By Katy Savage Shortly after the Pawlet library director was given a raise and recognized by the Vermont Library Association, she was fired, leading to an outcry from residents at a library board of trustees meeting on Dec. 7. […]
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Environmentalists call for low-emission electricity from socially just sources
Submitted 350Vermont is seeking to pressure utilities to sell energy using renewable sources. The grassroots climate justice organization 350Vermont is seeking to pressure utilities to sell energy using renewable sources while producing fewer or no greenhouse gases. The organization […]
Rutland jury finds former child care provider guilty of fatally medicating infant
File photo by Tiffany Tan,VTDigger Rutland County State’s Attorney Ian Sullivan showed the jury video clips of the baby on Monday, Nov. 27, the first day of Stacey Vaillancourt’s trial in Rutland Superior criminal court. Stacey Vaillancourt […]
Rutland is one of five pilot communities in ‘Homes For All’ project
By Andy Kirkaldy, Addison Independent With affordable and workplace housing a critical need across Vermont, some advocates are working on a plan to expand housing in town centers in a way they say is “gentle.” With the “Homes For […]
New Vermont fluorescent lightbulb restrictions begin in 2024
Starting Jan. 1, 2024, a new state law will prohibit the sale of specific mercury-containing fluorescent lightbulbs in Vermont. Restrictions include the sale of general purpose, indoor/outdoor, residential, and business mercury-containing four-foot linear, compact fluorescent, and twist-based fluorescent lightbulbs. Twist-based (GU-24) […]
Poetry is Power: Happy Thanksgiving, a Haiku
Happy Thanksgiving, Family, friends, love, joy, food, Turkey, pumpkin pie.
All in the family
Lynn and Karl Acker reflect on generations working in the ski industry By Karen D. Lorentz Sometimes you just have to wonder if some people are born with a ski gene. It certainly might seem that way for the […]
State: Get prepared for respiratory virus season
Fall and winter are the seasons when respiratory viruses spread more easily, and that means now is the best time to protect yourself and loved ones from serious illness and hospitalization, according to the the state Health Department, which […]
New coalition calls on Legislature to make Vermont’s wealthiest pay their ‘fair share’ in taxes
By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger It is high time, a coalition of state political interest groups said Thursday, that Vermont’s wealthiest residents pay their “fair share” in income taxes. Members of the newly formed coalition, which is dubbing itself Fund Vermont’s Future, […]
Ken Squier, a champion of radio, racing, 88
By David Goodman/VTDigger Ken Squier, an American broadcasting legend and a beloved champion of Vermont, died on Nov. 15, following a brief illness. Squier, who spent most of his life in Waterbury and Stowe, was 88 years old. In January […]