Brattleboro hospital and its nurses reach tentative agreement to avert strike
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital still faces threats of a walkout by support staffers as it tries to balance a $14.5 million budget deficit.
Jackson Dam removal advanced in Hardwick
The dam is classified as a Significant Hazard due to the property losses and damage to downstream infrastructure that would result from its failure.
Young Writers Project: ‘Crossing Familiar Waters’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Crossing Familiar Waters,” a painting and accompanying narrative by Abigail Balon, 15, of Panton. Abigail’s piece was the March winner of YWP’s Tomorrow Project monthly contests.
Champlain Valley School District weighs merger study
Although a draft report to the board isn’t expected for just over a month, an administrative committee has been studying the feasibility and impact of linking the schools in some capacity since the summer.
A Vermont Democrat and West Virginia Republican Want to Help Americans in Rural Areas Buy Houses
Sens. Peter Welch and Jim Justice introduced a bill that aims to expand access to credit through farm credit institutions.
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Vermont labor board orders state to end return-to-office requirement for employees
State officials filed a notice of appeal with the state Supreme Court Wednesday, as Gov. Phil Scott called the decision “disappointing, but not surprising.”
Former tow truck driver, who needs an oxygen concentrator to breathe, faces eviction from state motel program
As the state’s expanded program for winter emergency housing ends Wednesday, Fred and Lisa Allard confront the challenge of living in their Jeep.
Some kids with autism are losing therapy services after a Medicaid change reduces clinics’ revenue
The state says the changes are essential to keep its health coverage program compliant with federal rules. Clinics say it’s a fundamental threat to their ability to operate.
ICE took the wrong people — and got called on it. A reckoning may be coming.
Vermont may now be at the forefront of addressing the question of whether ICE’s tactics violate the U.S. Constitution.
Cock-a-doodle-don’t? Vermont towns can’t agree on roosters.
“You can order someone with a barking dog to keep their dog inside. You can’t really order a rooster to be kept inside the home,” said Chip Sawyer, St. Albans planning director.
High gas prices hit Vermonters at the pump, store and heating bill
“There are things that people do to try to avoid the costs,” said Greg Rowangould, director of the Transportation Research Center at UVM. “But, of course, you can’t avoid all of it.”
Opinion
Commentaries and letters to the editor written by community members and regular contributors.
Act 181 solves for cities. It doesn’t solve for rural Vermont.
A conservation law that ignores working farms and managed landscapes isn’t protecting Vermont’s biodiversity — it’s missing half the picture.
No room at the inn
As Vermont’s winter housing vouchers expire, thousands face homelessness during a season meant to celebrate hope and renewal.
It’s time to take to the streets again
The 1960s brought war, assassinations and injustice — and the people pushed back and won. The same fight is here again.
Why does Vermont make it so hard to keep strangers off your land?
Vermont law forces landowners to jump through hoops every year to keep hunters off their property. A bill before the Legislature would finally change that.
‘Mini truck’ owners show off their wheels at the Vermont Statehouse
Also in Final Reading: Olympic visitors and campaign launches.
US Forest Service cuts research positions at local lab
The U.S. Forest Service announced national reorganization plans Thursday, cutting its research and development headquarters at a University of Vermont laboratory.
South Burlington voters may be on hook to further fund wastewater projects
The project’s new price tag will likely translate into steep wastewater rate increases for city residents.
UVM wants to use state scholarship money to pay for a new sports complex. Vermont legislators are skeptical.
“It’s completely unrelated to the uses of the fund,” the House’s top budget-writer said.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
As manufacturing jobs decline, Vermont business leaders take their concerns to the Statehouse
Also in Final Reading: Budget battles, crime victim notifications and endorsements.
