Lawmakers plan to resurrect the clean heat standard as the ‘Affordable Heating Act’

Hunter Leveille, of Enfield, New Hampshire, brings the propane line back to his truck after filling a homeowner’s tanks on the Quechee-West Hartford Road in Hartford last winter. File photo by Geoff Hansen/Valley News Lawmakers said they plan to bring back one of the most significant climate bills of the last legislative session, which they…

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The Deeper Dig: What 97 acres means to Williston

Tina Mauss and Mike Mauss at Windswept Farm in Williston on Dec. 7. They pasture horses on some of the Glasers’ 97 acres surrounding the farm, and hope the specific plan is approved. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger The Deeper Dig is a weekly podcast from the VTDigger newsroom. Listen below, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify or anywhere…

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How do you feel about your child’s education? Vermont state officials want to know.

The Vermont Agency of Education is creating a Family Engagement Council, a group of roughly a dozen parents and guardians that will advise Vermont Agency of Education Secretary Dan French. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger If you have a child in a Vermont school, state education officials want to hear from you.  Vermont’s Agency of…

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Happy Hanukkah! Places to celebrate the festival of lights in Vermont this year

Public menorah lightings and other Hanukkah celebrations will be held this year throughout the holiday’s eight days across the Burlington area.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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COVID cases up in Vermont. Here’s how to stay safe during the holidays

COVID cases increased by 60% in Vermont over the past year. In anticipation of a holiday surge, state-run clinics are offering more hours for vaccines        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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

Vermont high school 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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Ellen Oxfeld: We need a universal public system to solve our health care crisis

This commentary is by Ellen Oxfeld of Middlebury, a board member of Vermont Health Care for All. In the past few weeks, the mess of Vermont’s health care situation has been abundantly documented by numerous commentators to this publication. Even members of the Green Mountain Care Board recently questioned executives from OneCare, asking them to…

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Shupe & O’Mara: The biggest wildlife bill in 50 years needs Vermont’s support

This commentary is by Brian Shupe, executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council, and Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. From brook trout to moose, Vermont is home to some of our nation’s most cherished wildlife. But right now, nearly 1,000 species across the state are in decline or require…

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Stephen Marshall: The affordability problem is not the cost of lumber

This commentary is by Stephen Marshall, a master’s degree candidate in community development and applied economics at the University of Vermont.  Much of the current debate about the affordability of housing centers on the costs of building new housing. This isn’t affordability, this is availability, and the difference is important.  In 1967, a median wage…

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Vermont’s year in music: Catch up on 2022 releases from folk to hip-hop

Noah Kahan and North Ave Jax had breakout years, while music vets with Vermont ties including Rubblebucket and Henry Jamison kept the grooves going.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president

Baker’s term as governor ends next month.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont men’s soccer finishes with best national ranking in program history

The Catamounts reached the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the first time since 1989.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Speth & McKibben: Energy advances have given Vermont a great opportunity

This commentary is by Gus Speth of Strafford, whose most recent book is “They Knew: The U.S. Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis,” and Bill McKibben of Ripton, founder most recently of Third Act.  When it comes to the climate crisis, there’s almost never any virtue in moving slowly — physics is giving…

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Ghosn & Smiley: Voices of people experiencing homelessness

This commentary is by Brianna Ghosn, a senior at the University of Vermont, and Ned Smiley, a senior at Champlain College. They both volunteered at Vermont Legal Aid this semester to work on this project. The homelessness crisis has exploded in Vermont. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a 133% increase in people experiencing…

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Narain Batra: In many ways, it’s a wonderful year for freedom and democracy 

This commentary is by Narain Batra, a media and First Amendment scholar affiliated with the diplomacy and international program in the graduate college at Norwich University. He lives in Hartford. Joy to the world! Freedom is rising. On Dec. 6, we saw another embodiment  of what the American dream is made of: A woman once…

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Where to buy toys on Church Street: A pop-up shop and other stores that offer toys downtown

Along with the classics, Simon Says also offers specialty items like toys for children 2 and under and trucks and planes made from 100% recycled plastic        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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The top returning Vermont high school boys hockey players? Our 2022-23 watchlist.

The top returning boys hockey players as selected by the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Messy weather could impact holiday travel and shopping this weekend: Here’s what we know.

Snow boots and flexibility may be required this weekend as a potential nor’easter could impact holiday travel and shopping.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Police: 2 found dead in Bethel house fire

Bethel Fire Department. Photo via Bethel Fire Department. Editor’s Note: This story by Alex Hanson first appeared in the Valley News on Dec. 14.  BETHEL — A house fire early Tuesday morning claimed the lives of a Bethel couple. Neighbors identified the residents of 2937 Christian Hill Road, Davis Dimock and Victoria Weber, both in…

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RV owners caught up in Hartford towing crackdown

Dwayne Robinson repairs a transmission fluid leak on his RV with a gasket he fashioned from a cardboard box while broken down in the McDonalds parking lot in White River Junction on Dec. 5. “It’s a little trick my dad showed me,” he said. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News Editor’s note: This story by…

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Dr. Jack Mayer: Traditional Medicare is under attack

This commentary is by Jack Mayer, M.D., MPH, of Middlebury, a retired pediatrician and writer who founded Rainbow Pediatrics in Middlebury in 1991. He has been a persistent critic of the private health care system in the United States. I’ve spent my professional life as a primary care pediatrician, mostly in Vermont. Now I’m retired…

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Here comes Santa Claus: Where to find him this holiday season in Vermont

Hoping to visit Santa this season or send him your carefully crafted wish list? Here’s how to track him down near Burlington.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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