John McClaughry: Is there a way to work out of Vermont’s housing crisis?

This commentary is by John McClaughry, vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute. The recent discussion of “Vermont’s housing crisis” reminds us that this problem never goes away. That’s because the interests active in shaping housing policy continue to be far apart on almost any policy change that promises more affordable housing. My first experience…

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Sober since 1999, Rahn Fleming finds purpose teaching, coaching football at CVU

Adopted at 3 months old, CVU football coach Rahn Fleming has battled an alcohol and drug addiction for most of his life. He’s been sober since 1999.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Regions of Indian cuisine reflected on vegetarian menu at Namaste Garden in Essex Junction

From Mumbai street food to tastes from the owners’ home region of Punjab, Essex Junction restaurant spans India for its vegetarian menu        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont H.S. scores for Oct. 17: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school and college sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Ezra Miller denies breaking into Vermont home, stealing liquor

Ezra Miller, left, and their attorney Lisa Shelkrot attend Miller’s arraignment from Shelkrot’s Burlington office on Oct. 17, 2022. Screenshot BENNINGTON — Justice League actor Ezra Miller pleaded not guilty in state court on Monday to a felony charge stemming from allegations they broke into a neighbor’s home in Stamford to steal liquor. Miller, 30,…

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John Aberth: Wildlife is a precious public resource. Why are we wasting it?

This commentary is by John Aberth, a licensed volunteer wildlife rehabilitator who rehabs beavers, raptors and other animals at Flint Brook Wildlife Rescue in Roxbury. Lately, the news has been filled with stories of beavers hailed as the new “climate change engineers” and “climate-solving heroes” for their ability to create drought-resistant aquifers and reservoirs and…

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Kevin Ellis: What happens in politics when nobody cares?

This commentary is written by Kevin Ellis, a communications consultant based in Montpelier. He is a member of the board of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the parent organization of VTDigger. In 1987, a Colorado senator named Gary Hart was the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination.  Hart was smart, well-informed and attracted national attention by…

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Winter weather preview: What forecasters are saying for Vermont.

It will be the third La Nina winter in a row, but the pattern of a wetter, warmer Northeast winter doesn’t always ring true for Vermont.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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PHOTOS: SB boys soccer ends in draw with Colchester

Photos from Saturday’s boys soccer match between Colchester and South Burlington.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont high school football: What we learned in Week 7 of the 2022 season

Here are a few highlights worthy of a spotlight from opening weekend of games in Vermont high school football.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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From ballot limbo, Orleans County’s interim state’s attorney wages a write-in campaign to keep her job

Farzana Leyva. Courtesy photo Orleans County’s interim State’s Attorney Farzana Leyva is looking to stick around, but she has some competition on the ballot. According to the Caledonian Record, Leyva took over as interim state’s attorney in late September, when former State’s Attorney Jennifer Barrett left to become a state Superior Court judge. Before Republican…

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Officials nudge Vermonters to weatherize, using state and federal incentives

Paul Zabriskie, program director for the weatherization at Capstone Community Action, and Smitty, an energy auditor, search for drafts in the basement of a 19th century Barre home in 2015. State officials hope weatherization programs will help Vermonters afford high upfront costs. File photo by John Herrick/VTDigger Heating prices are expected to rise this winter,…

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Vermont applies for federal grants to improve broadband

A shipment of fiber optic cable is delivered to the Washington Electric Co-op in East Montpelier in April 2022. Vermont is trying to get a new piece of federal funding in a competitive process pitting applicants nationwide against each other for $1 billion in grants to improve internet access. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont is trying…

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Vermont H.S. scores for Oct. 15: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school and college sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Fall foliage in Vermont is likely to become less vibrant in coming years. Here’s why

Climate change is increasing temperatures and drought frequency in Vermont, which threatens the vibrancy of our state’s renowned fall foliage.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Who are the standouts of the 2022 Vermont high school cross-country running season?

As we get closer to championship race season, it’s time to acknowledge Vermont’s best high school cross-country runners at this point of the season.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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High court tosses VTDigger’s appeal for records in dropped sexual assault case against ex-St. Albans cop

Vermont Supreme Court Justices, from left, Nancy Waples, Harold Eaton, Chief Justice Paul Reiber and Justice Karen Carroll, with Justice William Cohen attending remotely, prepare to hear arguments in the case of State v. Z.P. and A.P. in which the Vermont Journalism Trust is the appellant, in Montpelier in June. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger…

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Sen. Patrick Leahy discharged from hospital after precautionary tests

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, who is retiring at the end of his term, is seen with his wife, Marcelle, on Thursday, Oct. 6. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., was discharged from a hospital on Friday after he had been admitted the previous night when he was feeling unwell, according to his office. …

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UVM Medical Center ER overwhelmed, urges patients to seek treatment elsewhere

The University of Vermont Medical Center’s emergency department in Burlington has seen a steep rise in patients recently. File photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger After a stressful Friday in its emergency department caused by high patient volumes, the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington encouraged people to seek treatment elsewhere, and issued a press release…

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Vermont H.S. scores for Oct. 14: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school and college sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Star Market and Shaw’s acquired: What to know about the Kroger-Albertsons deal.

An Ohio-based company bought two major grocery stores in New England. It will now have combined sales of nearly $210 billion.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Sen. Patrick Leahy hospitalized after feeling unwell

Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office said Thursday evening that as a precaution he was taken to a Washington-area hospital for tests.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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