WBOC 16 News

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del.- An archeological study years in the making has revealed a wealth of new information about some of Delaware’s earliest colonial settlers and shed new light on what life would have been like in the region three centuries ago.

The discovery of numerous artifacts as well as 11 well-preserved burial sites dating to the late 1600s fills in gaps in Delaware’s early history, telling the story of the colonists’ physical health, diet, family life, and how they made their living. Three of the burials, one a young child, were determined to be of African descent, constituting the earliest known discovery of remains of enslaved people in Delaware.   Continue reading “Archeological Discovery Writes New Chapter in Delaware’s Early Colonial History”

Vermont Public Radio – by Peter Hirschfeld

Backers of the latest proposal for a carbon tax in Vermont say lawmakers can increase the price of gasoline and home heating oil without inflicting financial stress on residents and businesses.

A coalition of lawmakers, environmental advocates and business leaders has introduced what they’re calling the “Economy Strengthening Strategic Energy Exchange.”  Continue reading “New Carbon Tax Bill Would Increase Gas Prices, But Lower Electricity Rates”

Vermont Public Radio

The General Consulate of Mexico in Boston will hold a mobile consulate in Middlebury on Saturday.

The annual event provides consular services like passports, consular IDs, and Mexican birth registration for Mexican citizens living in Vermont who may not be able to travel to Boston. Officials will also be on hand for health, financial and legal information.  Continue reading “Mexican Consulate Coming To Middlebury On Saturday”

York University

TORONTO, Tuesday, November 14, 2017 While vaccinations protect children against various illnesses, the pain can sometimes be too much to bear. It’s no wonder most children and parents dread their vaccination appointments. Now new research from York University’s OUCH Cohort at the Faculty of Health found that the amount of distress and pain felt by a preschooler during a vaccination is strongly related to how their parents help them cope before and during an appointment.   Continue reading “Research shows parents help shape how much pain, distress preschoolers feel after vaccination needles”

NBC 5 

WILLISTON, Vt. — Vermont State Police will be out in full force from now until Sunday night.

They are working with departments across the nation to enforce Operation C.A.R.E. It’s one of the longest running traffic safety initiatives in our nation’s history. It focuses on speed, impaired driving and seat belt use.   Continue reading “Operation C.A.R.E. is underway by VT State Police”

Chicago Tribune

A half century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet — test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia.

The Department of Veterans Affairs this spring commissioned a small pilot study to look into the link between liver flukes ingested through raw or undercooked fish and a rare bile duct cancer. It can take decades for symptoms to appear. By then, patients are often in tremendous pain, with just a few months to live.   Continue reading “Vietnam veterans may be dying from slow-killing parasite, study shows”

Vermont.gov

Drivers out and about in Vermont this fall may be stopped and checked by Vermont State Game Wardens. Wardens recently conducted such a routine hunting season check of motor vehicles on Sunday, November 19, in Bakersfield.

“We conducted this check to enforce hunting-related laws with the assistance of Vermont State Police to help enforce other laws,” said Warden Major George Scribner.   Continue reading “Vermont game wardens conducting roadside checks”

WCAX 3 News

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) How much does the state of Vermont know about your online purchases? Right now– not much. But as Cat Viglienzoni found out, that’s changing thanks to a new law. We started digging into this after 20,000 of you got letters saying you might owe the state a “use tax.” We found out it’s partly to get you ready for changes coming next year.

“You start to wonder whether the time that is spent on this issue is worth the benefit it provides,” said Jeff Fothergill, a CPA.   Continue reading “How Vermont plans to get you to pay up on use tax”

WMUR

BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Audrey and Edward Cramer, of Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania, were reported to police by their Nationwide insurance agent for allegedly having marijuana plants on their property.

The couple say that on Sept. 20 police stormed their house, harassed them, took their plants and arrested them, while Audrey Cramer was still in her underwear.

