Students on the Simon's Rock campus gather at the library in preparation for the Bard Queer Leadership Project. Press photo courtesy of Bard College at Simon's Rock

News

Here are the Hill Country Observer’s news articles, listed from newest to oldest. The Hill Country Observer covers town events, local government, community stories and more — from public health to housing to education and freedom of mind in New York, Vermont and Western Massachusetts.

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    State takes medicinal pot a step further

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    Marijuana dispensaries planned for patients under new Vermont law By CRAIG IDLEBROOK Contributing writer BENNINGTON, Vt. Some time ago, a constituent came to state Sen. Dick Sears with an unlikely complaint: He couldn’t get enough high-quality marijuana. The constituent, Mark Tucci, has multiple sclerosis and smokes medically prescribed marijuana to relieve chronic pain and muscle read more

    State takes medicinal pot a step further
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    States work to save the last bats

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    White-nose illness demands ‘radical’ steps, some say By JUDY BERNSTEIN Contributing writer Five years after the first dead bats were found in a cave west of Albany, the disease known as white-nose syndrome has killed off most of the region’s hibernating bats. The situation has gotten so dire that wildlife officials in Vermont and New read more

    States work to save the last bats