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Fairlee dispensary brings new life to a defunct gas station
Ninny Goat & Co. owner Airon Shaw said she had to take a risk on herself to open the shop, whose name and retro theme were inspired by her grandmother. Read the story on VTDigger here: Fairlee dispensary brings new life to a defunct gas station.
Think 2024 is a presidential potboiler? Revisiting Vermont’s politically volcanic summer of 1968.
Green Mountain State Democrats are set for this week’s start of their party’s national convention in Chicago, where their predecessors faced television attention and tear-gas attacks a half-century ago. Read the story on VTDigger here: Think 2024 is a presidential potboiler? Revisiting Vermont’s politically volcanic summer of 1968..
Champlain Valley School district considers phone-free future
The district is currently without an overarching phone use policy, leaving it up to school principals to set standards. Read the story on VTDigger here: Champlain Valley School district considers phone-free future.
Then Again: Finding Addie
Of the thousands of photographs Lewis Hine took of child laborers, a handful have become iconic, perhaps none more so than an image he took in Vermont in August 1910 of a slender, barefooted girl standing in front of the spinning frame she was operating. Read the story on VTDigger here: Then Again: Finding Addie.
Young Writers Project: ‘Moderation’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Moderation,” by Beatrice Garvin of Peacham. Artwork is “Flooded Soccer Fields,” by “Clustered” by Isla Segal of Woodstock. Read the story on VTDigger here: Young Writers Project: ‘Moderation’.
Bill Schubart: A new ‘women’s prison’ … or reentry domicile
As one generally opposed to incarceration as we know it, I was pleased to learn more about the planned facility which builds on the remarkable successes of the Scandinavian systems and our neighboring system in Maine. Read the story on VTDigger here: Bill Schubart: A new ‘women’s prison’ … or reentry domicile.
Vermont Electric and Green Mountain Power launch new large-scale battery in North Troy
A lack of grid capacity has kept local renewable energy sources from producing power consistently. The new battery is designed to change that. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Electric and Green Mountain Power launch new large-scale battery in North Troy.
Data shows Vermont raised $3.5 million from sports betting operators in first six months
Vermonters are betting on basketball, football — and even table tennis, according to data collected by state regulators. Read the story on VTDigger here: Data shows Vermont raised $3.5 million from sports betting operators in first six months.
Stowe Cider to make wastewater improvements with federal grant
The cidery was awarded a grant through the Department of Environmental Conservation, for the roughly $408,000 that will help overhaul the cidery’s on-site wastewater treatment system. Read the story on VTDigger here: Stowe Cider to make wastewater improvements with federal grant.
Hotel project at Burlington airport falls apart, 7 years after efforts began
A public bidding process for new developers will “hopefully” open early next year, according to the airport’s director. Read the story on VTDigger here: Hotel project at Burlington airport falls apart, 7 years after efforts began.
Vermont’s new motel room limits are primed to push out hundreds of households this fall
Many households will run out of allotted days in their motel and hotel rooms this fall. And a new statewide room cap is prompting officials to prioritize who gets a spot as space is limited. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont’s new motel room limits are primed to push out hundreds of households this fall.
Graham Gordon: Your public forests are at risk. Here’s how you can help.
We are gifted what might be our best opportunity to stand for the protection and conservation of mature and old-growth forests on public lands such as the Green Mountain National Forest. Read the story on VTDigger here: Graham Gordon: Your public forests are at risk. Here’s how you can help..
Earline Marsh
Earline taught third grade at Waterbury Elementary School in the 1970s, then taught second grade at Moretown Elementary School and served as the school’s first full-time principal. In the 1980s, she was principal of Mathewson School in Barre City, and she supervised student teachers at Vermont College. Read the story on VTDigger here: Earline Marsh.
3 years after the fall of Kabul, Afghan refugees in Vermont are still in limbo
Indefinite family separation and a prolonged bureaucratic path to permanent residence in the U.S. is affecting Afghan refugees in Vermont and across the country. Read the story on VTDigger here: 3 years after the fall of Kabul, Afghan refugees in Vermont are still in limbo.
Canadian wildfires to impact Vermont’s air quality on Friday
The federal EPA predicts rising measurements of fine particulate matter will result in a designation of “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Canadian wildfires to impact Vermont’s air quality on Friday.
Vermont Supreme Court rejects bail appeal for man charged with aggravated murder of Rutland City police officer
The ruling this week means that Tate Rheaume will remain behind bars as he awaits trial in a case stemming from the July 2023 crash that killed Jessica Ebbighausen. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Supreme Court rejects bail appeal for man charged with aggravated murder of Rutland City police officer.
Encampment closure sparks protest on Montpelier City Hall steps
After being evicted from the Country Club Road encampment, one Montpelier resident has organized a protest to call for safe camping sites for the city’s unhoused community. Read the story on VTDigger here: Encampment closure sparks protest on Montpelier City Hall steps .
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