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Town considering $2 million broadband plan

READSBORO- The Readsboro Selectboard started meeting by Zoom in mid-November. On Wednesday, January 20, the day the country witnessed the inauguration of a new president, the board dealt with a variety of issues, such as snowplowing woes, potential new infrastructure investments, and how to best...

Gov. Scott says he'll wait his turn for a COVID-19 vaccine

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott and members of his administration held their biweekly press briefing by teleconference Friday, following a possible exposure to COVID-19 at last Tuesday's briefing.
Gov. Scott, Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine, and several other administration...

A screenshot of participants in Tuesday’s Dover Selectboard meeting.

Dover Town Meeting delayed

Officials hope for in-person meeting later DOVER- Selectboard members voted to postpone Dover’s annual Town Meeting Tuesday evening, in the hope that they’ll be able to hold an in-person Town Meeting later in the year.
Selectboard chair Vicki Capitani said the board had...

Public safety building bids reviewed

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members met with the public safety facility committee to discuss construction bids for a proposed $5.5 million police and fire department facility.
Facility committee chair Chuck Clerici said the committee received four bids, all of which were very close in price...

Wilmington will mail voters Town Meeting ballots

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Selectboard discussed mail-in Town Meeting ballots and the COVID-19 vaccination rollout at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening.
Town Clerk Therese Lounsbury suggested two options for proceeding with mail-in ballots. The first option was to send a...

Scott, other officials in quarantine after potential presser exposure

MONTPELIER- Vermont officials at Tuesday’s press briefing expressed optimism that the latest COVID-19 data indicates the pandemic’s “third wave” may be waning.
Just hours later, however, Gov. Phil Scott’s office announced that he, Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine, and other...

Readsboro, Halifax fill new school board seats

DEERFIELD VALLEY- On Tuesday, voters in Halifax and Readsboro elected their first town school board members following the dissolution of the Southern Valley Unified Union School District last fall.
Under state statute, Vermont Secretary of State James Condos was required to warn special...

Officials say state vaccine roll out hindered by uncertainty of federal supply

MONTPELIER- At a press briefing Friday, Vermont officials said the unpredictability of deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines by the federal government is hampering the state's efforts to schedule vaccinations for Vermonters. Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith reported that about 8,800...

Scott warns protesters not to be “played”

Top cop says state ready for any scenario
MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott advised Vermonters who may be planning to join protests of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration not to be “played” by extremists intent on overthrowing the government.
ABC News reported this...

Gov. Phil Scott

Help is on the way for businesses

MONTPELIER- More economic relief is in sight for business owners and their employees, Gov. Phil Scott said at his press conference Tuesday.
Scott said recent federal stimulus legislation included an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program, and more flexible rules for its...