Erin Petenko

1 week ago | vtdigger.org | Erin Petenko

On Montpelier’s lively Front Porch Forum, Morgan Brown is one of the most frequent posters, providing local news, commentary and occasional humor. “Can’t sleep at night? Restless?” began one recent post. “Not to worry, call the Insomnia Warmline. Our professionally trained, volunteer, experienced peers, people who are sleepless at night as well, will bore you to sleep.”When Brown went silent for several months this winter, his absence was noted by locals.

1 week ago | vtdigger.org | Erin Petenko

Anytime the Savoy Theater in Montpelier shows the Rocky Horror Picture Show, they’re cleaning up the theater for weeks, according to the theater’s marketing director, Leah Fishman. The cult classic features audience participation moments, including $5 prop bags full of messy objects like handfuls of uncooked rice. But Fishman said the cleanup was well worth the trouble. “It takes weeks, but we never regret it. It’s always so fun,” she said.

1 week ago | buff.ly | Erin Petenko

Anytime the Savoy Theater in Montpelier shows the Rocky Horror Picture Show, they’re cleaning up the theater for weeks, according to the theater’s marketing director, Leah Fishman. The cult classic features audience participation moments, including $5 prop bags full of messy objects like handfuls of uncooked rice. But Fishman said the cleanup was well worth the trouble. “It takes weeks, but we never regret it. It’s always so fun,” she said.

1 week ago | vnews.com | Erin Petenko

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Photos Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles By ERIN PETENKO VtDiggerPublished: 05-26-2025 11:00 AM Vermont’sopioid overdose deaths fell for the second year in a row in 2024, hitting their lowest annual tally in four years, according to the latest opioid annual report from the Vermont Department of Health.

2 weeks ago | vtdigger.org | Erin Petenko

Vermont’s opioid overdose deaths fell for the second year in a row in 2024, hitting their lowest annual tally in four years, according to the latest opioid annual report from the Vermont Department of Health. The department reported 183 Vermonters died of opioid-related overdoses in 2024, compared with 236 deaths in 2023. The drop was paralleled by falling deaths at a national level, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.