Peter Welch joined Sanders in cosponsoring measures that would have prevented the transfer of munitions and guidance systems to the Israeli military, citing their use against civilians in Gaza.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Bernie Sanders’ attempts to block arms sales to Israel fail in U.S. Senate.
The yes vote comes on the heels of a successful unionization drive by support staff at Central Vermont Medical Center in September.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Copley Hospital support staff unionize.
It doesn’t matter if you’re going to paradise, said Nelofer Karimi, it’s very hard to leave your home, your loved ones, the life you knew to come into a new reality that feels like a mountain of burdens.
Read the story on VTDigger here: An Afghan family aims for homeownership in Vermont — with help from a new partnership.
“I expect that the FY26 budget process will be the most difficult in recent history," Montpelier Finance Director Sarah LaCroix wrote in her report.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Montpelier council eyes job cuts to avert 24% tax increase next year.
She is pursuing Harvard’s first major in animal studies and, at Oxford, plans to study animal ethics to address the question: “What does it mean to respect an animal as an individual?”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: Rhodes Scholar and Vermonter Lena Ashooh on working ‘towards a brighter future’.
The June shooting took place during a struggle as state trooper Adam Roaldi tried to secure a sawed-off shotgun from Jason Lowery’s vehicle, according to police.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Attorney General Charity Clark rules trooper was justified in use of deadly force in Orange fatal shooting.
In the darkest most vulnerable times, the staff at our hospitals and home health agencies step in to help us, to comfort us and to hold us.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Krystyna Davenport Brown: Thank you to our health care workers.
The Worcester plan balances a wide range of uses and functions that are consistent with statewide planning tools and goals for biodiversity protection.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Conservation organizations: The Worcester Range plan balances diverse approaches to preserving healthy forests.
A wetter-than-normal summer has given way to a drier-than-normal fall, particularly in southern Vermont.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Three-quarters of Vermont experiencing dry conditions.
In turn, the veteran officer Fred Whitcomb agreed to retire and not disparage the police department or its officers in any way.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Stowe police detective receives $100K payout after relationship with subordinate uncovered.
“The truck was trying to make a delivery and the driver thought he was going to fit through the covered bridge,” Waitsfield’s constable Jeff Campbell said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Waitsfield covered bridge reopens after truck crashes into it.
The reductions will impact stations in Canaan, North Troy, West Berkshire and Alburgh, which are currently open 24 hours a day.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Feds to cut hours at 4 Vermont border crossings.
The race to become speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives is typically conducted mostly behind closed doors, but Rep. Laura Sibilia has taken the rare step of bringing her challenge to House Speaker Jill Krowinski public.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Sibilia seeks campaign cash in her bid to oust Vermont House Speaker Krowinski.
“My sense is that the majority of the residents in Putney do support the project, and that there’s a small but loud, vocal minority that really opposes it,” said the Putney selectboard chair.
Read the story on VTDigger here: After years of appeals, Vermont Supreme Court ruling clears path for Putney affordable housing project.
The need for food assistance from the Vermont Foodbank and its partners has increased steadily over the past two years.
Read the story on VTDigger here: As winter approaches, many Vermonters face an impossible choice.
Nearly 80 workers at the stove and fireplace manufacturers’ facilities in Randolph and Bethel will be temporarily out of work starting Nov. 25, a spokesperson said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Most Vermont Castings employees set to be furloughed next week.
Murad was officially appointed to the post in 2023, after serving three years as the acting chief. He told his colleagues his last day would be on April 7, if not before.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Burlington police chief Jon Murad will not seek reappointment.
Kristina Callahan was taught that experience and hard work will get you where you want to go. She took time after high school to work, save money, and solidify her career plans… and when she was ready to take off, VSAC provided the runway.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kristina Callahan earns her “license to learn” as an aviation technician.
We are NOT fighting against a safer community. We are aiming to align the intention of a safer community with the impact we all desire.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Hannah Sorila: Brattleboro is a community, not a business.
One of the reasons health care is so expensive is because of the unwieldy and irrational salaries paid to its top officers.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Barbie Alsop: UVM Health Network’s planned cuts.
Two works by local artist and schoolteacher Stephen Belaski, degrading in storage for decades at Fort Ticonderoga, will be restored.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Depression-era murals return to Bellows Falls.
Lydia took great joy in helping others and in giving back. After retiring, she spent many years volunteering in local nursing homes, first at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation and then at Woodridge Nursing Home.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Lydia Annette Brignoli Lewis.
Two Massachusetts men pleaded not guilty Monday to charges stemming from the Friday night shooting.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Prosecutor says suspects in Rutland murder case may have been targeting another person.
The Agency of Administration oversees and coordinates Vermont’s state government agencies, departments and programs, and the role of secretary is one of the top two positions in the governor’s cabinet, right alongside his chief of staff.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Scott appoints new secretary of administration, three more to extended cabinet.
Members of a state advisory group recently declined to endorse the creation of a therapeutic program involving psychedelic drugs.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Study group hesitant about psychedelic therapy in Vermont.
The Nov. 15 incident marks the third time in as many months that a person has been charged with killing members of their family in Vermont.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Montpelier man pleads not guilty to aggravated murder charges in parents’ killing.
Sunday’s conference championship marks the second time in four years — and the seventh time in the history of the UVM men's soccer program — that they have brought home the America East title.
Read the story on VTDigger here: UVM men’s soccer team advances to NCAA tournament after winning America East championship.
A lover of classical music, Marjorie found tremendous joy singing with the CVUUS Choir and the Middlebury College Community Chorus.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Marjorie Augusta Lincoln Carsen.
Mark's life was ever entwined in the practices of medicine and studio art.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Mark R. Depman, M.D..
We must act urgently to address the infrastructural factors that cause such severe consequences when humans make mistakes.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Jonathon Weber: We need to reduce the speed of cars on Shelburne Road.