Vermont's smallest hospital has become the latest to opt out of the state's new assistance-in-dying law, but hospital officials expect to revisit the issue soon. More than 2,000 families last year benefited from a state program that provides home care to children with disabilities. But a change in eligibility standards could mean diminished support for about half of those families, and advocates are sounding the alarm. Construction could begin within the next few days on a rail-trail in the Northeast Kingdom.
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
