Congressmen call out Farmers to Families Food Box program as a failure and push for changes

The Food Box program, intended to get food directly from farmers to hungry Vermonters is failing, according to the state’s Congressional delegation.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington CityPlace developer rethinks using union workers. Why that’s a sticking point

All of a sudden CityPlace has another big problem. Union leaders want guaranteed jobs on the project and have made that clear to the City Council.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Three thoughts: Ndayishimiye drops 44 in Rice’s comeback thriller vs. South Burlington

Defending champion Green Knights erase 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to deny South Burlington 70-69 in boys hoops.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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UPS ends relationship with Vermont store that refused to comply with state’s COVID-19 mask rules

UPS has severed its relationship with a Vermont store that refused to comply with the state’s mask rules designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Track how many vaccines have been administered in VT

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Scott plan to merge public safety agencies gets mixed reviews in Legislature

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Town data: Covid surge slows in Bennington, Rutland, Franklin counties

Town-by-town data from the Vermont Department of Health showed encouraging signs for the surge of Covid cases in Bennington and Rutland counties that drove cases upward for weeks even as the rest of the state declined. In southern Vermont, only West Rutland, Killington and Baltimore were rated in the highest category of viral rate per…

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Burlington voters face tight turnaround for mail-in ballots as campaigns make final pitches

A mailbox outside Brattleboro’s Municipal Center awaits March ballots. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger It’s crunch time for Burlington voters. Residents only have a few days to mail their absentee ballots to ensure their votes will be counted in the city elections March 2 — elections that have drawn spirited attention over a hotly contested mayor’s…

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UVM men’s basketball loses No. 1 seed for America East playoffs to rival UMBC

A defensive UMBC side held down Vermont for a 66-55 America East Conference victory on Friday, snaring the top seed away from the Catamounts.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont lawmakers prepare ‘fast-track’ pandemic relief bill

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The question for understaffed Vermont volunteer fire depts: Should they hire full time staff?

The volunteer shortage has impacted some departments worse than others.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont’s public school enrollment dropped by about 5% this fall

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State sues Newport UPS store over mask mandate violation; company cuts ties

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National Chocolate Mint Day is here. Here’s where you can find the sweet treat in Burlington

According to the US National Confectioners Association, Chocolate Mint Day is observed on Feb. 19 every year.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington Republican Party Chair Kolby LaMarche will resign, leave party

The Burlington Republican Party Chair will resign Thursday, citing “extreme elements of the party leadership” as responsible for undermining progress.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Over neighbors’ objections, Shelburne operator gets the green light for ham radio towers

One year after filing his application for a pair of ham radio antennae, a Shelburne man’s project is getting off the ground.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week: Winners for Feb. 8-14

Gracyn Kurrle of U-32 girls hockey and Hunter Mason of Missisquoi boys hockey were chosen as this week’s Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Three Northeast Kingdom runaways are found safe in South Burlington

Police in South Burlington have found three minors from the Northeast Kingdom who investigators believe ran away together Wednesday night. Isaiah LeBlanc, 16, Maya Lemmon, 14, and Zoe Shafer-Gold, 11, were found safe Thursday at about 3 p.m. in South Burlington, according to Vermont State Police. The trio went missing sometime between Wednesday night and…

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Worries among UVM students, faculty as Covid numbers spike

A view inside the Waterman building on University of Vermont campus in Burlington in June 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Back in December, the University of Vermont was celebrating a fall semester of low Covid numbers.  Despite worries that the return of UVM students for the fall would cause an outbreak in the…

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Rutland Solid Waste District fined $37,000 for mishandling hazardous materials

The materials recovery facility run by the Rutland County Solid Waste District. The district has been fined $37,000 for violations in the handling and transportation of hazardous waste. The Rutland County Solid Waste District has been fined $37,000 for violating the state’s rules for managing hazardous and solid waste.  The district, which provides waste disposal…

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UVM puts ‘that number in perspective’ after 46 students test positive for COVID-19 in a week

Most of the cases, according to an email to the UVM community, appear to be the “result of lapses” in following mask and social distancing guidance.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘We can have a rink!’ Backyard ice skating rinks become a haven during COVID winter

Enthusiasts who laid backyard ice sheets before COVID-19 are joined by legions of first-timers, towns and schools seeking safe outdoor recreation.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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