It's Election Day; Rutland police probe man's death after shooting; Concerns grow over xylazine after infant dies; Russian photojournalist lands in VT

Vermont's online nonprofit news daily. Please support our reporting. Crime and Justice Police investigating man's death in Rutland following shooting, car crash by VTD Editor State and city emergency personnel were at an "active scene" in the area of State Street Monday night. Read more... Looking for Vermont Covid-19 data? Visit VTDigger's Covid dashboard, updated on weekdays when new data is available. Health Care Concerns grow over xylazine-laced opioids after infant death in May by Tiffany Tan From January to July 2022, xylazine was involved in 38 of 126 opioid overdose deaths among state residents, according to the Vermont Department of Health. That is more than double the rate for the same period last year, and reflects a steady rise since 2020. Read more... People & Places 'I am alive': Russian photojournalist Dmitri Beliakov lands in Vermont by David Moats The 52-year-old war correspondent has covered conflicts in Chechnya, Syria and Georgia for the world's most prominent news outlets. As Russia invaded Ukraine this year, he made the wrenching decision to leave his homeland — and ended up in Rutland County. Read more... Politics Chittenden County weighs $22 million recycling center bond, but ballots have been hard to come by by Auditi Guha Though Vermont has embraced universal mail-in balloting for some elections, waste districts are not included. Chittenden Solid Waste District officials are hoping voters will show up in person on Tuesday to vote for a new recycling center. Read more... Politics Nearly 170,000 early ballots cast in Vermont's general election by Mike Dougherty This year's early voting tally is more than half of the total votes cast during the last midterm election in 2018. Voting is set to conclude when polls close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Read more... Politics Back from Ukraine, Peter Galbraith has more questions than answers by Kevin O'Connor "We're dealing with a 19th- or 20th-century issue — one country invading another," said Galbraith, a former U.S. ambassador and United Nations envoy from Windham County. "As a result, we're not addressing many of the other challenges we face on the planet." Read more...   [News Briefs] Burlington City Council approves new racial equity director Kim Carson gained final approval to become Burlington's next head of racial equity, inclusion and belonging on Monday night. The City Council vote was unanimous. "Kim has charisma," said Ali Dieng, I-Ward 7. "She also has the professional experience and the know-how that will heavily invest in the much needed work to rebuild the REIB […]   Read more Sentencing delayed again for ex-St. Albans police officer in assault case A sentencing hearing for a former St. Albans police officer who faces potential jail time for punching a handcuffed woman in the face has been delayed for the second time in about a month. The hearing for Jason Lawton had initially been set in Franklin County Superior criminal court in St. Albans for Sept. 28, […]   Read more   [Obituaries] None today.   [Commentary] Kristian Connolly: Really, whose land was it that was 'saved'? The American settler colonial project has been able to fashion stories, justifications and conclusions that have either ignored American Indians in its falsified history, or been told to the detriment of Indigenous peoples. Robin Zabiegalski: Vermont offers excellent trans health care, unless you're fat I've lost and regained more than 50 pounds several times in my life due to eating disorders. The only way I was ever able to stay thin was through starvation and compulsive exercise. When I finally got treatment for anorexia and exercise bulimia, I got fat, and I've stayed fat. Elayne Clift: Justice Jackson has arrived at the Supreme Court at a critical time Women in vast numbers through the ages have had enough. They are tired of being silenced, rendered invisible, and metaphorically burned at the stake. They've had enough of being told to calm down. Grace Oedel: Care, justice for farmworkers are critical for agricultural economy  How will we ensure that the future will be just — and fed? How will we stand for both farmers and farm workers for our state to be a place where agriculture can flourish?   [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.