Here’s Food & Wine’s pick for best ice cream in Vermont

In Food & Wine’s round-up of the best ice cream in each state, Little Gordo creemees take the crown for Vermont.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Will South Burlington finally get its I-89 walk-bike bridge? That depends on federal funding

If awarded a federal grant, South Burlington would likely hold a design competition for the $14 million bridge project over I-89 at Williston Road.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Student-organized Pride celebration at Brandon school draws backlash

Roughly 100 people participated in a 10-minute Pride march around the building on the last day of school, according to Otter Valley Principal James Avery. Courtesy photo On the second-to-last day of school, a small group of the roughly 500 students at Otter Valley Union Middle and High School dressed up in rainbow apparel and…

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Ward 3 Republican candidate prioritizes infrastructure, police spending

Christopher-Aaron Felker, Republican candidate from Ward 3 for Burlington City Council, launches his campaign on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Christopher-Aaron Felker kicked off his Burlington City Council Ward 3 campaign Tuesday evening in Battery Park, and said he aims to unify the district as a rare Republican candidate in a city…

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Ex-UVMMC doctor facing child porn, voyeurism charges reaches plea deals

Eike Blohm MD A former emergency room doctor at the University of Vermont Medical Center facing pornography charges after he was arrested last year for allegedly hiding a camera in a staff bathroom has reached a proposed plea deal that could send him to prison for at least eight years. Eike Blohm, 39, of South…

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‘Angel on her shoulder’: Why VT Olympian Elle Purrier St. Pierre dedicated her winning race

Vermont Olympian Elle Purrier St. Pierre dedicated her qualifying race for the Tokyo games to a toddler who recently died and her grieving parents.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Elle Purrier St. Pierre is headed for Tokyo. These Vermonters also ran in the Olympics.

A Vermonter just scored a spot in the Tokyo Olympics after her race Monday. Here are a few other Vermont runners throughout history who made it to the games.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Grocery alert: City Market in downtown Burlington will be closed Thursday for construction work

One-day closure on July 24 at Burlington’s downtown City Market will let crews install more energy efficient cooling systems.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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DMV considering schedule changes, permanent closures at 5 locations

The Department of Motor Vehicles in South Burlington, seen on Nov. 15, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles is considering changes to how often five of its locations will be open for in-person services — or whether any of them could be permanently closed. DMV branches in Dummerston, Middlebury, St.…

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The Deeper Dig: Are Vermont’s pandemic transplants here to stay?

A for sale sign is pictured during the pandemic. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger The Deeper Dig is a weekly podcast from the VTDigger newsroom. Listen below, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. As Covid-19 infections spiked in major cities last year, a wave of people moved to Vermont seeking safety and community.…

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Vermont is 4th in the US for child well-being, annual ranking says

Vermont ranks fourth in the nation for overall child well-being, according to KIDS COUNT, an annual 50-state report produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, an influential national child welfare nonprofit. The foundation used 16 indicators across four domains — economic well-being, education, health, and family and community context — to come up with its…

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Federal mask-wearing guidance for public transit remains for Vermont passengers

Vermont lifted all of its COVID-19 restrictions this month, but public transit passengers are required to abide by federal mask-wearing guidance.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Summer is here: Time to boat, swim and explore in Chittenden County

Looking for some outdoor summer fun? Head to these spots around Chittenden County.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘It’s very quiet’: How will the U.S.-Canada border reopening impact cross-border crime?

The U.S.-Canada border has been closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Will cross-border crime increase when it reopens?        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Madeleine Connery: In self-defense, students demand action on gun safety

This commentary is by Madeleine Connery, who is heading into her junior year at Champlain Valley Union High School. A chip bag pops open during lunch, and a rare millisecond of silence is experienced. No one moves or breathes, several flinch, then all is resumed as the adrenaline dissipates.  One hundred children just mistook a…

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John Odum: Legislature should override Montpelier, Winooski vetoes

This commentary is by John Odum, the Montpelier city clerk. Ever since the Montpelier and Winooski citizens voted to amend their (our) charters to allow non-citizens to vote in city — and only city — elections, I have advocated for its approval by the Legislature.  Now, the Legislature is preparing to attempt an override of…

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David Van Deusen: We took care of people during Covid; how about now?

This commentary is by David Van Deusen, president of the Vermont AFL-CIO. With over 80% of Vermonters having received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and nearly 72% of us fully vaccinated, on June 15 the governor declared an end to the state of emergency and the termination of pandemic-related social restrictions.  It…

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After ‘heartbreaking’ vandalism, South Burlington resident rebuilds cairns along rec path

South Burlington resident Jacques-Paul “J.P.” Marton says he is thankful to be able to reconnect with neighbors and the land while rebuilding cairns.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Camp Meade aims to build community in small Vermont town through arts and food

The entrepreneurs who worked with Phish, Magic Hat and Green Mountain Coffee are creating a new arts-and-food site just off Interstate 89.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Auditor: Vermont has spent nearly $30 million on OneCare without saving on health care

State Auditor Doug Hoffer issued his final report on OneCare, concluding the state has yet to save money on health care but has invested $29.8M.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Upper Valley renters face tight market and rising prices; it’s likely to get worse this summer

Susan Rogers steps outside her Enfield, N.H., apartment to grill dinner Saturday, June 12, 2021. Rogers moved from Plattsburgh, N.Y., in fall 2020 for a nursing residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and has found the Upper Valley’s rental housing market difficult. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News This story by Anna Merriman first appeared in…

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“It’s like whack-a-mole” : Unhoused Vermonters face an uncertain future

Editor’s note: The Underground Workshop is an open platform for student journalism from across Vermont. For more information please contact Ben Heintz, the workshop’s editor, at ben@vtdigger.org. by Bruce Pandya, U-32 High School One morning this spring, five service providers gathered for what would turn out to be the last “door knocking” event at Barre’s Quality…

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