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Author: Erin Petenko

Erin Petenko is VTDigger's data and graphics reporter, bringing numbers to life to help Vermonters understand the state they live in.
 

This weekend’s forecast: Hot. This summer’s forecast: Also probably hot.

By Erin Petenko

May 26 2023May 26, 2023

The National Weather Service reported that Vermont will likely be hotter than normal this summer, based on weather patterns and climate change analysis.


The Vermont Creemee Database: Vote for your favorite

By Erin Petenko

May 25 2023May 25, 2023

Roughly 400 Vermont establishments hold licenses to sell creemees or soft serve ice cream. VTDigger obtained the data — and mapped it.


Vermont Supreme Court hears arguments on proposed Newbury juvenile facility

By Erin Petenko

May 23 2023May 23, 2023

The facility would fill a gap left after the closure of Woodside in 2020, but local residents overwhelmingly oppose its development.


Thousands more than expected died in Vermont during the pandemic. Research points to delayed care, isolation and uncounted Covid deaths.

By Erin Petenko

May 11 2023May 11, 2023

A rise in deaths from related causes is the likely driver of Vermont’s higher-than-average death toll — but unmarked Covid deaths could be hidden in the data.


VTDigger ends weekly Covid updates as levels remain ‘low’

By Erin Petenko

May 10 2023May 10, 2023

The news organization will continue to cover Covid closely but will focus reporting resources on bigger stories and broader trends — not incremental reports on data that has grown increasingly incomplete.


End of national Covid emergency brings changes to pandemic care and data in Vermont

By Erin Petenko

May 9 2023May 9, 2023

Insurance coverage for antigen tests and national Covid case data reporting are some of the biggest pandemic-era programs slated to end May 11.


Vermont Covid levels ‘low’ as hospitalizations decline to 10

By Erin Petenko

May 3 2023May 3, 2023

The state reported a new low in Covid hospital admissions, and other indicators also fell.


New Covid-19 booster recommendations roll out in Vermont

By Erin Petenko

Apr 27 2023April 26, 2023

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Here’s what you need to know about the transition to bivalent vaccines for all Vermonters, and the new bivalent booster recommendations for immunocompromised people and those 65 and older.


Vermont Covid levels ‘low’ and outbreaks begin to decline

By Erin Petenko

Apr 26 2023April 26, 2023

In total, 960 Vermonters have died of Covid since the pandemic began in March 2020.


Full Disclosure: What lawmakers’ ethics forms reveal about their lives outside the Legislature

By Erin Petenko

Apr 20 2023April 19, 2023

Vermont legislators are far more likely to be retired than the average Vermonter, VTDigger’s ethics disclosure database shows.


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