COVID-19

Grace Cottage vaccine site

TOWNSHEND- Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital is now a COVID-19 vaccination site. Vermonters age 75-plus can sign up to get their first dose at Grace Cottage by going to the Vermont Department of Health COVID-19 online event portal or by calling (855) 722-7878.
So far, the...

COVID-19 tests available in Stratton

STRATTON- Additional appointments are now available for drive-up COVID-19 testing at Stratton Mountain Urgent Care at the Carlos Otis Clinic.
COVID-19 test appointments can be scheduled seven days a week through the Vermont Department of Health website at https://www.healthvermont.gov/...

COVID-19 Vaccine information session

BENNINGTON- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center will conduct a digital information session regarding the COVID-19 vaccine at 1 pm on Thursday, January 7. The session will feature SVMC’s Chief Medical Officer, Trey Dobson, MD. The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce executive director...

Twin Valley board looking for savings

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members asked principals to propose cuts to the first draft of the 2022 budget at their work session Tuesday evening.
The request followed a briefing in which board members learned how to use a spreadsheet tool, created by financial consultant Michael...

Officials call for caution, warn of COVID fatigue

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott opened his Friday, December 4 briefing with the bad news: the highest number of cases since the pandemic began.
“It’s clear the virus is widespread, and very active right now,” he said. “We’ve got to pay attention to what’s happening right before our eyes.”...

Checks sent lost-wages claimants

VERMONT- On Friday, September 18, the Vermont Department of Labor distributed $21.6 million to 25,675 claimants through the Lost Wage Assistance program. Paper checks were mailed directly to claimants who certified their employment had been impacted by COVID-19 for the weeks ending August 1,...

Another event now hosted on Zoom

BRATTLEBORO- The COVID-19-era shadow forced the Windham World Affairs Council to cancel last spring’s monthly events. WWAC returns now with fresh board members committed to creating participatory Zoom talks that shine a light on global issues of importance to the community.
On Sunday,...

MOOver bus changes routes due to COVID-19

MOOver route canceled due to Covid

WILMINGTON - Due to constraints caused by the pandemic, the MOOver will not be able to provide winter seasonal service to Greenspring, Bears Crossing, Suntec, Timber Creek, and Kingswood for the 2020-2021 season. The company will provide service to the three Mount Snow base lodges, Mountaineer,...

Masks mandatory in Vermont starting August 1

MONTPELIER - At a press conference on Friday, Gov. Scott announced he has signed an order mandating face coverings in all public spaces beginning August 1. The mandate will apply to indoor and outdoor spaces where 6-foot distancing is not possible and applies to all people 2 years old and older,...

Gov. Phil Scott at Tuesday's press conference.

Governor signals statewide mask mandate could be forthcoming

MONTPELIER - At a press conference about COVID-19 on Tuesday, Gov. Scott signaled that a mask mandate may be forthcoming, and said bars should be on notice that new regulations could be headed their way, as well. In addition, Vermont Commissioner of Health Mark Levine said what was previously...