel and Royalton residents could vote this fall on a multi-million dollar bond for renovations to White River Valley…

“At the Lake” by Amelia Van Driesche of Burlington Young Writers Project is a creative online community of teen writers, photographers and artists, which has been based in Vermont since 2006. Each week, VTDigger features the writing and art of young Vermonters who publish their work on youngwritersproject.org, a free, interactive website for 12- to 18-year-olds.…

Vijay Singh, a longtime public media professional, will be the next chief executive officer at Vermont Public, the organization announced Friday.  On Oct. 1, he’ll take over from Brendan Kinney, who became the interim CEO in October 2023 after Scott Finn stepped down. Finn led the organization for six years during which time he oversaw…

Zenbarn Farms staff take a tour of the Zenbarn Farms facilities. Photo courtesy of John Schreiner The Vermont Legislative Joint Fiscal Office projected in 2022 that cannabis would likely become a roughly $86 million industry by June 2024. As the fiscal year closed in June, according to Cannabis Control Board Chair James Pepper, the retail…

Amanda Comolli, right, hands off a dose of Covid-19 vaccine during a Covid-19 and flu vaccination clinic at the Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury on October 28, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that it has approved and authorized administration of a new Covid-19 vaccine formula,…

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington on Oct. 25, 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A local historic preservation group seeking to prevent the demolition of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Burlington has appealed its case to the Vermont Supreme Court. It will bring its argument before the state’s highest…

An entrance to the emergency department at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, seen on Dec. 13, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Reported cases of whooping cough are becoming more common across Vermont after remaining low for the past five years, according to a Vermont Department of Health official. Over the past three months,…

Hanover town officials take feedback from members of the public regarding the arrest of protesters on the Dartmouth College Green on May 1. Photo by Alex Driehaus/Valley News This story by Patrick Adrian was first published in the Valley News on August 21. HANOVER, N.H. — A public forum this week to discuss the police…

Dino Jandric leans on the mirror of his EZ Trip bus. Photo by Theo Wells-Spackman/VTDigger. Rick Nowak used to be able to drive from Brandon to Middlebury to shop and attend medical appointments. Then, in early June, he had a car accident.  Nowak is a retired mechanic, and was deployed as a naval reservist during…

This commentary is by Alora Zargo of Brookline. My name is Alora Zargo, and I’m a senior at Brattleboro Union High School and the Windham Regional Career Center, where I’m preparing for a career as an early childhood educator. I will graduate fully qualified to work with young children in registered child care programs. With…

Kyle Hartsfield casts his ballot at the polling station in Richmond on Primary Day, Tuesday, August 13. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger After a post-primary rush this week, Vermont’s slate of general election candidates is now solidified, and mail-in ballots will be sent out by mid-September. First, on Monday, the Republican Party added nearly two dozen…

The Sanborn Covered Bridge in Lyndon on Aug. 14, 2022. Photo by James Walsh via Flickr, cropped Lyndon — known as the “Covered Bridge Capital of the Northeast Kingdom” — is facing a dilemma.  Should it move forward with multimillion-dollar plans to restore one of its historic covered bridges and create a community park at…

Dear Editor, In its first six months legalized sports betting brought $3.5 million dollars in tax revenue to the state of Vermont. Except that Vermonters and visitors bet more than $100 million in that time period and the casinos paid out less than 90%. So $10 million left our economy and we got a $3.5…

Motorists and pedestrians attempt to pass over high water along Wolcott Street in Hardwick on July 11, 2024. Photo by Josh Kuckens/VTDigger President Joe Biden has approved Gov. Phil Scott’s request for a major disaster declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for seven Vermont counties, according to a Tuesday press release from the governor’s…

The remains of Jeanne Kelly and John Eisenhardt’s Ferrisburgh antiques store seen on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Twice in just over a year, a truck hauling compressed natural gas south on Route 7 stopped in front of their property while on fire, triggering a larger conflagration. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger FERRISBURGH – On July 15,…

Dear Editor, Vermont prides itself on its community-based participatory democracy. But is this still the case? When only a handful of people show up at Town Meeting Days and when only 15% of registered voters bother to vote in the summer primaries, it is a real concern. Supposedly instituting six weeks of early voting was…

Patricia Prelock has worked for UVM for over 30 years and has served as the university’s provost and senior vice president since 2019. Photo by Andy Duback, courtesy of the University of Vermont The University of Vermont’s board of trustees appointed current provost Patricia Prelock to be the university’s interim president at a special meeting…

A rendering of the planned housing development at the Stowe Country Club. Courtesy graphic This story by Aaron Calvin was first published in the Stowe Reporter on August 15. As part of the ongoing overhaul of its golf course and other recreational offerings, Stowe Country Club is planning to build 73 units of housing between…