Vermont

Post office launches pen pal project

VERMONT - The US Postal Service is working with WeAreTeachers to introduce The USPS Pen Pal Project, a free educational program for students in grades three to five, this school year. The project will provide 25,000 classrooms across the country the opportunity to partner with matched classes to...

Public invited to testify at budget hearing

VERMONT - The Vermont House Committee on Appropriations will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 6, from 10:30 to 11:30 am, in Room 24 of the Statehouse and via videoconference. The committee will take testimony on the governor’s recommended budget adjustment. The governor’s proposal can...

Art Council grant supports study

VERMONT - The Vermont Arts Council is now accepting applications for its next round of Artist Development Grants. These grants support artists at all stages of their careers. Grants can fund activities that enhance mastery of an artist’s craft or skills or that increase the viability of an artist...

Experts say scammers are using health care open enrollment to steal from people.

Better Business Bureau warns of health care scams during sign-ups

VERMONT - The coronavirus pandemic left many Americans unemployed and uninsured. To give people a chance to sign up for health care coverage, Healthcare.gov is open until Saturday, January 15. Anytime the government has an open enrollment, people understandably have questions and concerns....

SBA seeking nominations for small business success stories

VERMONT - Throughout the pandemic, the American entrepreneurial spirit has helped the Small Business Administration propel the country forward. America’s small businesses are helping build back the economy and the SBA would like to honor these individuals for their resiliency and achievements...

Shaw’s donates $100,000 to food program

VERMONT - The work of Hunger Free Vermont to end hunger was aided recently by a $100,000 grant from Shaw’s and Star Market Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Program, which aims to connect individuals with federal meal programs such as 3SquaresVT and free or reduced school nutrition programs....

Fund looking to track women-owned businesses

VERMONT - The Vermont Women’s Fund announces the launch of “This Way UP: there’s power in our numbers,” a new initiative to identify and track women-owned businesses and women leaders throughout the state. While women business owners are a strong part of Vermont’s economy, there is no conclusive...

Agency of Commerce and Community Development Secretary Lindsay Kurrle at Tuesday's COVID-19 briefing.

State identifies first case of Omicron, braces for post-holiday surge

MONTPELIER- Vermont’s first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant was identified by genomic testing over the weekend, according to Vermont health officials, and by Tuesday there had been three confirmed cases of the variant. The initial specimen identified over the weekend was taken on December 8 ...

Draw ducks for kids art contest

VERMONT - The US Fish and Wildlife Service invites students from pre-K to 12th grade to create designs featuring ducks, swans or geese in their natural habitats for the annual Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program. Designs are judged in four age categories, with awards for first,...

Circus performance, classes for all levels

VERMONT - Celebrate the solstice and the holiday season with NECCA’s annual end-of-year circus extravaganza gone virtual. “Twas the Night...” is a specially filmed variation of our popular holiday show that includes professional program students alongside youth troupe and advanced...