Prison Contractor Subject to Public Records Act, Supreme Court Rules

By Derek Brouwer Posted on September 7, 2021 at 2:39PM

Burlington Denies Richards' Request to Postpone Termination Hearing

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on September 6, 2021 at 9:37PM

denial of some allegations is ‘not credible,’” he wrote. “How can this judgment call about a subjective matter possibly be tested without an evidentiary hearing?”

Photo of CVU Student Flipping Off Anti-Mask Protesters Goes Viral

By Chelsea Edgar Posted on September 6, 2021 at 6:05PM

But some of the reactions have been unnervingly hostile; in reply to one supportive comment that Fiona was “going places,” she said, someone wrote: “Straight to the ER.” Meagan, for her part, just wants Fiona to enjoy being a normal high school student.

Green Mountain Care Board Joins State Probe of Wait Times for Medical Care

By Colin Flanders Posted on September 3, 2021 at 1:03PM

More than two dozen Vermonters shared stories with Seven Days last month about how they had endured frustrating and sometimes debilitating waits for appointments at UVM Medical Center. The backlogs, which have existed for years but worsened during the pandemic, have rippled through the hospital, placing immense pressure on frontline workers.

State Launches Investigation Into Long Wait Times for Medical Care

By Colin Flanders Posted on September 1, 2021 at 7:34PM

performs up to standard," Smith said, "and that everybody involved in the program has the same access to care that everybody else has." But while the state could seek to withhold Medicaid payments to hospitals that don't provide "the care that is expected of them," the goal of the investigation is not to punish anyone, Smith said.

Vermont Health Commissioner Urges 'Common Sense' on Indoor Masking

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on August 31, 2021 at 8:59PM

“It's going to settle out in a place where we have to sort of just live with it, like we live with the common cold,” Levine said. “It just sort of keeps existing at a level where we see a number of cases per year, we see a number of hospitalizations, a number of deaths.

Burlington Paramedics to Keep Race Data After Black Teen Is Given Ketamine

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on August 30, 2021 at 8:51PM

Burlington Fire Chief Steven Locke said he began combing ketamine data after the police commission received its complaint about the incident. A use-of-force report reviewed by commissioners in June says police were called to the teen's home after he allegedly robbed a convenience store of hundreds of vape pens while armed with a mallet and blade.

Classrooms Closed After Twinfield Union Students Test Positive for COVID-19

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on August 30, 2021 at 2:01PM

Mooney said the school was able to perform contact tracing quickly because K-6 students eat in their classrooms and have assigned seats on the bus. Tucker said the school provided the state health department with a "line list" of potential close contacts, but state officials told them it could take up to 24 hours to go through it.

More Than 20 People Test Positive for COVID-19 at Newport Prison

By Derek Brouwer Posted on August 30, 2021 at 1:08PM

Over the next several days, some prisoners in the unit where one of the infected staffers worked began showing symptoms. By Friday, four had tested positive.

Driver of Scorched Tesla Indicted for Stealing Five Cars

By Derek Brouwer Posted on August 27, 2021 at 5:59PM

He then submitted an insurance claim for the loss, but failed to show up for an "examination under oath" in which he was required to bring the certificate of ownership. His claim was denied.