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• Dartmouth Health reports $63.5 million deficit over 6 months

  22-06-2026 23:33 via vtdigger.org
  
  Evening falls at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Photo by James M. Patterson\Valley NewsThis story by Clare Shanahan was first published in the Valley News on June 21, 2026.LEBANON, N.H. — After two years operating mostly in the black, Dartmouth Health spent more money than it brought in from October through March, according to a May filing with bondholders.The $63.5 million deficit, equivalent to 2.9% of total system revenue, was driven by
  
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• Karen Ann Warren

  22-06-2026 23:11 via vtdigger.org
  
  Born: 05/31/1951Bethesda, MarylandDied: 06/15/2026IdahoDetails of service: To be determinedThe world became a little quieter with the passing of Karen Ann Warren, 75, formerly of Winooski, Vermont, who died on Monday, June 15, in Idaho. Karen was a woman whose warmth, humor, and steady presence made life gentler for everyone fortunate enough to know her.Karen was born on May 31, 1951, in Bethesda, Maryland, to Kenneth W. and Ann McNeil Warren while her father was serving in the U.S. Navy. The f
  
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• Don’t gamble with our drinking water

  22-06-2026 19:31 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Peggy Stevens, a retired teacher who lives in Charleston.On June 10, a panel of five experts in environmental pollutants, including PFAS, presented evidence of contamination in Lake Memphremagog’s water and fish to a packed crowd of 70 gathered at the North Country Career Center, with a further 95 people joining online. As the scientists laid out their concerns about what that means for the lake’s future, the question driving the meeting was whether landfi
  
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• Extortion and pollution killed the data center bill

  22-06-2026 19:17 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Alison Despathy, the community and environmental health director for Vermonters for a Clean Environment. This past legislative session, Vermonters for a Clean Environment participated in the development of a responsible data center bill, H.727. Despite these efforts, Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of the bill was justified because of the Senate’s massive fumble.Many people believe data centers are wreaking havoc across the country: guzzling power, contaminating wa
  
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