After spinal injury, Windsor man created his own robotic leg brace

Kiel Alarcon tries out his motorized leg brace in his Windsor apartment in October. He began building it last year. “The first few times I took a step with it it was like, oh my god, it was weird. But it felt good — not just physically, but I was making progress,” he said. Photo…

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Bill Schubart: Keep private investors away from nonprofits in health care, journalism, corrections

An old stone wall in the Marshfield town forest. File photo by Cate Chant/VTDigger The incursion of private-equity investors into nonprofit health care, journalism and corrections is doing untold societal and economic damage in the service of high-speed profiteering. Private equity investors, usually limited partnerships, seek the right mix of equity and debt and typically…

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Dr. Richard Bernstein: Health care at UVM Medical Center – the long wait

This commentary is by Richard Bernstein, M.D., of North Ferrisburgh, who practiced family medicine at the Charlotte Family Health Center between 1975 and 2013. During that time, he was an attending physician in the Department of Family Practice at the University of Vermont Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Vermont…

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‘They play Catamount soccer’: Veterans carry UVM into NCAA Tournament quarterfinals

The Catamounts sit one win away from the College Cup men’s soccer semifinals. They play at Syracuse in Saturday’s NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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How to watch, live updates: UVM soccer vs. Syracuse in NCAA quarterfinals

The University of Vermont men’s soccer team plays at Syracuse on Saturday in an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal contest.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Get those Christmas trees now, if you want a live one

There’s no time to procrastinate if you want a live Christmas tree this year. Which Vermont farms are open and what is expected this season.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Help us stay on track; 400 left to go by Friday

Dear Reader, Did you know nearly 650,000 readers rely on VTDigger each month — but less than 2% of them ever make a contribution to help sustain our work? Our reporting is free to consume, but not to produce. Today we’re asking YOU to support public service journalism for all of Vermont by joining our…

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Williston-based insurance tech startup Polly lays off 47 employees

Image via Polly Insurance Williston-based insurance startup Polly laid off 47 employees nationwide this week, the company told VTDigger on Friday. Those employees constitute about 15% of the company’s workforce. Ben Jastatt, senior director of communications at Polly, said 17 of the people who lost jobs were based in Vermont. Polly, which changed its name…

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Vermont property tax rates slated to rise despite ‘sizable’ education fund surplus

Students get onto a bus at Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury on September 16, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s education fund, the pot of money that finances the state’s schools, is brimming with a surplus of nearly $64 million. But despite that windfall — caused primarily by lower-than-expected spending on special education and…

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Accessible playground under construction at Oakledge Park after 10 years of advocacy

The design features musical instruments, talk tubes, a slide big enough to fit a whole family and a carousel that a wheelchair can lock onto.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont taxpayer money can now go to religious schools as legal landscape shifts

The debate whether VT religious schools can receive public education dollars has been settled with the wrapping of two more lawsuits.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Remember the COVID relief money sent to Vermont? Construction projects are increasing

More than $300 million in projects are already underway, and more will be approved in the coming months.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Thousands more Vermonters eligible for health insurance savings this year

A new federal rule expands access to Vermont Health Connect premium subsidies to family members of workers with employer-based insurance, and higher income eligibility for subsidies has been extended through 2025. Photo by Darko Stojanovic via Pixabay Thousands more Vermonters are poised to become eligible for health insurance savings this year after two recent changes…

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Will Eberle: What really keeps us safe

This commentary is by Will Eberle, executive director of the Vermont Association of Mental Health and Addiction Recovery. He lives with his family in Northfield, where he coaches baseball and soccer and serves on his local school board. The New York Times recently published an article called “The Bike Thieves of Burlington, Vermont.” This portrayed…

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Paul Kendall: Health care reform needs to be reformed

This commentary is by Paul L. Kendall of Braintree, a retired corporate and not-for-profit executive. He has been a director or trustee of several Vermont health care organizations and participated in the 2015-16 discussions leading to the designation of OneCare Vermont as Vermont’s only accountable care organization. Those seeking to reform Vermont’s health care delivery…

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Things to do in Vermont: Holiday events aren’t the only entertainment this month

It’s also prime time to catch non-holiday shows, so you may not have this deep a roster of arts and entertainment events to choose from for a while        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Places to watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup around Burlington

We are about halfway through the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the competition is heating up. Here are the spots in Burlington to catch the tournament.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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From magical healing to pretty on a shelf, crystals seem to be everywhere for everyone

Some of Earth’s oldest creations, rocks are far from a new fad, and yet, it’s been nearly impossible to miss the “crystal craze” in recent years.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Brenda Siegel: To try to win, I had to be brave enough to lose

This commentary is by Brenda Siegel, the 2022 Democratic nominee for governor. She was an intern for Bernie Sanders in Washington, is a member of the Vermont Public Transit Advisory Commission and the Department for Children and Families General Assistance Working Group, chair of the Newfane Democratic Committee, and serves on the board of Community…

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Brenna Galdenzi: Again, Fish & Wildlife unwilling to look at the cruelties of trapping

This commentary is by Brenna Galdenzi of Stowe, president of Protect Our Wildlife. Last legislative session, Vermonters were excited at the prospect of a bill, S.201, that would ban the use of leghold traps. I testified on the bill and was overjoyed at the amount of public support the bill had.  One of the Vermont…

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Tom Evslin: Note to Legislature: First, do no harm

This commentary is by Tom Evslin of Stowe, an entrepreneur, author and former Douglas administration official. His blog is here. Just before we knew Covid was hitting us in February 2020, the Vermont House overwhelmingly passed the Global Warming Solutions Act in order to reduce greenhouse gas emission. The average price for home heating oil…

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Poet Rajnii Eddins cultivates community in Burlington with the Black Artist Showcase

Rajnii Eddins is a Burlington-based poet and founder of the Black Artist Showcase, a monthly performance space for Vermont artists of African descent.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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