Ongoing preservation work at Shelburne Farms’ 1889 Breeding Barn got a boost recently with a grant of $500,000 from the National Park Service. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Elizabeth Courtney: Let there be crying — an indication of action on our climate crisis
This commentary is by Elizabeth Courtney of Montpelier, an environmental consultant, a licensed landscape architect, a watercolorist and co-author of “Greening Vermont, The Search for a Sustainable State.” She was executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council for 15 years. We learned from Tom Hanks in the 1992 film “A League of Her Own”…
Orleans County still struggling with Covid-19 surge
An image of the coronavirus. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Vermont Covid-19 case average has slowly ticked down from its all-time high on Sept. 19, but the past two weeks have still been among the hardest-hit days in pandemic history — and the Department of Health’s town-by-town Covid-19…
Fairlee pauses building around Lake Morey
Environmental scientist Leslie Matthews, of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, checks the level of a sample of water from Lake Morey in Fairlee, Vt., on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, that will be tested for phosphorous. Matthews and other water quality monitors on the lake are researching rising levels of phosphorous in the lake. Courtesy…
Black people own just 17 of the 7,000 farms in Vermont. New grant seeks to expand access.
The design and governance of the new “land sovereignty” fund in Vermont will be determined by Black, Indigenous, and other people of color. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
15% of Vermont state workers have yet to disclose COVID vaccine status as mandate begins
Several Vermont departments who work closely with the public have lower rates of COVID-19 vaccination attestation. Here’s what the data shows. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont sports scores for Saturday, October 2: See how your favorite team fared
Vermont high school and college sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont Conversation: Why do people hate government?
Author and Yale history professor Paul Sabin is deeply concerned by the authoritarian bent of the current anti-government movement. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger 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. Listen…
Walter Medwid: A chance to transform Vermont Fish & Wildlife
This commentary is by Walter Medwid, a resident of Derby For over a half-century, there have been calls to modernize how Vermont administers the management of wildlife — by law a public asset that must be managed to serve the public. With the necessity of having to choose a new commissioner for the Fish &…
Then Again: Vermont spent 70,000 years under ice about a mile thick
Some 13,000 years ago, Vermont’s landscape featured tundra and retreating glaciers, as does Spitsbergen (above), a far northern Norwegian island that borders the Arctic Ocean. Wikimedia Commons We live in singular times, though it can be hard to realize while we are busy living through them. But then again, every era is strange to someone…
Vermont high school football: What we learned in Week 5 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
New ferry repair and maintenance facility approved for Lake Champlain’s Grand Isle
Grand Isle planners approved most of Lake Champlain Transportation Company’s designs for expansion — but imposed conditions. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont high school football: Live updates, scores, results from Week 5
Vermont high school football Week 5 scores, details for Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
At deadline for Covid-19 vaccine mandates, hospitals report high staff uptake
Alex Low, the nursing supervisor at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, gets the Covid-19 vaccine on Dec. 16, 2020. File hoto by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger When Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine got full approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration, at least 10 hospitals in Vermont told staff members they had to get the jab by…
Burlington police report recommends 77-80 officer cap, splitting airport cops from total force
Gary Dion of Burlington speaks in favor of increasing the number of police officers in the city during a Burlington City Council meeting on Aug. 9. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The final copy of an internal assessment of the Burlington Police Department says the force should have a new officer cap of 77 to 80…
Credit union commits to donating $6 million to help alleviate Vermont housing crisis
Construction workers renovate the former Baymont Hotel in Essex into rental apartments on Oct. 23, 2020. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Chittenden County has been the focal point of a statewide affordable housing crisis for years, even decades. The New England Federal Credit Union says it wants to help. Giant checks and all, credit union…
Construction to begin this fall on new apartments near Staples Plaza in South Burlington
Crews will likely break ground in October on a 52-unit apartment building on Quarry Hill Road in South Burlington, developer says. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
15 standout players at the midway point of the Vermont high school field hockey 2021 season
There is still a lot of games left in the 2021 season, but these 15 players have stood out and are steering their teams toward a playoff berth. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
What will the COVID restrictions be at Vermont ski resorts? Here’s a rundown
Vermont’s ski resorts are preparing for another season with COVID restrictions in place as the pandemic continues to plague the nation. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Evergreen Family Health suspends a 2-year effort to build center in Charlotte
A sign in the town of Charlotte. File photo by Emily Greenberg/VTDigger CHARLOTTE — Evergreen Family Health Partners has suspended efforts to move the Charlotte Family Health Center back into Charlotte. The business announced its decision Sept. 15, citing regulatory barriers, controversy and a lawsuit as factors in that choice. Evergreen Family Health Partners wanted…
Health care bargaining for educators again headed to arbitration
Darren Allen of the Vermont-NEA speaks alongside representatives and advocates in February 2020. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger A statewide contract for school employee health care will likely be settled in arbitration — again. Representatives from teachers unions and the Vermont School Boards Association have been bargaining since the spring to no avail. The parties…
Vermont’s congressional delegation votes to extend federal government funding
From left: Bernie Sanders, Peter Welch and Patrick Leahy. File photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Congress has passed and President Joe Biden has signed into law an emergency funding resolution to keep the federal government operating until at least Dec. 3. All three of Vermont’s congressional representatives — Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,…
