John McClaughry: Meet your new climate government

Editor’s note: This commentary is by John McClaughry, the vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute and a former member of the House and Senate. Now, with the Legislature overriding Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of the Global Warming Solutions Act, the new Vermont Climate Council is in business. It has eight ex officio members from…

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Edmunds Middle School switches to remote learning temporarily because of COVID cases

COVID-19 cases at Edmunds Middle School also created staffing challenges. Remote learning will take place Dec. 14 and Dec. 15.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont Legal Aid leads call for extending COVID moratorium on utility shut offs

A petition, led by VT Legal Aid, calls for the state’s Public Utilities Commission to reinstate a halt on utility shutoffs that ended in October.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘We’re struggling’: Vermonters help raise funds for out-of-work musicians

Performers including Chad Hollister, Ali T, Rob Compa of Dopapod and members of Vermont Symphony Orchestra are helping to raise $200,000.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Randolph woman allegedly stabs boyfriend to death

The Vermont State Police arrested Victoria Griffin, 29, Sunday in the stabbing death of her live-in boyfriend, Concepcion Cruzz, 44. The stabbing took place Saturday in the couple’s home on Park Street in Randolph. 

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I-91 wrong-way driver injures five people

The Vermont State Police are investigating a series of collisions Sunday night caused by a wrong-way driver on I-91.  The driver of a pickup truck headed south in the northbound lanes near Dummerston. A state trooper responded to an emergency call at 5:41 p.m. and encountered the wrong-way driver on the highway who sideswiped the…

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Linda Joy Sullivan: Legislature needs to prioritize and compromise

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, of Dorset, a Democrat who represents the Bennington-Rutland District in the Vermont House of Representatives and is a member of the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions.  The last few weeks my colleagues in the House have spent many hours in calls, internet exchanges and…

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First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipments to be delivered to US distribution sites starting Monday

Operation Warp Speed’s Gen. Gus Perna called Saturday ‘D-Day’ in the US fight against coronavirus pandemic, with COVID vaccine reaching sites Monday.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington police has fewer officers. What does that mean for the city?

The Burlington Police Department is worried that without a path forward, the level of public safety it provides to the community will suffer.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont nurses, hospital staff will get routine COVID tests after asking for 9 months

Hospital nurses and other health care workers in Vermont haven’t necessarily been getting regular COVID-19 tests — until now.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont Legal Aid seeks moratorium on utility shutoffs

Vermont Legal Aid has filed a petition asking the state to reintroduce a moratorium on utility shutoffs during the pandemic. The moratorium, originally introduced in March, was lifted in October in hopes of getting more Vermonters to apply for an aid program meant to help people who are behind on their bills because of the…

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Burlington begins listening sessions to inform racial equity strategic plan

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You can help ensure everyone in Vermont has access to the news

Dear Reader, Old-fashioned, gumshoe reporting that serves communities is harder to come by these days than it used to be. Social media, misinformation and clickbait is filling the void left as many local newspapers have been forced to shutter over the past decade. VTDigger’s nonprofit model is nationally recognized as a beacon of hope for…

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Vermont needs your help with nursing homes struck by COVID outbreaks

Gov. Scott’s administration is asking for volunteers to fill gaps at long-term care facilities created by COVID outbreaks.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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What’s with that yellow building going up across from the Essex fairgrounds?

Bright yellow with weather wrap, a new retail project is rising on a former parking lot on Vermont 15.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Diana Whitney: Let Vermont kids go nordic skiing

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Diana Whitney, of Brattleboro, who is a former nordic ski racer and coach who writes across the genres. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Glamour, Ms. Magazine, the Washington Post, and many more. Her next book is “You Don’t Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls…

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Walt Amses: The grift that keeps on giving

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Walt Amses, a writer who lives in North Calais. Donald J. Trump, our soon to be ex-president, doesn’t know the meaning of the word quit. If needing a ringer to take your SATs is any indication, he probably doesn’t know the meaning of numerous other words as well. Certainly…

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Health care group wins bid for Southern Vermont College campus

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COVID-19 has now killed more Vermonters than a normal flu season

COVID-19 deaths have far outpaced typical flu deaths in the rest of the U.S., and now Vermont has crossed the threshold as well.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Ben & Jerry’s teams up with former NFL player Colin Kaepernick for new flavor

A portion of sales of the “Change the Whirled” flavor will go toward Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘It’s just neglect’: 2 deaths in provider homes reveal flaws in Vermont’s autism care

Scott Fleurrey’s care plans fell short of addressing the factors that led to his death and revealed lapses in state oversight, our reporting shows.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Joe Carroll: Healthy communities create healthy schools

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Joe Carroll, of Montpelier, who is a high school teacher. In his column “It’s time to question our public school curriculum,” Bill Schubart asserts that “what’s largely missing from the discussion — and arguably its most important issue — is the quality and relevance of our public school curriculum…

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