A challenging year prompts a look at mental health for Dartmouth student-athletes

Kat Grgic, a Dartmouth College senior, missed competition with the soccer team due to the pandemic in 2020. Grgic was photographed during practice with the team at Graham Indoor Practice Facility in Hanover, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, Sept. 15. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News Editor’s Note: This article by Seth Tow was originally published…

Facing COVID-19 case surge, Vermont schools say situation is unsustainable

COVID-19 cases took a dramatic rise in schools over the past week and left schools struggling to keep up in response. How the state is making changes.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Polar Express train in Burlington halted this holiday season due to track work, COVID

Annual fundraiser for Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation is off for the second consecutive year, costing nonprofit organization $100,000        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Radio station cancels Arnie Spanier and Rich Haskell’s ‘The Huddle’ sports show on 101.3

Co-hosts Arnie Spanier and Rich Haskell confirmed Tuesday that their show, ‘The Huddle,’ on 101.3 The Game has been scrapped.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Scott extends Vermont’s emergency motel housing program for 30 days

The Travel Inn in Rutland. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger With more than 540 households slated to lose their rooms in motels across Vermont this week, Gov. Phil Scott announced a “30-day pause” Tuesday, a day after housing advocates pressed him to act. After hearing some of their concerns, “I brought the team together this…

Contaminated drinking water detected at 2 locations in Hinesburg

The Hinesburg town garage is one of the locations impacted by groundwater contamination. Photo by Lana Cohen/VTDigger Vermont officials last month found contaminated drinking water at two locations in Hinesburg — one private well at a home and the well that serves the Hinesburg town garage.  State and town officials are optimistic the contamination is…

Veteran politico and journalist Sue Allen to serve as editor of the Bennington Banner

Sue Allen in 2011. File photo by Josh Larkin/VTDigger Sue Allen, a well-known figure in Vermont politics and journalism, is headed to the Bennington Banner. The longtime aide to former Democratic Govs. Howard Dean and Peter Shumlin starts her new gig as editor of the daily newspaper in early October, according to Vermont News &…

Not milk? How to throw a dairy-free-friendly kids’ birthday party around Burlington

Cake, pizza and ice cream: birthday party staples are loaded with dairy. These options make it easy to include guests who are vegan or have allergies.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Varsity Insider: Week 2 power rankings for Vermont high school boys soccer

After beating BHS in a title-game rematch, Essex keeps No. 1 spot in the latest Varsity Insider high school boys soccer power rankings.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A different way to catch Vermont’s fall foliage: Follow this Long Trail hiker on Instagram

Podcaster and hiker Derick Lugo is hiking the Long Trail during the height of fall foliage and posting photos and stories on Instagram        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

TikTok prank sparks vandalism incidents at Harwood

Photo by Sam riz via Pixabay  Editor’s Note: This story by Lisa Scagliotti first appeared in the Waterbury Roundabout on Sept. 18. With less than a month into the new school year, principals at Harwood Union Middle and High School are contending with a social media prank gone too far.  High School Co-Principals Laurie Greenberg and…

Vaccines for kids are coming. What would it take to mandate them in Vermont schools?

A pharmacist prepares a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger What would it take for a Covid-19 vaccine to be listed alongside the measles, chickenpox and polio vaccines required for kids to attend school in Vermont? The question may soon need an answer: Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to file…

Commission denies Manchester solar array, approves Middlebury project

The proposed site of a 30-acre solar project that would be developed by Burlington-Based Encore Renewable Energy is seen in May 2021. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger The Public Utility Commission has split the difference on two large solar projects that have sparked interest and controversy in recent months, advancing one in Middlebury and rejecting another…

Data glitch resolved that delayed Vermont COVID case numbers. What was the impact?

More than 200 positive COVID-19 case results in Vermont should have been reported earlier. Here’s the breakdown of that impact.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont’s new record-breaking gourd wouldn’t even fit on a dining table

Gourd growing in Vermont just reached new heights. How tall was the vegetable that set a new state record?        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

It’s a puppy party! ‘Wag It Forward’ pet festival happens this weekend in Essex Junction

Pet festival at Champlain Valley Exposition features walk/run, demonstrations including dog dock diving, a space-themed costume contest and more.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

PHOTOS: Ceremony remembers Vermonters lost to Covid-19

Rev. Susie Webster-Toleno speaks during a memorial service for Vermonters who have died from Covid-19 in Montpelier on Sunday, Sept. 19. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A ceremony to honor the memory of Vermonters who have lost their lives to Covid-19 was held on the steps of the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier Sunday afternoon. Vermont Interfaith…

James Dumont and Laura Hill Eubanks: Tell Winooski City Council to act on F-35 issue

Editor’s Note: This commentary is by James A. Dumont, Esq., and Laura Hill-Eubanks, Esq., the attorneys who represented Winooski, Burlington and South Burlington residents in court challenges to the sufficiency of the Air Force’s Environmental Impact Statement, and to the Vermont Air National Guard’s decision not to obtain Act 250 approval, for the decision to…

Six people have died in crashes on Route 105 this year. Why?

Route 105 at the junction with Route 7 in St. Albans. Photo by Doug Kerr/Flickr Six people have died this year as a result of motor vehicle crashes on Route 105, the most recent killing one person in Sheldon on Thursday. These deaths, from five separate crashes, account for about 12% of all fatalities on…

Who will win an Emmy? Check out these nominees with Vermont connections

‘The Flight Attendant,’ ‘Oslo’ and ‘Shameless’ all have ties to Vermont, providing rooting interest in Sunday’s broadcast for the state’s residents        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont’s fall foliage season is here. Where to find the best color this week.

The fall foliage season is upon us. The best places in Vermont to find autumn colors this week.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont sports scores for Saturday, September 18: 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

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