Vermont is now reporting 123 confirmed cases, 8 deaths. Here are the CDC’s most recent #s for the coronavirus in Vermont
Category: Coronavirus updates
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Coronavirus updates
10 bright sides to social distancing
By Brooke Geery With life upended for everyone in the world, it’s important to stay positive and look for whatever rays of sunshine may come. Things may not be perfect, but they’re definitely going to get better eventually. In the […]
Coronavirus updates, State News
Takeout booze and deliveries gets approval
Staff report Now you can have an alcoholic beverage with your takeout meal. Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order Thursday, March 19, that allows restaurants to provide “to-go” orders of cocktails, beer and wine. Restaurants can also deliver those drinks. The […]
Coronavirus updates, State News
Job losses mount as small businesses comply with new coronavirus orders
By Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger BRANDON — Faced with the loss of their standard food deliveries from New York City as a result of COVID-19, the owners of Li’s Chinese decided to cook the ingredients they did have and give the meals […]
Coronavirus updates, Letter
Letter to the readers of the Mountain Times
Local businesses that benefit from events and the recreational opportunities here in central Vermont, are a big part of the Mountain Times. Our pages are typically chock-full of photos and news related to the ongoings throughout our region — many of […]
Coronavirus updates, State News
Rooms and meals tax canceled, income tax deadline extended
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 […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Coronavirus updates
Volunteers make cloth masks for Dartmouth-Hitchcock
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 […]
Coronavirus updates, Featured
Mayor Allaire declares state of emergency
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 […]
Coronavirus updates, State News
Scott pushes back income tax deadline, cancels rooms and meals tax ‘until further notice’
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 […]
