For some patients seeking drugs like Ozempic, the best path is to just get sicker
Now a federal pilot program is broadening access to the weight loss medication for some Medicare patients.
The teenager left behind in Irene’s chaos
Marble Arvidson, then 17, disappeared just as Tropical Storm Irene began devastating the region. Along with the anniversary of the storm is the anniversary of his absence.
Tar spot fungus likely won’t mute fall colors
“The spores overwinter in the leaf litter, so they’re always around,” said Charlotte town tree warden Cliff Mix. But they come out in years when the living is easy — if you’re a plant pathogen.
‘Everyone’s friend’: Family describes slain Derby woman as her killer gets 30 years in prison
The man guilty of murder apologized to the victim’s family, telling them, “I know I could have walked away. I should have walked away.”
Holland Food Shelf announces closure after months of financial uncertainty
The service had lately been providing sustenance to roughly 700 people per month in the northern border community, most of whom were regulars, according to leadership.
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UVM president says school’s budget deficit is closed despite declining enrollment
Just before the fall semester begins at the University of Vermont, President Marlene Tromp delivered a “State of the University” address.
Vermont Conversation: Alternative media pioneer Nat Winthrop on a half-century of covering Vermont
Winthrop’s new book, “On the Record,” collects his cover stories over the years, from his reporting on a controversial Randolph physician in the 1970s to his stories about Bernie Sanders and ice cream icons Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield as they rose to national fame.
What’s next for Vermont? Meet the reporters covering politics, elections and health care
Join VTDigger at the Manchester Community Library for a free, public conversation with the journalists following some of the biggest decisions facing Vermont this fall.
‘Watershed moment’: Vermont secures $92.7M and new restrictions for teens in Meta settlement
“Our priority is to get the harm to stop,” Clark said Wednesday, calling the required changes to Facebook and Instagram “incredibly useful.”
Harwood district leaders eye Cabot Creamery’s Waitsfield complex as a possible future school site
The corporate office building may be suitable to convert to an elementary school that would serve Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston and Moretown students.
Vermont Conversation: Historian Jill Lepore on the threat of authoritarianism and how to counter it
Lepore’s new book, “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,” frames the current state of artificial intelligence in a larger — and longer — historical context.
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Save New England’s wildest forests before it’s too late
The roadless rule protects 260,000 acres of the White and Green Mountain national forests. The Trump administration wants to rescind it.
Vermont’s forgotten Abenaki war captain
An Abenaki captain and his soldiers fought alongside Vermont’s militia against the British in the Revolutionary War, some giving their lives for a nation not yet their own.
Burlington needs to get serious about stamping out drug markets
It’s time for bold, decisive action against Burlington’s open-air drug trade.
Oil or babies, Vermont?
While the state clings to costly imported oil, birth centers and rural health services are being left to wither.
Court questions Vermont Catholic Diocese plan to sell Rice Memorial High to supporters
“I do think we have a dispute on fair market value,” a judge said of a proposal to privately offer the South Burlington school for $4.3 million — or 14% of a church-commissioned appraisal of $30.5 million.
Vermont ends night and weekend intake for state-funded motel rooms
Motel vouchers will no longer be available after-hours through Vermont 211 as the state rolls out other changes aimed at restructuring homelessness response.
‘We’re not going to have a business’: Vermont companies say Trump’s renewed trade war with Canada has them scrambling, again
“It becomes almost impossible to manage a budget within the context of this environment,” said the co-founder of cheesemaker Jasper Hill Farm.
Vermont prisons agree to improve services for ICE detainees after discrimination complaint
The Vermont Department of Corrections entered into a legally binding agreement to provide better access to language interpretation, legal counsel and court hearings.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
Ruling sets up potential battle of experts in trial of man accused of shooting Palestinian students in Burlington
Judge denies a request by attorneys for Jason Eaton to block a prosecution expert from testifying regarding Eaton’s sanity at the time of the shootings, clearing the way for the trial to start next week.
