Vermont

Talking about life insurance

VERMONT - The COVID-19 pandemic changed consumer perceptions about life insurance. According to the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association, seven-in-10 Americans agree that the pandemic has led them to reevaluate their long-term financial goals, which may include life insurance. Having...

Education funding reform: The weighting is the hardest part

MONTPELIER- The Vermont Legislature’s task force on the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report held a hearing on Wednesday evening, September 8, to take public testimony on the issue.
Task force members heard from 37 parents, taxpayers,, school and other public officials,...

Elderly Vermonters can take steps to reduce the risk of falling

VERMONT - Each year many Vermonters experience a fall, yet only half will tell their health care provider. A fall can cause an injury and may result in hospitalization. A serious injury, especially for the elderly, can limit a person’s mobility and independence and increase social isolation,...

Southern Vermont LGBTQ+ organizations receive grants

VERMONT - The Samara Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, has awarded $38,000 in general operating support and project grants to nonprofit organizations in its 10th annual competitive grant round.
These nonprofits include the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont, the New...

Local food producers part of statewide raffle

VERMONT - Here’s a chance to win some of the best food and beverage in Vermont while supporting the producers that work hard to bring these delicious, innovative products to table.
The Vermont Specialty Food Association is hosting a two-week online raffle from Tuesday, August 17, to Monday...

Rain gardens can mitigate damage caused by stormwater runoff

VERMONT - Water plays a significant role in the health of landscapes in more ways than meets the eye. Stormwater is water that collects on the surface during and after a rainstorm, or from melting snow. Depending on the permeability and slope of the surface, stormwater can slowly infiltrate into...

Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine File Photo

Governor says high vaccination rates helping

By Mike Eldred
MONTPELIER- While some states and localities in the United States are reacting to the resurgence of COVID-19 by re-implementing some mitigation measures, officials in the country’s most vaccinated state were sounding a more optimistic tone at Gov. Phil Scott’s press briefing...

Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak. File Photo

Low numbers in state show vaccine effective

MONTPELIER- As the state nears 84% of eligible Vermonters vaccinated, including about 75% who are fully vaccinated, Gov. Phil Scott said his administration is not letting up on efforts to vaccinate the remaining 16% of Vermonters who are eligible. “What we’re seeing across the country shows...

Rep. Laura Sibilia named to broadband board

DOVER - Rep. Laura Sibilia has been appointed to the Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB), which was created through Act 71, an act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment. The board will oversee the administration of $150 million in federal funds earmarked by the state for...

Community wetland mapping project underway

VERMONT - The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation invites people to take part in a new statewide community mapping project to improve state maps of where wetlands occur. People can submit observations of the wetland species they find by using the free iNaturalist website or phone app...