Springfield Hospital welcomes Tonia Fleming

Tonia Fleming. Photo provided SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Springfield Hospital is pleased to welcome Tonia Fleming as director of marketing and planning, effective Oct. 6. Fleming brings more than 25 years of experience in marketing and nonprofit...

Vermont Commission on Women focuses on economic security as it welcomes new members

BRANDON — One of the newest appointees to the Vermont Commission on Women is a local woman advocating for people with rare diseases. Amanda Van Eps, of Brandon, was recently appointed to the commission by Republican Gov. Phil Scott. According to...

Vermont Tech Jam returns to Burlington Saturday

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Job seekers, entrepreneurs, and tech professionals will gather Saturday at Hula coworking space in Burlington for Seven Days’ annual Vermont Tech Jam career and tech expo. The event features companies and guest speakers...

Former patients, providers celebrate St. Mary Hospital memorial unveiling

QUINCY (WGEM) - On October 25, 1867, Saint Mary Hospital opened its doors to serve Quincy. Exactly 158 years later, former patients and providers are still talking about its storied legacy. A new Adams County Bicentennial memorial commemorating...

Vermont’s Republican and Democratic parties could see new leaders next month

Paul Dame, left, Russ Ingalls. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s state chapters of the Republican and Democratic parties could both see new leadership next month after the parties hold their biennial reorganization meetings. Paul Dame,...

Vermont Smoke & Cure wins 2025 Convenience Store News Best New Product Award 

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Smoke & Cure of Hinesburg has announced that its Hot & Spicy Turkey Stick has been named the winner in the Alternative Snacks: Meat Snacks category of the 2025 Convenience Store News Best New Product Awards. This...

Vermont Republican Sam Douglass officially resigns from Senate

Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sam Douglass, the now-former state senator from Orleans County, submitted his official resignation Wednesday following countrywide backlash to leaked, hateful...

School nutrition update

TEWKSBURY — At the Oct. 15, 2025 School Com­mittee meeting, food and nutrition services director Deb Mugford provided an update on the district’s school lunch efforts to celebrate National School Lunch Week. September kicked off with Food Safety...

Missing Vermont College Student Lia Smith Has Been Confirmed Dead, Medical Examiner Releases Her Manner of Death By Toria Sheffield

NEED TO KNOW A body found in Vermont on Oct. 23 has officially been identified as missing Middlebury College student Lia Smith, 21 Smith’s manner of death was released by the local medical examiner’s office Smith was reported missing on Sunday,...

Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center names chief medical officer

Catherine A. Schneider. Photo provided WINDSOR, Vt. – Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC), a member of Dartmouth Health, has announced the appointment of Dr. Catherine A. Schneider as chief medical officer. Schneider has been the...

US Senator Sanders challenges Bezos, Amazon on automation’s job impacts

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday called on Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos to account for what the Vermont independent said were hundreds of thousands of potential lost jobs due to automation. “If...

Grassley urges investigation into state use of taxpayer funds for immigrant health care

Sen. Chuck Grassley - US Senator for Iowa | Official U.S. House headshotSen. Chuck Grassley - US Senator for Iowa | Official U.S. House headshot Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee,...

US Senator Sanders challenges Bezos, Amazon on automation's job impacts

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday called on Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos to account for what the Vermont independent said were hundreds of thousands of potential lost jobs due to automation. “If...

Rhode Island’s Deepening Line: Feeding People Replaces Fixing Hunger

RINewsToday | By Staff Report TODAY, October 28th, RI Gov. McKee will announce new actions to support Rhode Islanders as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will not replenish cards on November 1st, or after, during the federal...

New California Shield Law Protects Abortion Pill Patients, Prescribers and Pharmacists

California just gave medication abortion providers—including mail-order pharmacies—and patients a powerful new tool: privacy. An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone during a rally in front of the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024....

CNBC ranks Vermont as top state in terms of quality of life in 2025 

Vermont was named the best state for quality of life in CNBC's "Top States for Business" study this year. CNBC ranks each U.S. state annually from a business standpoint. The states are given scores in 10 categories: Economy, Infrastructure,...

Vermont state employees show up in person to demonstrate constraints of Waterbury office complex

State employee Charlotte Safran picks out a Vermont State Employees Association t-shirt as the union opposes Gov. Phil Scott’s return to work mandate outside the state office complex in Waterbury on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Photo by Glenn...

Vermont State Police Log: Motorcyclists seriously hurt in a bad crash

ADDISON COUNTY — A Bridport man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday afternoon. Christopher Stone, 32, was med-flighted to UVM Medical Center for multiple serious injuries sustained in the crash at around a quarter to 1 p.m. on...

Vermont officials prepare state-funded stopgap as federal shutdown threatens food stamp funds

Richmond Market & Beverage in Richmond on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.org. The Vermont Department for Children and Families said...

Vermont state employees still worry about hybrid schedule change

Dozens of Vermont state employees, some who have spent the past few years working remotely, made their way back to the state office complex in Waterbury on Thursday — a trial run ahead of a major workplace shift coming this winter.Starting in...