In a state where beer is king, what is the king of beers? Which Vermont brews are the most popular in the state’s bars and restaurants? Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Flooding, freezing rain, now a foot of snow. Winter storm to cap off week of wild weather.
Winter storm ends wild weather week with a wallop. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
A new Chipotle is coming to South Burlington. Here’s where it will be located
The restaurant will be located in the old Xfinity Store building at the corner of Garden and Dorset Streets. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Wendy Rice: Diaper need is an overlooked economic and health equity issue
This commentary is by Wendy Rice, a resident of Burlington and the principal of Vermont Connector. A disproportionate number of Vermont’s youngest children receive public assistance and are affected by diaper need. Even with the urgent, unmet diaper need in Vermont, there are no state or federal safety net programs (Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, 3 Squares)…
Karl Meyer: Connecticut River justice hangs in the balance
This commentary is by Karl Meyer of Greenfield, Mass., who’s been a stakeholder, intervener and a Fish and Aquatics Studies Team volunteer since 2012 in the FERC licensing process for the Connecticut River Dams. He is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. After 50 years, the chance for federal and state agencies to…
Erica Frost: Adult Day programs are crucial and need state support
This commentary is by Erica Frost, a resident of South Hero. I’ve been following the discussions in Montpelier around the governor’s proposed budget, how we will support “vulnerable” Vermonters, and the critical shortage of nurses and caregivers. What I feel has been missing from the conversations is a true understanding of how vital on-the-ground programs…
National Weather Service Burlington warns of flooding, freezing rain. Here’s the breakdown.
Several alerts were in effect for Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 in Vermont. Depending on where a person lived, they could see either flooding or freezing rain. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Cancer-stricken Eric Ward’s best medicine? Coaching his Thetford girls basketball team.
“We all don’t know how long we are going to live, but I want to live as long as I can doing the things I love to do the most,” said coach Eric Ward. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Alec Baldwin and family purchase historic farmhouse in Vermont
Real estate agent calls the historic farmhouse, built before 1800, and a guest cottage on “50-something acres” and the property is “just gorgeous,” Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
4 Upper Valley towns team up to promote solar power initiatives
Electricians install solar panels at a home in Barre Town. File photo by John Herrick/VTDigger Editor’s note: This story by Claire Potter originally appeared in the Valley News on Feb. 20. WINDSOR — Four Upper Valley towns are banding together to promote solar installations ahead of a step-down in federal incentives. “A few people have…
Vermonters with long Covid still face barriers to care
Emma Pouech holds Shakes the goat at home in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 16. She travels to Boston for much of her post-Covid care. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Emma Pouech had recovered from Covid-19. It was October 2020, and the 34-year-old Lincoln resident had mostly returned to normal life after a six-week bout of respiratory…
Bob Stannard: Sticks and stones will break my bones
This commentary is by Bob Stannard of Manchester, an author, musician and former state legislator and lobbyist. ••••• Sticks and Stones may break my bones but your words will never hurt me. — Alexander William Kinglake, 1830. ••••• Everywhere I go I hear it said In the good and bad books that I have read Say…
Here are 21 facts about Vermont’s ‘other president,’ Chester Alan Arthur
The nation’s 21st president was born in Fairfield, lived in Williston and Hinesburg before moving to New York, succeeding James Garfield as president Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Burlington’s Community Sailing Center recognized nationally for its diversity initiative
Community Sailing Center on Lake Champlain in Burlington has been recognized by US Sailing for its program to increase diversity in sailing. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
What do you think about the state expanding access to birth records for those adopted?
Those impacted by adoption are asked to share their opinion as the Legislature considers expanding access to birth records. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Brigham Decision: Shared responsibility for funding education
This commentary is by Jack Hoffman, senior analyst at Public Assets Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Montpelier. He is a resident of Marshfield, currently living in France. Twenty-five years ago, the Vermont Supreme Court declared the state’s education funding system to be unconstitutional. More than a third of the state’s residents are too…
Becca Balint: What we can do to help thwart the rising tide of hate
This commentary is by Becca Balint of Brattleboro, a former middle school teacher, historian, and the first woman and first openly gay person to serve as president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate. She is currently a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. This is not another letter of outrage about a Tennessee school…
Thomas Frohlich: We’re not modernizing fast enough to combat climate change
This commentary is by Thomas Frohlich of Barre, who is affiliated with Sunrise Montpelier, a local chapter of the national climate organization. Ongoing work by climate activists, engineers, scientists, renewable energy investors, and many other workers is transforming energy systems across the U.S. and world to meet the challenges of the climate emergency. Here in…
Unsung heroes: 10 girls hockey players who do the ‘little things’ to help their teams
Here are 10 Vermont high school girls hockey players whose contributions and impact on their team success go beyond scoring. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Hiking, skiing and more: Wintertime wheelchair-accessible recreation in Vermont
From hiking to skiing, here is where to find outdoor accessible recreation activities in Vermont if you use a wheelchair. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
South Burlington superintendent makes unexpected announcement he’ll be leaving at the end of year
During a school board meeting that included a farewell to three board members, SoBu’s superintendent surprisingly announced his plans to step down. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Should non-medical doctors be allowed to perform eye surgery? Vermont lawmakers weigh in
Sen. Jeanette White, chair of the Senate Government Operations Committee, on Friday, January 11, 2019. File photo by Colin Meyn/VTDigger Vermont’s eye practitioners are in the middle of a contentious turf war over the right to cut into eyeballs. Optometrists, the primary care providers of the eye world, are asking for the right to perform…
