Vermont Yankee decommissioning ahead of schedule, savings anticipated
The company dismantling the former Vernon nuclear power plant expects to be finished before its 2026 target date with an estimated budget surplus of up to $25 million.
Vermont Coronavirus report
Monday, September 20, 2021
90 new cases reported today, with 46 hospitalized (15 in ICU)
2.9% seven-day test positivity rate
Most recent death reported September 17, totaling 298 deaths statewide
87.2% of eligible Vermonters are partially or fully vaccinated
Data retrieved from Vermont Department of Health, reported weekdays. Vaccination percentage is based on the number of Vermonters aged 12 and above, per Vermont Department of Health Population numbers (2019). Read VTDigger's Covid-19 stories or view all our data sets.
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Obituaries
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Mariot Gardner Huessy, grandmother and dogs’ best friend,
Mariot applied her organizational skills to epic food shopping trips, cooking, decorating, and laundry. Her home was her castle. Read more
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Mary Faith “Polly” Wilson, conservationist, gardener and great-grandmother, Marlboro
Polly strove to keep learning and changing, especially when it enhanced her empathy for others. Because of her interest in diverse opinions, old attitudes often gave way to new understanding, even in her later years. Read more
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John C. Graf Jr., lifelong educator, woodworker and family man, Lebanon, NH
Throughout his life Chris balanced his passion for public education with his love of family, travel, including to his home in Calabash, NC, home improvements, wood working, skiing, gardening, reading, a passion for trains, and many other activities. Read more
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‘Una otra etapa’: Karla’s Journey
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Politics
Vermont Conversation: John Killacky on culture wars and the night Trump came to Vermont
Killacky is a state representative from South Burlington and is one of a handful of openly LGBTQ legislators. He has a new book of essays, Because Art.
People & Places
YWP: Summer Day
This week's poem is by Marlo Viglas, age 11, of Sandgate.
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Politics
Large public-sector employers in Vermont expected to fall under Biden’s vaccination mandate
Although the mandate applies primarily to large private-sector employers, Vermont is among 26 states who have prior agreements with the federal government that requires them to adopt and enforce all federal OSHA standards.
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Politics
3 Democratic state legislators call for resignation of Vermont labor commissioner
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Rep. Tiff Bluemle and Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins are calling for Michael Harrington’s resignation over his handling of a supplemental unemployment benefit the federal government will not allow.
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Education
University of Vermont president seeks tuition freeze for 4th year
Suresh Garimella, the president of UVM, said Wednesday that the university is able to afford the move through a number of efforts — most notably, a $45 million fundraising campaign launched last fall.
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Energy & Environment
Vermont loons set record for number of active nests
“We've got six new pairs, and they're on lakes where they've never been before,” said Eric Hanson, a biologist with the Vermont Loon Conservation Project. “They're doing really, really well.”
Press Releases
- Gov. Phil Scott and state and local officials highlight $25 million in new state funding for remediating and redeveloping brownfields sites
- State Ethics Commission executive director stepping down
- OneCare Vermont announces Dr. Carrie Wulfman of Ripton as new Chief Medical Officer
- Sundog Poetry Book Award deadline is Sept. 30, 2021
- 2021 Vermont Arts Awards recipients announced
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont recognized for quality
- Clemmons Family Farm ED Lydia Clemmons to receive the 2021 Con Hogan Award
- Richmond Art Crawl
- Washington Electric Co-op appoints Louis Porter as general manager
- Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Mental Health highlight distribution of $4.6 million in federal funds to enhance and expand mental health services
Business & Economy
Court orders back pay for Koffee Kup and Vermont Bread workers after a 5-month wait
What does Horizon’s exit mean for Vermont’s organic dairy producers?
The Deeper Dig: Paul Costello reflects on two decades of community building
Vermonters unemployed in 2020 could get additional tax refund
Labor commissioner apologizes to legislators following unemployment benefit snafu
Crime and Justice
Six people have died in crashes on Route 105 this year. Why?
Top Vermont judge for trial courts plans to retire this fall
High court rules against estate of inmate who died by suicide in Newport prison
VTDigger files brief supporting motion to unseal EB-5 documents
3 students removed after gun threat locked down South Burlington schools
Orphanage abuse survivors push Vermont’s Catholic Church to pay reparations
Education
Vaccines for kids are coming. What would it take to mandate them in Vermont schools?
Schools, politicians call new local food incentive a win-win
In first month of school, University of Vermont records 85 positive Covid cases
University of Vermont president seeks tuition freeze for 4th year
Burlington School Board advances 2 final site options for new high school
Energy & Environment
Commission denies Manchester solar array, approves Middlebury project
Vermont Yankee decommissioning ahead of schedule, savings anticipated
Abandoned Springfield factory the focus of event hailing brownfields cleanup money
Fish and Wildlife commissioner to step down for gig with Washington Electric Cooperative
New study shows drawbacks of deforestation across New England and New York
Attorney General TJ Donovan announces lawsuit against oil giants
Health Care
People & Places
Politics
Vermont’s abortion rights constitutional amendment gains congressional support
Vermont Conversation: John Killacky on culture wars and the night Trump came to Vermont
Large public-sector employers in Vermont expected to fall under Biden’s vaccination mandate
Gray calls on Scott to take ‘greater measures’ to manage pandemic
Commentary
James Dumont and Laura Hill Eubanks: Tell Winooski City Council to act on F-35 issue
Jim Hurt: On climate, what’s Vermont Yankee got to do with it?
Thomas Bailey: Shorter commutes could help with housing and climate change
Peter Sterling: Moving From Fossil Fuels to Renewables is the Key to Stopping Climate Change
Ron Jacobs: Don’t outsource Burlington’s vital waste management
Ashley Smith: Against doublespeak in defense of Israeli apartheid
Rep. Erin Brady: State’s Covid response is setting schools up for failure
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