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Ryan Mullan has lived at the Travel Inn in Rutland since last May. Photos by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Ryan Mullan stood in front of the Travel Inn in downtown Rutland, sipping Zinfandel from a mug that read “This is the day that the Lord has made.”  It was just before noon on a Thursday in early…

Flags fly at half-staff on the 19th of every month to honor Vermonters lost to Covid. Photo illustration by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Vermont Senate on Friday approved a $104 million coronavirus relief package, adding $20 million in spending to the version passed by the House of Representatives last month.   The main difference between the two…

Repairs are needed to prevent destructive landslides along Riverside Drive in Burlington, according to a study presented to Public Works commissioners        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. Here’s everything you need to know about Marvel’s “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” on Disney Plus.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Behind Kelli Cieplicki’s double-double, No. 11 Rice seizes 55-49 win over No. 3 MMU in the D-I girls basketball quarterfinals on Friday night.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

State Sen. Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, listens during a conversation between U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and attendees of an event in Lyndon at Northern Vermont University. File photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger The Vermont Senate approved just over $100 million in coronavirus relief spending on Friday, building on the $79 million package the House passed last…

House Speaker Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington, in Montpelier, February 4, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger With every floor vote, committee meeting and hearing now livestreamed and immediately archived online, it has never been easier for the average Vermonter to track the legislative process.  But on the most politically explosive topic of the session — whether and…

A sign points to Manchester’s town offices. Courtesy photo Manchester town officials have asked the state not to place any more people enrolled in the state emergency housing program in the town’s motels, citing a lack of available resources to handle the program.  On social media, officials’ remarks have drawn some criticism from residents who…

All adults in Vermont will be able to register for the vaccine before May. Here’s when you’ll be able to sign up for your appointment.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A second variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed to be in Vermont. Health officials are urging residents to redouble prevention efforts.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Snow totals for season that ends Saturday were below average while temperatures were mostly above average, according to the National Weather Service.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Sen. Michael Sirotkin speaks to reporters. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Compromise is the name of the game. For the second day in a row, the Senate decided against taking up S.10 Thursday, after leaders from business organizations cried foul over benefit increases it would provide for laid-off workers.  That pushback has prompted senators to look for a…

The Norwich Farm Creamery in Norwich seen on Monday, March 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A fight over the fate of a Norwich dairy farm reached the Vermont Legislature on Thursday as some lawmakers sought to save the property from development.  The dispute pits a pair of farmers, Chris Gray and Laura Brown, against…

A sample is processed at a pop-up testing site for Covid-19 at the Vermont Army National Guard armory in Winooski on Monday, November 16, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Another variant of Covid-19 has been detected in samples from residents of Chittenden and Franklin counties, the Vermont Department of Health announced Thursday. The B.1.429 strain…

Mayor Weinberger backpedaled on his choice for who should oversee an assessment of the Burlington Police Department. His apology didn’t resonate with everyone.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A lawsuit landed in Burlington’s lap regarding Town Meeting Day ballot items including the airport commission size, rank choice voting and evicitions.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

In the shadow of an apartment building completed just over a year ago, Dover Place, a new affordable housing project is underway in South Burlington.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Stephanie Churchill, a justice of the peace in St. Johnsbury, opens mail-in-ballots. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Compromise in the upper chamber. Democrats and Republicans in the Vermont Senate came to an agreement Wednesday on a Republican amendment to legislation for establishing universal mail-in voting for future general elections. On Tuesday, the Senate gave preliminary approval…

A 60,000 square foot factory that was previously owned by Woodchuck Cider. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Hard Cider Co., which produces the popular Woodchuck Hard Cider brand, has been purchased by Vermont-based Northeast Drinks Group for $20 million, the holding company announced Tuesday.  The sale price is 93% less than what Dublin,…

Betsy Bishop, president of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, May 17, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated March 18 at 8:54 a.m. As the state Senate considers a bill that would increase benefits for laid-off Vermonters, business leaders are objecting to higher unemployment insurance payments, saying the change…

South Burlington has become a battleground for dog owners who want their pets to roam off leash and passersby who prefer the opposite.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service