Vermont

Colleges and Universities in Vermont will welcome students back on campus this with quarantine requirements, coronavirus tests and contracts under new state guidelines released Tuesday. Gov. Phil Scott announced the restrictions for in-person higher education during a press conference, emphasizing the significance of the connection between students and teachers that can be strained via remote learning. “We know how critical...

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said Thursday he’s allowing a bill to allow mail in voting during the November presidential election to become law without his signature. In a letter to members of the Vermont Legislature, Scott said there appeared to be a technical problem with the law that creates an ambiguity in how the Secretary of State deals with...

Vermont State Police say a motorcycle rider and his passenger were killed in a crash in Waterford. Troopers say the motorcycle went out of control and hit on a curve and hit a guardrail early Friday evening on Route 18. Troopers rendered first aid but both died at the scene. The victims were identified as 58-year-old Victor Kasica, of Thornton,…

The memorial of a slain Vermont teacher was replaced and rededicated on Thursday after being targeted by a thief earlier this year.

An emotional tribute Thursday expressed love for a slain Vermont teacher whose memorial was targeted by a thief earlier this year. “Everyone pulled together—it’s a caring community,” said Steve Shanks, who installed a new weathervane on a gazebo behind Essex Elementary School, to replace a vane that was stolen in January. Nearly 14 years ago, Alicia Shanks was inside...

A new set of laws took effect Wednesday in Vermont that are designed to protect the environment in a state that has long prided itself on taking care of its natural resources. As of July 1, stores across the state can no longer bag customers’ purchases in plastic. At Quality Market in Barre, customer Joe Greene picked up a reusable…

Vermont’s plastic bag ban took effect Wednesday, and it means significant changes for consumers.

Vermont will start accepting applications from small businesses that have been financially impacted by the coronavirus crisis Monday as part of Gov. Phil Scott’s economic relief package. “I’ve instructed my team to make the process as easy as possible in order to get the money out the door quickly to those who are in need,” Scott said Wednesday. “The...

The city council in Vermont’s largest city has approved a resolution backing the reduction of the police force by 30% through attrition amid calls in Burlington and nationwide for racial justice and to defund police. The Burlington City Council approved the Racial Justice Resolution early Tuesday by a vote of 9 to 3. The resolution declares that racism is a…

A hospital in central Vermont has implemented a high-tech approach as part of their patient screening process amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Spirit of Ethan Allen’s sightseeing voyages on Lake Champlain include an option for sunset cruises.

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Vermont officials are urging residents to stay vigilant when it comes to taking coronavirus precautions as states across the country see spikes in cases. “We’re not asking people to stop having fun in life and to stop doing the things they enjoy,” Health Commissioner Mark Levine said, “but you have to have a sense of going about your life...

The select board in the Vermont town of Fairfax has approved a new cell tower near the village center, but not everyone is happy about it. Fairfax Town Manager Brad Docheff says the tower is meant to provide telecommunication services in an area where service is inadequate. The board recently agreed to lease land to Verizon for the tower. But…

Vermont is expanding their trusted travel map, a list of communities that have been approved to visit the state without a two week quarantine. Counties in other states must meet a threshold of less than 400 active cases per million and be within driving distance of Vermont in order to qualify. Beginning July 1, counties in states including Pennsylvania, New…

A new roadside attraction in a rural stretch of Vermont’s Rutland County is getting drivers to slow down and check out the sights—while following physical distancing guidelines. “It’s been really rewarding and fun,” photographer Steve Schaub said of the drive-by art exhibit he and his writer wife, Eve, established in a hayfield on River Road in Pawlet. With so...

A new roadside attraction in Vermont’s rural Rutland County is getting drivers to slow down and smile.

The state of Vermont has decided to change the historic name of a popular park, to avoid any hurt from possible associations with a white supremacist hate group. “This is the right move,” Rob Peterson from Vermont State Parks said of the decision to change the name of Kamp Kill Kare State Park in St. Albans. The name has puzzled…

Vermont state officials have decided to change the name of a historic popular park to avoid any possible associations with a white supremacist hate group.

Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday urged Vermonters to complete the 2020 Census, saying failure to do so could hurt the state’s economy at a time when it is rebounding from the coronavirus crisis. Officials said only some 55 percent of households in the state have completed the census so far, compared to the 60 percent that completed the 2010 Census….