The pandemic is bringing students to Vermont – mostly in towns without schools 

Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester. Courtesy photo Many families wait until later in August to register their children for school, and the enrollment picture is still developing. But superintendents elsewhere in the state say they aren’t seeing, at least for the time being, a noticeable spike in enrollment. In the North Country Supervisory Union,…

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Devon Thomas: Black lives need to matter too

Editor’s note: This commentary is by the Rev. Devon Thomas, a minister in Cambridge and a person of color living in Vermont.  I can recognize that the Police Lives Matter rally in Montpelier on July 26 was organized with good intentions by people who thought that they were doing the right thing.  They were not. …

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Poll: 83% approve of Gov. Scott’s Covid-19 response

Gov. Phil Scott has wide support for his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A large majority of Vermonters — 83% — approve of Gov. Phil Scott’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis, according to a poll published Tuesday by Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS.  The poll, which surveyed Vermonters on issues…

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Who’s running — and where they stand

The primary is just a week away. Secretary of State Jim Condos says voters should not wait until later in the week to mail in ballots. The last day town clerks can accept ballots by mail is 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10. (Ballots can be dropped off before Tuesday at the town clerk’s office or at…

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Margolis: Buckle up for the bumpy ride ahead

Jon Margolis is a VTDigger political columnist. You know that old line: cheer up; things could get worse. So cheer up. Things are about to get worse. In the whole country. Perhaps in the whole world. And even in (relatively) privileged Vermont. We know this because things – meaning the pandemic and the economy –…

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Vermont braces for wind, rain as Tropical Storm Isaias moves west

Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to bring Vermont high winds and heavy rain on Tuesday night, mainly to southern Vermont and the Champlain Valley, as its trajectory shifts west.  Its track has pushed much of the heavy rain to New York, said Worcester-based meteorologist Roger Hill, while western and southern Vermont will see high winds.…

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Vermont braces for wind, rain as Tropical Storm Isaias moves west

Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to bring Vermont high winds and heavy rain on Tuesday night, mainly to southern Vermont and the Champlain Valley, as its trajectory shifts west.  Its track has pushed much of the heavy rain to New York, said Worcester-based meteorologist Roger Hill, while western and southern Vermont will see high winds.…

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Vermont braces for wind, rain as Tropical Storm Isaias moves west

Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to bring Vermont high winds and heavy rain on Tuesday night, mainly to southern Vermont and the Champlain Valley, as its trajectory shifts west.  Its track has pushed much of the heavy rain to New York, said Worcester-based meteorologist Roger Hill, while western and southern Vermont will see high winds.…

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Vermont braces for wind, rain as Tropical Storm Isaias moves west

Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to bring Vermont high winds and heavy rain on Tuesday night, mainly to southern Vermont and the Champlain Valley, as its trajectory shifts west.  Its track has pushed much of the heavy rain to New York, said Worcester-based meteorologist Roger Hill, while western and southern Vermont will see high winds.…

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Home schooling? Private school? Remote learning? Parents are weighing the pros and cons.

Families seeking an alternative to a hybrid education schedule are flocking to home school, remote-only learning and private schools for fall 2020.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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S.D. Ireland blanks Lakes Region for Vermont Summer Baseball League title

Early offense, solid pitching carry top-seeded S.D. Ireland to VSBL title win against No. 2 Lakes Region.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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85 Vermont inmates in Mississippi test positive for COVID-19, preliminary results show

More than a third of Vermont’s inmates housed in a CoreCivic facility in Mississippi have tested positive for COVID-19.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Jared Duval: Energy’s role in Vermont’s economic recovery

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jared Duval, who is the executive director of the Energy Action Network. Previously, he served as economic development director at the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development.  An effective economic recovery strategy should include at least three components: keep more money recirculating in-state; reduce Vermonters’ expenses; and create…

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Jon Lynch: Self-funding family leave

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jon Lynch, who is a Republican candidate for the House of Representatives in the Chittenden 9-2 Colchester District. He is a British expat who by dumb luck found his home in Vermont in 2002. He lives with his wife and two sons in Colchester. I support paid family leave,…

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Mark Crow: Value-based care can address social determinants of health

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mark Crow, of Shelburne, who is a director of the Vermont Business Roundtable and the president of Tenth Crow Creative, a strategic creative agency that works with companies focusing on improving the social determinants of health within their communities. We are all struggling through this pandemic but, unfortunately, some…

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​Vermont sees hotter-than-normal year so far

Vermont’s average daily temperature for the first half of the year was 3.5 degrees warmer than normal.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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ECHO Science Spotlight: Explore Centripetal Force at Home with ECHO!

Objects moving in a circle will continue following a circular path due to centripetal force! Learn why with this week’s Science Spotlight.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Slow Lane Vermont: Summer turns a corner

As July turns into August, summer turns a corner in Vermont heading into the downward slope of the season.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Caught in Act 250 web, an asphalt plant spurs debate in NEK town

The J. Hutchins Inc. asphalt plant and quarry operation sits on Allen Hill in Irasburg, overlooking the town’s village center on the horizon. Photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger IRASBURG — In this town, says Irasburg’s municipal plan, people pull each other’s cars out of snowbanks. Neighbors feed chickens when their owners are away. The library doesn’t charge…

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Ballots should be mailed Monday, August 3, Condos says

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VT Air National Guard to train in Wisconsin despite rising Covid-19 cases

(From left to right) Col. David Shevchik, Lt. Col. Matthew Wignall, and Lt. Col. Doran Metzger, at a press conference at Camp Johnson in Colchester on Friday, July 31. Photo by Sawyer Loftus/VTDigger COLCHESTER— The Vermont Air National Guard is moving ahead with plans to send 250 airmen to Wisconsin to train in early August…

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Vermont National Guard details deployments of 600 by mid-2021

The Vermont Air National Guard and Army National Guard announced plans for deployments, including 350 Vermont soldiers going to a combat zone in 2021.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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