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A sign welcomes visitors to Westminster’s Kurn Hattin Homes for Children. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger The Agency of Education has decided that Kurn Hattin Homes for Children should keep its approval to operate an independent school, state officials announced late Friday. The agency’s review was prompted by the Westminster private school’s decision in the fall…

Elaine Collins, left, and the Johnson campus of Northern Vermont University. VTDigger file photos. Elaine Collins, the president of Northern Vermont University, is stepping down from her post in mid-August, the Vermont State Colleges announced Monday. “With NVU’s future bright, the time is right for me to pursue new challenges. Building Northern Vermont University —…

Shoppers go through the racks at a store on the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington on Friday, May 14, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Despite Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger’s best efforts to convince city councilors that the Queen City should rescind its Covid-19 mask mandate, his arguments fell flat.  City Council members chose to table…

NECI trained the chefs at Vermont restaurants including Mirabelles Bakery, Chef’s Corner and Oakes & Evelyn. What will happen now that it’s gone?        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Crowdsourced Cinema VT, which last year corralled scenes for redo of Tom Hanks film ‘Castaway,’ now wants filmmakers to tackle dinosaur movie        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Development has reduced the number and size of Vermont’s wetlands — and biologists are asking the public to help map those that remain.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Annie Brynga, 13, and her mother Becca, seen in Essex on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Becca has concerns about Annie receiving a cover innoculation. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Becca Brynga of Milton, Vermont, is pro-vaccine.  Brynga received her second Pfizer dose about a month ago, and her two kids — a 13-year-old daughter and 3-year-old…

Hinesburg Fire Chief Al Barber. Photo courtesy of Hinesburg Fire Department Al Barber, the Hinesburg fire chief who became the center of the town’s reckoning over intolerance after sharing a homophobic meme on his Facebook page, will retire this summer, the department announced Friday.   Barber will retire July 1 after 22 years as chief of…

The Green Mountain Surgery Center. Photo courtesy of Amy Cooper Leaders of the Green Mountain Surgery Center have filed initial plans for a second independent surgery center that they say will increase availability of outpatient surgery in Chittenden County and help lower health care costs. The proposed 9,000-square-foot, $3 million Collaborative Surgery Center would have…

‘Paint,’ filming in upstate New York, also stars Michaela Watkins (‘Saturday Night Live’) and Stephen Root (‘DodgeBall,’ ‘O Brother, Where art Thou?’).        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

The UVM men’s lacrosse team makes its first NCAA Tournament appearance when it takes on Maryland in a first-round matchup on Sunday.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont kids ages 12 to 15 can now receive the COVID vaccine. How to sign up and where to go.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Mari Cordes in Lincoln on Feb. 26, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Legislature has wrapped up its penultimate week (hopefully), but some committees are continuing to address the logistics of next session. The House Discrimination Prevention Panel recently signed off on a discrimination policy governing the lower chamber, but it’s unclear how many members…

A memorial to people who have died because of opioids graces a wall at the Turning Point Center in Rutland on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger In the shadow of the pandemic, an epidemic has raged on. Inside Rutland’s Turning Point Center, a bulletin board hosts obituaries of area residents who have…

We take a closer look at what the newly announced COVID travel guidelines and mask mandate mean for Vermonters and visitors.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

While the Burlington Farmers Market is one of the most popular in Vermont, here are some other choices in Chittenden County or within a short drive.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

The Social Security Administration released Vermont’s top baby names of 2020. Here are the ones that scored the top spots.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Rep. Martin Lalonde, D-South Burlington, listens at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The House has passed a bill that ensures a crime victim would know if the person accused of the crime is set free because they were found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by…

Sen. Kesha Ram, D-Chittenden, tried when she was a House member to ban expulsion of the youngest students from school. Now, five years later, the ban appears about to happen. File photo by Morgan True/VTDigger Vermont is poised to ban most suspensions and expulsions for kids under 8 in public schools. S.16, a school discipline…

Pedestrians walk up Church Street in Burlington on Friday, May 14, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated at 7:45 p.m. BURLINGTON — Burlington business owners appear conflicted about new state and federal guidance that people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer have to wear masks indoors. Some are celebrating the change in policy…

Vermont mask mandate, additional COVID restrictions change amid vaccine push and CDC announcement.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service