Not so fast: EV owner says new fast-charging station in Sobu didn’t live up to billing

The owner of an EV who drove up to Vermont from Connecticut said the fast charging station in Sobu took even longer to charge than typical stations.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont set for hybrid on-paper, in-person Town Meeting season

Some 175 of Vermont’s 246 municipalities are ready to cast pandemic-safe ballots this town meeting season. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger For a second year, the Covid-19 pandemic is changing Vermont’s traditional March Town Meeting season from northwestern Alburgh to southeastern Vernon, with almost 75% of the state’s 246 municipalities replacing shoulder-to-shoulder decision-making with mailable ballots.…

Tony Redington: A changed transportation paradigm receives a major boost

This commentary is by Tony Redington of Burlington, who has worked in policy and planning for the transportation departments in Vermont and New Hampshire, and is an advocate for walk mode safety and roundabouts. The tremors in a paradigm change in federal and state highway safety may lead to an earthquake on what our Vermont…

State report on wait times quantifies patient experiences but offers no path forward

The Miller Building at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington in November 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Kristi Kilpatrick is running out of time.  The 36-year-old has benign cysts on her ovaries, a condition the Burlington resident discovered last spring when she landed at the University of Vermont Medical Center emergency department with…

What maple sugaring in Vermont looked like in 1940 in the Mad River Valley

Sugaring was a family affair on one Waitsfield farm in the spring of 1940. Library of Congress photos show the process at the Mad River Valley farm.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont H.S. playoff scores for Friday, February 25: 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

Where to find rapid antigen tests in Vermont that meet new Canadian border rules

Administered rapid COVID-19 tests are not available at local commercial pharmacies or state testing sites. Here’s where to get one.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Highgate man dies in 30-car crash that closed northbound highway for 9 hours

Emergency personnel responded to Interstate 89 in Milton on Friday, Feb. 25, following a multi-car crash that closed the highway for nearly nine hours. Vermont State Police photo Police said the victim who died in a crash involving about 30 vehicles in a “cascading scenario” on the highway Friday night was a Highgate man in…

Mary Hayden: Urgent need for additional funding to serve older Vermonters and people with disabilities

This commentary is by Mary H. Hayden, the executive director of the Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging, on behalf of the Long-Term Care Coalition. When Gov. Phil Scott’s recent budget recommendation called for a 3% increase for long-term care services provided at home and in the community for older adults and adults with…

Peter Berger: ‘Morality and the ice pop’: A reflection on ethics and moral choices

“Poor Elijah’s Almanack” is written by Peter Berger of Mount Holly, who taught English and history for 30 years. From time to time I teach my students lessons in ethics, the branch of philosophy that deals with morality and what makes things right or wrong. My intention isn’t to teach them my ethical code. All…

State investigation confirms long wait times; Vermont hospitals say it’s old news

The State of Vermont released a report detailing its investigation confirming long wait times to see medical specialists at UVM Medical Center.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Decade later, UVM plans for multi-purpose support building at Virtue Field

A team support building at Virtue Field will include team rooms, restrooms and concessions, according to UVM’s zoning permit.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine contributes to Vermont’s rising gas prices

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused gas prices to spike around the world. Vermont prices have gone from $3.40 to $3.61 a gallon in the past month.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont to get $200M to modernize 5 US-Canadian border ports

The Highgate Springs border crossing with Canada on Sept. 1. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont is set to see roughly $200 million from a multibillion-dollar federal initiative to revamp five major land ports between Vermont and Canada, White House and General Services Administration officials announced Friday. As part of Congress’s Infrastructure Package, the federal…

Final Reading: Transformational — with a lowercase ‘t’

Joan Goldstein, commissioner of the Department of Economic Development, listens to testimony at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Feb. 13, 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Tensions boiled over in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs this morning where lawmakers are mulling changes to  — and a dramatic expansion of —…

House panel backs plan to curb heating-related emissions

Rep. Tim Briglin at the Statehouse in Montpelier on April 11, 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The clean heat standard, a policy focused on reducing emissions in a sector that makes up more than a third of the state’s total carbon output, won approval Thursday from the House Committee on Energy and Technology.  “It…

Russia has invaded Ukraine. What Vermont’s congressional delegation is saying.

Russia has launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine. Here’s what Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy and other congressional representatives have said.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Town Meeting Day 2022: What’s happening in your community

Here’s what’s on the ballots across Chittenden County for voting on March 1, 2022.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

How New England caught the COVID deaths much of the country missed

“The cause of death, that’s important for current survivors and it could be important to someone the next generation away,” said Dr. Elizabeth Bundock        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

At Statehouse rally, protesters call for legislation to combat climate change

Holding undulating tarps and plastic representing ocean waves, demonstrators parade up the states of the Statehouse in Montpelier during a rally on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Wearing life jackets and carrying reams of plastic, environmental activists marched up the Statehouse steps Wednesday to demand the passage of environmental legislation during a protest…

Final Reading: Not mad, just disappointed

Gov. Phil Scott on Jan. 18. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger Gov. Dad at his weekly news conference on Tuesday gave state legislators a bit of a talking-to about their transparency practices. Reporters’ questions on the issue were prompted by VTDigger’s recent coverage (shameless plug) revealing that state legislators for two years have utilized Zoom’s private…

Beta Technologies eyes St. Albans for new battery facility

A Beta Technologies aircraft undergoes testing at the Burlington International Airport in South Burlington on Dec. 15. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Beta Technologies, a South Burlington-based electric aviation company, is eyeing the former Energizer plant in St. Albans Town as a location for a battery testing facility. The aircraft maker’s operations center around Burlington International…

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