Vermont news

• Vermont should watch for three scenarios as Trump targets the midterms

  23-09-2026 23:59 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by John Bossange, who lives in South Burlington.Every day we read or hear about the chaos and confusion surrounding this November’s election, especially regarding the campaigns and races for national offices. Here in Vermont, our campaigns seem relatively peaceful and respectful. Our voting process for many village, town and state positions, and for our one U.S. House seat, has not been polluted by doubt and unfounded conspiracy theories alleging fraud, as has happened
  
  Read more

• Vermont Conversation: ‘There was some justice.’ Hisham Awartani on enduring and speaking out for Palestinian lives.

  23-09-2026 23:18 via vtdigger.org
  
  The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get podcasts.Hisham Awartani testifies during Jason Eaton’s trial in Chittenden Superior criminal court in Burlington on Monday, September 14, 2026. Eaton is accused of shooting a now-paralyzed Awartani and two other Palestinian students in November of 2023. Ph
  
  Read more

• As pharmacies across Vermont close, North Star Health opens 3 new ones

  23-09-2026 23:09 via vtdigger.org
  
  North Star Health’s chief medical officer, pediatrician Dr. Sarah Weidhaas, pharmacy manager, Samantha Tyrrell, and CEO, Josh Dufresne, (right to left) officially open the Springfield Health Center’s pharmacy on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. Photo by Olivia Gieger/VTDiggerSPRINGFIELD — In the era of independent pharmacy closures and ballooning drug costs, a new pharmacy that charges less for drugs seems counterintuitive, if not impossible. But that’s exactly what North S
  
  Read more

• 1,240 members raise $100,000 for VTDigger

  23-09-2026 19:03 via vtdigger.org
  
  VTDigger reporter Greta Solsaa interviews people protesting Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the Mad River Valley at the Sugarbush Ski Resort in Warren on March 1, 2025. Photo by Evan L’Roy/VTDiggerDear Reader,Thanks to 1,240 VTDigger members, we reached our goal and raised $100,795 during our Fall Member Drive to support statewide news for Vermont.We are especially grateful to the 90 readers who chose to make their donations monthly. These new sustaining members provide steady, r
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Celebrating National GEAR UP Week: five Vermont students who are lighting the way

  23-09-2026 15:42 via vtdigger.org
  
  Since 1999, GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) has helped students from modest-income and first-generation families discover their path to postsecondary education and training. This week, VSAC celebrates National GEAR UP Week to share more about the program and its resources, and spotlight a handful of students who working with VSAC’s GEAR UP to grow, lead, and prepare for what’s next.VSAC’s GEAR UP serves 2,000 middle and high school st
  
  Read more

• Rural Vermont Rising demands to be heard — now and in the future

  23-09-2026 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  Several hundred demonstrators gather to protest Act 181 at the Statehouse in Montpelier in March 2026.The law seeks to modernize Act 250, the land use law. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerTheo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.TUNBRIDGE — Over the hubbub of music and corn dog vendors, Amanda Janoo addressed a standing crowd at the World’s Fair. She had no microphone, and her voice was fading after weeks on the campaign trail. But t
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsVermont_ on Twitter!