Ron Curtis, an English professor in Montreal, lived for 40 years with a degenerative spinal disease, in what he called the “black hole” of chronic pain. On a July day in 2022, Mr. Curtis, 64, ate a last bowl of vegetable soup made by his wife, Lori, and, with the help of a palliative care…
Raging blaze destroys clubhouse, pub at popular New England golf course A raging blaze broke out at a popular New England golf course late Wednesday night, prompting a massive emergency response. Volunteer firefighters responding to a report of a fire at the Sugarbush Resort Golf Club in Warren, Vermont, around 10:30 p.m. found the clubhouse…
An ongoing drought in Vermont is causing problems for dairy farmers who have been pushed to adapt and take costly measures to care for their cattle. Feed crops like grass, alfalfa and corn are not growing well. Farmers say that has diminished returns on their crop investments and is forcing them to spend thousands on…
A US hillside destination that honours the relationship between humans and their best four-legged friends is marking its 25th anniversary in 2025 and calling for support, after a quarter of a century offering “a pilgrimage place and a sanctuary” where people can “celebrate their beloved pets.” Dog Mountain is set in rolling countryside above St….
Federal prosecutors said Thursday they would seek the death penalty against a Washington state woman accused of fatally shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a traffic stop in January after she was indicted by a grand jury on a murder charge. Teresa Youngblut, 21, is accused of fatally shooting David Maland on Jan. 20…
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar’s lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever immigration raids. “I saw through the window of the house that immigration were…