Corky Elwell faced an uncertain future last New Year’s. Then came Mardi Gras and the NBA playoffs

Corky Elwell rides a train during a winter 2022 trip to Chicago, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. Elwell family photo Corky Elwell looked to be happy last New Year’s when the town of Brattleboro honored his son Peter’s retirement from the same municipal manager post he once held. Appearances can deceive. The 94-year-old, smiling outwardly,…

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Dr. Robert Emmons: In New Year’s resolutions, when it comes to conscience, less is more

This commentary is by Robert S. Emmons, M.D, of Moretown, who has maintained a private psychiatric practice in Vermont for 33 years. He is a member of the volunteer clinical faculty at UVM Larner College of Medicine, where he has taught in the fields of professionalism, ethics and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. It’s hard to wrestle old…

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Shapiro & Blum: Ben & Jerry’s finally frees itself from Israel’s occupation

This commentary is by Katharine Shapiro of Middlesex and Liz Blum of Norwich. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  reported that, “measured on a monthly average, 2022 has been the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the United Nations started recording fatalities systematically in 2005.”  This included a sharp increase in Jewish…

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Vermont H.S. scores for Dec. 30-31: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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How to watch: Vermont basketball teams vs. UMBC in America East play

On Sunday afternoon, the UVM women’s basketball team hosts UMBC while the Catamount men hit the road to face the Retrievers in their league opener.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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PHOTOS: Burlington boys hoops holds off Colchester

Photos from Friday’s boys basketball game between Burlington and Colchester at Patrick Gym.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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VTDigger annual member drive ends at midnight on New Year’s Eve

This is it, folks! We’ve got until midnight tonight to hit our membership goal for 2022, and we need your help to do it.  VTDigger’s fact-based news is not a luxury; it is a public service that hundreds of thousands of readers count on every month – – and it’s member support that keeps our…

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Strolling of the Heifers to morph into Agritech Institute for Small Farms

Brattleboro’s Strolling of the Heifers was known for its annual parade for nearly two decades before it was sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic. File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger. BRATTLEBORO — The Strolling of the Heifers — a local nonprofit known for its annual parade before it was sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic — wants to…

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Legislative health committees plan to look back to move forward

Sen. Ginny Lyons, D-Chittenden, speaks during a meeting of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger With the Covid-19 crisis perhaps finally in Vermont’s rearview mirror, the state’s health-focused legislative committees plan to gather information this winter and spring, before the…

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Vermont entertainment events in January get 2023 off to an artsy start

There may be fewer entertainment offerings in January than any other month; don’t deprive yourself, though, of events to enthrall and illuminate.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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The 2022-23 Chittenden County high school boys hockey outlook. What you should know.

Outlooks for the eight high school boys hockey programs in Chittenden County.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont hockey, basketball: How Catamount teams fared Dec. 29-31

Results and schedules for University of Vermont men’s hockey and women’s basketball teams from Dec. 29-31, 2022.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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VTDigger photographers look back at their top images of the year

Becca Balint, center, celebrates her apparent victory over Molly Gray for the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Brattleboro on primary day, Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger As 2022 comes to a close, it’s time to look back at some of the moments that shaped the year. From historic elections to the…

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Once a reformist ‘Watergate baby,’ Patrick Leahy leaves office a Washington institution

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., first entered Congress decrying Washington’s parliamentary rules and systems of seniority. Now, nearly five decades later, he exits one of the system’s greatest beneficiaries. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger When Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., leaves office next week after nearly half a century in Washington, he will do so as the…

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Georgi de Rham: A big problem is that our systems have an insatiable appetite for energy

This commentary is by Georgi de Rham, who has lived and worked in Chittenden County for four years. She works in agriculture and food distribution.  I commend Alison Despathy’s recent criticism of the electric vehicle surge, particularly her attention to the human rights issues and environmental hazards that accompany cobalt and lithium mining.  However, John…

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Vermont sports: The people, teams that rocked the sports landscape in 2022

The top 10 sports storylines of 2022 as picked by the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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10 unforgettable Vermont restaurant foods in 2022, from Thai chicken wings to rhubarb cake

Sometimes a restaurant meal goes from ordinary to extraordinary in one bite. This roundup captures those moments when food gets your full attention.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont H.S. scores for Dec. 28: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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With bus drivers in short supply, Winooski’s immigrant parents take the wheel

Winooski school bus driver Yussuf Abdullahi picks up students on one of his morning runs in Winooski on Dec. 15. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger When Muna Ali opened the doors of the big yellow bus on the morning of Dec. 5, her kids ran up the steps and gave her a big hug.  Originally from…

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Dr. Mark Nunlist: Want to improve health care? Ask the patient.

This commentary is by Mark M. Nunlist, M.D.,of Lebanon, New Hampshire, who was a partner in White River Family Practice from 1983 to 2013, serving patients from both Vermont and New Hampshire. I write in response to the article Dec. 19 regarding the performance of OneCare Vermont and the sense among some at the Green…

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Laura Chapman: Substance abuse disorder doesn’t work like that

This commentary is by Laura Chapman, a community organizer who lives in Putney. ‘I don’t give them money, because they’re just going to buy drugs with it. I don’t want to feed their addiction.” Let’s unpack that statement that was just repeated to me for what felt like the gazillionth time today. Maybe they are,…

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Memorable music: These Vermont concerts in 2022 left big impressions

Big outdoor shows (Parliament Funkadelic, The National), intimate indoor sets (Bobby Rush, Xenia Rubinos) left equally large impacts on concert-goers        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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