Coronavirus

Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine File photo

Pandemic not over, top doc says

MONTPELIER- “The pandemic is not over,” warned Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine at Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 press briefing. Levine and other officials urged Vermonters to take steps to avoid spreading the virus over the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Levine said the...

Dr. Mark Levine

All Vermonters 16 and older eligible for Coronavirus vaccine

MONTPELIER- At his press conference Friday, Gov. Phil Scott announced that this Monday, April 19, vaccine eligibility would be open to all Vermonters age 16 and over starting Monday, April 19.
Gov. Scott also announced that high school students age 16 to 18 could begin signing up...

Virus “not runaway train, yet” says top doc

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott began his Friday briefing on a somber note, acknowledging the loss of another Vermonter to COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths due to the virus to 62 at that time.
“After months without a single death, we’ve sadly lost four more Vermonters in the last...

Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Vermont and region

Current statistics, projections paint a grim picture unless spread is reversed
MONTPELIER- As COVID-19 cases rise dramatically in the region and across the country, Gov. Phil Scott called on Vermonters to follow the state’s COVID-19 guidelines to slow the spread and “bend...

Mount Snow to open next week

WILMINGTON- Mount Snow General Manager Tracy Bartels told Wilmington Selectboard members the resort would be open this winter under the state’s COVID-19 ski area guidelines.
Bartels said Mount Snow was gearing up to open next week. “Tom (Fitzgerald, Wilmington Selectboard Chair) and I...

Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine and Gov. Phil Scott File Photo

Governor calls for stronger steps to help slow down coronavirus spread

MONTPELIER- Gov.Scott, announcing a sharp increase in coronavirus cases Friday, said Vermont is in a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the days of “very low risk” are over.
“Going from an average of 25 per day last week, to 72 cases reported Wednesday, 109 reported Thursday, and 84...

State officials say schools will reopen in the fall

MONTPELIER - Gov. Phil Scott and education secretary Dan French announced Wednesday that Vermont schools will be open for in-person instruction this fall.
“We recognize that as much as COVID-19 has been an unprecedented public health emergency, in many cases it has also been an education...

Gov. Scott opens the spigot another quarter turn

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott opened the economic "spigot" another turn today, with the signing of addendum 12 to his March 13 executive order declaring a state of emergency.
This week's order will bring businesses with 10 employees or less back to work, provided they follow the governor's...

Facemasks made by Tessa Atwood, of Hummingbird Hill Quilting. Tessa Atwood photo

Valley quilters and sewers stepping up to make face masks

By Lauren Harkawik
WILMINGTON - Quilters and sewers around the community have been employing their skills, and fabric stashes, for a good cause in recent weeks. Tessa Atwood is making masks for organizations far and wide, including hospitals. Sewers such as Twyla Wallace, Mary Brady, and...

Homemade infant formula not safe, say health officials

BRATTLEBORO - As news of coronavirus-related shortages of some staples like toilet paper and cleaning supplies has emerged, so have fears about potential shortages of infant formula. That fear has led some to share unsafe advice on social media about making homemade baby formula or diluting FDA-...