COVID-19

Kelso the therapy dog will be in Halifax on Friday, August 13, to comfort those getting vaccinated.

Rescue Inc. returns to Halifax

HALIFAX - On Friday, August 13, from 4 to 8 pm, Rescue Inc. will provide a free walk-in clinic to administer COVID-19 vaccinations at the Halifax Community Hall. Rescue will offer the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for people age 18 and older. Rescue will also offer the two-dose Pfizer...

Walk-in vaccination clinics this weekend

MONTPELIER - Gov. Phil Scott announced a series of new pop-up walk-in vaccination clinics across Vermont. In addition to these locations, the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Express Care will continue to offer daily vaccinations during their regular operating hours.
Three clinics will...

Junker Studio is donating yard art as part of the auction.

Junker Studio is donating yard art as part of the auction.

Auction will feature local fine art

WILMINGTON - As part of a long-term effort to promote visual art and help in the redevelopment of the Beaver Street neighborhood, Wilmington Works is ready to take the next steps with its public art project.
The community voted a little over a year ago to select a flat metal sculpture in...

Vaccination clinic on Thursday

WILMINGTON- Rescue Inc. will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Wilmington Antique & Flea Market on Route 9. Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available. This will be on Thursday, July 8, from 3 to 7 pm. Sign-ups are available online or people can walkin. Same-...

Honoring Leon and Cleon Boyd

DOVER - Mark Wallace, representing the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Vermont, presented an award to the Boyd family for raising $9,250 in the “Boyd’s Beards” fundraiser for the foundation. The family raised the money in memory of Leon and Cleon Boyd, who died from COVID-19 in 2020. Accepting the...

Riders are still required to wear masks on all MOOver vehicles.

Riders are still required to wear masks on all MOOver vehicles.

COVID-19 regulations start to relax on MOOver

WILMINGTON - COVID-19 protocols are being relaxed in all MOOver and volunteer vehicles as a result of Gov. Scott’s lifting of the state of emergency on June 13.
Effective immediately, there is no social distancing or capacity limits in all SEVT and volunteer vehicles. Air conditioning will...

Walk-in vaccination

Clinics will held at Deerfield Valley Rescue, 22 Stowe Hill Road, from 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday, May 19; the West Dover Firehouse on Route 100 from 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday, May 19; and at the Searsburg Town Office, 18 Garage Road, from 6 to 8 pm on Thursday, May 20. The Johnson & Johnson...

Vaccines for veterans

Vets in the area can get shots locally
Westminster- The White River Junction Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and the Vermont National Guard continue their partnership for the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. On April 16 the White River Junction VA will be administering first...

SVMC allows vaccinated visitors

BENNINGTON- Patients at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center are now permitted to have a visitor as long as the individual is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The change follows the loosening of visitor restrictions at hospitals enacted by Gov. Phil Scott last week.
The new policy allows...

Veggie van won’t go without volunteers

TOWNSHEND- The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant financial stress for many, making it harder to access food they need. The Vermont Foodbank has seen an increase in need at the local VeggieVanGo event, sponsored by Grace Cottage Hospital. In order to meet this need, organizers are looking...