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• A decade of remembering: Good grows from grief

  08-10-2026 23:59 via vtdigger.org
  
  Top from left: Janie Chase Cozzi, Eli Brookens; bottom from left: Cyrus Zschau, Mary Harris, Liam Hale.
  This story by Lee Kahrs was first published in the Waterbury Roundabout on Oct. 7, 2026.You can see them at night, white stars shining on the side of barns, bridges, businesses and homes in the Mad River Valley all the way to Waterbury. Not just during the holidays, but all year round, lit up in remembrance of five lives cut short.On Oct. 8, five families, multiple schools, communities spanni
  
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• Universal primary care is at the center of the race for governor. How would it work?

  08-10-2026 23:36 via vtdigger.org
  
  Hospital staff tend to a patient on a gurney. Photo via Adobe StockProposals for universal primary care have become a central platform point in the race for Vermont’s top state office. The Democratic candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, Amanda Janoo and Molly Gray, tout free publicly funded primary care as their chief healthcare policy proposal leading into the Nov. 3 general election. Proponents of the policy say it can reduce costs by keeping people healthier in th
  
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• Vermont school districts scramble to cover the increased cost of diesel

  08-10-2026 23:20 via vtdigger.org
  
  School buses line up to drop off students at the Allen Brook School in Williston in September 2020. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerWith diesel prices hitting record highs, Vermont school districts are taking on unexpected costs to bus students to school. The spike is forcing districts to consider cutting other spending or tapping their reserves.Champlain Valley School District expects to spend $200,000 over its budget on diesel fuel if prices remain at current levels, according to Meghan M
  
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• A salute to the Northeast Kingdom’s sharpest wit

  08-10-2026 19:59 via vtdigger.org
  
  Dear Editor,As I sit here on the south shore of Lake Memphremagog in Newport on this gorgeous autumn day, gazing east into rural Vermont farmland, north into rural Quebec and west into rural Vermont, and having researched Jay Stroud, the headmaster extraordinaire of Tabor Academy (now several years retired), I see with profound clarity the large ironic bulge out of the left side of his cheek in his recent commentary for VTDigger.
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• The fall foliage is the best it’s been in years

  08-10-2026 19:51 via vtdigger.org
  
  This year, VTDigger is teaming up with Henry’s Weather Channel to help answer the annual question of when and where peak foliage will make its appearance across the state.Each week, we’ll bring you an updated look at how foliage is unfolding statewide, paired with a weekend forecast, so you can plan your drive, hike or porch-sitting accordingly. Henry brings meteorological experience and on-the-ground reporting with photos and videos from across the region.
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• State police investigate shooting by Williston officer that wounded a man early Thursday

  08-10-2026 17:55 via vtdigger.org
  
  Blue lights on top of a police cruiser. Stock photo via PixabayA Williston police officer shot and injured a man early Thursday, according to officials.The man who was shot was reported to be in stable condition at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, the Williston Police Department said in a press release around 9:30 a.m. Thursday.The officer involved in the shooting was also taken to the medical center, where he was treated for injuries and released, the press release said.
  
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• Vermont governor’s race will test voters’ appetite for raising new taxes — or cutting them

  08-10-2026 00:08 via vtdigger.org
  
  Republican Gov. Phil Scott, left, and Democratic nominee for governor Amanda Janoo. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe leading candidates for governor of Vermont this year agree that the state is unaffordable for too many people. But Amanda Janoo and Phil Scott have different ideas for how to solve that problem — and say each other’s plans won’t cut it. Janoo, the Democratic nominee and an economist from Burlington, says a key part of her agenda is raising new revenue fo
  
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