For those who are terminally ill, according to Bluestein, moving to another state is an enormous — and potentially impossible — undertaking.
Terminally ill woman, Middlebury doctor sue Vermont over aid-in-dying law’s residency requirement
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As VTDigger's news editor, Jeralyn Darling anchors the night desk, often as the final set of eyes on stories before they are published. Before arriving at VTDigger she was a night desk editor at the Valley News, covering the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. Jeralyn has spent the last 14 years as a journalist. She holds a BA in journalism and sociology from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. When not at work, Jeralyn can be found on the trail with her husband, in the woods hunting mushrooms or volunteering with animals.
Pride flags set ablaze on Isle La Motte
“I think it will take the community coming together to try to figure out who did this and hold them responsible,” a state trooper said.
Police fatally shoot ex-boyfriend after missing Massachusetts woman found dead in Brattleboro
Brattleboro police located Mary Anderson’s body in her truck Tuesday at about 12:55 a.m., according to a state police press release. Anderson had been missing since the weekend and was last seen alive on Saturday in Hudson, New Hampshire.
As US Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, abortion remains protected in Vermont
A constitutional amendment to guarantee sexual and reproductive freedoms will be on the ballot in Vermont this November.
2 dead in Woodstock shooting that shuttered town for hours
The body of the suspect in a shooting that left the town on high alert Tuesday was found that night in the downtown residence in which he had barricaded himself.
Bennington man arrested in 2019 Searsburg homicide
Three years after a human jawbone was discovered in a gravel pit, Deven Moffit was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jessica “Red” Hildenbrandt.
Planned Parenthood to close 4 Vermont health centers next month
Vermont’s Bennington, Hyde Park, Middlebury and St. Albans health centers are all slated to close, effective June 12.
Abortion would remain legal in Vermont if Roe v. Wade is overturned
A 2019 state law guarantees the right to abortion in Vermont, and voters are poised to weigh in on a measure that would enshrine the right in the state Constitution.
Department of Corrections announces end of intake quarantine, reopening of in-person visitation
One incarcerated person died earlier this month during the two-week quarantine period, another was found dead in December 2020 three days after starting the quarantine process and reports of self-harm during the required isolation go back to the beginning of the pandemic.
Woman in civil union custody dispute pleads guilty to taking child out of the country for years
Lisa Miller took the child to Buffalo, New York, then to Canada and eventually to Nicaragua — where they would remain for more than a decade — to avoid a court-ordered meeting with her former spouse in 2009.
More than 30 people test positive in Covid outbreak at Newport prison
Twenty-five incarcerated people who tested positive for the virus all reside in the same unit as some prior positive cases, the release says, but three of the cases detected Wednesday are “from three different general population units.”
47 new Covid cases discovered at St. Johnsbury prison complex
After testing on Thursday, the department said 38 incarcerated individuals and nine staff members tested positive. The incarcerated individuals live in the same building as 11 other inmates who previously tested positive for the virus.
Covid, cold weather close schools across Vermont
Windchills as low as 35 below zero, surging Covid-19 cases and staffing shortages have caused dozens of schools to close across the state.
Teachers’ union slams state’s abandonment of contact tracing, testing in schools
“Vermont’s school employees — who have been among the front-line heroes of this pandemic — deserve better than late-night policy shifts that will continue to sow chaos in our schools,” the union wrote.
