Young adults reflect on their generation’s difficulty with social distancing By Vivian Finck Just last week the federal government, backed by the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization, sounded a warning to all to implement social distancing into our daily lives. Social distancing, if properly executed, will hopefully help curb the spread of…

By Sen. Alison Clarkson We are all adjusting to our new COVID-19 normal. The Legislature has just finished its first week of working remotely on Vermont’s response to this crisis. In each committee we are addressing different ways to respond to the anxieties and uncertainties we are all facing. This crisis is affecting almost every…

By Rep. Jim Harrison, Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon President Kennedy’s words, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country,” never rang more true than in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. We must all make sacrifices and help out where we can. The spread of the…

By Xander Landen/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott announced Monday, March 23, that the state has pushed back tax deadlines for businesses and individual Vermonters, in an effort to provide economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Scott administration also announced that businesses would not need to pay meals and rooms or sales and use tax “until further…

By Anne Galloway/VTDigger and Polly Mikula As the nation, and the region, faces a dearth of personal protective equipment for health care providers in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, volunteers and small local companies are stepping up to fill the void. Jillian Bradley, co-owner of the Barnard General Store, posted the following message to the…

Photo courtesy of Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department: One tractor trailer hit another head-on at the intersection of Routes 4 and 100 in Bridgewater on Monday evening. The Bridgewater store was significantly damaged. By Katy Savage The Bridgewater Corners Country Store was forced to close Monday, March 23, after a tractor trailer slid off the road…

Photo by Paul Holmes: Hannah, Hanne and Margie cycled up Killington Road, skinned up Ramshead, then skied.   By Katy Savage Editor’s note: at press time Tuesday afternoon, Killington Resort updated its uphill travel policy on its website, stating simply “Uphill is closed for the season. Thank you for understanding.” The following story was writen…

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 grow exponentially By Polly Mikula On Monday, March 23, Mayor David Allaire declared a state of emergency for Rutland. The move gives him greater unilateral power to take action and move quicker to ensure the safety of Rutland City residents. While Allaire made no indication that he planned to use the…

By Xander Landen/ VTdigger Gov. Phil Scott announced Monday that the state has pushed back tax deadlines for businesses and individual Vermonters, in an effort to provide economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Scott administration said in a news release that businesses would not need to pay meals and rooms or sales and use…

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Gov. Phil Scott announced that two Vermonters who had tested positive for COVID-19 died on Thursday, March 19. The cause of death has yet to be determined. Health Commissioner Mark Levine estimated the number of cases of people with coronavirus are in the 20s.    

By Kit Norton/VTDigger As the spread of the coronavirus forces more Vermonters to apply for unemployment insurance, Senate lawmakers on Wednesday, March 18, began discussions on how to expand eligibility for benefits. Legislation passed by the House last week, H.681, would ensure that employees who are forced to take leave related to COVID-19 are eligible for benefits, but would…

Healthcare workers have such a need for facemasks that the the Agency of Commerce and Community Development is reaching out to manufacturers and construction companies with a supply of N95 facemasks to consider assisting in the state’s response to the COVID-19 virus by making these masks available to healthcare providers immediately. N95 facemasks are a…

DMV to close  -The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will suspend all in-person transactions effective 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, to reduce the risk and spread of COVID-19. The DMV will continue to process registration and license renewals and various other services online, by mail, or via telephone. In-person transactions that cannot be…

With any health care crisis, it’s sometimes difficult to separate the truth about what’s causing the crisis from the myths and conspiracies that are spread by misinformation. Here’s a rundown of some of the myths, and the medical facts as they are known today. This list was compiled by the newsletter Medical News Today: The…