Vermont Medical Reserve Corps volunteers receive training in emergency preparedness and are called on to respond to public health emergencies. Photo courtesy of Vermont Medical Reserve Corps When Arunas Badnika — known as Dr. Archie — moved to Vermont after a long career as a doctor in New York, he wanted to work at a…
CityPlace Burlington is facing new legal challenges that could delay construction
CityPlace Burlington appeared to be on the verge of launching after settling disputes with the city, but now new legal challenges loom. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week: Winners for March 22-28
BFA’s Maren McGinn (girls basketball) and Owen Benoit (boys hockey) were chosen as Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
‘It broke me’: Artists, presenters sum up the year that silenced the arts in Vermont
The COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, ending most arts performances. More than a year later, many in the field are still picking up the pieces. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Final Reading: Phil Scott v. Democrats
Republican Gov. Phill Scott participates in a debate on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Shortly after Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski announced Friday she was abandoning a controversial proposal to reform the state’s pension system, Republican Gov. Phil Scott criticized the Legislature for failing to lead on the issue. Scott said…
Making of an Activist : Noel Riby-Williams
Editor’s Note: This story is part of an invitational series chronicling the varied, complex experiences surrounding the Black Lives Matter flag in Vermont’s school communities. The first installment in the series offered a snapshot of the current debate; this profile of Noel Riby-Williams returns to the beginning of the story, at Montpelier High School. This…
Then Again: World War I brought challenges to home front — in the state, and U.S.
Soldiers stand at the train station in Bellows Falls on April 2, 1918. Draftees caught a train that day to Fort Devens in Massachusetts. Vermont Historical Society When 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip fired two shots from a pistol in the streets of Sarajevo on a late June morning in 1914, Vermonters had no idea what troubles…
Game on! Vermont gives green light for return of adult recreation, youth sports
The state released updated guidance Friday afternoon, giving the green light for outdoor adult leagues and youth sports like Little League to resume. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Story of VT’s first Black female legislator inspires a push for a new generation of leaders
Louvenia Dorsey Bright made history as the first elected Black female legislator in Vermont. She would go on to serve until 1994 for three terms. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Plans for COVID-safe Easter events offer Vermont families chances for hopping good times
Geo-caching and egg hunt trails among the Easter events modified for COVID but still offer a hopping good time. How families can celebrate. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Federal judge, prosecutor put new roadblock in investor’s effort to get visa documents
Jay Peak developers Ariel Quiros, left, and Bill Stenger were indicted May 22, 2019, in federal court in Burlington. Photos by Glenn Russell for VTDigger Foreign investors have faced a wall of opposition from the Vermont Attorney General’s office which has blocked information about the state’s role in the scandal at Jay Peak. The immigrants,…
Free school meals for all? Senators temper their ambitions
Lunch is served at an elementary school in Leesburg, Virginia in 2017. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung Instead of pushing ahead with legislation to make school meals free to all K-12 students in Vermont, top senators now say they will work to advance a measure to expand income-based eligibility for subsidized breakfast and lunch. The…
A pair of Jeans: Bennington’s selectboard is now women-led
Chair Jeannie Jenkins and vice chair Jeanne Conner of the Bennington Selectboard. Courtesy photos BENNINGTON — Jeannie Jenkins and Jeanne Conner have a lot in common. Both moved to Bennington in 1989. Their first names are similar enough that they were able to run a joint campaign for selectboard with the slogan “Great Jeans” five…
Police say vehicle ‘rammed’ into 2 officers near US Capitol, injuring both.
Capitol Hill police said “someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers.” Both officers and the suspect were taken to the hospital. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont COVID case rate average hits ‘all-time high’ in a 7-day period
The pandemic’s end may feel near as Vermont vaccinates people throughout the state, but cases have spiked in recent weeks. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
UVM Health Network easing COVID visitor restrictions for fully vaccinated people
UVM Health Network is easing some visitor policy restrictions as of April 2 for people fully vaccinated for COVID-19 Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
House speaker drops pension plan after public backlash
House Speaker Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington, at the Statehouse in Montpelier, February 4, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger House Speaker Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington, said Friday that she was abandoning her proposal to reform the state’s pension system. At a morning press conference, she said she would instead establish a task force to come up with solutions…
Final Reading: A matter of respect
Rep. Taylor Small, P/D-Winooski, pets her dog Theo before logging in remotely from her apartment for a meeting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 10, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Rep. Woodman Page, R-Newport, used the wrong pronouns Thursday on the virtual House floor when referring to Rep. Taylor Small, P/D-Winooski, the first…
FULL VIDEO: Gender Bias in the Media, featuring author Rebecca Traister
Read the story on VTDigger here: FULL VIDEO: Gender Bias in the Media, featuring author Rebecca Traister. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
What CDC COVID guidelines mean for full-time, in-person school this spring in Vermont
What is the likelihood all Vermont schools will be back fully in person before the school year ends? Here are the issues educators are considering. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Burlington eatery hit by double whammy of fire, pandemic, reopens on Main Street
Ahli Baba’s Kabob Shop began as a food truck at the University of Vermont in 1989, then opened a Main Street storefront in the mid-1990s Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
April Fools’ ideas from some tricky Vermonters
In a year that could use some extra laughter, here’s how Vermonters are celebrating April Fools’ Day this year. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
