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NY Education Department seeking input on diploma changes
Albany, N.Y. — The state Education Department is looking for input on plans to potentially change high school diploma requirements. The department has set up a “ThoughtExchange” at https://bit.ly/3jkq4sk to take comments regarding a proposal to change Regents requirements. The deadline to participate is Oct. 6. The...
Queensbury Red Lobster set to close before August ends
Queensbury, NY (WRGB) — According to a report from CNN, the Queensbury Red Lobster is one of more than 100 locations shutting down by Aug. 31. The CNN article cites recent court filing shows that the company is rejecting the leases of an additional 23 locations, including Queensbury and a Bronx location by Saturday, August 31. This put the total shuttered restaurants at more than 100 from the beginning of summer 2024. The chain will reportedly have around 500 outlets left, down from the 650 at the start of the year.
Traveling to die: the latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really wanted to take control over how I […]
Dessart Named Associate Head Coach for Women’s Hockey
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont women's hockey head coach Jim Plumer announced that Kevin Dessart has joined his staff as Associate Head Coach on Monday afternoon. Dessart joins the Catamounts after two seasons as the Head Coach at Lawrence University (DIII). "We are really excited to welcome Kevin to our UVM...
Galbraith and Reiser on Aug 29 will discuss foreign affairs and the November presidential election
Peter Galbraith (top) and Tim Reiser will speak in Brattleboro about foreign affairs and the implications of the 2024 elections in November. The annual Galbraith Lecture at the Windham World Affairs Council will focus on what’s ahead for our nation — and the rest of the world — after Nov. 5.
Pittsfield’s Xavier Powell remembered for his military service after unexpected death
National Guard Specialist and Pittsfield native Xavier Powell is being remembered for his military service after his unexpected death earlier this month. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey ordered that flags be lowered from sunup to sundown on Saturday to honor the 29-year-old, who died on Aug. 11. Xavier Matthew Powell was...
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.
Mount Greylock School Committee Taking Two Years to Find Superintendent
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The last time the Mount Greylock Regional School District looked for a permanent superintendent, the search process lasted 20 days. This time, the School Committee wants to take two years. On Thursday, the committee decided on a vote of 6-0 to formally begin a search for...
Mold Found in Wahconah High Auditorium
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is investigating what has caused penicillium, a type of mold, to grow on the walls of Wahconah Regional High School's auditorium. The district filed a claim with its insurance company and anticipated the mold would be completely remediated by the...
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....
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.
Cornell works to keep NYS Fair cattle avian flu free
In the past few years, veterinarians were primarily concerned with how the avian flu affected the poultry population, but their research expanded in March when a cow tested positive for the virus in the Texas panhandle. Elisha Frye, an assistant professor of practice at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine,...
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.
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