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Dr. Alicia Jacobs: AI-generated clinical notes can help reduce primary care burnout
No other interventions to reduce burnout have ever worked this well. Now our primary care clinicians can better focus on the care of many Vermonters and northern New Yorkers. Read the story on VTDigger here: Dr. Alicia Jacobs: AI-generated clinical notes can help reduce primary care burnout.
Bride suffers head injury after getting her dress caught in golf cart wheel, authorities say
THORNTON, N.H. — A bride who was getting ready for her ceremony was sent to the hospital after suffering a head injury in Thorton on Friday, authorities said. Campton-Thorton fire Chief Daniel Defosses said emergency personnel responded to Pemi River Road in Thorton near Owl's Nest Friday afternoon for a report that a bride was injured after getting part of her dress stuck in a golf cart wheel.
Frequent flooding in Vt. threatens the future of historic settlement patterns
A series of catastrophic floods over the past 14 months is raising new questions about how, and whether, Vermonters can coexist with the rivers they live by. Until the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 30, Andy Poginy’s backyard in Lyndonville was an idyllic rural sanctuary. “Where we are...
Mad River Valley Planning District staff help assess flood damage in Fayston
In the aftermath of the July 10 flooding, Mad River Valley Planning District (MRVPD) staff members reached out to local town officials, offering help cataloguing damage from the flooding. Accurate documentation of flood damage is critical after extreme weather events if towns and organizations want to recoup FEMA funding. MRVPD...
Harwood Unified Union School District food service staff expand repertoire
Earlier this week five members of the Harwood Unified Union School District food service staff spent a day taking a Mediterranean cooking class, preparing, and sampling some new meals for district students this fall. They were introduced to a melon and mint salad featuring watermelon and cantaloupe with mint dressing....
Woman arrested for nearly hitting officers with car, police say
Burlington, VT- A Winooski woman is facing charges for almost hitting officers with her car and then evading arrest, according to Burlington Police Department. Police say Tiffany Billings, 32, was parked on Main St near South Winooski Avenue while police reported an incident there at about 1:45 am Sunday. This section of the road was closed to traffic and only open for parking.
22nd Annual Wish Kids Golf Classic raises $30,000 for Make-A-Wish Vermont
Left to Right: Adam Ashe, President of Ashe Insurance, Renee Porter, Member Services Manager of Co-Operative Insurance Companies, Jamie Heath, Wish Alumni and Wish Coordinator for Make-A-Wish Vermont, Cotey Gallagher, Member Services Representative of Co-Operative Insurance Companies, Jamie Hathaway, President & CEO of Make-A-Wish Vermont and Make-A-Wish Northeast New York. Make-A-Wish Vermont photo.
Mad River Watch and stream dynamics
Mad River Watch volunteers conducted their final field visits of the summer on August 18 and 19, checking their regular sites to observe to collect data and make environmental observations. WHAT IS FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY?. “Technical terms like fluvial geomorphology that are commonplace within the scientific community are not always meaningful...
National Grid faces statewide protests following rate hike ask
National Grid is asking for its biggest rate hike in several decades. Now, the utility is getting pushback from protests across the state, including central New York. Protesters took to the streets in front of the Syracuse National Grid offices opposing rate hikes in favor of legislation that addresses energy affordability and climate change. Ethan Gormley of Citizen Action of New York organized the protest, which he said is two-pronged.
Commander on Vt. National Guard’s ongoing missions
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - Monday was Military Appreciation Day at the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction. The Vermont National Guard played a pivotal role in helping to save lives during flooding this summer. Vt. National Guard Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, who is also Vermont’s adjutant general, joined our...
Disaster unemployment assistance available to Vermonters who lost work during July 9-11 flooding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor has approved federal disaster unemployment assistance for Vermonters who lost work because of flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl on July 9 through July 11, the state Labor Department said Monday. Last week, President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for parts of the state that were hit by the flooding, including individual assistance disaster, which covers unemployment assistance, for residents in Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans and Washington counties, the state said. People living in those areas may be eligible for unemployment assistance if they were...
The electric-plane future is about to take off
For years, you’ve been able to watch cool-looking electric-plane videos on YouTube, created by some of the 300 companies who are working on them. But Beta Technologies, in Burlington, Vermont, is unique: “I believe we’re the only company flying people,” said Beta’s CEO and founder Kyle Clark. His company’s electric plane can carry six people, and flies 250 miles on one charge.
1 arrest, 1 suspect sought in Montpelier knife attack
One arrest, one suspect sought in suspected Montpelier knife assault. One suspect is in custody after an alleged knife attack in downtown Montpelier, but police are still searching for a second suspect. Several people were fighting on Main Street, near City Hall, just after 7:30 Saturday night. Police say one...
UVM Medical Center’s Driver Rehabilitation Program holds adaptive car show
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - People are getting out of their wheelchairs, and getting into their adaptive, high tech cars, showing off what they can do. “The ability to get into a conventional seat, into a vehicle, in Joan’s condition would not be possible otherwise,” Guy Kennedy of Underhill said.
Ducks bob down the Black River for 25th annual Ludlow Duck Race
LUDLOW, Vt. (WCAX) - After a year off due to last year’s July floods, rubber ducks splashed into the waters in Ludlow for the 25th annual race. Bobbing up and down in a race between bridges, onlookers peered across waters as the 25th annual duck race splashed through Ludlow.
Man’s body found in Whetstone Brook in Brattleboro
Brattleboro police are looking into what happened to a man whose body was found floating in the Whetstone Brook Saturday morning. Officers were called shortly before 9:00 a.m. to the area where the brook flows beneath Main Street. Investigators say they know who the man is, but they haven’t released his name yet because his family hasn’t been notified.
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