Lawmakers told crime victims ‘would be in a worse position’ under new bill

Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Assistant Attorney General David Scherr, speaking at Wednesday’s hearing, referred to testimony the committee heard earlier this session from Ned and JoAnn Winterbottom, whose daughter, Laura Winterbottom, was murdered in 2005. Gerard Montgomery was convicted of Laura Winterbottom’s murder and sentenced to 43 years to life in…

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Rental housing regulations would cover short-term vacation rentals, too

Rental properties in Burlington on Friday, April 19, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A proposal to regulate rental housing would include short-term vacation rentals, too. The bill considered Wednesday by the Senate Economic Development Committee would establish a registry of all Vermont rental units, including short-term vacation rentals, and set up a professional statewide inspection…

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Here’s how Vermonters can prepare to sign up for the COVID vaccine ahead of time

Waiting for your turn for the COVID-19 vaccine? Vermont health officials say you can take this productive step to be ready when your time comes.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Do Vermont’s volunteer fire departments need more full-time staff?

Lagging response times and fluctuating membership has provoked some longstanding volunteer departments to petition for career firefighters.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Completion of Tarrant Center, UVM’s new basketball arena, faces another delay

UVM’s Board of Trustees approved the resumption of construction on its $95 million athletic facility overhaul — except for the basketball arena.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Leahy presides, and takes fire, as Trump’s second impeachment trial begins

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Attorneys drop legal effort to halt court e-filing system

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Troy covered bridge fire ‘a tragedy’

This covered bridge over the Missisquoi River in Troy collapsed following a blaze that started when a snowmobile caught file while crossing. Vermont State Police photo To Troy Fire Chief Bobby Jacobs, what happened over the Missisquoi River last Saturday was a freak accident. The River Road Covered Bridge — the only one left in town…

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‘No shortage of pain patients.’ New clinic promises shorter wait times than UVMMC

When one of the largest private pain clinics in Vermont closed in 2019, patients had no real options to UVMMC. Now a new private clinic is opening.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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One district’s creative approach to ‘COVID slide?’ Night classes for elementary students

One school district found success keeping learners engaged with evening remote classes for elementary students.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Fire destroys 111-year-old Vermont covered bridge

A fire started in a snowmobile and spread to the 111-year-old Troy, Vermont covered bridge, collapsing the structure.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington mayor fails to boost officer cap to 84

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New footage shows moments before Burlington officers shocked teen with stun gun

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Sanders works to keep $15 minimum wage in $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill

Sen. Bernie Sanders at his Burlington campaign headquarters in 2020. File photo by Mike Dougherty As Congress hurries to negotiate the details of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill before unemployment benefits run out next month, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is working to protect a provision that would raise the federal minimum wage…

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‘Extremely chilling’: BTV Police Commission, Association spar after use-of-force incident

The aftershocks of a Jan. 7 use-of-force incident continue as Burlington’s Police Commission and Officers’ Association publicly clash.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Spot on the Dock waterfront restaurant and bar in Burlington proposes upgrades

The owners of Burlington’s Spot on the Dock have submitted renovation plans to increase outdoor bar space and to create a new restroom pavilion.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Winooski snow sculptures have people s’mitten with another Bernie and his mittens

Does the winter weather have you looking for something to do? Winooski’s winter art walk has people buzzing about a certain snow sculpture.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Red State Vermont: ‘That’s how I see it.’

Julia Banacos and Sara Ambrose of Milton High School produced this seventh and final installment of Red State Vermont for the Underground Workshop, VTDigger’s platform for student journalism. Editor’s Note: Vermonters cast 112,704 votes for Donald Trump and 248,412 votes for Phil Scott last November. The people behind these numbers often have little in common with…

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Pilot project in southwestern Vermont aims to break down barriers to social services

Steve Harrington and Mary Feldman of the Rutland County Parent-Child Center, along with a team of Vermont social workers, recently won funding for a project they think will make the system of social services significantly easier to access for the people who need them most. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger Four and a half years ago,…

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The Pits: CityPlace still trying to dig out of a hole

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, left, and businessman Don Sinex discuss downtown redevelopment plans in 2016. Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger In 2016, Weinberger used a political action committee, which had supported his mayoral race, to campaign for voter approval of a zoning change to raise the height limit on downtown buildings and approve TIF financing for…

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Got Super Bowl tickets? These VT medical workers do and they’re taking a private jet to Tampa.

The Kraft Family of New England Patriots fame is flying 76 vaccinated healthcare workers to the Super Bowl, including four from Vermont.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Biden says minimum wage increase probably not ‘going to survive’ as part of COVID-19 relief package

“I put it in, but I don’t think it’s going to survive,” Biden said, though Sen. Bernie Sanders still insists including it is a “moral imperative.”         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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