Vermont Emergency Management is reporting that the opening of state of Vermont offices will be delayed until 10 a.m. Tuesday. Essential personnel for the Department of Corrections, the Department of Public Safety, Institutions and Transportation Maintenance, should report for work as normally expected.

The state is advising employees to monitor the Vermont.gov website, the DHR website and the DHR hotline (802-828-0352) for further developments.

Shelters in Rutland, Wilmington and Winhall will open this evening. The Leahy Center at the Rutland Medical Center, 160 Allen St., Rutland, will be open at 7 p.m. In Wilmington, Twin Valley High School, 1 School St., will open 4 p.m. A Winhall shelter has been opened at the Mountain School, 9 School St., Bondville.

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