Planned Parenthood Vermont launches campaign to support Vermont’s Prop 5

A May 2019 rally was organized by Vermont chapters of the ACLU and Planned Parenthood, along with several other organizations. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Planned Parenthood Vermont action fund has launched a campaign to promote public support for Proposal 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment. Also known as Prop 5, the measure would make…

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NCAA women’s soccer tournament: Vermont falls to Princeton in first round

Princeton’s quick strikes in the first half spell doom for UVM, which drop 2-0 decision to the Ivy League power in Friday’s NCAA tournament.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Volleyball coaches name All-Vermont teams for 2021 season

The Vermont Youth Volleyball Association (VYVA) announced this week its All-Vermont teams for high school boys and girls volleyball for 2021.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Live updates: 2021 Vermont high school football state championships

Live updates courtesy of the Burlington Free Press from Saturday’s trio of high school football state championship games at Rutland.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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YWP: The cure for boredom

Young Writers Project, an independent nonprofit based in Burlington, engages young people to write and use digital media to express themselves with clarity and power, and to gain confidence and skills for school, the workplace and life. Check out the most recent issue of The Voice, Young Writers Project’s monthly digital magazine. Click here. Each…

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Vermont Conversation: The race for a shot to save the world from Covid-19

Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman tells the story of Covid-19 vaccine development in his new book, “A Shot to Save the World.” Courtesy photo The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues with politicians, activists, artists, changemakers and citizens who are making a difference.…

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Rough week for Hen of the Wood highlights problems restaurants face during Covid-19

Diners enjoy a meal on Church Street in Burlington on May 22, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger It’s been a rollercoaster week for Burlington restaurant Hen of the Wood after an email from the general manager to employees drew backlash on social media and highlighted questions about the restaurant industry’s attitude toward sick time.  “If…

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Top Vermont legislators decry governor’s refusal to bring back mask mandate

Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Gov. Scott for not enacting a mask mandate as the state sets new daily COVID-19 records.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont auditor says there’s money to be saved on state employee health care

State Auditor Doug Hoffer has investigated ways the State of Vermont could save money on increasing health care costs for employees.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Kevin Ellis: What we have learned in the pandemic, and what it means

This commentary is by Kevin Ellis, a partner in Ellis Mills, a communications consulting firm in Montpelier. He is a member of the board of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the parent organization of VTDigger. We are not returning to normal. Almost two years since the start of the Covid pandemic. What have we learned? And…

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Tracy Farnsworth: Vermont’s long-term care system is in poor shape

This commentary is by Tracy Farnsworth of Georgia, Vt. In addition to being a family caregiver to a parent with Alzheimer’s, she is a self-employed content writer for several marketing firms. One of nine U.S. adults aged 65 or older (6.2 million people) has Alzheimer’s disease. There are 14,000 adults with Alzheimer’s in Vermont alone. …

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‘Toilet paper rush’ for Christmas trees due to supply chain issues and increased demand

Taking center stage as consumers shop for the holidays are product shortages and supply chain issues. The same will ring true for Christmas trees.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Narain Batra: Bonding and bowling together in the Digital Age

This commentary is by Narain Batra of Hartford, a professor of communications and diplomacy at Norwich University. He is the author of “The First Freedoms and America’s Culture of Innovation” and the forthcoming “India in A New Key.”  Major U.S. social media network companies — including Apple, Alphabet (Google), Facebook (now Meta), Microsoft and Amazon…

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Planning to cut your own Christmas tree? Where to do it in Chittenden County.

Christmas tree farms in Chittenden County mainly open after Thanksgiving, but here’s some information for Vermonters who want to plan ahead.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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UVM men’s basketball: Without Ryan Davis, Catamounts surge to season-opening win

Ben Shungu (19 points, 6 rebounds) and Isaiah Powell (17 points) power the Catamounts to 71-57 victory over Northern Iowa on Thursday night.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont H.S. football: Previewing the 2021 state championships

An all-encompassing look at the three 2021 state championships for Vermont High School football with the first-ever all-Chittenden County matchup.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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USDA announces support to cover certification costs for organic producers

Cows head back to the barn at Elysian Fields, an organic dairy farm in Shoreham owned by Joe and Kathleen Hescock, on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new program Thursday for organic farmers that will help cover the annual costs of certification.  The program designates…

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St. Albans City residents share ideas for using federal relief money

A banner in St. Albans City that reads, “All Are Welcome Here” in July. Photo by Shaun Robinson/VTDigger St. Albans City should use its roughly $2 million share of American Rescue Plan Act funds to prepare for the effects of climate change, expand access to mental health services, and invest in local kids and the…

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Bennington area residents reach $34 million settlement in PFOA lawsuit

Saint-Gobain in 2017. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Residents who complained of water and soil contamination from two defunct Bennington industrial plants have reached a $34 million case settlement with the plant owners. The court’s approval is pending. After five years of litigation, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation agreed Wednesday to compensate eligible property owners $26.2 million,…

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Marc Shauber: Vermont’s formula has hurt school districts for 20 years

This commentary is by Marc B. Schauber of Dover, executive director of the Coalition for Vermont Student Equity. For more than two decades now, many people suspected the pupil weights being used to determine each district’s portion of the Vermont education fund were incorrect. The Pupil Weighting Factors Report, authored by the University of Vermont…

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Kelly Adams: What I wish Gov. Scott would be willing to say

This commentary is by Kelly Adams, a resident of Essex Junction. I wrote a VTDigger commentary on Sept. 27 begging Gov. Phil Scott to do more to mitigate the spread of Covid in Vermont. Specifically: more consistent mask quality and data-driven mask policy, universal vaccine mandates, sufficient ventilation, and actual lunchroom plans at schools that…

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Kristian Connolly: I have questions for Gov. Scott and President Biden

This commentary is by Kristian Connolly, a resident of Montpelier. Dear Gov. Scott: I have a couple of questions (could you please also pass these along to President Biden on your next phone call?), but first I wanted to introduce myself. For the past 20 months, my wife, my now-10-year-old daughter, and I have been…

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