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 […]
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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 […]
Legislative update: COVID-19 spurs relief measures
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 […]
“What you can do for your country”
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
State offers incentives to become a master logger
Professional logging contractors in Vermont are being encouraged to take advantage of a unique new opportunity to become Master Logger-certified at half the cost through a grant from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The opportunity coincides with […]
Vermont’s free school breakfast programs ranks second in country
More low-income children in Vermont are starting their day with a nutritious school breakfast. According to the School Breakfast Scorecard, released earlier this week by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC, a national anti-hunger advocacy group), 17,796 low-income children […]
Health officials announce new guidance for travel from COVID-19 affected countries
The Vermont Department of Health is asking Vermonters to follow new travel guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The department is requesting that people who return from certain countries affected by the new coronavirus stay home […]
Bennington patient Vermont’s first ‘presumptive positive’ COVID-19 case
By John Walters/VTDigger A patient at a hospital in Bennington is in critical condition after being the first person in the state to test positive for the new coronavirus. The patient, described by hospital officials as an older adult male […]