The problem for police is that the plants they confiscated were Kenaf hibiscus plants, not marijuana.   Continue reading “Lawsuit: Couple arrested after hibiscus plants mistaken for marijuana”

VPR

The federal government says the company that owns Mount Snow can open its own EB-5 regional investment center.

Peak Resorts announced Thursday that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services approved the company’s request to operate the privately managed Great North Regional EB-5 Center, which will handle foreign investment for its northeast resorts.  Continue reading “Feds Approve Regional EB-5 Center For Mount Snow”

WCAX 3 News

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) “Right now, I’m stuffing my hands up into my jacket just trying to hold a sign so I can make a few bucks so I can eat tomorrow,” said Mandy, who identifies as homeless.

Mandy sleeps on the streets of Burlington.

Reporter Tyler Dumont: Why not go to a shelter?

Mandy: Because of the anxiety. And it’s all full anyway. They’re all full.   Continue reading “Left out in the cold? Housing the homeless as temperatures fall”

My Champlain Valley – by Rebecca Reese

Plattsburgh, NY – Thousands of immigrants are going through the Plattsburgh area to illegally cross the border into Canada. They’re expecting to able to stay and have a better life, but it may not be the answer to their problems.

Church members, activists and neighbors joined the group ‘Plattsburgh Cares’ at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Saturday morning. Plattsburgh Cares is a coalition against anti-immigration opinion.   Continue reading “Plattsburgh Organization Holds Immigration Support Training”

NBC 5 News – by Jennifer Sheahen

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Burlington homeless encampment is set to be cleared Tuesday.

Late last month, people living at the Sears Lane homeless encampment were served with an eviction notice.

When NBC5 first spoke to encampment resident Nicholas Walls, he said the wooded area was where police told them they could go.   Continue reading “Homeless encampment set to close Tuesday”

Moms Everyday – by Pam Tauscher

Who was holding the back of your bike when you learned to ride? Chances are, it was a parent. Now a special cycling program is giving some children the opportunity to return that favor to their elderly parents decades later.

They say you never forget to ride a bike. That memory is the key to a new program that’s helping senior citizens with dementia and memory loss.

“Lois grew up not too far from here. They went swimming and biking and were outside all the time. They probably only had one bike to share with five girls, so there was a little bit of competition,” Cheryl Heilman, Lois’ daughter said.   Continue reading “New bike program aims to help elderly with memory loss”

CBS News

According to medical records reviewed exclusively by CBS News, a U.S. doctor who evaluated American and Canadian diplomats working in Havana diagnosed them with conditions as serious as mild traumatic brain injury, and with likely damage to the central nervous system.

The diplomats complained about symptoms ranging from hearing loss and nausea to headaches and balance disorders after the State Department said “incidents” began affecting them beginning in late 2016. A source familiar with these incidents says officials are investigating whether the diplomats were targets of a type of sonic attack directed at their homes, which were provided by the Cuban government. The source says reports of more attacks affecting U.S. embassy workers on the island continue.   Continue reading “Some U.S. diplomats in Cuba diagnosed with serious health conditions, medical records show”

CBC News

Canadian negotiators are open to working on a timeline proposed by the U.S. to complete NAFTA renegotiations before the end of the year, CBC News has learned.

A government source, speaking on background, tells CBC News that Canada is willing to work quickly, but will not agree to a bad deal for the sake of meeting a deadline.

About 75 Canadians are part of a delegation in Washington this week for the opening round of NAFTA renegotiations. The initial talks wrap up Sunday, with a second session of discussions planned for next month in Mexico City.   Continue reading “Canada open to completing NAFTA talks in short order”

PBS – by Michelle Minzer

The battle over whether to enforce vaccination is not new. In fact, it’s older than the United States itself.

In early colonial America, the smallpox virus spread quickly among growing populations, killing as many as half of those who caught it. When one of the earliest forms of immunization — called “inoculation” — was introduced in the West, colonizers fought over whether it was safe.   Continue reading “A Very Short History of Vaccines in America”