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Injection drug use leads to serious blood infection surge at Vt. hospital
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A new investigation shows serious blood infections are way up among patients at the UVM Medical Center. The probe revealed a 900% increase in those infections among patients treated over the last two years. The hospital found 70% of those infected were current or previous drug users, many experiencing homelessness. Most had major skin and tissue wounds.
Multi-town vehicle theft and pursuit leads to statewide search for suspect in Randolph
BETHEL — A string of alleged crimes involving vehicle theft and reckless endangerment has led Vermont State Police on a pursuit through multiple towns, now culminating in a statewide search for suspect Branden J. Messier. On April 29, a resident reported his black GMC Sierra, registration 126A490, stolen from...
Body pulled from Connecticut River. Police say it may have drifted from Massachusetts, Vermont.
Police are investigating after a body was pulled from the Connecticut River in Hartford on Monday. The body was spotted just after noon at Charter Oak Landing, according to the Hartford Fire Department. Multiple people fishing off the shore saw the body and were able to snag it until fire crews arrived and removed it from the river, fire officials said. Fire officials said the man’s body ...
‘A very hard way to make a living’: Herd departs Hartford’s last remaining dairy farm
With the sale of the Millers’ herd, Windsor County is down to just 17 dairy operations, from 84 in 1997. Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘A very hard way to make a living’: Herd departs Hartford’s last remaining dairy farm.
Sharon man arrested for DUI, speeding 114 mph on I-91
ROCKINGHAM — A Sharon man was arrested early Sunday morning for multiple violations including DUI and excessive speeding on Interstate 91, according to Vermont State Police. Troopers pulled over a vehicle driven by 20-year-old Sean Kelly after clocking it at 114 mph in a 65 mph zone around 12:14 a.m. Kelly, along with three juvenile passengers, were in the vehicle at the time of the stop.
New plants available at Spring Plant Sale at Woodstock Union HS/MS Greenhouse
May 1-31—WOODSTOCK—The spring plant sale at the Woodstock Union HS/MS, 100 Amsden Way, Woodstock Greenhouse, will be open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on school days, with extended hours until 6 p.m. on Monday, May 6. Changes this year include sourcing all plants from a neonicotinoid-free nursery and...
Vermont’s Island Line Trail | The Bike Ride That Has It All
The magic of exploring a place on two wheels instead of four comes into full focus on Vermont’s Island Line Trail, a bike ride that’s a lesson in the art of going slow. Sure, you could cover this relatively flat, relatively easy distance in a couple of hours, but why? This is a journey made for meandering and stopping. And then stopping again. The views, after all, include both Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, not to mention sailboats, lighthouses, and killer sunsets. And the sights are as varied as the terrain. You’re in a city. You’re on a paved path. You’re on an island. You’re on…the water? In a sense, yes.
Dartmouth College students to form encampment to protest war in Gaza
HANOVER, N.H. — Students at Dartmouth College will form an encampment on Wednesday to protest the ongoing war Israel-Hamas conflict, according to a student advocacy group. The Dartmouth New Deal Coalition announced that it would set up an anti-war encampment on Wednesday evening around 6:30 p.m. in solidarity with the dozens of other protest movements happening at universities across the region.
Bradford man arrested on multiple warrants including grand larceny
BRADFORD — Vermont State Police arrested a Hartland man on eight warrants ranging from petty larceny to grand larceny, officials said Tuesday. David Gilmore, 46, was apprehended on April 30 at 2:30 p.m. on Waits River Road after police discovered he had two active arrest warrants. According to authorities,...
Advocates decry proposed cap on emergency motel vouchers, brace for other limits
While there is still disagreement among lawmakers seeking to rein in the motel voucher program, they appear poised to end an era of mass, months-long extensions for unsheltered Vermonters. Read the story on VTDigger here: Advocates decry proposed cap on emergency motel vouchers, brace for other limits.
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