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Sandcastle sculptor Dan Belcher brings his talents to Champlain Valley Fair
ESSEX JUNCTION — When you take a visit to the Champlain Valley Fair this week, be sure to head to the indoor expo floor. There, you will find a tall, imposing sculpture with bees, butterflies and flowers on it. The sculpture’s medium? Not stone, or marble, but sand.
Dr. Stephen Leffler: Working together to address Vermont’s health care challenges
To support our vital work, on Aug. 28 we presented to our regulator, the Green Mountain Care Board, our commercial rate increase request of 7.91% for FY25, which begins on Oct. 1. Read the story on VTDigger here: Dr. Stephen Leffler: Working together to address Vermont’s health care challenges.
Department of Corrections to roll out new pretrial supervision program in Northeast Kingdom
Lawmakers believe the program will prevent people from racking up new criminal charges while awaiting trial and ensure they show up to court. Read the story on VTDigger here: Department of Corrections to roll out new pretrial supervision program in Northeast Kingdom.
Essex Junction tree advisory committee hosts second annual greatest tree contest
ESSEX JUNCTION –– The Essex Junction Tree Advisory Committee is excited to announce the launch of the second annual Greatest Tree Contest, aimed at celebrating trees and their significance to the community. The contest invites residents to explore the City and nominate a tree they believe deserves the...
Vermont health officials caution against using the words ‘son’ and ‘daughter’
Vermont public health officials are encouraging teachers and parents to ditch the phrases “son” and “daughter” this back-to-school season in the name of classroom equity. “Use ‘child’ or ‘kid’ instead of ‘daughter’ or ‘son,’” reads an Inclusive Language for Families document published Wednesday on Facebook by the Vermont Department of Health. “This is gender-neutral and […]
Major Vermont health care players in dispute over alleged overcharges
Blue Cross Blue Shield says that the University of Vermont Medical Center charged prices higher than allowed by state regulators — something the hospital denies. Read the story on VTDigger here: Major Vermont health care players in dispute over alleged overcharges.
Selectboard votes to fix Spear Street flood damage with culverts instead of bridge
Replacing the Spear Street bridge over Muddy Hollow Brook is proving to be at least as difficult, expensive and time consuming as predicted immediately after Hurricane Beryl washed it away in early July — if not more so. A selectboard discussion about construction options that had been planned to...
Migonis is new Harwood Union cross country coach
Matt Migonis, Waterbury, is the new Harwood Union cross-country coach. He is also the Harwood Union varsity hockey coach. Migonis comes to the cross-country team with a background in running and professional coaching. He also ran cross country and played hockey in high school and ran cross country throughout his undergraduate work at St. Lawrence College.
St. Albans City man charged with stabbing someone with a knife
SAINT ALBANS CITY, Vt. — Police in St. Albans have arrested a suspect for stabbing someone in the back with a knife. On Wednesday night, investigators say they received a report from Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans that a man had been dropped off at the emergency room with a knife wound to the back. He was later taken to UVM Medical Center in Burlington for additional treatment.
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