Housing challenges exacerbated for people with disabilities; A postcard's 101-year journey to Brattleboro; Lead problems in Vermont's schools

Vermont's online nonprofit news daily. Please support our reporting. 200 members left to go Today is the last day of our Thanksgiving food and news drive. We still need 200 readers to join us today and help us reach our goal of raising 10,00 meals for the Vermont Foodbank. If you can, please give a gift in any size today and you can send 10 meals to neighbors facing hunger this winter. It only takes a few seconds and you'll be supporting two worthy causes with one act of generosity. Donate and send 10 meals With deep gratitude, The VTDigger team Business & Economy For Vermonters with disabilities, the search for housing is even harder by Kori Skillman "Housing for people with disabilities is a huge crisis," said Peter Johnke, deputy director of the nonprofit Vermont Center for Independent Living. Read more... Looking for Vermont Covid-19 data? Visit VTDigger's Covid dashboard, updated on weekdays when new data is available. People & Places Giving thanks for a postcard that just arrived after a 101-year journey by Kevin O'Connor A Vermont family is grateful a Brattleboro letter carrier figured out how to deliver a 1921 postcard with a mysterious cross-country history. Read more... Education Tapped out: Testing reveals extent of lead problem in Vermont's schools and child care facilities by Logan Solomon One in every five taps tested was at or above the level requiring that it be removed, because it has a higher chance of harming children. Thousands of lead-tainted taps have been replaced or are no longer in use. Read more...   [News Briefs] None today.   [Obituaries] None today.   [Commentary] None today.   [Press Releases] None today.   [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. Want to change how you receive these emails? Want to change how you receive our emails? You can manage your newsletter subscriptions or unsubscribe from all our newsletters.