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Consultant says 4 hospitals need ‘major restructuring,’ recommends consolidating health care services across Vermont
The lengthy list of recommendations includes finding new uses for inpatient units at Grace Cottage, Gifford Medical Center, ...
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VIDEO: Jill Lepore draws standing-room-only crowd in Manchester for talk on press freedom and American history
The author, professor and fan of VTDigger inspired and engaged VTDigger readers by connecting the organization’s work today ...
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Heating up: Debate over clean heat standard is simmering, months ahead of a decision
Gov. Phil Scott said he was alarmed about the potential cost of the clean heat standard at a press conference last week, but ...
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Brattleboro to hire more police in hopes of curbing rising crime
In a split decision after divided public comment, the town selectboard voted Tuesday to add three more officers and up to six ...
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For 25 years (and counting), VSAC’s GEAR UP program supports Vermonters’ college dreams
VSAC celebrates National GEAR UP Week to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the GEAR UP ...
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Titan Potter: There is no such thing as a trauma-informed prison
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In heated meeting, lawmakers hear about working conditions at Vermont’s prisons
We are destroying those people,” a union representative told lawmakers, speaking about the conditions corrections officers endure “We are destroying their lives. We are destroying their families.
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USPS announces plan to keep some local mail processing in Burlington
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Vermont Conversation: CNN’s Elle Reeve on how far-right extremism became the Republican mainstream
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As last unapproved budget passes, school officials brace for another year of financial pressure
Voters in Barre on Tuesday became the final school district to approve a budget for the 2024-25 school year. All of Vermont’s school districts have now approved budgets for this year, after voters in ...
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Vermont towns urge state to open up shelters, camping options for unhoused residents leaving motels
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John “Jack” McDonald
Jack grew up in Williamsport, PA and LaCrosse, WI. He graduated from Harvard University and then earned his PhD at Princeton University. Jack went on to become a much-loved English professor and ...