Patrick Leahy’s retirement: What potential Vermont candidates are saying

So far, only one Vermonter has announced her interest in running for the seat that Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will vacate next year.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Shelburne Museum lands major endowments to support American art

Shelburne Museum has received two major endowments totaling $7.75 million to support the directorship of the museum and acquisition of art.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Utility prepares to decommission Green River Reservoir dam, urges state to buy it

Green River Dam in Hyde Park and the reservoir behind it. Photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDigger The utility that operates the Green River Reservoir’s dam announced plans last week to stop using it for electricity, adding another layer to the reservoir’s future, which has remained in question for years.  The reservoir, described by many as a…

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Burlington City Council declines to debate Sears Lane resolution, drawing anger from former camp residents

Lee Morrigan speaks in support of residents of the Sears Lane encampment during a Burlington City Council meeting Oct. 18. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — City councilors sparred Monday night over the continued impact of disbanding the Sears Lane encampment late last month. A resolution proposed by Councilor Joe Magee, P-Ward 3, that asked…

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State clears officer in fatal shooting

This article by Liz Sauchelli first appeared in the Valley News on Nov. 15. HARTFORD — A Hartford police officer acted lawfully when he fatally shot a Bradford man in August during a physical struggle in a residential neighborhood, according to the Vermont attorney general’s office. Cpl. Eric Clifford, who has been on the force…

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With a new high school years away, Burlington seeks to convince families to stay

Some families have chosen to leave while Burlington High School remains in a temporary space. Others talked about advantages the new location provides.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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America East men’s soccer championship: Vermont ends New Hampshire’s title reign

Yves Borie’ second-half volley was the difference in UVM’s 1-0 win over defending champion UNH in Sunday’s America East men’s soccer final.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Patrick Leahy is the most senior member of U.S. Senate. Here’s who served the next longest

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont announced Monday he will not run for reelection next year. He is the most senior member of the U.S. Senate.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Leahy, in Vermont, to announce decision on whether to run again or retire

Sen. Patrick Leahy speaks at a news conference at the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington in June 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger All eyes are on U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who will announce his decision on his political future during a 10 a.m. press conference at the Statehouse on Monday, according to his…

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David Zuckerman: Vermonters’ reflections on our congressional delegation

This commentary is by David Zuckerman of Hinesburg, Vermont’s lieutenant governor from 2017 to 2021, and a former state representative and state senator. As a recent elected official, I have had numerous people ask me both about my future in elected office as well as say what they think needs to happen. I answer that,…

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Study: Vermont men out-donated women to legislative races in 2020

A new study has found that Vermont men out-donated Vermont women to state legislative races in 2020, though Vermont’s donor gender gap is less extreme than the nationwide average. In a study of nationwide campaign finance data published last week, Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics found that for 2020 legislative races, American…

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UVM men’s basketball: Catamounts run out of steam at No. 21 Maryland

Ben Shungu scored a career-high 27 points and Isaiah Powell added 14 points and 11 rebounds in UVM’s 68-57 loss at No. 21 Maryland on Saturday.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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D-III high school football championship: Windsor storms to title over BFA-Fairfax/Lamoille

Windsor leads wire to wire to cap perfect season with 53-7 win over BFA-Fairfax/Lamoille in Saturday’s D-III football championship game.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont high school football: Bellows Falls finishes perfect season with D-II title

Bellow Falls captures its first state championship since 2016 with 57-35 win over Mount Anthony in Saturday’s D-II title game at Rutalnd.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Trinity Baptist Church proposes building 65 new housing units in rural Williston

A new residential development is proposed by Trinity Baptist Church for its 47-acre campus in Williston — as well as additions to its school and gym        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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“When I’m at Football, I’m at Home”: Two Generations of Female Players at BFA

Editor’s Note: The Underground Workshop is a collaborative network of student journalists from across Vermont, reporting and writing for VTDigger’s statewide audience.  Our current menu of reporting opportunities is here. For more information, please email the Workshop’s editor, Ben Heintz, at ben@vtdigger.org.  Hazel Starr, right, with teammates (from top to bottom) Drake Remillard, Connor Sterrett &…

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Celebrate fall with these five Burlington brews

Refreshing summer beers have moved aside for heartier brews to get you through the cooler fall months and into the chilly winter season        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont regulators OK revised Springfield Hospital budget

Springfield Hospital in June 2019. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger This article by Nora Doyle-Burr first appeared in the Valley News on Nov. 8. SPRINGFIELD — Despite ongoing concerns about Springfield Hospital’s future sustainability following its exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year, the Green Mountain Care Board on Nov. 8 unanimously approved the hospital’s proposed…

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Then Again: Vermonters demonstrated ‘spirit of self-reliance’ after flood of ’27

Floodwaters from the Winooksi River inundate a home on the south bank at Bolton Ferry in Bolton. When the Bolton Valley Dam broke, it caused extensive flooding that killed 19 people in a boarding house. Courtesy Vermont Historical Society For all the misery it caused, the devastating flooding that hit Vermont in the first days…

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D-I football championship: Essex downs Champlain Valley in snowy thriller

The Essex Hornets win the first state title since 2009 in a 21-19 final over Champlain Valley.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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From Christmas trees to refrigerators, Vermonters are facing shortages and rising costs

Tom Paine, owner Paine’s Christmas Trees and Maple Syrup in Morristown, seen on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger For nearly 60 years, Paine’s Christmas Trees in Morrisville has been letting people cut their own Fraser firs or choose from pre-cut trees, all from the Paine family farm.  For about 20 years, Tom…

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In Brandon, Paul Dame gathers Vermont GOP at ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ rally

Paul Dame, newly-elected chair of the Vermont GOP, chats at a “Let’s Go Brandon” rally in Brandon on Saturday, November 13, 2021. The phrase has become a coded epithet targeting President Biden. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BRANDON — More than a hundred people — some from hours away — weathered the cold and rain on…

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