Ryan Mercer, University of Vermont Health Network
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Vermont hospitals are approaching capacity as they treat a record number of COVID patients. Staff anticipate they'll be able to handle the surge.
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Vermont has doled out more than $50 million in rental assistance to more than 8,400 households since April. VPR spoke with an administrator to check in on the program, which has been criticized for not distributing money fast enough. -
On any given winter day, if you’re wandering along the Burlington shore of Lake Champlain, there’s a good chance you’ll run into the Red Hot Chilly Dippers. They’re pretty easy to spot – they’re the people in hats, booties and bathing suits, wading between ice chunks.And for one woman grieving the loss of her husband, joining the Chilly Dippers brought her energy, support and a way to laugh once again.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus and more for Wednesday, Jan. 19.
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With Vermont awash in federal stimulus and state surplus money, Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday offered a “transformative” budget that both pays down long-term debts and makes a litany of new investments to bolster the state’s workforce.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus and more for Tuesday, Jan. 18.
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Gov. Phil Scott delivered his 2022 budget address on Tuesday, Jan. 18.
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Vermont agricultural officials asked USDA if the state could extend an on-farm slaughter exemption to allow more animals to be included in the program, but the feds said no.
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Burlington-based musician and field recordist Wren Kitz talks about his method of recording wildlife sounds.
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Succulents are hearty and easy-to-grow in the right conditions. Choose your brightest room and keep the soil well-drained. Some indoor succulent varieties can grow to tree-sized plants.
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Georgia, Vermont, has long shared zip codes with neighboring towns and municipalities. During the pandemic, this has meant that the town's COVID-19 positive case counts skew much lower than is reality.
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Vermont hospitals have reached their highest rates of admitted COVID patients throughout the pandemic – exceeding 100 each day for much of the past week.
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The omicron variant is surging through the country, leading to what seems like comparably swift adjustments to public health guidance. A UVMMC doctor talks about navigating this stage of the pandemic.
