Vermont

Winter is on its way. Snow blanketed the Haystack Mountain trails and parking lots at the Hermitage Club on Tuesday. Early season storms have given everyone a taste of the coming winter.
Photo by Randy Capitani

Winter is on its way. Snow blanketed the Haystack Mountain trails and parking lots at the Hermitage Club on Tuesday. Early season storms have given everyone a taste of the coming winter. Photo by Randy Capitani

Code Red! COVID limits could make for a tough winter

MONTPELIER- Vermont businesses dependent on outdoor sports tourism may be in for a lean winter. At a press conference on Tuesday, state officials said the number of people in the Northeast who can travel to Vermont without a quarantine had dwindled to just 332,000. Those who can travel to...

Governor warns about COVID complacency

Quebec, Maine seeing spikes in virus cases MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott and others in his administration warned Vermonters against complacency, as the state’s lowest-in-the nation COVID-19 positivity rate dipped even lower.
Gov. Scott urged Vermonters to continue...

Gov. Phil Scott, left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci share a laugh in this screenshot from Tuesday’s press conference. Fauci joined the event via video.

Top doc lauds state

MONTPELIER- Dr. Anthony Fauci praised Vermont’s successful response to the COVID-19 epidemic, saying it should be the model for the nation.
Fauci joined Gov. Phil Scott and administration officials for a press briefing on Tuesday. “I want to congratulate you and all of the officials in...

Vermont Department of Health epidemiologist Dr. Patsy Kelso.

Administration urges Vermonters to maintain COVID-19 precautions over holiday weekend

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott and members of his administration urged Vermonters to observe COVID-19 guidelines as they enjoy Labor Day weekend to help keep Vermont safe for the reopening of schools.
Gov. Scott said that, with the lowest COVID-19 prevalence in the country, Vermont continues...

Vermont Education Secretary Dan French

State supports childcare as part of reopening

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott and his administration announced measures to increase child care availability as schools across the state plan “hybrid” school reopenings.
According to Agency of Education Secretary Dan French, the majority of supervisory unions in the state are planning to...

Hazard pay for front-line workers available

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott announced a hazard pay grant program for employers of certain front-line health care and human services employees this week.
Under the program, employers of people in certain occupations, including medical care providers, first responders, dental personnel,...

Gov. Phil Scott announces $30 million in CARES-funded housing assistance

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott announced a $30 million housing assistance program for renters, landlords, and lower-income homeowners who have been affected by COVID-19.
The programs, funded through the federal CARES Act, provide relief for those tenants unable to pay rent, landlords...

Gov. Scott calls for prosecution of Minneapolis officers

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott used his Monday press briefing to address the murder of George Floyd, and the protests that subsequently swept the globe, sometimes turning violent. Gov. Scott also announced the launch of a racial equity task force here in Vermont.
Gov. Scott expressed his...

Governor opens more business sectors, expands gatherings to 25 people

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott announced another "turn of the spigot" in the phased reopening of Vermont's economy and social activity Friday.
"Looking at our latest data and the latest recommendation from the department of health, we feel like it is safe to turn the spigot a bit more today...

Vermont Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine at Wednesday's press conference.

State stats still look promising

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott said his team would be monitoring neighboring states for indications that Vermont could open its borders to tourists again, and Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine fired back at a national news report that listed Vermont as a “trouble spot” for coronavirus...