PHOTOS: North Country, BBA clash in MMU holiday hoops tourney

Photos from the 2022 Mount Mansfield holiday girls basketball tournament championship between North Country and Burr and Burton.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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7 days left;  There’s a reason we call it VTDigger

There are seven days left in our annual member drive.  All donations up to $1,000 will be matched.  Dear Reader, Since its inception 13 years ago, this news organization has been dedicated to digging into the most challenging problems facing our state — and digging up the facts Vermonters need in order to make informed…

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Peter Berger: Poor Elijah’s Almanack — a blessing on your house

“Poor Elijah’s Almanack” is written by Peter Berger of Mount Holly, who taught English and history for 30 years. It’s been half a century since Poor Elijah first spent Christmas Eve with Ebenezer Scrooge. Even though he’s an English teacher and therefore expected to prefer Dickensian prose, my friend is heart-and-soul partial to the 1951…

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Authorities investigate prison assault that left one person hospitalized in critical condition

Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans. Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger An incarcerated person at the St. Albans prison is in critical condition following an assault Thursday afternoon by another person in custody at the same facility, according to the state Department of Corrections. The victim of the assault, who the corrections department did not…

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Get off roads by 4 p.m., Vermont officials warn, as flash freeze is expected

The rapid freeze Friday evening is of utmost concern to Vermont officials.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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

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

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Vermont H.S. scores for Dec. 22: 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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High winds lash Vermont, downing power lines and closing roads

The National Weather Service updated its wind risk assessment on Friday morning. Image via National Weather Service An extreme winter storm with high winds and heavy rains has knocked out power for at least 42,000 Vermonters, according to the Vermont Outage Map, and closed roads throughout the state. The storm barrelled through Vermont Friday morning…

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Bob Stannard: Au revoir, adios, arrivederci, MMXXII

This commentary is by Bob Stannard of Manchester, an author, musician and former state legislator and lobbyist. When you read this, it should be the day before Christmas Eve, a time when families throughout the world come together to celebrate the season of love and giving.  While you’re getting ready, I’m digging to find the…

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Former Rutland college being assessed as site for mixed-income housing and child care center

The athletic facility at the former College of St. Joseph in Rutland. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger A Rutland housing organization plans to build dozens of housing units at the former College of St. Joseph and possibly convert an existing campus building into a child care center. The Housing Trust of Rutland County moved closer to…

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Vermont Catholic Church grapples with demographics, loss of faith

Faced with the loss of faith and a scarcity of young families among its parishioners, the Vermont Catholic Church is trying to remain relevant        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Has your sick kid missed a lot of school? What to know about Vermont truancy policies.

Vermont kids have missed many days of schools due to illness and schools are sending notices about absences. When do truancy measures take effect?        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Christmas dinner out? Here are a few Vermont restaurants that will be open.

Dinner out on Christmas or Christmas Eve is a popular option for Vermonters. Here are a few restaurants that offer dinner on one or both days.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Williston Planning Commission advances 93-unit housing project

Jack Glaser and his wife, Caitlin, have a plan to donate much of a 97-acre parcel to the town of Williston. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger WILLISTON — The town’s planning commission advanced a proposal Tuesday to build 93 housing units on an undeveloped parcel off Mountainview Road, after a third public hearing drew yet more…

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Andy Phelan: Deliberately killing a mother bear with cubs? We should do better

This commentary is by Andy Phelan, a lawyer in Massachusetts who has had a second home in Fayston for 18 years and plans to move to Vermont in the next few years. On an October evening earlier this year, a motion-activated video camera in the Mad River Valley captured a mother black bear with two…

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Yin & Falls: College rankings may do students a disservice

This commentary is by Alex Yin and William Falls from the University of Vermont. Yin is director of institutional research and assessment and Falls is dean of the college of arts and sciences. The recent announcement that some prominent universities will no longer contribute to US News Best Colleges has once again brought the issue…

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These Chittenden County restaurants shut their doors in 2022

The Burlington restaurant scene lost a couple of giants this year in Sweetwaters, Penny Cluse, leading a list of restaurants that shut down in 2022.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Job losses hit GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction as economy slows

GlobalFoundries has cut 148 jobs at its semiconductor plant in Essex Junction as a slowing economy reduces the demand for chips.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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The 2022-23 Chittenden County high school girls basketball outlook

The 2022-23 season outlook of the nine high school girls basketball programs in Chittenden County with key returnees, key newcomers and outlooks        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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New jury reduces award from $3.2 million to $55,000 in retrial of Vergennes employment case

The U.S. Federal Building, Post Office and Courthouse in Burlington on Nov. 20, 2009. Photo by Mfwills via Wikimedia Commons In a retrial last week, a new jury reduced a $3.2 million verdict to just $55,000 in an employment lawsuit focused on whether the Northlands Job Corps Center in Vergennes retaliated against an employee after…

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James Dwinell: A couple of days left to raise the federal minimum wage

This commentary is by James Dwinell, whose Dwinell Political Report was Vermont’s leading political newsletter in the early 2000s. He is former executive director of the Vermont Republican State Committee and has been a guest on CNN, C-SPAN, CNBC, BBC and many other TV news shows.  ’Tis the Christmas season, and the film “It’s a…

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Judy & Giles: 802 Opportunity is a key to Vermont’s workforce development

This commentary is by Joyce Judy, president of the Community College of Vermont, and Scott Giles, president and CEO of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. We’ve long known that the most promising jobs in Vermont require education and training beyond high school. Yet too often, Vermonters seeking that education and workforce training cannot afford it. …

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