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Emma Cotton is a Report for America corps member with a special focus on issues of importance to Southern Vermont. She previously worked as a reporter for the Addison Independent, where she covered politics, business, the arts and environmental issues. She also served as an assistant editor at Vermont Sports magazine and VT Ski + Ride. Emma majored in science journalism at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she was editor-in-chief of the Current. In 2018, she received a first-place award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association in the columnist category.
 

Attorney general settles with Rutland gym owner

By Emma Cotton

Jan 15 2021, 12:11 PMJanuary 15, 2021

TJ Donovan

Sean Manovill, owner of Club Fitness, has agreed to comply with the governor’s executive orders and pay $1,000 to the Vermont Foodbank.


Lucas Hall, state trooper who posted support for Capitol riots, resigns

By Emma Cotton

Jan 13 2021January 13, 2021

Lucas Hall

The trooper had been suspended without pay, a move that had drawn both praise and condemnation last week.


Q&A with Mark Stockton, new chair of Project VISION in Rutland

By Emma Cotton

Jan 10 2021January 10, 2021

Project VISION, formed when the opioid crisis surged in Rutland City, has made a big difference. Now, a new leader has taken the reins.


Rutland alderman posts false claims about events in Washington

By Emma Cotton

Jan 8 2021January 11, 2021

Paul Clifford had also come under fire in 2019 for posting a meme suggesting that white privilege is a fallacy.


First wave of vaccination includes ski patrol, law enforcement, firefighters

By Emma Cotton and Katie Jickling

Jan 8 2021January 8, 2021

Sugarbush

Hospital representatives say the broad definition of ‘health care worker’ helps them vaccinate quickly with available supply.


Attorney general calls for resignation of state trooper who supported D.C. riots

By Emma Cotton

Jan 7 2021January 11, 2021

‘He’s lost my trust, he’s lost the trust of the public. This is completely unacceptable,’ said Attorney General TJ Donovan.


Officials say resorts aren’t responsible for rising Covid-19 cases in ski towns

By Emma Cotton

Jan 4 2021January 5, 2021

A number of businesses in Dover, home of Mount Snow, have temporarily shut down after 18 residents tested positive.


Reporter’s Notebook: Illustrations of southern Vermont, lost and found in the pandemic

By Emma Cotton

Jan 1 2021January 2, 2021

I’m here with the specific intention of knowing southern Vermont, and telling the rest of the state what’s at stake for the people who live here — myself included.


State officials reject Stamford’s ‘termination’ of Covid-19 guidelines

By Emma Cotton

Dec 31 2020December 31, 2020

TJ Donovan

The town attempted to assume local control of restrictions contained in the governor’s executive order in a 3-2 vote on Tuesday, and plans legal action against the state.


6 test positive for Covid-19 in outbreak at Bennington Police Department

By Emma Cotton

Dec 30 2020December 31, 2020

Statewide, Bennington County has seen the second-highest number of new Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks.


Mysterious monolith reappears on Pittsfield mountaintop

By Emma Cotton

Dec 29 2020December 30, 2020

What was thought to be vandalism turns out to be marks left from snowboarders’ tricks.


Monolith mystery continues: The Pittsfield sculpture has vanished

By Emma Cotton

Dec 24 2020December 28, 2020

Following global trends, a monolith appeared on the top of a small mountain in Pittsfield last week, then disappeared Wednesday afternoon.


In a pandemic, safety at Vermont ski resorts hinges on an honor system

By Emma Cotton

Dec 23 2020December 24, 2020

Local residents flag concerns about travelers gathering to ski, while resorts walk the line between enforcement and breaking even.


Study gives hope to people with internet connectivity problems in Rutland County

By Emma Cotton

Dec 22 2020December 22, 2020

Corey Chase approaches a road construction site

A feasibility study offers a road map for the Otter Creek Communications Union District, which would serve a number of towns, including four with no access to fiber or cable.


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