“It feels amazing,” said Emily Bissonnette, right after her 7-year-old daughter got vaccinated against Covid-19. “I’m tearing up a little bit.”
Parents of newly vaccinated youngsters say they’re relieved, excited to make holiday plans
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Then Again: 1800s state bank scandal produced an unusual explanation
The scandal did little to hurt the political careers of two of the suspects. One was elected to Congress, then returned to Vermont to help create the state Senate. The other remained a wealthy lawyer, and was eventually elected to the U.S. Senate.
Redistricting panel goes all in on single-member Vermont House districts
The board voted 4-3 to approve a draft map for the Vermont House of Representatives with 150 single-member districts, removing the 46 two-member House districts currently in place.
Vermont health care organizations help vaccinate migrant farmworkers
More than 2,000 migrant farmworkers and those adjacent to them have been vaccinated statewide over the past six months.
Commission denies Manchester solar array, approves Middlebury project
Tensions surrounding renewable energy projects are likely to continue as the Vermont Climate Council races to find ways to drastically reduce Vermont’s carbon emissions.
Middlebury Bridge and Rail Project to be completed next month, after delays
The four-year project to replace two bridges with a rail tunnel, update town green spaces and repave roads will be finished around Labor Day weekend. Community groups are planning a celebration this Saturday of the project’s completion.
Historic enrollment leaves UVM and Middlebury College strapped for housing
Without enough campus housing, UVM and Middlebury College are searching for alternatives — from sending kids out to the general rental market to providing hotel rooms for them to live in.
As July approaches, homeless Vermonters prepare to leave hotels and motels
The phaseout of the emergency motel program is alarming advocates and community service providers, who say that the transition is too abrupt, and will leave some without a place to live.
DMV considering schedule changes, permanent closures at 5 locations
Half of Vermont’s DMV branches are still closed, and the agency says it’s studying whether these locations would get enough in-person use if they reopen.
Middlebury bridge and rail project nears the finish line
Construction on the Middlebury Bridge and Rail Project is nearly done, with a projected completion date of Aug. 17. Grading and landscaping for new parks is still ahead.
Grassland bird survey poses obstacle for large-scale solar project in Middlebury
The Agency of Natural Resources recommends that the Public Utility Commission deny a permit for a 30-acre solar project in Middlebury because the solar developer has not conducted a survey to determine whether grassland birds live on-site.
Bob Foster: Vermont farmers are covering good ground for soil health
Vermont recorded nearly 30% of its available cropland planted to cover crops in 2017, according to the Soil Health Institute, and we’re increasing that number every year. The U.S. average is only 5.6%.
Middlebury is the first town to vote on retail marijuana sales
On Town Meeting Day, municipal voters will be asked to allow medical dispensary shops in Middlebury.
Middlebury celebrates as downtown rail tunnel opens, replacing two bridges
Main Street and Merchants Row had been shut off to road traffic since June 14 to finish a rail tunnel that replaced two traffic bridges — part of a $71 million downtown project that began in 2017.