Vermont

Practicing train track safety

VERMONT - The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) and Operation Lifesaver of Vermont (OLVT) report that trespassing on or near railroad tracks in Vermont has increased since the suspension of Amtrak services in March 2020. With Amtrak trains now back in Vermont, Vermonters are reminded that it...

Vermont leads nation, but Delta variant poses threat to unvaccinated

MONTPELIER- Vermont continues to lead the nation in nearly every COVID-19 statistic, but the Delta variant continues to pose a threat to those who are unvaccinated, administration officials said at Gov. Phil Scott’s weekly press briefing Tuesday.
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Swimming at the North Branch Cascades in Elmore. Photo courtesy of Vermont River Conservancy.

Practice swimming hole ettiquette and safety

VERMONT - With swimming holes getting busier as summer arrives, more than a dozen non-profit organizations and state and federal agencies in the Vermont Swimming Hole Collaborative want to remind the public about important safety and etiquette considerations.
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Put your photos on the Wilmington Wall

WILMINGTON - The Wilmington Wall, formerly known as the Memory Wall and Welcome Wall, was started in 2010 as a way of honoring citizens, past and present, as well as new and longtime businesses. This year, the wall will be located in the Old School Community Center on the lower level in the music...

A previous Make Music Day celebration in Bennington, from 2019.

A previous Make Music Day celebration in Bennington, from 2019.

Make Music Day returns

VERMONT - Big Heavy World announces the annual international Make Music Day festival, “Make Music VT,” June 21 in locations all over the state.
In recent years 90 cities around the United States have signed on to create their own Make Music celebrations, each with hundreds of free outdoor...

Walk-in vaccination clinics were held by Rescue Inc. at the Wilmington Antique and Flea Market this past weekend. Angel Balch

State closes in on 80%

MONTPELIER- Vermont continues to inch toward Gov. Phil Scott’s 80% vaccination rate goal and the end of COVID-19 restrictions.
“As of yesterday, Vermont’s vaccinated 79.4% of the eligible population,” Gov. Scott announced at his COVID-19 emergency press briefing Tuesday, “leaving us just 3...

Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak

Vermont leading country in vaccination rate

MONTPELIER- Vermont continues to lead the nation in vaccine uptake, and the results can be seen in falling COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, state officials said Tuesday.
Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith the state is closing in on the milestone of 400,000...

Participants in Thursday’s panel about the experiences of new Americans. LH

New Vermonters tell their stories

BRATTLEBORO - On Thursday, a panel at the Southern Vermont Economy Summit aimed to provide insight into the experiences of new Americans who move to the area, in turn becoming new Vermonters.
“Workforce demand is as high as ever, with regional jobs unfilled in many sectors,” said...

Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine File Photo

Mobile vaccine sites coming to the valley, state ready to expand program

MONTPELIER- Vermont will begin vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds as soon as this week, pending guidance from the CDC, officials said, and walk-in mobile vaccine sites are coming to the Deerfield Valley next week.
“Barnstorming” events, as Vermont Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike...

Attendees at the Vermont Senate’s virtual press conference Friday, April 30. LH

Child care bill sees unanimous support in Senate, will increase funding

MONTPELIER - Legislators held a virtual press event on Friday, April 30, following the Senate’s passage of H.171, an act “Relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system.” The bill, which passed the Senate 30-0, aims to make affordable, quality child care more accessible...