Pro-Trump rioters broke through barricades and clashed with police in an unprecedented and violent disruption of the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6. Photo (c) 2021 by Mukul Ranjan This column is by Haviland Smith, a long-retired CIA operations officer who spent his career working on the Soviet target, and now lives in Vermont. What does…
Sanders goes after moderate Democrats over budget opposition
Sen. Bernie Sanders. File photo by Mike Dougherty After weeks of infighting between Senate Democrats over Congress’s domestic budget negotiations, tensions boiled over at a news conference Wednesday when Sen. Bernie Sanders publicly questioned the priorities of moderate Democrats who are holding out. The news conference came as the Senate attempts to reach a deal…
Teacher walkout off the table after Long Trail School’s board chair resigns
Long Trail School in Dorset enrolls about 240 students in grades 9-12. Photo courtesy of Long Trail School Plans for a teacher walkout at an independent school in Dorset are off, following the resignation of the school board’s head this week. John Moser stepped down as chair of Long Trail School’s board of trustees on…
Much-anticipated review of Burlington Police Department size is in: Can it settle debate?
An independent contractor says overall police department numbers should be over 80 people. Here’s the report’s breakdown. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Stowe is the backdrop for ‘snowy shenanigans’ in new reality TV series ‘Winter House’
A look at the Stowe home chosen as the setting for Bravo’s new reality series “Winter House.” Check out the property and what happened during filming. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Peak foliage is arriving in Vermont: Take a peek at these stunning Instagram photos
Here’s a round-up of the foliage being seen across Vermont currently — a preview of what you might see as peak colors arrive. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Leahy introduces new voting rights legislation with support from Vermont leaders
Voters line up outside the polling place at the Milton Municipal Building on Nov. 3, 2020. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., introduced new voting rights legislation Tuesday in a push by Democrats to protect voting access by overruling voting restrictions adopted recently in Republican-led states. The bill, called the John…
Scott faces backlash after saying other states’ Covid masking orders ‘haven’t worked’
Gov. Phil Scott speaks during a Covid-19 press conference Sept. 8. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Facing pressure to take action on Vermont’s coronavirus spread fueled by the contagious Delta variant, Republican Gov. Phil Scott took aim at other states in the country that have responded to mounting caseloads by reinstating indoor mask mandates. “There’s seven…
What Vermonters need to know about Covid-19 vaccine boosters
Doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine seen at a clinic in Berlin on Oct. 2. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Thousands of Vermonters are now eligible for a third dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, but many of them have yet to sign up. Here’s what people are asking about this new phase in the pandemic…
These Vermont restaurants and bars opened, expanded or renovated this summer
The Burlington Free Press rounds up new eateries that opened recently in Winooski, Burlington, Essex, Stowe and the Champlain islands. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Biden revokes Trump-era abortion referral ban: What’s the impact in Vermont?
The Biden administration has revoked a Trump-era “gag rule” that barred clinics that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal funds. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
15 standout players midway through the 2021 Vermont high school boys soccer season
In continuation of our mid-season coverage we present a list of 15 standout high school boys soccer players that have caught our eye. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Underhill residents to vote on removing selectboard member
Underhill Town Hall on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/Glenn Russell Underhill residents will go to the polls later this month to decide whether to remove Peter Duval from his post on the town selectboard. The Oct. 19 recall vote comes in the wake of charges that Duval has violated the board’s conflict…
Assistant judges face discipline over claims of approving their own bonuses
Chittenden County Courthouse. Photo via Wikimedia Commons A windstorm that swept through Chittenden County in 2017 is still causing blowback. It all stems from $2,000 bonus payments a state panel says two assistant judges approved for themselves more than a year later for overseeing work to a courthouse damaged in that storm. Judge Constance Ramsey…
Vermont extends contract to house incarcerated individuals in Mississippi
James Baker, interim commissioner of the Department of Corrections, speaks during a public forum in Burlington on Feb. 4, 2020. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont will continue to send some incarcerated people to an out-of-state prison. The Department of Corrections announced Tuesday a one-year renewal of its contract to house people it has no…
Construction of ‘Butternut Station’ affordable condos underway in Winooski
Foundations for 20 affordable townhome units have replaced a chunk of the O’Brien Community Center parking lot in Winooski’s ongoing housing boom. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
At last: a good excuse for Vermonters to stop raking fallen leaves
Resist raking fallen leaves and tidying up flower beds this fall — and promote healthier insect and bird populations, Vermont wildlife experts advise. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont vet clinic among 2021 recipients in Gannett Foundation’s A Community Thrives
A Community Thrives, a grantmaking and crowdfunding initiative sponsored by USA TODAY’s parent company, generated $2.3 million in 2021. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Locals plan new market to replace shuttered Bakersfield deli
People discuss plans for a new food market in Bakersfield at Bakersfield Town Hall on Sept. 29. Photo by Shaun Robinson/VTDigger BAKERSFIELD — A group of residents has started planning to open a new food market in the building that housed the Bakersfield Village Deli, a Main Street institution that shut its doors at the…
In Fair Haven, a dog park sits empty despite fundraising campaign by pooch mayor
Linda Barker and her dog Murfee, Fair Haven’s second “pet mayor,” at the Fur Haven Dog Park. Photo by Jack Lyons/VTDigger FAIR HAVEN — The plan seemed simple to Linda Barker: let a shuttered airport go to the dogs. That is: build a dog park where the former Fair Haven Municipal Airport once stood, and…
Can you get the COVID booster? These Vermonters can based on age, job, race, or health
As Vermont continues to widen eligibility for the Pfizer COVID-19 booster, certain groups of people 18-64 qualify for the third dose. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
‘I was far from the only one’: Vermonter recounts sexual abuse at Boy Scout camp in 1970s
There are 175 claims of sexual abuse linked to Vermont in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy court case. What one Vermonter wants from the scouts. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
