Delta Park in Colchester, where the Winooski River meets Lake Champlain, includes a range of ecosystems, from floodplain forest to marsh. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger COLCHESTER — The tension between protecting Vermont’s natural heritage and building a region fit for the future is again drawing attention as a crucial issue facing the state. The topic…
Darn Tough cuts the ribbon on a new knitting facility, and jobs, in Waterbury, Vermont
Darn Tough has been growing at about 30% annually despite the pandemic and is adding a new knitting operation in Waterbury. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
What Vermont high school has the best nickname or mascot? Round 3 voting is open now
The Burlington Free Press is excited to launch a March Madness-style bracket to determine Vermont’s best nickname/mascot in high school sports. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Who buys Vermont’s maple syrup? Maple Data Dashboard explores every aspect of syrup buyers
Vermont’s Agency of Agriculture has created a Maple Data Dashboard with everything you’d ever want to know about who buys maple syrup. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Centuries-old dam removed in Rutland, pleasing safety officials and environmentalists
RUTLAND — The Dunklee Pond Dam is gone, bringing relief to safety officials and the local ecosystem. Where a pond once was, a section of the Tenney Brook now trickles through new riverbanks where workers have removed 4,000 cubic yards of sediment — enough to fill 644 dump trucks. Built in the 1790s, the dam…
Fanny Allen operating rooms, rehab unit scheduled to reopen this fall
The University of Vermont Medical Center’s Fanny Allen campus in Colchester on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A year after it closed because of air circulation problems, the outpatient surgery center and inpatient rehabilitation unit at the University of Vermont Medical Center’s Fanny Allen campus in Colchester is expected to reopen this…
Students, Share Your Views : The BLM Flag and our Schools
The Black Lives Matter flag is a powerful symbol, and it has had an enormous impact in Vermont’s school communities. It has given shape to student activism, and to our political divides. It has raised difficult questions: about racism in Vermont, the boundaries of politics and public education, performative activism, white allyship, and our processes…
‘Calling this a crisis is not an understatement’: Public defenders face challenges
COVID-19 has strained public defender offices’ ability to manage cases, retain attorneys and could threaten the legal attention their clients get. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont family-friendly Halloween: These events are great for kids
From pumpkin carving and Jack-O-Lantern lightings to a costumed bike ride, these family-friendly Halloween events deliver more smiles than spooks. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont high school football Week 6 scores: See how your favorite team fared
Vermont high school football Week 5 scores, details for Friday, October 8 and Saturday, October 9. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Tom Evslin: 9/11, Covid-19, civil liberties and difficult choices
This commentary is by Tom Evslin of Stowe, an entrepreneur, author and former Douglas administration official. Twenty years ago, Congress quickly enacted the Patriot Act, which abridged some civil liberties to confront a clear and present danger whose extent we did not know. In the last two years, many civil liberties have been curtailed because…
Then Again: Discontent led to formation of the Vermont Republican Party
Stephen Douglas was sometimes lampooned for his efforts to calm a variety of political factions to uncertain effect, as shown here in a Vanity Fair cartoon that appeared in 1860 during his run as the Democratic nominee for president in 1860. Library of Congress Vermont Republicans might want to add a name to their pantheon…
Rep. Tanya Vyhovsky: Decisive action needed on deaths of despair
State Rep. Tanya Vyhovsky, P/D-Essex, is a licensed independent clinical social worker, works in the public school system, and has a private counseling practice in her hometown of Essex. September was Suicide Awareness Month, and I am sure many of us felt inundated with frightening statistics and information about mental health support (or the lack…
Vermont high school football: What we learned in Week 6 of the 2021 season
Here are a few highlights worthy of a spotlight from the weekend games in Vermont high school football. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Burlington, S. Burlington schools address racial, transphobic slurs at volleyball game
In a volleyball game between Burlington and South Burlington high schools, Burlington players were subjected to racial and transphobic slurs. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Pumpkin spice lovers, rejoice: Here’s where to find the flavor all across Vermont.
Can’t get enough pumpkin spice? Here are ways to enjoy the autumnal flavor across Vermont. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Environmentalists balk at proposed exemptions for GlobalFoundries
Inside GlobalFoundries’ semiconductor manufacturing facility in Essex. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Environmentalists say a proposed agreement between state officials and GlobalFoundries, Vermont’s largest private-sector employer, does not align with the Global Warming Solutions Act. In the spring, the international semiconductor manufacturing company filed a petition with the Public Utility Commission to make its Essex…
Ex-CIA official, national security aide to head Vermont Department of Corrections
The Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport. Photo courtesy Vermont Department of Corrections A seven-year veteran of the CIA who formerly worked on Capitol Hill is set to become Vermont’s next corrections commissioner. Nicholas Deml has been appointed to the post by Gov. Phil Scott, according to a Friday afternoon announcement from Mike Smith, secretary…
Secretary of Administration Susanne Young to retire after 40 years in state government
Secretary of Administration Susanne Young. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Susanne Young, a veteran civil servant and top cabinet official, is retiring after more than 40 years in Vermont state government. Gov. Phil Scott announced Friday that Young, his secretary of administration, plans to step down in November. “I’m not aware of anyone who has…
Burlington startup helps companies manage those all-important online reviews
Widewail, the Burlington company started by a Dealer.com alumni is helping companies across the country manage their online reviews. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont high school football: Live updates, scores, results from Week 6
Vermont high school football Week 5 scores, details for Friday, October 8 and Saturday, October 9. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Hungry for apple cider doughnuts? Here are a half-dozen Vermont places to get them.
From Chittenden County to the Champlain islands and central Vermont, these six spots hit your sweet spot with the delectable staple of autumn Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
