University of Vermont athletics announced Friday evening it has paused all team activities, including games, until Feb. 4 because of COVID-19 cases. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Sports on the VT-NH border: How 3 high schools have been affected
A look at the unique situations facing Hanover, Rivendell and Canaan because of geography and COVID-19 restrictions. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermonters aged 75 and older can start signing up for COVID vaccine Jan. 25
Vermont residents aged 75 and older will be able to start registering to get the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 25, 2021. Appointments start Jan. 27. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
WCAX fights subpoena for interview footage, citing media shield law
Part of the WCAX interview aired Dec. 10. The news department of Vermont television station WCAX is fighting a subpoena from prosecutors in Chittenden County, arguing that a demand for unaired footage from an interview with a suspect violates the state’s media shield law. Signed by Gov. Phil Scott in 2017, the shield law protects…
Christopher Bray: Three crises, one people and Vermont grit
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Sen. Christopher Bray, a Democrat who represents Addison County in the Vermont Senate. He is chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee. Vermonters face three crises: the first two are clear and present dangers — first, Covid-19, and second, the need to uphold the safe, lawful, just…
Two Vermont films – a thriller and a comedy – make it to online streaming platforms
Want to experience the wonders of Vermont from the comfort of your couch? Two new indie films, both filmed in Vermont, just hit streaming services. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
One doctor’s experience: Getting vaccinated as a physician outside of the traditional mold
One outpatient physician who lives in Vermont but works in New York was unsure about how to get her vaccine. Here’s why. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Investigation of Elderwood at Burlington finds evidence of inadequate resident care
The report outlines several instances of failed oversight over patient care, including residents not receiving daily medications. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Burlington’s mayoral candidates clash over CityPlace project, policing in second debate
The site of the stalled CityPlace development in Burlington last summer. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Despite their shared criticisms of the current administration, Dieng offered a vision that diverged from Tracy’s, keeping business and economic development at the forefront. He said his tenure at the Burlington School District and his perspective as an immigrant who…
Robin Lloyd: A nuclear weapons treaty that matters
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Robin Lloyd, of Burlington, a peace activist who is co-chair of the Disarm Committee of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – US, and a member of the board of TowardFreedom.org. The treaty to make nuclear weapons illegal, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, will…
Ali Jalili: Tax the rich! But not locally
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ali Jalili, of Burlington, who recently moved to Vermont after a 23-year career as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State, during which he served across the world in various roles covering economics, trade, and development assistance. Increasing income and wealth inequality damages the social fabric…
Panic over COVID-19, Biden drives shortages of guns and ammo in Vermont
The prospect of tighter gun control under President Joe Biden and months of civil unrest have spurred inventory shortages in Vermont and the nation. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Who would steal prosthetic legs? Paralympic hopeful Muji Karim faces question a 2nd time
Paralympic hopeful Muji Karim, the former BHS and University of New Hampshire star, had his car and prosthetics stolen in South Burlington on Jan. 9. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Inauguration Day look, complete with locally-made mittens, goes viral
Sen. Bernie Sanders caught attention online for his Inauguration Day look, which included Vermont-made mittens. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Top Vermont officials back gun prohibitions, but Senate action is uncertain
Sen. Phil Baruth, D/P-Chittenden, center, and Sen. Joe Benning, R-Caledonia, of the Senate Judiciary Committee listen to testimony on proposed gun regulations during a committee meeting in March 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Several Vermont statewide officeholders on Wednesday threw their support behind a bill that would ban guns in hospitals, child care facilities…
Elayne Clift: Time to recover and safeguard our future
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Elayne Clift, who writes from Saxtons River. She has taught Women’s and Gender Studies at various colleges in the US and abroad. Finally, Donald Trump is gone from the White House. The time to hope that democracy can prevail is back, however challenging, in view of the shocking events…
Laura Martin: Vaccinate Vermont prisoners now
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Laura Martin, of Bennington, an assistant professor of environmental studies at Williams College. Covid-19 imperils everybody, but not equally. According to the National Commission on Covid-19 and Criminal Justice, people in jail or prison are four times as likely to be infected with the coronavirus as the general population…
Vermont governor, health commissioner to quarantine after possible exposure to COVID
The governor will “fulfill all of his duties, including leading Vermont’s pandemic response” while working remotely, according to a statement. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Live updates: President Biden says America will get through pandemic ‘together’ as inauguration ceremony ends
After being sworn in as president Joe Biden began his inaugural address declaring, “Democracy has prevailed.” Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
A ‘sense of duty’: VT National Guard puts politics aside in mission to secure the capital
Construction workers, police officers and firefighters by day, 100 Vermont National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C. to protect the capital. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
