NASA imaging projects investigate environmental impacts of coronavirus pandemic

NASA is using satellite imaging to track the impact the global pandemic has had on the environment in 8 new studies.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Biden visits Shanksville, Pa. fire company, brings beer and baked goods for first responders

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visited the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department around 2 p.m. on Sept. 11 to thank first responders.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Margolis: Police, politics and protests

Jon Margolis is a VTDigger political columnist. In a democracy, the majority rules. But for more than two weeks, the city of Burlington, with more than 40,000 residents, has been embroiled in a controversy kindled by a few hundred protesters demanding the dismissal of three police officers. That’s about one percent of the city’s population,…

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Movie theaters slow to reopen, safety precautions taken

James O’Hanlon, owner of the Savoy Theater in Montpelier, blocks off seats to encourage social distancing when patrons return to the theater on September 4. Photo by Mike Dougherty Down the street, Montpelier’s Savoy Theater recently opened just one of its two screening rooms for weekend showings only, said owner James O’Hanlon. Reopening with a…

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Ban causes surge in food scrap collection for NEK composters, haulers

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It’s only a drill: Plane crash simulation Saturday at Burlington International Airport

An emergency exercise of an aircraft accident will be simulated at the Burlington International Airport Sept. 12.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Tents, donations and vocal warm-ups: A glimpse into Burlington’s Battery Park amid ongoing protests

Burlington protesters have drawn attention for their nightly marches and camp — complete with food, a medical tent and people tasked with blocking traffic.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Heading back to school during the coronavirus: Here is how to prep your kids to return

Have you got all the masks you need, thermometers? Did you postpone that end of summer trip? How Vermont families can prepare for the school year.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Families challenge Vermont’s ban against using vouchers at religious schools

Rebecca Holcombe in July 2020. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger “This lawsuit is a raid on the public education fund,” Rebecca Holcombe, Vermont’s former Secretary of Education, said Friday.  “It is deathly easy to get approved to be a publicly-funded private school in Vermont,” she added. “And in other states like North Carolina, these vouchers…

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Unlicensed promoter continues involvement in spectator fights

Promotional material for fight nights presented by Randy Felion of Rutland. However, Thompson is familiar with Felion, and said he thinks he’s “digging his hole” by continuing to hold fights despite the state’s order, and that holding unregulated fights can put fighters at risk.  Fighters can’t afford to turn down matches, even when they aren’t…

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House approves automatic expungement for low-level marijuana possession

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Iconic Vermont milk producer Thomas Dairy to close at the end of September

Iconic Vermont dairy operation to close at end of September due to market forces brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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How has COVID-19 affected foot traffic in downtown Burlington? Here are the numbers.

Location data shows traffic in downtown Burlington has gone down by half amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Shipwrecks, seaplanes and more: Four intriguing things found in Lake Champlain

Here are some of the curious items — new and old — that have been found in the lake’s murky depths.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Mayor proposes adding two social workers to Burlington Police Department

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger pitched the idea of adding two social workers to the Burlington Police Department Thursday. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger In an effort to respond to concerns that the Burlington Police Department is over-policing residents, Mayor Miro Weinberger has proposed the addition of two new social work positions to the force.  He presented…

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Ken Fredette: BLM flag decision not made lightly

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ken Fredette, of Wallingford, who served on Wallingford, Rutland South and Mill River school boards for 20 years including a term as president of the Vermont School Boards Association. It was just a few days over four years ago that Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the playing of our…

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Turner Osler: Two masks are better than one

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dr. Turner Osler, who is a career academic trauma surgeon at the University of Vermont Medical Center turned research epidemiologist.  Masks are among the oldest and most reliable medical technologies. They have been preventing infections in operating rooms for 150 years and were essential in battling the Spanish flu…

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That haze in the Vermont sky? It’s smoke from the wildfires out west

Smoke from western wildfires has brought hazier skies to Vermont and northern New York.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington High School closes three days into school year for air quality issues

Burlington High School three days into the school year, not due to COVID-19. Air quality tests revealed PCBs. No school Sept. 10-11, virtual Sept. 14-18.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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College students are back in Burlington. Are they following COVID-19 rules?

In the two weeks students have been back in Burlington, Complaints about possible COVID-19 violations have remained low, police said.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Financial sustainability behind Vermont PBS and Vermont Public Radio merger

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Veto likely as House sends Global Warming Solutions Act to governor’s desk

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