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30 UVM students in quarantine after fellow student tests positive 

By Sawyer Loftus

Nov 3 2020November 4, 2020

A university spokesman said there was no need for on-campus students to take any action unless they are contacted by a health professional.


Statewide Covid-19 tip line draws 1,650 reports, but few investigated

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 24 2020August 24, 2020

Michael Schirling

The state decided the tip line would lead to educational efforts, not to punishment. Officials are now deciding if the tip line should be continued.



How libraries across Vermont are continuing to serve people despite a pandemic

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 20 2020August 21, 2020

Librarians in front of Bixby Library

From Montpelier to Vergennes, libraries across Vermont have had to improvise and adapt to continue their work in a worldwide health emergency.


80% of Vermont inmates in Mississippi test positive for Covid-19

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 17 2020August 17, 2020

Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility.

Jim Baker, interim commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections, said Monday that 176 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at a privately run correctional facility Tallahatchie, Miss. Meanwhile no new positive results among inmates or staff at Rutland’s Marble Valley.



Mayor to CityPlace developers: Offer a better plan or face legal action

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 14 2020August 15, 2020

Burlington

After news broke of Don Sinex regaining a majority share in the CityPlace project, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger promised legal action if Devonwood failed to come up with a ‘better’ plan.


House races: Progressive upset of O’Sullivan in Burlington highlights the night

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 12 2020August 12, 2020

Only a couple incumbents were knocked off in the primary, while the picture became clearer in a number of races for open House seats.


Burlington City Council creates reparations task force; fails to override veto

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 11 2020August 11, 2020

Perri Freeman

The override vote on Mayor Miro Weinberger’s veto of a ranked choice voting measure failed to gain two-thirds majority.


Burlington weighs ‘robust legal action’ against Brookfield

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 10 2020August 11, 2020

CityPlace

Mayor Miro Weinberger told the City Council that he hopes the council and the administration can take a unified approach to what comes next with the CityPlace project.


SCOV tosses no-stalking order against Stowe-based GOP political operative

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 7 2020August 8, 2020

The Vermont Supreme Court overturned the 2019 temporary order against Republican strategist Stuart Stevens on a 3-2 ruling.


Police ID dead man as Black Lives Matter street painting vandal

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 6 2020August 6, 2020

Police say the man responsible for the June 14 vandalism died in a car crash.


Winooski school campus redesign to be funded by $57.8M federal loan

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 6 2020August 6, 2020

Winooski school construction

The USDA rural investment loan is the largest of its kind of ever awarded in Vermont.


Vermont Census response lags as state presses up against a federal deadline

By Sawyer Loftus

Aug 3 2020August 4, 2020

Vermont has about two months to meet its self-imposed goal of a more than 60% response rate to the Census, but the path to get there is rife with obstacles unseen in Census history.


VT Air National Guard to train in Wisconsin despite rising Covid-19 cases

By Sawyer Loftus

Jul 31 2020July 31, 2020

(From left to right) Col. David Shevchik, Lt. Col. Matthew Wignall, and Lt. Col. Doran Metzger, at a press conference at Camp Johnson in Colchester on Friday, July 31. Photo by Sawyer Loftus/VTDigger

At a press conference Friday, Col. David Shevchik, the commander of the 158 Fighter Wing, announced 250 Vermont airmen would be traveling in early August to Wisconsin to train, and taking various measures to address Covid-19 risks.


Swanton employees resign after Confederate flag mask controversy

By Sawyer Loftus

Jul 30 2020July 31, 2020

The town’s animal control officer resigned after residents complained. His parents also stepped down from town posts in protest.


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