Emergency

Unexpected landing at local winery

HALIFAX- Honora Winery, located on Collins Road, welcomed an unexpected and unusual guest early this week. Unusual for Halifax, anyway.
According to Harry, the owner of the Honora property, a pilot flying a six-seater, single-engine Cessna 185 “Skywagon” to New York with his wife and two...

Halifax updates emergency shelters and operations centers, brainstorms consequences for an unpaid junk ordinance violation, finalizes budget

Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly attributed statements by Linda Lyon to Linda Hubner. We regret the error. HALIFAX – During their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 15, the Halifax Selectboard opened truck bids, discussed an ordinance violation, updated their local emergency...

Pictured left to right: Dick Ward, Joyce Forbush, and Kathleen Loomis-Ward

St. Mary’s launches emergency food box

WILMINGTON - The Outdoor Emergency Food Box was launched Sunday, January 16, at St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church. The box is located on the walkway between the parking lot, behind the church and the church’s front door at 13 East Main Street.
This food box contains meals and...

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...

Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith

Administration defends emergency housing changes

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott and members of his administration reported on the latest pandemic developments at their weekly COVID-19 press conference Tuesday, and responded to questions about a class action lawsuit filed by Vermont Legal Aid.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Vermonters...

Gov. Phll Scott File Photo

Official says state safest in country

COVID numbers still trending positive
MONTPELIER- At his COVID-19 emergency press briefing on Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott said he expects Vermont to reach his goal of an 80% vaccination rate sometime this week.
Rather than waiting until after his call with governors...

Gov. Phil Scott File Photo

State inches closer to 80% vaccination goal

MONTPELIER- At his COVID-19 press briefing Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott said Vermont could reach his goal of 80% vaccination among eligible Vermonters as soon as Memorial Day weekend, but would likely hit the mark sometime in the middle of next week.
”If you take the number of people (...

Gov. Phil Scott

Gov. issues vaccine challenge to Vermonters

MONTPELIER- At his COVID-19 emergency briefing on Friday, Gov. Phil Scott Issued a challenge to Vermonters, promising to lift COVID-19 restrictions the day it’s determined 80% of Vermonters have been vaccinated with at least one dose. Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith said...

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...