Month

May 2018

All posts published in May 2018

115 posts

Vermont delegation fights confusing maple regulation

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copyright the Chronicle May 9, 2018 Vermont’s Congressional delegation is fighting a proposed Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plan to label maple syrup as having “added sugar.” Last week, U.S. Congressman Peter Welch and Senator Patrick Leahy held a press c... More »

Powerful storm hits, knocks out power

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Welch hosts discussion on opioid addiction

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copyright the Chronicle May 9, 2018 NEWPORT — The table wasn’t actually round, but the 29 people gathered around it at the Goodrich Memorial Library on May 3, were treated with equal respect as they discussed a problem plaguing Orleans County — opioid abuse. U... More »

Steelhead are running at Willoughby Falls

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Obituaries May 9, 2018

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Jason Michael “Bungy” Begin Jason Michael “Bungy” Begin, 39, of Morrisville, beloved husband of Jennifer Begin and beloved father to Ashley Norway, died on May 5, 2018, surrounded by his loving family, after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. Mr. Begin wa... More »

Data indicates schools are likely underreporting bullying

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By Lola Duffort, VTDigger.org Regan Doperak of Proctor, now 18, recalled being bullied from elementary school onward. Courtesy photo About halfway through her freshman year of high school, Regan Doperak’s parents pulled her out. Doperak, now 18, recalled being... More »

Money committees slam Scott’s school spending plan

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By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Tax Commissioner Kaj Samsom. Photo by Michael Dougherty/VTDigger The Scott administration brought its school funding plan to money committees in the House and Senate on Wednesday and were greeted with a litany of grievance... More »