As of mid-July, none of the property owners promised buyouts nor local officials have heard back from FEMA. A year after floods ripped through Vermont, they have been left in the lurch.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Waterbury residents looked to FEMA buyouts after last year’s floods. They’ve heard nothing for months.
Six Green Racing Project team members will make history for their Craftsbury-based program as they compete in rowing and sculling at the Paris Olympics starting Saturday.
Read the story on VTDigger here: At a quiet Craftsbury pond, rowers become Olympians.
The medical center said the $17.3 million purchase of the Colchester property is “critical” to meeting the needs of its patients.
Read the story on VTDigger here: UVM Medical Center wins approval to buy Fanny Allen Campus.
“It's just stunning — it’s stunning how one 24-hour event can cause this amount of damage,” said Ben DeJong, the state geologist.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Landslides and slurries have damaged homes, roads and driveways after this month’s flood.
In the only competitive Republican primary for statewide office this year, former Rutland GOP chair Gregory Thayer is facing a former Democratic state legislator from the Northeast Kingdom, John Rodgers.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont’s Republican lieutenant governor primary puts party affiliation to the test.
This year’s voter guide includes almost 300 candidate profiles, a campaign finance database, details on how to vote, county-by-county explainers and more.
Read the story on VTDigger here: VTDigger launches 2024 primary election guide.
Women have the strength, the brilliance and the fortitude to fight back against those who so blatantly strive to take away our rights and dignity.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Melinda Moulton: Vermont is a beacon of light for women.
To take part in the primary, you must be registered to vote in Vermont, though you may still register on the day of the election.
Read the story on VTDigger here: How to vote in Vermont’s 2024 primary election.
As voters prepare to fill elected positions for the next two years, VTDigger has summed up the primary responsibilities of each.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Who does what in Vermont’s government? Here’s a guide for Vermonters preparing to vote..
A police affidavit said Darren Martell, 23, had recently been living in a camper at a residence near the home of Roberta Martin, whose burned remains were found in a nearby wooded area four days after she was reported missing.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Man arraigned in sexual assault and murder of 82-year-old Enosburgh woman.
Kyle Fisher stole at least $239,000 from Listen by siphoning off funds from the organization’s bank accounts to which he had access. He spent the money on a $4,000-per-week gambling habit at a Massachusetts casino, prosecutors said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Former Listen director gets 21 months in prison for embezzlement.
An Agency of Natural Resources official credited the slight general decline to policies that incentivize people to install electric heat pumps in their homes, an increase in electric vehicle sales and patterns that continued after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read the story on VTDigger here: New data shows Vermont’s emissions trending slightly downward.
Data from wastewater plants and emergency departments show that the virus is multiplying again, according to the state health department.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont’s Covid-19 cases on the upswing this summer.
Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman is the only statewide incumbent facing a primary challenge this year, and it’s from Winooski Deputy Mayor Thomas Renner.
Read the story on VTDigger here: A newcomer takes on a Statehouse veteran in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.
Officials have received 111 self-reports of flood damage at rental properties stemming from the most recent flood through the 211 system.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Displaced by another round of flooding, Vermont renters have few options.
Richard Cote, 76, was found dead inside his Elmore Street home Wednesday morning, according to police.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Police probe ‘suspicious’ death in Morristown.
The emerald ash borer, an invasive pest that kills ash trees, has been detected in 13 Vermont counties and is still spreading. But towns often don’t have the budget, or the guidance, to address it.
Read the story on VTDigger here: As Vermont loses its ash trees, towns race to stop the beetle that’s the culprit.
I once described our current efforts at health care “reform” as analogous to a group of people watching a house burn.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Lee Russ: How much longer can we ignore the real health care problem?.
After more than five hours of deliberations Wednesday night at the end of a three-day trial, the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Assault case of Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore ends in mistrial.
Kaye loved to crochet, even as her eyesight faded, and gifted blankets to many family members for their comfort. Guest beds at her former residence still welcome with her colorful creations.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kaye (Katherine) Beaudin.
The decision issued last week is a major setback for the legal challenges of the state’s ban on high-capacity magazines and its 72-hour waiting period for firearms purchases.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Federal judge rules against gun rights groups seeking to block enforcement of 2 state firearms laws.
“After a deep assessment of our financial picture, the board had no other choice but to move forward with this difficult decision,” said a statement from the center.
Read the story on VTDigger here: After 87 years serving youth, Sara Holbrook Community Center suspends programming.
“While it may seem like it's taking a while for damage to be assessed, it's important to remember it's only been two weeks since the storm,” Gov. Phil Scott said Wednesday.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Awaiting federal declaration, state forges ahead with Vermont’s flood cleanup.
The first-term member of Congress said she is focused on “how to not give in to cynicism.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: Becca Balint on the ‘freedom election,’ the Israel-Hamas war and fighting cynicism.
“It will be the first time in American history that a war criminal has been given that honor,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont delegation boycotts Netanyahu’s address to Congress.
“We look old-timey, but we’re actually very, very current,” said Justin Squizzero, the school’s third director in its 50-year history.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Change looms: Marshfield School of Weaving finds a new home in Orange County.
Vermont needs to be more welcoming and increase its tax base, not its tax rates.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Don Keelan: The ‘welcome to Vermont’ tax.
Vermont’s 2020 Global Warming Solutions Act provided a pathway to sue the Agency of Natural Resources if the state was not on track to reduce emissions by set amounts in 2025, 2030 and 2050.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Conservation Law Foundation plans to sue state over alleged failure to comply with climate law.
The ordinances put a cap of 55 each on the number of owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied short-term rentals.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Woodstock voters to decide fate of new short-term rental ordinance.
Police said Shannon Edwards stole a truck and then held an elderly woman hostage in her home at knifepoint, resulting in injuries to the woman and two police officers.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Montpelier man arrested in South Burlington following chase, hostage situation.