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'Children Are Dying': Sanders Pushes Pharma Giants to Cap Cost of Inhaler for Kids
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged a pair of pharmaceutical corporations to immediately slash the price tag of the generic version of the most commonly prescribed inhaler for children, continuing a pressure campaign that the Vermont Independent and his Democratic colleagues have been waging throughout the year with remarkable results. Sanders' latest call was directed at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Prasco Laboratories, which sells the authorized generic of Flovent—an inhaler that GSK pulled from the U.S. market earlier this year. In March, after the Sanders-led Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee launched an investigation into the high costs of inhalers,...
Gas leak prompts evacuations in downtown Brockton, including Neighborhood Health Center
BROCKTON — A gas leak in downtown Brockton prompted an evacuation at the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Wednesday afternoon, officials said. A large gas main was struck at Main and Green Streets, the Brockton Fire Department wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. ...
Keene man charged following assault with 3D-printed weapon
ROXBURY, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – A man from Keene faces charges after a violent incident involving a 3D-printed weapon left another individual injured. N.H. State Troopers responded to a reported assault at the Otter Brook Dam on July 22 shortly after 2 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a man suffering from serious injuries.
For Amon Chumba, absorbing American culture included understanding college admissions
Amon Chumba emigrated to the US from Kenya just before his senior year of high school, which he says at the time felt “awkward” when it came to his college search. Looking back, he says that timing was actually fortunate, because he was introduced to VSAC to help navigate college admission. Read the story on VTDigger here: For Amon Chumba, absorbing American culture included understanding college admissions .
Kids Day coming to Richmond Farmers Market this Friday, Aug. 16
RICHMOND — Families can find extra fun for kids at a new Richmond Farmers Market special event. The Richmond Farmers Market is set to launch the first annual Kids Day on Friday, Aug. 16 with Vermont’s premier kids musician Emma Cook and kids crafts and games. The market is held every Friday from 3-6:30 p.m. at the Volunteers Green with an alternate location at the town center.
Action Packed Vermont Tire & Service Night Greets Thursday Faithful at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Thursday night racing returns to Thunder Road this week in the second of three events in an eight-day stretch during the busy month of August. An action-packed Vermont Tire & Service Night greets race fans with double Flying Tiger features, including the second round of the Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series, plus the Late Models, Street Stocks and Road Warriors! Don’t forget, Vermont Tire & Service Night is also the annual Kid’s Poster Contest and all Vermont Black Bears hockey players in uniform receive Free Admission!
Enfield residents file suit against town over variance for 300-unit housing development
Two Enfield residents have filed a lawsuit against the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment over its approval of a height variance for a proposed nearly 300-unit housing project. Linda Jones and Alv Elvestad, whose Route 4 property abuts the proposed Laramie Farms development — which is located between Route...
ICE arrests Haitian national accused of raping girl at Rockland shelter
Cory Bernard Alvarez had been released on a bond earlier this summer. The Haitian migrant who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl at a Massachusetts shelter earlier this year was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers Tuesday. Cory Bernard Alvarez, 26, was apprehended near his residence in Brockton by...
Local man injured in Alstead trail bike accident while teaching kids to ride
ALSTEAD, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – A trail bike accident in Alstead left a local man seriously injured Tuesday. The incident occurred on private property, according to a news release from N.H. Fish and Game, when 38-year-old Alex Stradecki was instructing young riders on how to operate a youth model trail bike.
Program aims to keep neurodivergent drivers safe during traffic stops
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A new program aims to keep those on the autism spectrum safe during interactions with law enforcement. The Blue Envelope Program alerts police officers during routine traffic stops that a driver has autism. It provides printed instructions to guide the officer on adapting their approach. The...
Keene man charged with robbery using 3D-printed knuckles
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Keene man is facing charges after allegedly using 3D-printed knuckles to rob another man. Police said they responded to an assault at the Otter Brook Dam in Roxbury around 2 p.m. where they found a seriously injured man. The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Joshua K....
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