Election results update: Biden on the verge of winning presidency, will give primetime speech as he leads in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will speak Friday evening. Trump calls for “full transparency” as Biden’s leads hold in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Burlington eyes former Macy’s building as temporary high school site

Temporary modular classrooms could be set up on Burlington High School grounds in under one plan presented to the Burlington School Board Thursday night. Image from Burlington School District presentation The cost to construct trailers on school grounds would be $3 million to $6 million and $4.9 million to rent the trailers for two and…

Coventry administrator resigns amid claims of hostile work environment

The Coventry Town Administrator Amanda Carlson, top left, announced her departure during a meeting of the Coventry Selectboard Monday night. Screenshot by Justin Trombly/VTDigger “So what happens if you have one board member who goes awry and that board member is doing detrimental things to the town and continually being out of control with employees?”…

Robby Porter: Why hunting is the best of everything

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Robby Porter, of East Montpelier, a self-employed woodworker and owner of small hydroelectric projects. This is an excerpt from his book of essays, “Concrete and Culture.” My brother has a theory that everyone has something they are good at doing but which they don’t want to do. I have…

Essex buries CVU with overtime free kick to reach D-I boys soccer title game

Sophomore Cooper Biederbeck’s 35-yard direct kick in overtime lifts Essex past CVU 1-0 in Wednesday’s D-I boys soccer semifinals.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

More than 30 UVM students in quarantine, handful COVID-19 positive

More than 30 University of Vermont students are in quarantine and a handful have tested positive for COVID-19.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Kelley’s 2OT strike sends South Burlington to D-I girls soccer final

Third-seeded Wolves tally in the 100th minute to deny Colchester’s Cinderella bid and reach their first D-I girls soccer final since 2011.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Eviction protection charter change passes out of Burlington City Council committee

Burlington City Councilor Joan Shannon, D-South District, speaks during a council meeting in December 2018. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Burlington Charter Change Committee has approved a resolution to enact a charter change that would keep city residents from being evicted without cause.  Under Vermont’s current laws, tenants can be evicted from their rentals without…

Mail-in voting drives record turnout, but Trump supporters vote in-person

Across Vermont, more votes were cast this election than ever before. But how people voted varied, and generally tracked with political leanings.  Vermont towns that supported President Donald Trump were less likely to vote by mail than those who supported Vice President Joe Biden. This includes a number of towns in the Northeast Kingdom that…

Vermont election results: Phil Scott wins re-election, Molly Gray wins lt. governor seat

Who will be governor and lieutenant governor of Vermont? Follow along for voting results here as the polls close.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermont election results: Molly Gray, Scott Milne react to lieutenant governor race outcome

The race for Vermont Lieutenant Governor ended with a win for Molly Gray, a Democratic candidate who beat out Republican opponent Scott Milne.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Taylor Small wins House seat to become first openly transgender member of Vermont Legislature

Winooski resident wins election to House of Representatives with plans to address health care, transportation and internet access         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Republican wins Rutland County seat; new senators in Chittenden County

Incumbent state Sen. Brian Collamore campaigns in Rutland on Election Day. Photo by Anna Watts for VTDigger “I think it’s critical for Rutland County that we were able to hold on to two of the three Senate seats for the Republicans,” Terenzini said Tuesday night. “One thing Montpelier is in desperate need of is balance.”…

30 UVM students in quarantine after fellow student tests positive 

Signs on the door of a UVM residence hall remind community members of the school’s Covid-19 rules, including social distancing and the buildings’ new no-guest policy. Photo by Kyle Elms/Vermont Cynic Sawyer Loftus is a news reporter for the Vermont Cynic, where a version of this article was first published.  BURLINGTON — Thirty University of…

Mitzi Johnson looks to recount after losing House seat by 18 votes

Rep. Leland Morgan, R-Milton, listens to testimony at the Statehouse on Feb. 7, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger During the pandemic, he didn’t knock on voters’ doors, but communicated using social media, mailers and advertisements in the district’s local newspaper: The Islander.  Together, the Morgans raised about $30,000 and spent about $16,000 on their campaigns.…

LIVE: VT offered universal mail-in ballots. We ask poll-goers why vote in person?

Vermonters had the option of voting through mail-in ballot, but some chose to exercise their vote in person on Nov. 3. We find out why.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Only 6 counties in Northeast OK for quarantine-free COVID travel to Vermont

Growing case counts in states surrounding Vermont has limited the number of people who can travel to the state without a 14-day quarantine.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

It’s Election Day. What Vermonters need to know about voting

Many Vermonters cast their ballots early in the Nov. 3, 2020, general election. For people planning to vote in person today, here’s what to know.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Carol Ode: A renewed committment to equal opportunity

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Carol Ode, who is a state representative from Burlington’s District 6-1 and has served for two terms on the House Natural Resource, Fish and Wildlife Committee. She is on the Lake Champlain Citizens Advisory Committee and is a legislative trustee on the University of Vermont’s board of trustees. Racism…

LIVE UPDATES: Election Day in Vermont

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