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Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ron Jacobs who lives in Winooski and works in Burlington.  On Dec. 2, Bill Falls, the dean of University of Vermont’s College of Arts and Sciences, released a proposal to drastically cut the college’s programs.  In subsequent interviews, Falls hinted that these cuts would “probably” cost some people their…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ellen Kaye, of Barre City, who is a librarian at the University of Vermont and a member of the Barre City Diversity and Equity Committee. The views expressed are her own. Since June of this year, the city of Barre has been faced with a decision over displaying a…

A possible distillery at ArtsRiot “is not a done deal,” the owner says.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Timothy C. Doherty Jr., of Burlington, who served for 10 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Vermont.  He is currently a director at the law firm of Downs Rachlin Martin, where he focuses on criminal defense and complex civil litigation. On May 25, 2020, police…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Langella, of Moretown, who works as a high school and college educator. Dear Gov. Scott, Your #VTLightsTheWay campaign is incredibly insulting for at least two reasons. First, its existence is predicated on the false assumption that all Vermonters are either Christians or secular Christmas celebrators. Second, it’s the…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by state Rep. Mike Mrowicki, a Democrat who represents Windham-4 (Putney, Dummerston and Westminster) in the Vermont House of Representatives. “Vermont appreciation trips” are what our family called it when we went out of state (before Covid limited travel). Usually, the best part of the trip was getting back home,…

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger spoke at the new site on Tuesday. Photo by Katya Schwenk/VTDigger With the new sites, about two-thirds of Vermonters now have an on-demand testing facility within a 30-minute drive, the state says, and Vermont has the capacity to conduct about 30,000 tests a week.  The state has contracted a Massachusetts-based company,…

A ‘not very sexy’ renovation, according to owner, would update storage and utilities but also possibly add canopy over front patio         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service