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- As Vermont launches retail cannabis sales, customers line up in downtown Burlington
As Vermont launches retail cannabis sales, customers line up in downtown Burlington -Three retail cannabis shops were expected to open Saturday, the first day permitted by state law, including Ceres Collaborative in Burlington. One customer said he arrived at 6:30 a.m. to be first in line.
Read the story on VTDigger here: As Vermont launches retail cannabis sales, customers line up in downtown Burlington.
- Vermont education officials reached a settlement over religious schools. A federal judge in Burlington had concerns.
Vermont education officials reached a settlement over religious schools. A federal judge in Burlington had concerns. -“I don’t believe I've ever been asked to kind of adopt somebody’s conclusions of law in that way,” the judge said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont education officials reached a settlement over religious schools. A federal judge in Burlington had concerns..
- Waterford woman linked to Northeast Kingdom murder given 12 years in prison
Waterford woman linked to Northeast Kingdom murder given 12 years in prison -Krystal Whitcomb was "at the center" of the conspiracy to murder Michael Pimental, a judge said Friday, and her role in the regional drug trade led directly to his death.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Waterford woman linked to Northeast Kingdom murder given 12 years in prison.
- David Moats: Patrick Leahy’s only constant was change
David Moats: Patrick Leahy’s only constant was change -Leahy’s observations shed light, not only on one man’s career, but on the nation’s turbulent journey from the final days of the Vietnam War to the parlous present, which finds democracy under assault abroad and at home.
Read the story on VTDigger here: David Moats: Patrick Leahy’s only constant was change.
- Beleaguered Barton Electric Dept. carries on with help from Vermont Public Power Supply Authority
Beleaguered Barton Electric Dept. carries on with help from Vermont Public Power Supply Authority -After residents voted against selling their local utility to Vermont Electric Cooperative, Vermont Public Power Supply Authority has coordinated contracts with other municipal electric companies and line workers while the local government weighs options.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Beleaguered Barton Electric Dept. carries on with help from Vermont Public Power Supply Authority.
- Casella poised to buy portion of shuttered Rutland college campus
Casella poised to buy portion of shuttered Rutland college campus -The waste management company intends to use the former College of St. Joseph space to create new offices, a training center and, possibly, short-term employee housing.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Casella poised to buy portion of shuttered Rutland college campus.
- Tragic birth at center of lawsuit against Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Tragic birth at center of lawsuit against Brattleboro Memorial Hospital -Jessica Mayotte gave birth in her sleep, and her child died soon thereafter. An ongoing trial is focused on whether her health care providers upheld the necessary standard of care when they discharged her from the hospital the night before.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Tragic birth at center of lawsuit against Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
- Getting insurance for cannabis businesses is doable, but not without conditions and costs
Getting insurance for cannabis businesses is doable, but not without conditions and costs -“Get your wallet out,” said one cannabis entrepreneur. “It’s incredibly expensive.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Getting insurance for cannabis businesses is doable, but not without conditions and costs.
- 94 Vermonters died from opioid overdose in first half of this year
94 Vermonters died from opioid overdose in first half of this year -Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, continues to dominate the overdose deaths. Between January and June, the drug was involved in 88 of the opioid deaths among state residents.
Read the story on VTDigger here: 94 Vermonters died from opioid overdose in first half of this year.
- Lieutenant gubernatorial nominees Joe Benning and David Zuckerman to face off in final VTDigger debate
Lieutenant gubernatorial nominees Joe Benning and David Zuckerman to face off in final VTDigger debate -The event takes place online Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Lieutenant gubernatorial nominees Joe Benning and David Zuckerman to face off in final VTDigger debate.
- Margaret Hanni: Don’t say you support women and then deny them control of their bodies
Margaret Hanni: Don’t say you support women and then deny them control of their bodies -I am disgusted by the prevalence of letters to editors, fliers sent to voters and other campaign materials that purport to support women, but whose arguments debase and demean women by making up and disseminating these insulting falsehoods about the alleged possible behavior of pregnant women.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Margaret Hanni: Don’t say you support women and then deny them control of their bodies.
- Elayne Clift: The other long-haul Covid
Elayne Clift: The other long-haul Covid -Professionals, politicians and the public are showing little recognition of the long-term changes Covid will inevitably make in our lives.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Elayne Clift: The other long-haul Covid.
