BTV to decide legal resident voting; Sheriff deputy involved in NY shootout on unpaid leave; Intelligence officer's death leads to long Covid research

Vermont's online nonprofit news daily. Please support our reporting. Halfway there; 500 members left to go We are halfway to our goal of sending 10,000 meals to the Vermont Foodbank by Thanksgiving. Will you pitch in? Each contribution during our annual fund drive will send 10 meals and sustain our reliable, fact-based news. Donate and send 10 meals Inside VTDigger 500 members needed before Thanksgiving deadline by VTDigger Member Team Please give what you can during our food and news drive. Member contributions are the reason we are able to keep our news free and accessible to all. Read more... Looking for Vermont Covid-19 data? Visit VTDigger's Covid dashboard, updated on weekdays when new data is available. Politics Burlington to decide legal resident voting, ranked choice on Town Meeting Day by Patrick Crowley The charter change will be the second time that voters take up the question, which seeks to allow all legal residents to vote in city elections. The council also moved forward two other charter changes related to elections that voters will take up on Town Meeting Day. Read more... People & Places 'Soldier on': The death of an intelligence officer from Vermont leads his family to support long Covid research by Paul Heintz Charlie Vallee won accolades for his counterterrorism work at the Defense Intelligence Agency. Since his death in May, his family has raised more than a million dollars for a foundation in his name. Read more... Crime and Justice Rutland sheriff places off-duty deputy in New York shootout on unpaid leave by Alan J. Keays Vito Caselnova IV, who has served with the department since 2019, was listed Monday in fair condition at Albany Medical Center in New York. Read more... Business & Economy Opening of emergency housing 'pods' in Burlington delayed until January by Patrick Crowley A representative from the Community and Economic Development Office told the council that she recognized that the delay "leaves a gap" in emergency housing for those experiencing homelessness as winter approaches. Read more... Business & Economy As GlobalFoundries warns of pending job cuts, employees express frustration by Fred Thys "Can none of those massive profits be used as a bridge to keep knowledgeable employees on the payroll?" one employee asked, calling the proposed layoffs "shortsighted." Read more... People & Places Free Thanksgiving dinner options decrease with changing times by Kevin O'Connor Sit-down meals open to all are giving way to limited takeout service for people most in need in such Vermont communities as Burlington, Montpelier and Brattleboro. Read more... Crime and Justice Back-to-back fires in Windsor County draw more than a dozen departments; 1 person dead  by Ethan Weinstein A fire in a storage shed on Park Street proved fatal in Springfield on Sunday. Many of the firefighters who responded later battled a blaze on Route 103 in Chester, where a house was destroyed. Read more... Energy & Environment With heating costs on the rise, energy savings fair draws a crowd in White River Junction by Valley News Direct assistance programs in the Upper Valley "have been telling us since October that they are seeing a level of need that they haven't seen before," one organizer said. "And everyone was really panicking about what the winter will be like. We knew we had to do something." Read more... Education Over 70 previously nameless plows awarded creative nicknames by Vermont students by Dominic Minadeo The plows were named just before the winter season as part of the Agency of Transportation's second annual "Name a Plow" Program. Read more...   [News Briefs] 2nd arrest made in connection to July shooting in Burlington The Burlington Police Department announced a second arrest in connection with the July shooting death of Hussein Mubarak in Burlington's Old North End. Deon Mitchell, 19, of Winooski, was arrested Monday and charged with accessory after the fact for first-degree murder, police said in a Monday press release. Mitchell's residence in Winooski is alleged to […]   Read more   [Obituaries] None today.   [Commentary] Emerson Wheeler: We are failing the many people struggling with long Covid We need federal commitment to increased, ongoing investment into long Covid. We need legislation that helps these families keep their houses, jobs and lives. We need public health campaigns focused on increasing awareness of this disease and its impacts. Dylan Giambatista: CCV's Life Gap Fund helps students overcome obstacles The hardship is real and can be deeply distressing. I know firsthand from my experience as a struggling learner and CCV alumnus. Katherine Ash: Skilled trade jobs are in high demand. Vermont can seize the moment. States will need to build new coalitions to close skill gaps; better leverage data to align programs with workforce needs; attract new workers; leverage workforce development funding to sustain job creation; and reshape the narrative.    [Press Releases] New website FrontPorchFlimflam.com tells a local story   [About VTDigger]   Our mission is to produce rigorous journalism that explains complex issues, holds the government accountable to the public, and engages Vermonters in the democratic process.  VTDigger is a project of the Vermont Journalism Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mailing address is VTDigger.org | 26 State Street, Suite 8 | Montpelier, VT 05602   Forward this email to a friend Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Copyright © 2022 VTDigger, All rights reserved. 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