State looks to use modular unit in Waterbury as secure facility for mental health patients
Meanwhile, a temporary facility in Morrisville has been delayed; an eight-bed recovery unit is approved; and lawmakers and the Shumlin administration tussle over state hospital location.
Sanford went from “cow-freak hippie” to an obsession with “all things archival”
Until Sanford arrived on the scene, Vermont was the last state in the nation without a state archive. What records had been saved were kept in the flood-prone basement of the Pavilion building.
Freeman French Freeman gets special exemption in bid for state office complex
State officials produced an extensive memorandum to buttress the decision to sidestep normal bidding procedures.
In This State: An aging ski clan recalls few good old days
This group of Nordic Johnny Appleseeds planted their ambitions in Vermont’s snow-covered terrain four decades ago, hoping to grow a new ski touring industry.
Gloomy forecast dims spring for dairy farmers
The dairying industry, Vermont Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross said, still counts for approximately 90 percent of the total agricultural production in the state – or around $14,000 per cow, he said – and provides some 15,000 jobs.
Gloomy forecast dims spring for dairy farmers
The dairying industry, Vermont Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross said, still counts for approximately 90 percent of the total agricultural production in the state – or around $14,000 per cow, he said – and provides some 15,000 jobs.
Redistricting ready for full Senate action
The changes ensure the likelihood that the bill, H.789, will require further action by the House and a conference committee to iron out differences, which could delay resolution.
VSH workers in Springfield prison lament impending layoffs
“I’ve been assaulted, forced to work 16-hour shifts, and spent the last five months away from home living out of a suitcase. This is the thanks I get,” said Henry Guile, who is being laid off from the state for the second time.
In This State: Roxbury fish hatchery springs anew
The grounds, the rearing ponds and a long concrete raceway that housed up to 85,000 brook and rainbow trout, remain today as the storm had left them, looking like a barren bouldered stream bed.
Patient’s death at Eagle Eye Farm leads to state probe
The investigation comes as the state of Vermont has embarked on an ambitious shift in mental health care to a more community-based model of treatment.
