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Brattleboro hospital taps outside advisers to help with budget challenges
The Brattleboro Memorial Hospital campus on Belmont Avenue. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is hiring two outside advisers to help address an operating budget shortfall and related questions from state...
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Bernie Sanders Claims Healthcare System is Broken, Fails to Mention Which Party Broke it (VIDEO)
Senator Bernie Sanders – Screencap of Twitter/X video. Senator Bernie Sanders appeared on CBS News this morning to promote his book about ‘fighting oligarchy’ and claimed that the American healthcare system is broken, but neither he nor the hosts...
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UVM Health Network to phase out executive positions
The largest hospital network in Vermont and northern New York will phase out several positions from its senior leadership team before the end of the year, according to an email from the network's interim executive officer Stephen Leffler.The...
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Police Arrest Two After Vermont South Stabbing
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested two men following a stabbing in Vermont South last month. Police will allege one of the men approached a man while he was standing at a bus stop on Springvale Road about 4pm on 15...
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Vermont GOP leaders continue to distance themselves from first-year state senator as he issues apology over leaked group chat
Gov. Phil Scott and Sen. Sam Douglass. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont Republican leaders continued to distance themselves from first-year Sen. Sam Douglass on Wednesday. During a press conference, Republican Gov. Phil Scott said his...
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Vermont-bound shelter cats caught in deadly crash
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. (WCAX) - A vanload of cats bound for a Vermont shelter got snarled up in a deadly wreck in the state of Georgia that left eight people dead. Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelter’s “Trans-fur” van was one of the vehicles involved...
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Thoughts On The Out-Of-Doors: Vermont Youth Hunters Urged To Report Deer To A Biological Check Station
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The Caledonian Record - Vermont
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Hunters who take a deer during Vermont’s October 25 and 26 youth and novice deer hunting weekend are encouraged to bring their deer to one of 18 biological reporting stations to help state wildlife biologists gather data on the health of Vermont’s...
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UVM Health lays-off executives as part of network-wide restructuring
Dr. Steve Leffler, President and COO of the University of Vermont Medical Center, speaks during a roundtable on health care costs hosted by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, in Burlington on May 31, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...
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Jason Smith: Democrat Healthcare Policies Subsidizing Wealthy Americans, Big Insurance Companies
House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) said that Democrats’ pandemic-era policies subsidize wealthy Americans and fill the coffers of big insurances companies, while Republican healthcare reforms included in the Big Beautiful Bill lower...
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Owner of iconic Vermont brand seen as a trailblazer
BURLINGTON — Burton Snowboards owner Donna Carpenter and her family are set to receive the 2025 Sen. Patrick Leahy Trailblazer Legacy Award from the Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance. The award presentation will be held Nov. 13 at the Burke...
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Hospital review board halts meetings amid settlement talks
Why Should Delaware Care? Since its inception, a Delaware regulatory board responsible for lowering hospital spending has been under threat. Now, amid settlement talks in a lawsuit challenging the board’s authority, members voted to stop their...
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14 Dutchess Legislature races include incumbents, former lawmakers, and political newcomers
POUGHKEEPSIE – Of the 25 Dutchess County Legislature seats up for election on Tuesday, 14 of them are races involving two or more candidates fighting for a seat. Of the remaining 11 seats, six Democrats, including five incumbents, have no...
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Health Talk: It's Vermont Health Careers Awareness Month
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Rutland Herald - Vermont
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October is designated as Vermont Health Careers Awareness Month, and an opportunity to highlight the importance of health careers in our state. Annually, schools, hospitals, clinics, and an array of organizations and individuals are all encouraged...
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Democrat eyes Vermont senate seat following group chat scandal
EDITORS NOTE: Sen. Samuel Douglass has not formally resigned from his seat, according to the office of Vermont Senate President Phil Baruth. A Democratic candidate has stepped forward to campaign for the Orleans District Senate seat that could...
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Southcoast Health welcomes 12 new providers
TIVERTON – Southcoast Health has hired 12 new providers, the health system recently announced. The new providers are: Dr. Rachael Bednarz-Medeiros: She joins Southcoast Health Internal Medicine caring for patients in Fairhaven. She earned her...
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Who is Vermont's newest state representative?
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The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Gov. Phil Scott has chosen a replacement for the Democratic state representative who resigned and moved to Canada this summer out of fear for a second Trump administration. On Oct. 17, Karen Lueders, an attorney and fellow Democrat from Lincoln,...
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Vermont man cited on DUI charge after driving car into river, police say
A Vermont man was cited on a charge of driving under the influence after he drove his car into the East Branch of the Missisquoi River.Vermont State Police said Daniel Gilbert, 37, of Milton was driving on Route 100 in Lowell on Monday evening...
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AAUW and UU Fellowship present discussion of food and nutrition insecurity
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Bennington Banner - Vermont
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BENNINGTON -- The public is invited to a panel discussion on the topic of food and nutrition insecurity in Bennington and statewide on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Meetinghouse, 108 School Street,...
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Burton Snowboards owner recognized for contribution to Vermont's outdoor business economy
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Manchester Journal - Vermont
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BURLINGTON — Burton Snowboards owner Donna Carpenter and her family are set to receive the 2025 Sen. Patrick Leahy Trailblazer Legacy Award from the Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance. The award presentation will be held Nov. 13 at the Burke...
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Vermont school district says cellphone bans are showing positive results
With some Vermont school districts implementing cellphone ban policies, educators said they have been working well so far. "Being a parent as well, I know that it's a really, really hard thing to put limits on," Kate Groton, co-principal at...
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