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A new Vermont law prevents hunters from selling bear paws and organs
Advocates and officials worried that the lack of regulation in Vermont could attract people interested in selling bear parts on the black market. Read the story on VTDigger here: A new Vermont law prevents hunters from selling bear paws and organs.
After two major floods, one Plainfield couple is wondering what comes next
Karen Meisner and Pär Winzell live in a home situated along the Winooski River in Plainfield. They experienced catastrophic flooding in July of 2023. This summer, they were nearly finished with cleanup, and then they were hit hard again. The Winooski became a lake around their home, and their kitchen filled with mud.
State agency report: Vermont needs at least 24,000 new homes
Covid-19 migrants, aging housing stock and rising construction costs have combined to raise housing costs and lower the vacancy rate in the Green Mountain State, according to the Vermont Housing Finance Agency’s five-year needs assessment. Read the story on VTDigger here: State agency report: Vermont needs at least 24,000 new homes .
Vermonters gather at City Hall Park to remember loved ones lost to overdose
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Deaths from overdoses are down in Vermont in the past year. It’s an amazing feat many celebrated at City Hall Park on Thursday, but it doesn’t mean there weren’t still casualties. In 2023, 231 daughters, sons, mothers, fathers, and more have died of...
Local organizations commemorate Overdose Awareness Day
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Saturday is a difficult day for many as Vermonters remember their loved ones lost to overdose. Saturday is Overdose Awareness Day, and many organizations across the state put on events over this past week to spread the word. According to Vermont’s Health Department, the state saw...
School districts across Vermont struggle to find, retain bus drivers
Peacham School Principal Sam McLeod doesn’t expect to give up driving the school bus any time soon. Picking up and dropping children safely home, he said, has been “one of the most fulfilling experiences” he has had in education. Read the story on VTDigger here: School districts across Vermont struggle to find, retain bus drivers.
Annual event shares stories, successes and honors Vermonters lost to the opioid crisis
“We are all people and we all deserve love and respect and compassion,” said Martina Anderson, a social justice advocate and harm reductionist who wants to see stigma erased “because stigma still kills people.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Annual event shares stories, successes and honors Vermonters lost to the opioid crisis.
House Ethics Panel provided ‘restorative justice’ response to legislator’s bag-soaking scheme
“Representative Morrissey’s behavior and the public response to it reflected negatively on the integrity and reputation of the Vermont House of Representatives,” read a joint statement by the representatives Thursday distributed by House staffers. Read the story on VTDigger here: House Ethics Panel provided ‘restorative justice’ response to legislator’s bag-soaking scheme.
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