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BMH, Copley, NMC sign on to new healthcare collaboration
Left to right, Chris Dougherty, CEO of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital; Joseph Woodin, CEO of Copley Hospital and Chair of newly formed Collaborative's Board of Directors; Peter Wright, CEO of Northwestern Medical Center. New healthcare group addressing affordability and sustainability. Vermont Business Magazine The Green Mountain Care Board’s consultant, Oliver Wyman,...
Fairbanks Museum records record single-day rainfall during NEK flooding
The National Weather Service is reporting life-threatening flooding in the Northeast Kingdom, after 4 to 8 inches of rainfall this morning. The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury has reported 7.96 inches of rainfall, the highest single-day total in their 130 years of recorded weather. Mark Breen is the...
William Bender, Oliver Bub move on to semifinals in Olympic Men's Rowing Pairs
PARIS, IDF — After a disappointing start to his first Olympics, Norwich, Vermont native William Bender is moving on to the semifinals in the Paris Olympics Men's Rowing Pairs. Bender and his rowing partner, fellow Dartmouth College alum Oliver Bub got off to a rocky start in the Men's...
We’re Hiring! Part-time Operations Coordinator
Central Vermont Community Radio continues to commit to right-sizing the station by building our capacity on staff. We are looking for a very part-time, 10 hours a-week, temporary Operations Coordinator to help work directly with our programmers on show, training, and troubleshooting needs, ensure all programming runs smoothly through our various systems, and assist in the general technical support of the station alongside the Station Manager and volunteers.
Elena Mihaly: We can’t tackle climate change without honest math
Vermonters want to believe that our state leaders are acting in the best interests of our families and communities. Read the story on VTDigger here: Elena Mihaly: We can’t tackle climate change without honest math.
Hot and humid Tuesday in Boston with rain possible
We're back to summer mode Tuesday. Highs leap into the mid-80s with plenty of heat and humidity. There is the slightest chance of a pop-up shower this afternoon, but many of us will remain dry. A flood warning remains in place for parts of Vermont through 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. Earlier...
How will Vt. communities pay for budget-busting flood damage?
MORETOWN, Vt. (WCAX) - Some of Vermont’s smallest communities continue to rebuild after flooding earlier this month had a big impact. Entering the third week after the flood, all roads in Moretown are at least partially open, but the town is still rebuilding and planning what to do if this happens again.
BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont in financial crisis
BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont − the largest health insurer in Vermont with a 66% market share − is threatened with insolvency because of its declining reserves, according to a state regulator. Kevin Gaffney, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, said Friday he's confident BCBSVT will remain solvent, which is his department's responsibility to ensure. ...
Vermont State Primary 2024: Your voters' guide for the Aug. 13 election
In less than a month, Vermonters return to the polls to select their major party candidates for the November ballot in the statewide primary on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Republican, Democratic and Progressive contenders will vie for their party's nominations in the following races: U.S senator, U.S representative, governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, secretary of state, auditor of accounts, attorney general, the state Senate (30 seats), state Representative (150 seats) and high bailiff (14 seats). ...
It’s time to stop coddling Casella in New Hampshire
Sadly, the two most important things to know about how New Hampshire manages landfills are: 1) Casella’s North Country Environmental Services (NCES) landfill in Bethlehem is managed worse (by roughly an order of magnitude) than any other landfill in the state; and 2) the Department of Environmental Services (the state agency with the responsibility to […]
Cleanup underway in Northeast Kingdom as residents brace for more rain
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont towns were once again underwater Tuesday due to late-night storms that dumped record rainfall in parts of the Northeast Kingdom. The Northeast Kingdom woke up Tuesday morning to historic rainfall and the rising sun revealed the destruction. Homes on Mt. Hunger Road in the town of Lyndon were split in half, careening into the Mountain Brook. One homeowner’s bathrobe was still dangling over the raging river. Nearby, a car careened over a washout on Route 114 and was held up by a single utility wire. The driver tells WCAX he was okay, just shaken up.
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