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The Vermont Agency of Education is extending until Oct. 4 its recommendation that all students wear masks at all times in school to reduce the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, Gov. Phil Scott said Wednesday. The agency had recommended schools require masks for the first 10 days of school and then allow schools to loosen masking restrictions for…

Some Vermont school officials are calling on Gov. Phil Scott to require masks in schools and indoors in parts of the state where there is substantial or high rates of transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19. At least two school superintendents and others are planning an event Tuesday to highlight their concerns that the state isn’t doing enough...

Vermont’s governor wants to welcome refugees from Afghanistan, saying it’s the right thing to do. “I think we have a moral obligation to welcome people into our country who are from war-torn countries like Afghanistan,” Phil Scott, a Republican, told NECN & NBC10 Boston Thursday. News coverage in recent weeks has shown evacuees from Afghanistan — U.S. allies —...

“I think we have a moral obligation to welcome people into our country who are from war-torn countries like Afghanistan,” Phil Scott, a Republican, told NECN & NBC10 Boston Thursday.

People in communities across Vermont are reflecting on one of the worst natural disasters to ever hit their state. Tropical Storm Irene struck a decade ago this week, dumping 11 inches of rain that rushed down mountainous terrain, devastating many communities with flash floods — including Brandon, which marked the anniversary Wednesday. “We’re fighters,” Brandon business owner Sheila Gearwar said…

People across Vermont are reflecting on Tropical Storm Irene, which brought flash floods that devastated communities statewide a decade ago.

With back-to-school time here, Vermont’s governor and education officials are reissuing recommendations of ways to keep kids, educators and staff safe from COVID-19 in school buildings. The state sees increasing numbers of vaccinations as key to maintaining healthy, in-person instruction five days a week this school year. “It’s not something folks can take for granted in other parts of...

In Vermont, state leaders reminded communities and families about kids, teachers and staff safe from COVID when school comes back in session.

Gov. Phil Scott toured parts of southern Vermont that were hit hard by flash flooding late last week. During the Monday visit, the governor and other state and local leaders couldn’t help but compare the mess to Irene, the deadly tropical storm that devastated Vermont in late August of 2011 — nearly 10 years ago. While this latest weather emergency…

Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont toured the damage to infrastructure brought on by severe weather earlier this month.

Numerous walk-in clinics are being scheduled across Vermont this weekend to help the state reach its immediate goal of having 80% of the eligible population vaccinated against COVID-19. As of Thursday, the state was just over 2,000 people short of reaching the goal. When Vermont hits the 80% threshold, Gov. Phil Scott will lift all remaining restrictions that were imposed…

Gov. Phil Scott has signed a $7.3 billion state budget that he says will put Vermont on a path to a more prosperous and equitable future. Scott’s office announced late Tuesday that he had signed the budget and a separate bill that will accelerate community broadband deployment across the state. The budget includes funding small business pandemic relief, community revitalization…

Gov. Phil Scott expects Vermont this week to reach 80% of eligible residents getting at least one dose of vaccine against COVID-19. The Republican governor has said he will drop the remaining pandemic-related restrictions once the state hits that milestone. Scott and state officials on Tuesday will discuss Vermont’s ongoing response to the coronavirus. The governor announced Friday that the…

Vermont restaurants, bars and social clubs can stay open past 10 p.m. starting on Saturday, Gov. Phil Scott announced Friday. Scott said he’s lifting the curfew because the rate of 18-to-29-year-olds getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has risen from less than 30% to over 50% in the last month. He said he expects Vermont to reach 80% of the eligible population…

Vermont residents gathered and held a moment of silence on the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Gov. Scott proclaimed May 25 “George Floyd Remembrance Day.”

The Vermont Legislature adjourned on Friday, ending a historic session during the coronavirus pandemic where they mostly met virtually and deliberated on how to spend about $1 billion in coronavirus recovery funds. The Democrat-controlled legislature reached agreement on a $7.3 billion budget that the Republican Gov. Phil Scott said earlier in the day Friday that he could likely support, barring…

Vermont’s high vaccination rate, which leads the country in a number of metrics, continues to result in a decline in COVID-19 cases, hospitalization rates and deaths with the state’s seven-day average of cases plummeting 75% since April 1, a state official said Tuesday. “Because of our vaccination rate and other factors, no state in the country is in a better…

The state of Vermont could ask the federal government for vaccine in excess of the 25,000 doses a week it currently receives, officials said Friday. Unlike some states that aren’t using all the doses they are allocated and are even declining to accept some of the doses they are offered, Vermont is keeping up with its vaccination schedule. “We...

Vermont is seeing a steady drop in COVID-19 cases and a strong rate of people getting vaccinated, state officials said Tuesday, making them optimistic about the future and a more normal summer than last year’s. The seven-day average number of cases has dropped 39% since April 1 and 24% in the last week, according Michael Pieciak, commissioner of the Vermont…