Vermont gets poor grade for school reopening readiness from teachers union

Vermont’s largest teachers union graded the state on school reopening plans, awarding the state a collective D+. State officials disagree.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Margolis: Senate changes could upend Act 250 reform

Jon Margolis is a VTDigger political columnist. For a while there, it looked as though even the pandemic could not stop passage of a bill to revise Act 250. Gov. Phil Scott’s Administration was for the bill, H.926. So were the administration’s frequent antagonists: the state’s mainstream environmental organizations. No wonder. Historic though it was,…

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To protest mayor’s inaction, racial justice advocate resigns from police board

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Scott Weathers: S.185 will compel Vermont to grapple with climate change

This commentary is by Scott Weathers, an advocate focusing on food and agriculture policy. He currently volunteers with the Vermont Climate and Health Alliance and the Vermont Sierra Club. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Vox, NowThis, Civil Eats, and more. He holds a master of science from the Harvard…

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Will Burlington officials break up the overnight police protests in Battery Park?

Demonstrators set up tents in the park across from the Burlington Police Department on August 25 as they continue to demand the firing of three officers.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Where to enjoy the outdoors and get a beer in New England and New York

With travel restricted to a smaller radius than usual this year because of COVID-19 pandemic, why not explore these spots close to home?         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermonters can soon apply for free $30 local gift cards

Vermonters can register for the gift cards on a first-come, first-serve basis starting 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Kellie Campbell & Hannah Lane: Women bear brunt of Covid child care and education

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Kellie Campbell, who is chair of the Vermont Commission on Women’s Education & Human Development Committee, and Hannah Lane, policy analyst and business manager for the Vermont Commission on Women. Policy decisions regarding education and child care are gendered. That is a fact that must not be ignored. As…

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Burlington police union tells protesters sacking cops would be ‘gross violation’

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger speaks during a press conference held remotely from his office at City Hall on September 2. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger And in May 2019, all three officers responded to a call to a Burlington bar about a “verbal altercation,” and upon arrival, pushed and tackled three Black men to the ground.…

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Kaplan & Redmond: Federal rule change will harm transgender youth experiencing homelessness

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dana Kaplan, the executive director of Outright Vermont, and Mark Redmond, the executive director of Spectrum Youth & Family Services. On Aug, 6 the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it is proposing changes to the Equal Access Rule passed under President Obama in 2016 to…

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Coronavirus in Vermont: Face masks now required for youth, adult recreation sports leagues

Starting Sept. 8, facial coverings will be required for most youth and adult recreation sports, according to updated state guidance from the ACCD.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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The window is open – Weird Window Brewing in South Burlington, that is

Owner/brewer Jack Droppa, formerly with Otter Creek Brewing and Frost Beer Works, opened Weird Window in Ethan Allen Drive space that housed Farnham         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Is it allergies, common cold, the flu or COVID? Symptoms vary.

Fall allergies (and colds, and flu) share some symptoms with COVID-19 — but there are some important differences.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Final Reading: House Appropriations ups Covid relief for undocumented to $5 mill

Rep. Kimberly Jessup, D-Middlesex, of the House Appropriations Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The House Committee on Appropriations has decided to increase the governor’s funding proposal for the state’s coronavirus relief assistance for immigrants. The Appropriations committee upped Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s $2 million program…

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Vermont Research News: International line dancing; environmental justice; and more

Vermont Research News: International line dancing; environmental justice; Vermonters and their guns; and moreRead the latest The Vermont Research News is a bi-monthly curated collection of Vermont research — focused on research in the Vermont “laboratory” — research that provides original knowledge to the world and research that adds to understanding of the state’s social, economic, cultural and physical environment. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Research News:…

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Turnout massive on 8th night of protest demanding firing of 3 Burlington cops

Harmony Edosomwan speaks to the demonstrators protesting police brutality at Burlington City Hall on Tuesday. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The three officers whose terminations are being demanded are Jason Bellavance, Cory Campbell, and Joseph Corrow. Protesters allege all three have used excessive force, and are a danger to the community in their current positions. In…

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Kids — don’t count on catching the bus to a Vermont school this year

Kids in Vermont must consider walking, biking or catching rides to school this fall — due to new health-related limits on bus ridership.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Bennington BLM mural finished despite protests, 4 arrests

At least four people are facing charges after protests during the painting of a Black Lives Matter mural on a street in the town of Bennington.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington airport secures $6.3 million for noise monitoring and other projects

Burlington airport will use the federal grant money to expand the aircraft parking apron and install an outdoor noise monitoring system.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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State rushes to set up child care hubs in time for school reopening

Students at the Coventry Village School at the beginning of the school year in September 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger On Sept. 8, schools will open, some for fully or partially-remote instruction, prompting a rush to set up thousands of child care slots in “hubs” across the state for parents who can’t stay home. As…

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Shawn Tester: NVU important to our community and our workforce

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Shawn P. Tester, the CEO of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury.  My relationship with Northern Vermont University and the Lyndon campus runs long and deep. My mother, in her 20s, chose to focus on raising my sister and me while working in the family business, and never…

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Victoria Silsby: Youth nicotine use prevention goes beyond education

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Victoria Silsby, who is a prevention specialist at The Collaborative, a state-funded program promoting the support of substance free youth.  Just recently the FDA sent a letter to the manufacturer of Puff Bar warning them to pull their disposable vapes from the U.S. market because they had not received…

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