High prices are here to stay, market was undervalued, experts say By Polly Mikula The average home in Killington sold for over $1 million in the first quarter of 2022 — the highest evaluation ever — and those prices are […]
Tag: Vermont
Vital Communities introduces program to welcome newcomers to Vermont
If you are a newcomer to the region or someone who perhaps grew up here but has lived elsewhere for a while, it can be difficult to get to know your neighbors, especially if they live half a mile down […]
As cases decline, Vermont to end pricey contact tracing
By Liora Engel-Smith/VTDigger The state is moving away from third-party contact tracing as Omicron cases continue to drop in Vermont. Last spring, the Vermont Department of Health outsourced the bulk of Covid-19 contact tracing to AM Trace, a contractor in Leesburg, […]
Most towns with mask mandates now choosing to end them
By Erin Petenko/VTDigger At least 20 Vermont communities have repealed their local mask mandates or allowed them to expire in recent weeks. Only a handful of communities — including Waitsfield, Williston and Winooski — still have mask mandates in […]
State reflects on two-year pandemic
By Polly Mikula “If we look back two years to March 13, when I signed the emergency declaration here in Vermont, I never expected that it would last two years, not just the state of emergency, but I didn’t think […]
There’s a hole in Vermont’s memorable brand
By Dan Galdenzi As Vermonters, we take on a certain reputation — or maybe, more accurately, a set of stereotypes — that come immediately to mind for non-Vermonters. Whether earned or not, those stereotypes are part of being a resident […]
Unpacking Vermont’s history of reapportionment
By Julia Purdy A prominent thread woven into the fabric of present-day Vermont is the question of the “two Vermonts” — the old versus the new, the traditional versus the forward-looking, the rural versus the urban, the economically depressed versus […]
State expects an ‘unprecedented’ $90 million surplus in the education fund
School tax rates likely to decrease By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger This spring, Vermont lawmakers may have a welcome question on their hands: what to do with a $90 million surplus in the state’s education fund. State tax officials unveiled the projected surplus in the […]
U.S Mint debuts Vermont’s $1 coin
The U.S. Mint officially announced the designs for the 2022 American Innovation $1 Coin Program, on Monday, Oct. 4. This multi-year series that started in 2018 honors innovation and innovators by issuing $1 coins for each of the 50 states, […]
Vermont loons set record for number of active nests
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger These days, birds are susceptible to a scourge of threats — pests, diseases, habitat loss and climate change among them. Still, one species has been thriving in Vermont: the common loon. This summer, across the state, more […]