Colin Flanders

Burlington, Essex Junction

Staff Writer at Seven Days

Staff writer for @sevendaysvt, currently covering health care. Send tips/feedback to [email protected].

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Articles

A Volunteer Program Helps Older Vermonters Care for Pets

3 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Shawna Bishop felt herself slipping into a depression last summer following the death of her beloved beagle, Jackson, just a day shy of what would have been his 16th birthday. So, she drove to the Humane Society of Chittenden County and met a handful of the dogs that were up for adoption, in hopes of finding her next best friend. One stood out: Dexter, a 95-pound pit bull.
A Volunteer Program Helps Older Vermonters Care for Pets

3 weeks ago | buff.ly | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Shawna Bishop felt herself slipping into a depression last summer following the death of her beloved beagle, Jackson, just a day shy of what would have been his 16th birthday. So, she drove to the Humane Society of Chittenden County and met a handful of the dogs that were up for adoption, in hopes of finding her next best friend. One stood out: Dexter, a 95-pound pit bull.
ICE Arrests 10 Migrant Workers in Newport Worksite Raid

4 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Federal agents raided the construction site of an affordable housing project in Newport on Thursday and arrested 10 migrant workers — the latest indication of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown reaching Vermont. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid took place at the construction site of Newport Crossing, which is being built by the H.P. Cummings Construction Company.
Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Have Big Impact in Vermont

1 month ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge U.S. House Republicans passed a multi-trillion dollar budget bill last week that would significantly slash Medicaid, the government-sponsored insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities.
Burlington Man Credited With Saving Woman From Burning Condo

1 month ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Jamie Strotmeyer was driving between haul-away gigsaround 10:30 a.m. on May 20 when he noticed dark smoke rising above the treetops along South Burlington’s Dorset Street. He pulled into a nearby condominium village and located the source: the second-story window of a brick townhouse. Strotmeyer saw no one outside despite the blaring smoke alarms.
Vermont's Search and Rescue Team Prepares for the Future

1 month ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge A self-described "weather geek," Mike Cannon says he's studied enough forecasts over his 66 years to warrant a degree in meteorology. Every morning, he reviews the National Weather Service's written forecast, a jargon-filled report posted on a web page that looks like it was last updated before Y2K.
Overdose Deaths Fall in Vermont for Second-Straight Year

1 month ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Overdose deaths fell in Vermont for the second consecutive year, the state Department of Health reported Monday, mimicking a national trend that has encouraged experts despite uncertainty over which interventions are having the biggest impact. The number of people who fatally overdosed in Vermont last year — 183 — represents a nearly 25 percent decline from the 236 deaths recorded in 2023.
Case of Detained Russian Scientist to be Heard in Burlington

1 month ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge A Vermont judge on Wednesday will hear arguments in the case of a Russian scientist who was conducting groundbreaking research at Harvard University before getting swept up in the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration crackdown.
Vermont Judge Orders Feds to Release Tufts Student

1 month ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge A federal judge in Vermont has ordered the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University graduate student who was arrested by masked federal agents in March. U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III ruled Friday that Ozturk presents "absolutely" no danger to the community, nor does she pose a flight risk, and that her continued detentioncould severely impact both her academic pursuits and her health.
Health Care Leaders Are Scrambling to Prevent Insurance Hike

1 month ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge A long-awaited state-commissioned report released last fall warned that some Vermont hospitals could go bankrupt within a few years unless they make significant changes to their operations. Hospital leaders downplayed the findings, describing the document as error-filled and intended to stoke fear. Seven months later, it's possible that the only substantial error was the report's overly generous timeline.

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