Vermont News

1 day 5 hours ago
The Vermont Standard celebrates 160 years
WCAX "You know, sometimes just before deadline I feel like I was here from day one, 160 years," said Phil Camp, the owner and publisher of the Vermont Standard. During that time, the Vermont Standard has never missed an edition. Camp has manned the ship for ... |
1 day 5 hours ago
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Doctor-Assisted Suicide Approved in Vermont
WRGB Doctor-Assisted Suicide Approved in Vermont. Updated: Tuesday, May 21 2013, 07:33 PM EDT BENNINGTON, VT – The state of Vermont now joins a small list of states that allow doctor-assisted suicide. The “Patient Choice at End of Life Act” passed ... |
1 day 6 hours ago
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Vermont judge denies new lawyer bid in teacher killing case
BurlingtonFreePress.com Patricia and Allen Prue both said they wanted new lawyers during separate hearings in Vermont Superior Court. “My lawyer doesn't seem to have a defense for me,” Patricia Prue told Judge Mary Miles Teachout. Her lawyer, Marc Eagle, also requested to be ... Vermont State Parks Opening This Weekend Vt. judge denies new lawyer bid in teacher killing |
1 day 7 hours ago
Vermont Health Connect selects 18 navigator organizations - VTDigger
vtdigger.org WINOOSKI – Vermont Health Connect today announced $2 million in grants to organizations that will provide in-person health coverage enrollment assistance. Navigator Organizations will manage individual Navigators who will be trained and certified to ... Vt. health reform group hires insurance helpers |
1 day 8 hours ago
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Vermont legalizes assisted suicide
RT Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed a bill into law that has legalized physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients who want to end their lives. The governor's signature has made Vermont the fourth US state to legalize assisted suicide ... Sigh: Vermont Legalizes Physician-Assisted Suicide Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide Vermont now 'death state' with doctor-assisted suicide law, bishop says |
1 day 10 hours ago
Vermont Restaurant Week donates $6600 to Vermont Foodbank
vtdigger.org Burlington – Seven Days is delighted to announce that $6600 will be donated to the Vermont Foodbank as a result of its annual Vermont Restaurant Week. This popular event was presented by the Vermont Federal Credit Union and organized by Seven Days, ... |
1 day 11 hours ago
Leahy: Vermont nets $6.3 million In Homeland Security grants - VTDigger
vtdigger.org Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday announced that Vermont will receive $6.3 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), up from $5.7 million last year. The grants – under a formula championed by Leahy that ... Vt. gets $6.3M in Homeland Security grants - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News ... |
1 day 15 hours ago
Vermont researcher works to unlock mysteries of migraines
Alexandria Town Talk Shapiro just published a study, based partly on research on a Vermont family with a history of migraines, that identified a gene mutation associated with the condition. It was the eighth gene that's been pinpointed as connected to unusual forms of ... |
1 day 17 hours ago
Family runs for Vermont soldier at Burlington marathon
BurlingtonFreePress.com The family of U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Garvey, who was killed in combat 10 years ago in Iraq, has signed up to run in the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon and Relay in Burlington this year. About 20 members of the Proctor native's extended family plan to run ... Vermont State Parks Opening This Weekend Police increase security for KeyBank Vermont City Marathon - The Republic Keeping Vt. City Marathon safe |
1 day 18 hours ago
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Vermont Approves Physician-Assisted Suicide
WRGB Vermont Approves Physician-Assisted Suicide. Updated: Tuesday, May 21 2013, 05:17 AM EDT. MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Vermont is now the fourth state to allow physician-assisted suicide. Governor Peter Shumlin signed legislation Monday allowing doctors to ... |
1 day 18 hours ago
There's a lot riding on the success of Vermont Health Connect, this state's ...
vt.Buzz (blog) While state officials in Vermont have designed and are building this state' new health insurance marketplace, also known as a health benefit exchange, it won't be the much talked about single-payer system. That development – if it materializes – won't ... Insurance company offers health exchange info |
2 days 2 hours ago
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Public Service Board officer recommends backup generator permit for Vermont ...
vtdigger.org Almost two weeks before Entergy Corp. and the state of Vermont are set to meet in federal court, a Public Service Board officer recommended giving the owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant what it wants: a permit for a backup generator ... Letter: A Telling Photo of Vermont Yankee Hearing scheduled on Vermont Yankee challenge - NECN.com Diesel generator recommended for Vermont Yankee plant |
2 days 3 hours ago
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'Death with Dignity' signed into law in Vermont - VTDigger
vtdigger.org A decade of lengthy and divisive debate ended Monday when Vermont became the first state in the U.S. to enact legislation allowing terminally ill patients to obtain medication to help them end their lives. In a room jam-packed with lawmakers and ... |
2 days 4 hours ago
Vermont governor signs end-of-life bill - USA Today
USA TODAY Ullrich, of Charlotte, Vt., was standing beside Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Monday as the governor signed the bill into law that makes it legal for doctors to prescribe such a medication to terminally ill patients who request it and can administer it ... |
2 days 4 hours ago
Vermont Legalizes Assisted Suicide - Huffington Post
Huffington Post MONTPELIER, Vt. -- After years of debate, Vermont became the fourth state in the country Monday to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medicine to terminally ill patients seeking to end their lives. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the bill into law at ... |
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