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North Country Hospital questions diagnosis
NEWPORT — More than 60 people, squeezed into the Gateway Center on the evening of July 9, to hear a consultant hired by the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB), offer a prescription to improve the future health of North Country Hospital. The meeting was part of a process set in motion by the Legislature which passed Act 167 in hopes of making the state’s 14 hospitals more sustainable.
'A huge relief': 2 Vermont tax sale lawsuits settled, and new law adds protections
A Greensboro family will not lose their 300-acre farm after being sued by an out-of-state company that claimed the family owed $1,500 interest on tax debt. And a 66-year-old woman will get back her house after the village of Orleans seized it over a $6,500 tax bill. Both cases are...
Newport City Council censures Charboneau amid controversy
NEWPORT — In a contentious meeting Monday night, the Newport City Council voted to censure one of its own members, Kevin Charboneau, for investigating alleged criminal wrongdoing by fellow councilor Curtis Clark. The motion to censure, brought forward by council member Rick Ufford-Chase, passed with Charboneau as the lone...
Locals voice concerns at Green Mountain Care Board meeting in Newport
NEWPORT — Vermont’s rural communities are feeling the pinch of rising healthcare costs and limited access to services, as state officials seek solutions to transform the system. At a community engagement meeting Tuesday evening, the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) heard from residents and healthcare providers about the...
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