Vermont

Draw ducks for kids art contest

VERMONT - The US Fish and Wildlife Service invites students from pre-K to 12th grade to create designs featuring ducks, swans or geese in their natural habitats for the annual Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program. Designs are judged in four age categories, with awards for first,...

Art Council grant supports study

VERMONT - The Vermont Arts Council is now accepting applications for its next round of Artist Development Grants. These grants support artists at all stages of their careers. Grants can fund activities that enhance mastery of an artist’s craft or skills or that increase the viability of an artist...

Circus performance, classes for all levels

VERMONT - Celebrate the solstice and the holiday season with NECCA’s annual end-of-year circus extravaganza gone virtual. “Twas the Night...” is a specially filmed variation of our popular holiday show that includes professional program students alongside youth troupe and advanced...

Climate change programs for students to debut this winter

VERMONT - The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont announces the debut of a new, virtual climate change winter weekend program. From Friday, February 4, to Sunday, February 6, Vermont’s ninth to 12th grade students are invited to join GIV in asking and answering some of the hardest questions of the...

A screenshot of Windham County senator Becca Balint, right,and her wife Elizabeth Wohl during an online announcement event Monday evening.

Balint announces groundbreaking candidacy for US Congress

BRATTLEBORO - On Monday, Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint, a Democrat, of Brattleboro, announced her candidacy for Vermont’s singular seat in the US House of Representatives. If she is successful, her ascension could create a shakeup in Windham County politics.
Balint’s announcement...

New CCV program offers cash stipends to students

VERMONT - Vermont high school seniors, facing continued uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will have access to additional support at the Community College of Vermont next year. Thanks to a generous award from the J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation, current CCV Early College students who...

Cut your own holiday tree

VERMONT - Forest Service officials in Vermont are welcoming the public to select and cut a Christmas tree in the Green Mountain National Forest with a $5 permit, available for purchase either online at www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/gmfl - or in person at the GMNF offices in Manchester.
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Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine File Photo

State scanning for new variant

No sign of Omicron in Vermont, for now
MONTPELIER- Omicron, a newly-identified COVID-19 variant said to be more infectious than previous variants, has not been identified in Vermont, state officials said at a press briefing Tuesday.
“We continue to obtain genomic...

State budget public forum

VERMONT - Commissioner of Finance and Management Adam Greshin has announced a public forum for comment on FY 2023 state budget development. Pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 306(d), the governor is required to enable public participation in the development of goals and in the general prioritization of...

Give the gift of warmth

VERMONT - Many Vermonters in need will receive a surprise gift of warmth this winter thanks to the Split the Ticket Fund. While thousands of Vermont families receive fuel assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, there are many Vermonters that don’t qualify but still need...