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What to know about Vermont’s air quality
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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August 13, 2025
By Erin Petenko/VTDigger Last week, a wafting trail of Canadian wildfire smoke has blanketed Vermont, triggering air quality alerts across the state and causing a haze to block out its mountain views. The National Weather Service issued a Code...
Vermont hospitals recognized for lifesaving stroke and heart care
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Three Vermont hospitals have been recognized for their efforts to improve outcomes for heart disease and stroke patients. The hospitals are among 4,800 nationwide participating in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines...
What to know about first meeting on redistricting Vermont's schools
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont's Redistricting Task Force has begun the process of redrawing school district boundaries, aiming to consolidate the current 100+ districts down to roughly a dozen. The task force, comprised of legislators and school officials, faces a...
How good are school lunches in Vermont? Pretty good, report says
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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School in Vermont is starting up again, which means another year of school lunches. As a parent, you're not exactly there with your children to assess the cafeteria food's quality, but you would hope the school lunches are healthy and nutritious...
These are the best regional hospitals in Tennessee, ranking reveals
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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U.S. News & World Report released its annual ranking of the best regional hospitals in the United States. Ten Tennessee hospitals made the list, with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville ranking highest in the state. Rankings are...
Jay man got violent at hospital after DUI crash, police say
WCAX - Vermont
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August 13, 2025
CHARLESTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A Jay man faces multiple charges after a crash in Charleston. It happened just before 2 a.m. Tuesday on Route 5A. Vermont state police say John Armstrong, 24, was driving under the influence when he hit a tree and rolled...
Vermont Supreme Court decision adds to saga over closed St. Albans store
VTDigger - Vermont
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August 12, 2025
Janet Cote is the former owner of the Maquam Shore Market in St. Albans Town who sued the Agency of Natural Resources for reimbursements tied to petroleum mitigation efforts at the site. Seen on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger ST....
Vermonters make do during heat wave with cooling shelters, caution
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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Vermonters appear to be coping well with the latest heat wave, though the data on heat stroke and other such illnesses can be a bit murky and unpredictable at times, state officials warn. According to the National Weather Service, Montpelier was...
Brattleboro hospital’s budget remains fragile, even after cuts
The Commons
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BRATTLEBORO-Less than two months before the close of its fiscal year, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is still trying to find enough cost reductions and new revenue to balance its current $119 million budget. "FY25 has been a financially challenging...
Monitoring cyanobacteria on Vermont lakes: Why it's important, how to volunteer
NBC5 - Vermont
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August 12, 2025
Cyanobacteria blooms have affected Lake Champlain, Lake Carmi and other area lakes this summer, leading to numerous beach closures because of high bacteria counts.Bacteria levels are monitored on a volunteer basis through the Lake Champlain...
Vermont expands program that helps people return home from long-term care facilities
Vermont Public Radio
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August 12, 2025
Vermont is offering more money to help people transitioning from institutional settings like hospitals and skilled nursing facilities back into their homes. The assistance comes from the Money Follows the Person initiative, which operates through...
Governor gets glimpse of innovation at Vermont EMS Academy
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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August 12, 2025
NEWFANE AND GRAFTON— Gov. Phil Scott and his cabinet on Tuesday stopped at Vermont EMS Academy, praising its innovative practices. Rescue Inc. staff led a tour through its academy on Route 30 in Newfane. Kris Johnson, director of IT innovation at...
'An uphill battle': Housing developers in Vermont face 'an onslaught' of regulations and other challenges
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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August 12, 2025
Editor's note: Today we begin a series of articles analyzing the housing crisis here in Windham County and all over Vermont. The series will be published over the next three days in the print editions of the Reformer and online at reformer.com....
Health crisis as many rural emergency rooms now have no doctors
Raw Story
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August 12, 2025
EKALAKA, Mont. — There was no doctor on-site when a patient arrived in early June at the emergency room in the small hospital at the intersection of two dirt roads in this town of 400 residents. There never is. Dahl Memorial’s three-bed emergency...
Vermont wildlife could suffer as beech leaf disease spreads north
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Beech leaf disease is spreading in Vermont, threatening the state's beech trees. The disease, first detected in Ohio about a decade ago, has now been confirmed in five Vermont counties, according to a community announcement. The Jericho Research...
How federal cuts to mRNA vaccine development will affect Vermont
VTDigger - Vermont
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August 12, 2025
Senior Manufacturing Science Associate Diane Morgan performs an analysis of plasmid DNA at Vernal Biosciences in Colchester on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
Puppy looks for new home after recovering at hospital from near drowning in Fort Lauderdale pool
WSVN 7 - Florida
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August 12, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A dog is looking for a furever home after nearly drowning in a pool in Fort Lauderdale. Eleven-week-old Leo remains shaken up but hopeful for the future after he was rushed to an animal hospital by Fort Lauderdale...
Continuing drought affecting Vermont farmers, especially livestock farms
NBC5 - Vermont
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August 12, 2025
As dry conditions continue to spread across Vermont, one industry feeling the heat is the farms.Farm officials say a stretch of days without rain can really take a toll on dairy and livestock farmers, forcing them to supplement feed. Days without...
A Vermont man’s death was ruled as suicide. Now, his case will be reopened after his daughter claimed cops botched the investigation
The Independent
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August 12, 2025
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US An investigation into the death of a...
Fiscal year 2026 budget decisions underway for Vermont’s largest hospital
WCAX - Vermont
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August 12, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Hospital prices may go up, but your insurance premiums may go down. It’s all up in the air as Vermont’s health care regulators consider the budget for the state’s largest hospital. In fiscal year ’26, the University of...