Colchester Manufacturer Hazelett Strip-Casting Is Sold to an Austrian Company

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on January 17, 2022 at 6:03PM

Sen. Dick Mazza (D-Grand Isle) displays a photo of a Hazelett groundbreaking at Dick Mazza’s General Store, which his father started in Malletts Bay in 1954 — two years before Hazelett's arrival. The 2000 photo shows then-governor Howard Dean, David Hazelett, and Hazelett’s father, Bill, with shovels at an expansion project.

Benning Launches LG Bid by Promising to Be a 'Cheerleader' for Vermont

By Kevin McCallum Posted on January 17, 2022 at 5:27PM

as an obvious stepping stone to someplace else,” a reference to Gray. He declined to repeat that critique Monday.

Redistricting Battle Kicks Off With House Spat Over Single Districts

By Kevin McCallum Posted on January 14, 2022 at 9:15PM

The changes mean that there are now 19 House districts either at least 10 percent above or below the ideal number; six of those are more than 20 percent out of whack. For example, Rep. John Killacky’s (D-South Burlington) district has grown by 30 percent in the last decade, while the population in McCoy’s district fell by 21 percent.

Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Order to Close Slate Ridge Gun Range

By Derek Brouwer Posted on January 14, 2022 at 5:15PM

Vermont's Revenues Surge Because of Federal Pandemic Aid

By Kevin McCallum Posted on January 13, 2022 at 10:08PM

,” Kavet said. “It’s a supercharged market.”

Vermont Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale Joins Race for U.S. House

By Sasha Goldstein Posted on January 13, 2022 at 7:00AM

taking this moment and turning it into a movement.”

Burlington Council Elections: Hightower Will Run, Stromberg Won't

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on January 12, 2022 at 9:17PM

a big love and affection for this community,” he said in an interview with Seven Days, noting that he enjoys community service. “Right now, it seems like this is the right time.”

UVM Medical Center Enacts Emergency Staffing Plan Amid COVID Surge

By Colin Flanders Posted on January 12, 2022 at 5:49PM

Under the emergency plan, which goes into effect Thursday and will likely last at least a few weeks, staff may be asked to fill in on units they don't typically work on, while nursing leaders may be deployed to serve in clinical or support roles. The goal will be to preserve the hospital's ability to provide acute and emergency care, the press release said.

Rutland City School Board Votes to Reinstate Raiders Name

By Alison Novak Posted on January 12, 2022 at 4:18PM

"As I have always preached to my children, two who are in the school system, you can choose to be offended by something," board member O'Connor said. "Anybody can be offended by anything.

Vermont's 350,000 Rapid COVID Tests Are Quickly Claimed

By Colin Flanders Posted on January 12, 2022 at 2:55PM

In addition to the online ordering program, the Scott administration will be sending another 120,000 rapid tests to childcare programs this week, while many more thousands will be sent to schools as they adjust to new protocols for mitigating COVID-19 spread in classrooms that shifts testing responsibility from school personnel to families. The pilot program coincides with an alarming spike in COVID cases. Fueled by holiday gatherings and the incredibly infectious Omicron variant, Vermont has been averaging 1,740 cases daily over the last week, a time period that includes a record-breaking single day total of 2,975 cases set on January 7.