Vermont First Responders: Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

The EMTs, Advanced EMTs, and paramedics who work and volunteer with these agencies are highly trained medical professionals. They are also our neighbors, our friends, and our family members. Simply put, they are the first responders to some of people’s most difficult moments, and often the difference between life and death.

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Breakfast and Hike: Join Me on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

If you are ready for some fun, community and exercise, please join me on Saturday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the Oxbow Park trailhead in Morrisville. After bagels, coffee, and conversation, we’ll set off on an out-and-back, 3-mile hike to the Park Street road-crossing in Morrisville.

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Honoring Memorial Day: Vermont Stories from the Front Lines

On Monday, Vermonters and Americans nationwide honored those who lost their lives in service to our nation, the Gold Star families who loved them and kept their memories alive, as well as all those who served alongside them. One way to honor their sacrifice is to learn more about Vermont’s history of military service, directly from those who served.

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Addressing Vermont’s Health Care Crisis

Everyone knows that our health care system – both nationally and in the state of Vermont – is broken, dysfunctional and wildly expensive. The U.S. spends twice as much per person on health care as other wealthy countries, yet we remain the only one not to guarantee health care for all people. Vermonters pay even more.

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