Colchester, St. Johnsbury advance to Little League baseball state championship

Host St. Johnsbury wins in walkoff while Wagoner, Pecor combine for no-hitter to lead Colchester to semifinal win.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington’s Farmhouse restaurant to close temporarily after guest reports positive COVID-19 test

The downtown Burlington restaurant shared the information via social media on Sunday, plans to close for two days “to regroup.”         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus: When you can expect Vermont high school sports to begin competition

High school fall sports teams in northern Vermont are likely to open their seasons in the last week of September.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Bennington College reopens with contingency plans

Laura Walker is in her first year as president of Bennington College. Photo courtesy of Bennington College. In a 20-minute presentation to the Bennington selectboard earlier this month, Walker and Wilson walked through preparations the college has taken to prevent the spread of the virus.  “I’m here because I know that the Bennington community and…

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Dave Silberman: Regulating cannabis, the Vermont way

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dave Silberman, an attorney and pro bono drug policy reform advocate in Middlebury. He is currently a candidate for high bailiff of Addison County.  After years of false starts, Vermont is finally poised to truly legalize and regulate cannabis; both the House and Senate have passed a regulation bill…

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Melinda Moulton: How to fill the hole in the center of Burlington?

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Melinda Moulton, of Huntington, who is the CEO of Main Street Landing in Burlington. As someone who has been visioning the fine city of Burlington for most of my adult life, I am especially focused on what might transpire in The Big Hole in the middle of Burlington. I…

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Montpelier City Council silent on art request near BLM mural

No Montpelier city councilors chose to sponsor a red, white and blue mural painted on either side of a “Black Lives Matter” street mural.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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VPA tells schools to replace offensive team mascots, nicknames with more inclusive options

The Vermont Principals’ Association said schools should rethink team nicknames or mascots if they are not welcoming and supportive to all people.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Bennington seeking $500,000 grant to help homeless families

The town of Bennington is applying for a grant to help renovate a historic residence leased to a local group seeking to end homelessness.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Walt Amses: It’s all about climate

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Walt Amses, a writer who lives in North Calais. Swimming over the windswept surface of the pond on a bleak, showery afternoon, the first couple of bright, red leaves appear, the trailer of a film inevitably opening next month at a stand of sugar maples near you.  Although it’s…

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BLM sign among lawn paintings vandalized in Wallingford

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Public weighs in on Vermont state budget proposal; VSEA argues against privatizing Woodside

Enrique Balcazar of Migrant Justice discusses the human rights organization’s settlement with the Vermont DMV in a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit in January. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Farmworkers criticized the state for failing to recognize immigrant workers earlier.  “At the beginning we were very happy to be called essential because we thought that we were going…

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Preservation Trust of Vermont gets $745,000 National Park grant named for Paul Bruhn

Preservation Trust of Vermont is getting a $745,000 grant from the National Park Service that is now named after organization founder Paul Bruhn.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Protesters continue series of ongoing demonstrations against police violence in Burlington

Demonstrations have camped out in Battery Park demanding the firing of three Burlington Police Dept. officers involved in use-of-force incidents.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Labor Day Sale: Get 3 months for $1

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Final Reading: House takes on marijuana expungement

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Mark Whitworth: Global Warming ‘Solutions’ Act is bad climate policy

Editor’s note: This commentary is Mark Whitworth, who is president of Energize Vermont. The Vermont Legislature is about to give its final approval to a bill called the Global Warming Solutions Act.  Needless to say, the bill, H.688, does not solve global warming. In fact, the bill is downright bad climate policy because it prioritizes…

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Fred Baser: Cheap money and a financial revolution

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Fred Baser, of Bristol, who is a Vermont Housing Finance Agency commissioner. He is a member of the District 9 Act 250 Commission and an Addison County Home Health board member. He was a Vermont state legislator and small business owner. It seems odd going about the activities of…

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Electric planes, made in Vermont, buzz their home turf

Four piloted, battery-powered airplanes built by South Burlington-based Beta Technologies circled above parts of Chittenden County on Friday.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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57 years since the March on Washington: Look at Burlington Free Press clips from 1963

Archives show that about 150 Vermonters joined demonstrators in Washington D.C. where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Federal agency warns Vermonters to watch out for scams related to COVID-19 recovery

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a warning for Vermonters to be wary of offers of financial help related to COVID-19 recovery.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Women’s Legislative Caucus: Support relief payments to undocumented workers, families

Editor’s note: This commentary is a letter sent by the Women’s Legislative Caucus to fellow legislators. Members’ names are listed below.  To: All House & Senate Chairs and Legislative Colleagues We, the undersigned members of the Women’s Legislative Caucus, support the creation of a Coronavirus Relief Fund for immigrant and undocumented workers and their families…

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