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Fifty-five Vermonters died of an accidental opioid overdose in the first quarter of this year, continuing an upward trend that began in Vermont in 2020, the latest state data show. In comparison, there were 51 such deaths during the same period last year — a year in which almost 250 Vermonters fatally overdosed on opioids,…

Kids attending the Part 2 Kids childcare hub at the Allen Brook School in Williston eat breakfast after morning meeting in September 2020. H.217, which was recently enacted into last week after legislators overrode Gov. Phil Scott’s veto, will inject more than $120 million annually into Vermont’s child care system. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger…

“Dorset Valley” by Wallace Weir Fahnestock, who was one of the Dorset Painters of the early 20th century and a founder of the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, Vermont. Lyman Orton Collection The crowd formed early. While artists were still hanging paintings at the Equinox Pavilion in Manchester, people pleaded for the doors to…

The school districts says the energy efficient modules are a temporary solution.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Photos from Friday night’s Pittsfield Suns at Vermont Lake Monsters in Futures Collegiate Baseball League game at Centennial Field.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Vermonters and tourists alike face the puzzle of parking when they go downtown Burlington.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

The Vermont Human Rights Commission is looking for a new director to succeed Bor Yang, who has been hired by the Oregon Legislature as its new legislative equity officer. Bor Yang is the outgoing director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission. Photo courtesy of Bor Yang Yang said a recruiting firm approached her about the…

The Agency of Human Services is housed at the Waterbury State Office Complex. Seen on Friday, June 23, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Home health care workers in Vermont have filed a union grievance with the state Agency of Human Services, claiming at least $1 million in retention bonuses that were owed to workers were…

A former Springfield police officer who was facing allegations of sexual misconduct and neglect of duty has been decertified to work as a police officer in the state.  The Vermont Criminal Justice Council met earlier this week and approved a stipulated agreement resulting in the permanent decertification of Shaun Smith, who had worked as a…

A hard freeze in May devastated orchards and vineyards around the state. Gov. Scott has asked for a federal disaster designation in response.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

The Vermont Principals’ Association announced that it will partner with PlayVS to bring esports to the state starting this fall.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Champlain Valley’s Chloe Pecor has been named Vermont’s girls soccer player of the year, Gatorade announced Friday morning.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Donny Osman, right, and J.T. Turner perform in “Act 39”, a play by Rob Mermin, on opening night at the Haybarn Theater in Plainfield on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger When you toss a ball into the air during a live stage performance, actor J.T. Turner said, describing one of the first…

This commentary is by T. Elijah Hawkes, an educator and author who lives in Middlesex. Politicians in D.C. often tell us that balancing the national budget is like running a household. Sometimes you have to cut spending to pay your debts; sometimes you must spend less on X to afford Y. Many people question the…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is taking public comment until June 30 on changes in furbearer regulations governing trapping and hunting coyotes with dogs.  The trapping changes purport to incorporate “best” management practices, while coyote hounding establishes a system of permits and other requirements to allow hunting and killing coyotes with packs of dogs.   …

Burlington becomes the third city in Vermont to allow noncitizens to vote in local election.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Flavors at Wings @ Maple include a spicy house sauce, maple soy garlic and Buffalo, as well as several dry rubs; burgers, salads, also on menu        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

David and Jie Lee opened Wings @ Maple on May 19 in the space at Maple and St. Paul streets that previously housed St. Paul Street Gastro Grub.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

This commentary is by Anne Galloway, the founder and editor-at-large of VTDigger, who represented the news organization in the lawsuit for state records about the Jay Peak scandal.   Ever since the EB-5 scandal was exposed, VTDigger has tried to uncover the state government’s role in Vermont’s largest financial scandal. But since 2015, the state has…

This commentary is by Paul Dragon, executive director of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity.  We celebrate Pride Month in solidarity with our partner organizations who lead both the celebration and the continued effort to ensure visibility, access, equality and justice for all members of the LGBTQ+ community.  Our LGBTQ+ neighbors face many challenges…

This commentary is by state Rep. Tristan Roberts, D-Halifax, whose district also includes Whitingham and Wilmington. He is also on the Halifax Selectboard. “There’s a bunch of ‘em. Over here.” “Polliwogs?” I said. I’d been floating down the West River Sunday afternoon. We’d pulled our tubes onto a sandbar for a break with other families.…

Gov. Scott has said while he shares many of the goals of the Legislature, he believes it was spending too much money.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service