At Raucous Meeting, Burlington City Council Passes Mask Mandate

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on December 1, 2021 at 10:38PM

Vermont Climate Panel Passes New Emission Reduction Plan

By Kevin McCallum Posted on December 1, 2021 at 6:57PM

Others are less convinced. In a press release issued moments after the vote, Kristin Clouser, Scott’s interim secretary of administration and chair of the council, lambasted the plan as being ambiguous and lacking cost analyses.

COVID Surge Forces UVM Medical Center to Postpone Hundreds of Surgeries

By Derek Brouwer Posted on December 1, 2021 at 5:19PM

The COVID-19 surge is the latest stressor on an already strained healthcare system in Vermont. UVM Medical Center patients suffer from long wait times as the hospital and others increasingly rely on traveling nurses to relieve a workforce shortage. 

Volunteer Group Finds PFAS in Water Samples From Winooski River

By Kevin McCallum Posted on November 30, 2021 at 5:24PM

Ehlers said the state’s drinking water standard was implemented hastily in 2016 after the Bennington contamination was discovered. Five years later, the world has learned a great deal more about the dangers of PFAS, and the standard desperately needs updating.

Hospitals Treating Record Number of COVID Patients

By Derek Brouwer Posted on November 30, 2021 at 3:44PM

"There's still a lot we don't know, and it could be a couple of weeks before we get more information," Scott said. "Until then, we're not going to speculate."

What Happens to Leahy's $2 Million Campaign War Chest?

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on November 30, 2021 at 11:57AM

Leahy will have some time to make his decision about the campaign money. There's no set time limit for how long his account can stay open, according to Dwyer.

Vermont Health Department Names Elizabeth Bundock Chief Medical Examiner

By Derek Brouwer Posted on November 29, 2021 at 6:19PM

Bundock completed her PhD in neuroscience and her medical degree at The Chicago Medical School–Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Illinois. She’s published papers on pathology and death certification and helped author national guidelines for investigating sudden child deaths.

Vermont Officials Keeping Tabs on Omicron COVID-19 Variant

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on November 28, 2021 at 9:07PM

“I don’t think we need to hit the panic button,” Hellstrom said. “We just need to be mindful and wear masks when we can, get vaccinated, get the booster shots, and wash our hands.”

Weinberger Proposes Mask Mandate for Burlington, With Exceptions

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on November 23, 2021 at 6:43PM

But on Tuesday’s call, some business owners said employees are tired of masking up and that the mandates put staff in a position to have to argue with anti-maskers. Allen Caruso, co-owner of the Thorn + Roots restaurant on Church Street, said such interactions are “very difficult and very upsetting.”

Vermont Lawmakers Approve Bill That Allows Towns to Require Masks

By Kevin McCallum Posted on November 22, 2021 at 10:11PM

and then were told by the governor that he would not sign off,” she said. “That’s why we’re here.”