Misery Loves Co. never opened for on-site dining after COVID-19 arrived and is among several restaurants in Vermont starting retail sites. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Meg Streeter: More questions than answers on the election
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Meg Streeter, of Wilmington, a realtor/small business owner who is on the board of Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies, an affiliate of Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. She previously served on the Wilmington Selectboard and School Board. Among the many interesting leftovers from Nov. 3 are the lectures about civility…
“You can’t be seen with anyone” : Starting college in the pandemic
This post contains two articles, written by Rebecca Cunningham of Burlington High School and Morgan Manley of Mill River Union High School in North Clarendon, for the Underground Workshop, VTDigger’s new platform for student journalism. On average, 53% of Vermont’s high school graduates attend college the following fall. These articles explore the dilemmas they faced…
These UVM programs could be on the chopping block to make up for $8.6 million deficit
UVM proposes cutting academic programs to make up for $8.6 million deficit. Which programs are on the chopping block and why. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
New daily COVID testing site running in Burlington’s South End
The testing site, located on 405 Pine St. is part of an effort by Gov. Phil Scott’s administration to increase access to COVID-19 testing across the state. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
See how SeaComm Federal Credit Union is rising in Essex
Scheduled for completion in spring 2021, Vermont’s second SeaComm Federal Credit Union already has its signature tower in place along Essex Way. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Weinberger secures Democratic nomination for 2021 mayoral race
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger was renominated by Democrats on Sunday; he’s seeking reelection on March 2. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Mayor Miro Weinberger received the nod from Democratic voters at a party caucus Sunday evening to be their nominee in the 2021 mayoral race. During his speech Sunday, Weinberger told voters that he’s successfully…
Elayne Clift : What’s missing in the fight against Covid-19
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Elayne Clift, a writer from Saxtons River who has an master’s degree in health communications. As deputy director of the HEALTHCOM Project during its initial years, she worked in all regions of the world and taught health communications at the Yale University School of Public Health. Back in the…
Don Keelan: The posse is formed — what next?
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Don Keelan, a retired certified public accountant and resident of Arlington. A 23-member posse galloped into being a week before the elections and held their first meeting (organizational) on Nov. 20. The “posse” is the creature of the recently passed Vermont legislation, the Global Warming Solutions Act, which survived…
Vermont adds more COVID testing at long-term care facilities under shadow of outbreaks
The state is ramping up virus testing at long-term care facilities amid outbreaks. And will residents get a vaccine in time for Christmas? Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
3 ways to give presents to local children in need this holiday season
COVID has changed the way many charities operate this season. Here are ways to give gifts to children in need during the holidays. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Struggling Vermont restaurants create pandemic alter-egos as markets and delis
Businesses including Misery Loves Co., Restaurant Poco and Sotto Enoteca turn to running their own markets as they try to stay afloat. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Jules Rabin: As Covid spreads, we hunker down
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jules Rabin, who came to Vermont in 1968 to teach at Goddard College and 10 years later shifted to baking bread in a wood-fired oven. He lives in Plainfield. Now is the winter of our discontent … for sure … with November’s gray skies bearing down on us, spitting…
Brian Ricca: Turkey carving in the pandemic
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Brian G. Ricca, who is superintendent of schools in St. Johnsbury. I’m 46 years old, and for the past 45 years, someone else has carved the turkey. For my first 18 years, it was my dad, as we all celebrated either at the home I grew up in or…
Feeling ‘COVID fatigue?’ These Vermont mental health resources can help
“There’s no shame in seeking help, no matter how serious or insignificant you think the issue might be,” Gov. Phil Scott said. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
The 31st Annual Free Press All-State Girls Soccer Team
The 31st Annual All-State Girls Soccer Team as selected by the Burlington Free Press sports department. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
New $35.4 million taxiway will cut wait times for passengers at BTV airport
Burlington International Airport opened a new full-length taxiway, which will cut taxi times for passengers and make the airport safer. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont Conversation: Allen Gilbert on Vermont’s ‘quest for equity’
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: Allen Gilbert on Vermont’s ‘quest for equity’. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Proposed AT&T tower in Hardwick pits cell needs against mountain view
The view from North Main Street in Hardwick has Buffalo Mountain in the background, where AT&T wants to put a 184-foot cell tower. Wikipedia photo Buffalo Mountain dominates the skyscape above downtown Hardwick. The forested peak is central in community iconography: It looms in the town logo and is the namesake of a food co-op.…
David Roth: The liberal arts are in peril
Editor’s note: This commentary is by David Roth, of Burlington, who is an entrepreneur and the former chair of the California Student Aid Commission. Historical precedent is societal preamble – but that is only evident to those who study history within the context of a liberal arts education. We are reliving the same painful experience that…
