Northeast Kingdom

An event in Lyndon on Sunday will celebrate the thousands of hours of volunteer labor that have gone into rebuilding flood-hit communities in the Northeast Kingdom.

Dr. Bruce Hamory, with the consulting firm Oliver Wyman, told Vermont Public he regrets the report contained inaccurate annual birth and emergency department numbers for North Country Hospital, but, he says they don’t change the overall trend of Vermont’s hospital system heading for financial unsustainability.

Both candidates emphasize the need to bolster the availability and affordability of housing but disagree on whether the state should invest more money to do so.

The event, held by North Country Hospital, was in response to a state-commissioned report that recommended it reconfigure all inpatient beds, convert the emergency department to urgent care and shift birthing to other places except in emergencies.

In the days after the flood, reporter Erica Heilman talked with Heartbreak Hotel residents who lost their homes. They sat on porches, in houses where they were camped out, and in Erica’s car. This is their story.

This is the third declaration of FEMA assistance for Vermonters affected by storms this summer.

A series of catastrophic floods over the past 14 months is raising new questions about how, and whether, Vermonters can coexist with the rivers they live by.

A Rhode Island man who was shot and injured by Vermont State Police last month pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen charges, including attempted aggravated murder. Police say Brenden Sackal led law enforcement agencies on a vehicle pursuit and opened fire first.

A Dartmouth geography professor explains the increased precipitation rates in the Northeast, and a mutual aid organizer discussing ongoing needs in the Lyndon area.

Newport's only bookstore functions as a community center for readers and writers in one of Vermont's northernmost regions.