- Andrew Pomerantz: A response on mental health from an ‘old friend’
Andrew Pomerantz: A response on mental health from an ‘old friend’ -It has taken war and Covid-19 for the American public and many in the health care sector to finally understand the impact of mental and behavioral health conditions on individuals, families and society, and the failure of our system to provide needed care.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Andrew Pomerantz: A response on mental health from an ‘old friend’.
- Bob Stannard: Deja vu all over again
Bob Stannard: Deja vu all over again -Upon losing to Gulley, Howard stated, “Unfortunately, I was tied to the reasons they wanted change.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Bob Stannard: Deja vu all over again.
- As Vermont launches retail cannabis sales, customers line up in downtown Burlington
As Vermont launches retail cannabis sales, customers line up in downtown Burlington -Three retail cannabis shops were expected to open Saturday, the first day permitted by state law, including Ceres Collaborative in Burlington. One customer said he arrived at 6:30 a.m. to be first in line.
Read the story on VTDigger here: As Vermont launches retail cannabis sales, customers line up in downtown Burlington.
- Vermont education officials reached a settlement over religious schools. A federal judge in Burlington had concerns.
Vermont education officials reached a settlement over religious schools. A federal judge in Burlington had concerns. -“I don’t believe I've ever been asked to kind of adopt somebody’s conclusions of law in that way,” the judge said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont education officials reached a settlement over religious schools. A federal judge in Burlington had concerns..
- Waterford woman linked to Northeast Kingdom murder given 12 years in prison
Waterford woman linked to Northeast Kingdom murder given 12 years in prison -Krystal Whitcomb was "at the center" of the conspiracy to murder Michael Pimental, a judge said Friday, and her role in the regional drug trade led directly to his death.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Waterford woman linked to Northeast Kingdom murder given 12 years in prison.
- David Moats: Patrick Leahy’s only constant was change
David Moats: Patrick Leahy’s only constant was change -Leahy’s observations shed light, not only on one man’s career, but on the nation’s turbulent journey from the final days of the Vietnam War to the parlous present, which finds democracy under assault abroad and at home.
Read the story on VTDigger here: David Moats: Patrick Leahy’s only constant was change.
- Beleaguered Barton Electric Dept. carries on with help from Vermont Public Power Supply Authority
Beleaguered Barton Electric Dept. carries on with help from Vermont Public Power Supply Authority -After residents voted against selling their local utility to Vermont Electric Cooperative, Vermont Public Power Supply Authority has coordinated contracts with other municipal electric companies and line workers while the local government weighs options.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Beleaguered Barton Electric Dept. carries on with help from Vermont Public Power Supply Authority.
- Casella poised to buy portion of shuttered Rutland college campus
Casella poised to buy portion of shuttered Rutland college campus -The waste management company intends to use the former College of St. Joseph space to create new offices, a training center and, possibly, short-term employee housing.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Casella poised to buy portion of shuttered Rutland college campus.
- Tragic birth at center of lawsuit against Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Tragic birth at center of lawsuit against Brattleboro Memorial Hospital -Jessica Mayotte gave birth in her sleep, and her child died soon thereafter. An ongoing trial is focused on whether her health care providers upheld the necessary standard of care when they discharged her from the hospital the night before.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Tragic birth at center of lawsuit against Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
- Getting insurance for cannabis businesses is doable, but not without conditions and costs
Getting insurance for cannabis businesses is doable, but not without conditions and costs -“Get your wallet out,” said one cannabis entrepreneur. “It’s incredibly expensive.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Getting insurance for cannabis businesses is doable, but not without conditions and costs.
- 94 Vermonters died from opioid overdose in first half of this year
94 Vermonters died from opioid overdose in first half of this year -Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, continues to dominate the overdose deaths. Between January and June, the drug was involved in 88 of the opioid deaths among state residents.
Read the story on VTDigger here: 94 Vermonters died from opioid overdose in first half of this year.
- Lieutenant gubernatorial nominees Joe Benning and David Zuckerman to face off in final VTDigger debate
Lieutenant gubernatorial nominees Joe Benning and David Zuckerman to face off in final VTDigger debate -The event takes place online Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Lieutenant gubernatorial nominees Joe Benning and David Zuckerman to face off in final VTDigger debate.
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