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Parents and providers fear Rutland Regional Medical Center’s planned pediatric closure would jeopardize patient health and drive up costs

The Green Mountain Care Board is weighing whether to prevent the service reduction, in a first-ever instance of its new authority.
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Stowe EMS raises its rates to offset the hassles of insurance

The bill for a critical care transplant, the department’s most-costly service, will more than double from $1,250 to $3,210.
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As Vermont’s referees step down, their spots remain largely vacant

Referees are paid $97.50 for varsity and $75 for junior varsity games, plus the cost of mileage. A national shortage of officials threatens to interrupt games across 70 Vermont high schools.
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Fire triggers sprinkler flooding, displacing dozens of Rutland residents in frigid weather

RUTLAND CITY — On a freezing Monday morning, around six dozen people were forced out of their Sheldon Towers apartments after an isolated stove top fire set off the sprinkler system, causing ...