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Nurses, UVM Medical Center reach new contract agreement
After months at an impasse, the union threatened to strike in early July but called it off after reaching a deal with the hospital administration. Read the story on VTDigger here: Nurses, UVM Medical Center reach new contract agreement.
Killington Access Road reopens to traffic
KILLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Killington Access Road has reopened to traffic. In one of the more unique ribbon cuttings, a dump truck led a parade of cars and trucks up the newly constructed road. The road project paves the way for a major development at the base of Killington...
Killington hosts 23rd annual wine festival
KILLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Killington is channeling its inner California for a weekend wine festival. The 23rd annual Killington Wine Festival starts Friday night at the summit of the mountain with a gala at the Peak Lodge. Local businesses along the Access Road are also taking part in a wine...
Colleges, National Grid provide aid amid power outages
Johnstown, NY (WRGB) — Amid the ongoing power outages, local colleges and National Grid workers have teamed up to distribute essential goods to those in need. At locations like Fulton Montgomery Community College, community members have been driving up to mini-stations set up by National Grid to collect cool water and dry ice.
Vermont sued by ACLU over ‘illegal’ opioid report changes
(The Center Square) — Vermont is facing a lawsuit alleging the state's top health official illegally altered a report detailing how to spend tens of millions of dollars from settlements with opioid manufacturers. The lawsuit, filed by the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, seeks records from the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee that the group claims were "wrongfully withheld" by the Vermont Department of Health and challenges the Scott administration’s "behind-closed-doors alteration" of the panel’s recommendations to the state Legislature. ...
Noah Kahan defines New England mean, ignites Vermont-New Hampshire debate with Seth Meyers
"Oh god, I'm going to have a bunch of people in flannel yelling at me if I say anything," Kahan said. Vermont’s Noah Kahan leaned into the New England nostalgia with New Hampshire native Seth Meyers this week, joking about flannels and maple syrup amid a debate over which of their home states are better, as well as their casual distaste for Connecticut.
TRORC News & Notes, July 2024
TRORC is evaluating interest in expanding TRORC’s scope of services including Two Rivers helping towns secure additional staffing and expertise by creating a position at TRORC to be contracted to multiple towns, helping towns create joint or individual in-town positions, or obtaining services directly from TRORC on a one-off, contract-basis. Example positions include but are not limited to: Grants Manager, Zoning Administrator, and Town Administrator.
2 men arrested 5 months after missing woman was found dead in toolbox in Vermont river
TROY, Vt. (TCN) -- State police arrested two 34-year-old men for allegedly helping a third co-conspirator put a woman's body in a toolbox and leave it in a river following a fatal dispute. Vermont State Police announced Wednesday, July 17, that Aaron Camp was taken into custody for unauthorized burial...
Vermont Conversation: Jay Craven on filmmaking as activism and reimagining Vermont’s founding story
In Craven’s latest epic film, “Lost Nation,” Ethan Allen meets Lucy Terry Prince, a formerly enslaved woman in Guilford who scholars believe was the nation’s first African American poet. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: Jay Craven on filmmaking as activism and reimagining Vermont’s founding story.
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