Howard Weiss-Tisman
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The town of Vernon is considering a plan to reuse the site of the former Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, even as the state of Texas fights a proposal by the federal government to build a new facility that would store nuclear waste from Vermont.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus and more for Wednesday, Oct. 20. -
The Scott administration on Monday unveiled its long-term plan for people in emergency motel housing, which could extend motel housing stays for low-income Vermonters for up to 18 months.
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Scott administration officials fielded a bevy of questions at Gov. Phil Scott's weekly press briefing Tuesday, including about the administration's extension of the motel housing program and Vermont's high COVID case counts.
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Since the coronavirus pandemic hit 19 months ago, restaurants around the state have pivoted, changed hands, or shut down entirely. And in a small town, the loss of places like these can acutely impact the community.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus and more for Tuesday, Oct. 19.
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More than a year before the next federal election, all three members of Vermont’s congressional delegation have several million dollars at their disposal, but both Sen. Patrick Leahy and Congressman Peter Welch are not raising money at the same pace as they did in previous cycles.
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Space: it’s really big, and really cold. But apparently not cold enough for NASA. And a White River Junction engineering company says it has the ultra-cold technology the space agency’s needs for Project Artemis, which aims to land the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus and more for Monday, Oct. 18.
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The town of Bennington is using $11 million in federal funding to remove lead water lines across town.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus, the state's emergency motel housing program, cows and seaweed and more for Friday, Oct. 15.
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After 98 years in business, Caplan’s Army Store in St. Johnsbury is closed. They closed on the last day of 2020. Independent reporter Erica Heilman stopped by to talk with longtime employee Gary Ely about the store, and his many years there.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus and more for Thursday, Oct. 14.
