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Nurses’ union agrees to new contract with UVM Medical Center
Burlington, VT – The Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals has voted to ratify a new three-year contract with UVM Medical Center. The contract includes a 23% wage increase for nurses over the next three years. “The changes in this new contract will further improve our already strong...
Red Cross helps with flood recovery efforts in Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The American Red Cross is winding down its latest round of flood relief efforts in Vermont. For the past few days, the Red Cross was stationed in badly hit areas, with a concentrated effort in Barre, giving out water, cleaning supplies, tarps, tools and masks. Until...
State ag agency seeks information from flood-affected farms
Many of these Vermonters, still not fully recovered from last year’s crisis, are once again facing uncertainty and trauma,” the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets said in a statement. Read the story on VTDigger here: State ag agency seeks information from flood-affected farms.
Seeking an appropriate education, Vermont families battle lawyers, the Legislature and a lack of staff
“The whole system is designed to not educate a certain subset of the population,” said one parent of a child with autism. Read the story on VTDigger here: Seeking an appropriate education, Vermont families battle lawyers, the Legislature and a lack of staff.
A Vermont musician released an album, planned a big tour. Then came the cancer diagnosis
MIDDLEBURY ― This year was looking bright for Sarah King. The Ripton musician released her first solo, full-length album in March that got mentioned by a prominent pop-culture website in the same article touting Beyonce’s new release. King was planning a national tour to rival the big one she took in 2023 to launch the blues/folk/rock musician’s career toward a higher level.
Vermont maintains a list of registered contractors to avoid scammers for flood damaged homes
Vermont's latest round of flooding this month, and the damaged homes that resulted, is another chance for fraudsters to rip off homeowners, according to Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas. "Among the challenges brought on by the flooding in our cities and towns, many homeowners have an urgent need...
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