Longtime Church Street sandwich shop moving this fall to Charlotte

Red Onion, on the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington for three decades, expected to open in November at new enterprise Charlotte Crossings         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim Condos: Safe and secure Vermont elections

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos. Many of us love going to the polls on Election Day. Joining in-person with our friends, family, and neighbors to participate in the civic process is something I look forward to every election year. As Vermont’s chief election official, it is my responsibility…

Monica Donovan: S.54 a starting point, rather than an endgame

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Monica Donovan, the CEO and founder of Heady Vermont. Cannabis is probably the most politicized plant on Planet Earth. It has repeatedly and consistently been used as a weapon against people of color. This has created the basis for the modern war on drugs, and for the different tools…

Laural Ruggles: The health of our environment impacts our health, too

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Laural Ruggles, who is VP of Marketing and Community Health Improvement at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury. Everyone knows someone with asthma. Or diabetes. Or COPD, heart disease, or another chronic health condition. Who do you know? Your grandson, sister, neighbor or co-worker? About 67,000 Vermonters have…

How Vermont is making sure 2020 general election ballots are sent only to active voters

This is the first time Vermont has attempted universal voting-by-mail. So, how did the state determine who got ballots automatically?         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

As winter looms and COVID rages on, Burlington considers allowing outdoor fires

As winter approaches, Burlington is considering a resolution that would allow outdoor fires in light of COVID-19.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Hikers kick up their heels at Rock Point’s newly restored trails in Burlington

Gussied-up and fortified, a maze of trails that run through the 94-acre Rock Point peninsula in Burlington is preserved through a big joint effort.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Zuckerman’s wife says Gray is ‘lying, manipulative’ and ‘slimy’

Democrat Molly Gray, left, and Republican Scott Milne during a Lt. Governor’s candidate debate sponsored by VTDigger at the Mad River Barn in Waitsfield on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Nevitt’s criticism of Gray didn’t end with the post itself. In an exchange with other commenters on the post, she wrote: “Did…

John Snell: Monitoring for fever in public places

Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Snell, of Montpelier, who founded The Snell Group in 1985 to train people to more fully use infrared technology in industry. He serves on various city and civic committees and study groups, and was recognized as Citizen of the Year by the Montpelier Rotary in 2015. We are…

Don Turner: The importance of this election

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Don Turner, a former Republican state representative from Milton, former House minority leader, current Milton town manager and longtime member of the Milton Fire and Rescue departments. He was a candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018. The 2020 elections might turn out to be the most consequential of the…

Where do I vote? A roundup of Chittenden County spots if you plan to vote in person

If you’re voting in person, here are the polling locations for Chittenden County communities.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Judge denies compensation for Vermont gym shut down by COVID-19 restrictions

Club Fitness sought damages for “economic and emotional distress losses” due to the governor’s shutdown of in-person gym operations.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Thousands of antigen tests set to arrive in Vermont in the coming months

“Keep in mind, I have always said antigen testing will have a role in Vermont,” Health Commissioner Mark Levine said Tuesday during a news conference.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Reckoning with an unsafe building, Burlington High School searches for a new space

Burlington Schools Superintendent Tom Flanagan said finding a new location for teaching high school students is a priority. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The district has admitted that their failure to report the findings immediately was a “mistake,” but Flanagan maintained Thursday that they had discussed the PCBs “publicly, in many different settings.” Even if the…

Scott and Zuckerman spar over taxes and climate change in VTDigger debate

Republican Gov. Phill Scott speaks during Tuesday’s debate with Democratic/Progressive candidate David Zuckerman. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger “We’re going to need some help from Congress on that,” Scott said. “Because it’s going to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. All of us agree, broadband is key to developing the economy in the future. But it’s…

Instagram is brimming with Vermont foliage. Here are some photos of the colors so far.

Vermonters and visitors alike have taken to the hills around the state to capture the glorious reds, oranges and yellows of the fall foliage.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

How much longer do you have to fill out the 2020 Census?

As of Sept. 27, 60.1% of Vermont households have responded to the Census. The 2010 response rate was 60.3%.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vergennes gets 24 new apartments downtown after two nonprofits raise over $7 million

Addison County Community Trust and Evernorth partnered to build a 24-unit apartment building near downtown Vergennes, raising more than $7 million.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

David Kelley: A new season, an old tradition

Editor’s note: This commentary is by David F. Kelley, who is an attorney and a co-founder of Project Harmony (now PH International) and a former member of the Hazen Union School Board. The first days of hunting season are here again. They come with memories of years gone by and traditions that carry on. I…

David Roth: How will history view 2020?

Editor’s note: This commentary is by David Roth, a Burlington resident and entrepreneur. One hundred years from now, what will they say about us, about the way we handled the pandemic of the year 2020? What will be written about how we reacted, how we treated each other, how we healed the sick and prevented…

Dennis O’Brien: We cannot legislate saintliness

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dennis O’Brien, of Middlebury, who is president emeritus of the University of Rochester, former president of Bucknell University and a former dean at Middlebury College. He is the author of “The Church and Abortion: A Catholic Dissent” published in 2010. A fellow parishioner was challenged in the parking lot…

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