Hamel-Grace-Wall: The child care crisis is crushing Vermont’s workforce

This commentary is by three Chittenden County business leaders: Carina Hamel, co-founder of Bivo; Aba Grace, chief operating officer at Hula; and Tim Wall, general partner for The Fund at Hula. As parents and as business leaders, we rely on child care to make everything work. That’s why this election we’re focused on electing candidates…

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Vermont native who played for presidents is back home to lead Me2 orchestra

St. Albans native who led United States Marine Band, played inaugurations for Barack Obama, George W. Bush, now leads Vermont mental-health orchestra.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont H.S. sports: What we learned from quarterfinal weekend

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

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Extra sleep, less light: New England to soon ‘fall back’ with daylight saving time

New England adjusts its clocks twice a year, though at least one state in the region has expressed support of never changing time.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Brenda Siegel’s odds of winning are long — but her message may still strike a chord

Brenda Siegel, democratic candidate for governor, visits with people at the Buffalo Mountain Market in Hardwick on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger HARDWICK — Brenda Siegel, the Democratic nominee for governor, spent Tuesday afternoon walking through Hardwick’s downtown with Rep. Chip Troiano, D-Stannard, as her guide. Local business owners chatted politely each…

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Justin Salisbury: Reproductive rights are disability rights

This commentary is by Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury of Burlington, a graduate student in education at the University of Vermont. He has worked as a design laboratory assistant, economic research fellow, therapist, legislative aide and teacher. On Nov. 8, Vermont voters will decide whether to support Article 22, a reproductive liberty amendment, which is touted…

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Maia Young: On Nov. 8, will history be made or will history repeat itself?

This commentary is by Maia Young, a second-year law student at Vermont Law & Graduate School who’s originally from Missouri City, Texas. She is a dual-degree student for a law degree and a master’s degree in restorative justice. The year 2020 was unprecedented in an abundance of ways. From a summer season of racial and…

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The strange tale of how a mummy came to be buried in a Middlebury cemetery

Story has connections to founder of Sheldon Museum, who bought the mummy soon after the Middlebury museum opened to the public in October 1886        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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The legend of the Northfield Pigman, with folklorist Joseph Citro

The Northfield Pigman has been a Vermont legend for over 50 years. Vermont folklorist and author Joseph Citro breaks down the legend.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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It’ll be harder to find parking at a popular Burlington garage this week. What to know.

The city will make repairs to beams, the deck and the brick façade this week at Burlington’s most popular parking garage.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘So blatantly illegal’: Liam Madden admits to funneling money through family to inflate campaign finance numbers

Liam Madden speaks during VTDigger’s debate between U.S. House Republican primary candidates at the Double E Performance Center in Essex on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Liam Madden, the Republican nominee in the open race for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House, during a radio interview Thursday morning described in detail…

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With Chittenden County trailing behind affordable housing goals, leaders call for ‘focused efforts’ and funding

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger speaks during a press conference held to announce the construction of affordable housing at CityPlace in Burlington on Friday, Oct. 28. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Despite efforts by politicians and housing organizations, Chittenden County isn’t meeting its affordable housing goals.  That’s according to new data released Friday by a coalition of…

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UVM to freeze tuition for 5th straight year

Ira Allen Chapel on University Row on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger There’s a friendly Ice Age at the University of Vermont — tuition for 2023-24 will stay frozen for the fifth straight year.  UVM’s board of trustees agreed Friday to freeze tuition and…

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Vermont H.S. playoff scores for Oct. 28: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school playoff 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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Here’s what’s happening with commercial properties in and around Burlington

Several high profile commercial properties in the Burlington area have new owners and will soon have new projects going up.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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How UVM men’s soccer turned into a nationally ranked program

A closer look at the play of a veteran-laden Vermont men’s soccer squad that expects to compete for a national championship next month.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Details emerge on Norwich town manager’s exit

During his tenure, Rod Francis faced challenges ranging from a loss of employees to criticism about management style. Photo by HopsonRoad via Wikimedia (CC-BY-SA-3.0) This story by Patrick Adrian first appeared in the Valley News on Oct. 27. NORWICH — The town will pay a six-month severance package to outgoing Town Manager Rod Francis as…

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McDonald & Carter: Let’s not fall for the Article 22 misinformation trap

This commentary is co-authored by Jennifer McDonald, an attorney and director at the law firm Downs Rachlin Martin in Burlington, and Jared Carter, a faculty member and constitutional law expert at Vermont Law and Graduate School.  With the Nov. 8 election approaching, there is increasing misinformation from opponents of Article 22 — the Reproductive Liberty…

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Jeanine Carr: More than politics, this is a fight for the preservation of humanity

This commentary is by Jeanine Carr, a retired professor of nursing who lives in Huntington. I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would become a conspiracy theorist but, lo and behold, I think that I have become one. I believe that many (not all, mind you) Republicans have been injected with a mind-altering…

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Burlington will have its latest freeze in 102 years this fall

Burlington’s first freeze of the season has yet to happen but is already breaking records.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont H.S. playoff scores for Oct. 27: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school playoff 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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Boxcar Bakery pulls into the railroad community of Essex Junction

Sisters-in-law Stacey and M-K Daley came up through the ranks of Vermont’s restaurant scene before opening bakery in the state’s newest city        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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