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At least 10 Vermont municipalities have adopted some form of a mask mandate in two weeks since the Legislature passed a bill granting that authority to towns. Though Gov. Phil Scott signed the bill into law, he’s repeatedly said he thinks mandates aren’t needed at this stage of the pandemic — and might even be counterproductive and cause division in communities.
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COVID hospitalizations hit an all-time high amid a post-Thanksgiving case surge. Meanwhile, the Scott administration is trying to increase access to at-home COVID testing. -
Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus and more for Tuesday, Dec. 7.
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COVID numbers in the Northeast Kingdom have been climbing, and according to staff at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, the weeks after Halloween have been the most trying since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Sen. Patrick Leahy will not seek another term in office, planning to retire after serving 48 years in the U.S. Senate. Shortly after that, Rep. Peter Welch announced he would seek Leahy’s Senate seat. It’s a rare Vermont vacancy in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House, something that’s only happened a handful of times over the last century.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus and more for Monday, Dec. 6.
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Middlebury's Mahaney Arts Center hosted the New England premiere of an exciting new work by Richard Danielpour, commissioned by Music From Copland House. Performed by mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and the Music From Copland House ensemble, the work is a setting of poetry by U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove.
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Staffing shortages at community mental health agencies have experts worried about Vermont's ability to provide timely treatment for psychiatric conditions.
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Lt. Gov. Molly Gray will seek the Democratic nomination for Vermont's only seat in the U.S. House, after the office will become vacant as Rep. Peter Welch runs for the U.S. Senate in the wake of the announced retirement of Sen. Patrick Leahy.
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Vermont has struggled to contain the delta surge for months now, and COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have reached all-time highs. It comes at a time when hospital workers say they are exhausted from nearly two years of the pandemic, and frustrated by people who refuse to get vaccinated.
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Lots of folks have welcomed new dogs and cats into their homes in the past year or two. Learn how to keep your new additions to the family safe from potentially toxic holiday house plants and decorations.
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Small-scale maple syrup productions ticked up during the pandemic, and plenty of online and in-person resources exist for those who want to start tapping trees next spring.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus, a federal bill allowing farmer input on milk prices and more for Friday, Dec. 3.
