'Here to stay': Brattleboro Memorial Hospital commits to getting finances in order

BRATTLEBORO — Consultants have been called in to help Brattleboro Memorial Hospital prepare a revised budget to send to state regulators amid financial struggles. The plan is to strength the hospital's financial foundation and ensure longevity,...

The 38 Fastest Kids in Town at the Vermont Apple Festival

Runners cross the finish line of the Fastest Kid in Town race. Photo provided SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Edgar May Health and Recreation Center and Springfield Hospital continued their tradition of determining the Fastest Kids in...

Dems test new playbook in Tuesday’s election: Less Trump talk, more focus on economy

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump’s attack on American institutions. She plays down the historic nature of her campaign for Virginia governor and...

Vermont millennials tackle rural challenges with creativity

Irish writer James Joyce wrote in Ulysses, “Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.” The struggle he experienced in loving and longing for his sense of place is something that many young people...

New plans are being considered for the proposed Green Mountain Youth Campus

MIDDLESEX, Vt. (WCAX) - The state of Vermont is heading back to the drawing board in building a new secure facility for troubled teens. Since the closure of Woodside in 2020, the state has struggled to house young offenders. Projects in Newbury...

Government shutdown comes to a head over health care insurance deadline The standoff between the two parties over how to end the government shutdown is rapidly approaching a crucial deadline — and meeting it appears all but out of reach. Read more »

The standoff between the two parties over how to end the government shutdown is rapidly approaching a crucial deadline - and meeting it appears all but out of reach. Democrats are demanding Republicans agree to extend Affordable Care Act health...

NATIONAL Trans student’s death, HIV-prevention drug, Stonewall Museum, conversion-therapy suit  

NOTE: This week’s column mentions suicide. If you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text, or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for 24/7 access to free and confidential...

One man dead in New Hampshire fatal fire

COLEBROOK, N.H. (WCAX) - One man is dead after an apartment fire in Colebrook, New Hampshire. The small town is right on the border of Vermont, across the Connecticut River and just south of Canaan. The fire happened on Saturday at a complex on...

Commentary | Mike Mrowicki: Trump's footprint on Vermont health care

Our health care "system" in Vermont is teetering, while the actions - or lack of - from the current President might just push it over. Vermonters are paying more and more and feeling they get less and less. Access is limited, evidenced by the wait...

Americans see insurance costs surge as health subsidy fight fuels shutdown

Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums. Healthcare.gov — the federal website used by 28 states — is expected to post plan...

Commentary | Notes from a Vermont activist by Nancy Braus: Looking back on the origins of 'Obamacare'

Reminder to everyone who may have forgotten, or was too young to be aware of the origins of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare: it was inspired by a Republican, none other than Mitt Romney. In 2006, that radical leftist Romney had created...

What to know for 2025-26 Vermont basketball

TJ Hurley, who had a breakout junior campaign as the leading scorer, is motivated to get Vermont basketball back to the NCAA Tournament. TJ Long, who missed almost all of last year with an injury, received an NCAA waiver for one more year of...

Who was Lia Smith? 21-year-old trans student from Middlebury College dies by suicide

Lia Smith, a 21-year-old trans student-athlete in Vermont, was found dead last week. A former diver at Division III Middlebury College, Smith’s body was found near the campus after she was last seen on October 17. She was reported missing two days...

Trump's footprint on Vermont health care

COMMENTARY Our health care "system" in Vermont is teetering, while the actions - or lack of - from the current President might just push it over. Vermonters are paying more and more and feeling they get less and less. Access is limited, evidenced...

Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP as states scramble to help

With federal SNAP food assistance set to run dry this weekend amid the protracted US government shutdown, Louisiana, New Mexico and Vermont became the latest states Wednesday announcing they will help low-income households that rely on the funds...

I miss Liberal-Republicans: An old Vermont political tradition

“Liberal-Republicans” often seem like an oxymoron in today’s politics. In a time when political identity feels like a team sport, it’s hard to picture a Republican being called a liberal without some irony. Yet in the Green Mountain State, that...

Commentary | Jay Bellows: Building more than housing — Governor Scott’s executive order is key for Vermont’s workforce

Vermont faces a headwind slowing its economic engine: a profound lack of housing. Without enough affordable homes, we cannot grow our workforce, increase the number of students in our schools, attract new businesses, or sustain the rural...

Information for Vermonters about federal delay in 3SquaresVT (SNAP) benefits

Vermont Business Magazine The Department for Children and Families (DCF) has received federal guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) requiring all states to pause issuance of 3SquaresVT (SNAP) benefits...

‘Plan Ahead’: Vermonters Might Not Get Federal Food Aid Next Month Due to Shutdown

Some 65,000 Vermonters who rely on food assistance may not receive it in November because of the federal government shutdown, the state’s Department for Children and Families announced on Wednesday. “Due to the current lack of funding, Vermonters...

Late-Term Abortion Clinic Expected to Open in New Jersey

An abortion clinic that kills unborn babies in the latest stages of pregnancy is expected to open in New Jersey next year. New Jersey is one of nine states and D.C. that have no gestational limits on abortion. Even so, there is only a handful of...