National Guard reconstructs 250-bed health facility
The Vermont National Guard is using at least $200,000 to build and rebuild a makeshift hospital that in the spring served just 23 COVID-19 patients.
Here are the lawmakers who refused to stay home after telling you to
A plethora of lawmakers have repeatedly urged citizens to stay home and away from their loved ones, even for the holidays, and then refused to stay home themselves.
Undercover COVID cops arrest NYC bar owner for serving customers
Plainclothes New York police officers arrested a bar owner for violating coronavirus restrictions after executing a sting in which they ordered food from the restaurant, the Associated Press reported.
Irasburg church, Vermont Health Department at odds over facts
An Irasburg church and the Vermont Department of Health disagree whether a worshipper attended church Sunday Nov. 22 and tested positive.
Vermont impacted by Supreme Court religion ruling?
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roman Catholic Diocese v. Cuomo shut down New York Covid restrictions on religious attendance, Vermonters began asking: how does the ruling affect Vermont’s emergency order regulation of church attendance?
NY pub owners declare ‘autonomous zone’ to keep doors open amid COVID-19 restrictions
Owners of a Staten Island pub have declared it an “autonomous zone” in defiance of tighter COVID-19 restrictions in New York City from Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Scott: Restrictions can be lifted as most vulnerable are vaccinated
“What we’re hoping is that we can start to reduce the restrictions once people get vaccinated. First we have to have a vaccine okayed by the FDA. And then we will have to have a quantity of vaccines distributed widely enough … to have enough effect,” Gov. Scott said.
State followed guidelines removing vaccine protest banner
A banner raised Sunday morning to protest liability exemption for the Covid-19 vaccine was removed by state workers in accordance with state guidelines, a state official said Monday.
UVM survey finds regional divides in mask wearing trends
A University of Vermont student has completed a survey-study on mask-wearing tendencies in Vermont, including who’s wearing them and why.
Covid-19 vaccine protest banner removed from I-89 overpass
The removal of the banner raised by Health Choice Vermont may be in conflict with a Scott administration policy allowing messaging on state highway property, enacted in June in response to complaints from Black Lives Matter protesters.
Seven school districts won’t ask students today about Thanksgiving
At least seven Vermont school districts say they will hold in-person learning Monday and will not ask children if they were part of multi-household gatherings over the Thanksgiving vacation, as directed by State of Vermont Covid-19 guidelines.
Thanksgiving school policy hit ‘guilt nerve,’ Scott says
His administration’s plan to quiz students on where they spent Thanksgiving struck a “guilt nerve” and a “resistance nerve” as shown by vehement community pushback, Gov. Phil Scott said at his press conference Friday.