UVM men’s basketball: Catamounts throttle NJIT in Davis’ return

Stef Smith pours in 27 points, Ryan Davis adds 22 in his season debut and the Catamounts use a red-hot first half to dispatch NJIT 92-78 on Sunday.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont’s lone Black police chief talks racial justice and bridging the divide

Montpelier Police Chief Brian Peete moved to Vermont in the middle of a global pandemic and national outcry over race and police brutality.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Chloe Learey: Working together to make child care work

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Chloe Learey, executive director of the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development in Brattleboro. She is on the Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council and is chair of the Child Care Counts coalition. December is a busy month for constituents to catch up with our legislators before…

Vicki Harrison: U.S. health care — unsustainable, unavailable, wasteful

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Vicki Harrison, MSN, of Barnard, retired from 45 years in social work and community health nursing, with a subspecialty in mental health and substance abuse. Vermont has the fourth-highest cost of health care in the U.S.  Vermont has the fourth-highest number of physicians per patient in the U.S. Why…

Power play goals sink UVM men’s hockey in 4-1 loss to Northeastern

Early penalties lead to big hole in Catamounts’ 4-1 loss to Northeastern in home debut on Dec. 26, 2020         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

These new Vermont breweries made 2020 a little better

Lucy & Howe Brewing in Jericho and Mount Holly Beer in Rutland County are fresh on the scene, joining newcomers in Essex, South Burlington and more.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

PHOTOS: UVM men’s hockey hosts Northeastern

Images from the University of Vermont’s men’s hockey game against Northeastern at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Dec. 26, 2020.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Essex-based group delivers 3 million units of PPE nationwide

Anne Miller founder of projectN95.org, a clearinghouse for PPE, at her home in Essex. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Miller “puts faith in us and lets us own what we’re doing, and is one of the most responsive people I’ve worked with,” Siegelbaum said.  Motivating her through the work are memories of her mother-in-law, Rama Rawal,…

New Year’s Eve is a bit different this year. There’s still fun to be had at these events.

Two big community events go virtual – Highlight in Burlington and First Night North in St. Johnsbury – while Ryan Montbleau plays in-person shows         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

What does a recreational cannabis market mean for me? We break down the Vermont law

Now that Vermont passed the cannabis bill, what does a recreational marijuana market mean for me? Breaking down the bill.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Where Are They Now? Nicole Levesque, the only Vermonter to play in the WNBA

A conversation with the former Mount Anthony multi-sport star who went on to a successful career at Wake Forest and saw action in the WNBA in 1997.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Hot, wet, windy Christmas storm could cause flooding and knock out power

Officials are worried about flooding as temperatures rise over the holiday. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A storm heading into Vermont on Christmas Eve could flood rivers and roads and down power lines, though it’s not expected to cause any disasters. Precipitation is expected to start Thursday afternoon and increase steadily overnight and into Christmas…

Schools can no longer ask about gatherings, state says

Schools cannot ask students or parents about multihousehold gatherings, the Agency of Education announced this week, entirely reversing the state’s prior policy encouraging schools to do so. Gov. Phil Scott announced Tuesday he would slightly loosen prohibitions on multihousehold events over the holiday week, allowing Vermonters to gather with one trusted household outside their own…

He lost his dad to COVID-19. Now he’s using his Christmas decor to help families in need.

Nathan O’Connor lost his father to the coronavirus. Now he’s donating to COVID relief efforts when people take photos in front of his holiday decorations.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

The top 10 Vermont sports stories of 2020

The Burlington Free Press sports department unveils its annual list of the top sports stories of the past 12 months.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

When to recycle your gift wrapping… and when to toss it

Here’s what CSWD says about recycling gift wrap in the Burlington area. The plainer the wrapping paper, the more likely it can be recycled.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Bob Stannard: So much happened in 2020. Here are moments to remember

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bob Stannard of Manchester, an author, musician and former lobbyist. Hello, faithful readers. Yes, another year is drawing to a close and it’s time for my take on 2020. Covid-19 was and still is the No. 1 issue of 2020. Let’s get started, shall we? January 2: The president…

Walt Amses: Poking through an archive brings a Christmas alive again

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Walt Amses, a writer who lives in North Calais. While consolidating a number of moldy cardboard boxes of notebooks, journals and clippings into a more concise version of my often inarticulate, sometimes incomprehensible etchings over the last five decades, I discovered an archive of sorts. I knew the stuff…

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