Scott Relaxes Rules to Allow Multi-Household Gatherings

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on March 12, 2021 at 2:23PM

To date, one in four Vermonters — or 138,700 people — has received at least one dose, Human Services Secretary Mike Smith said. The state has now reached “Phase 5b” of its vaccine rollout plan, most recently opening sign-ups to residents aged 16 and older with high risk conditions such as cancer and heart disease.

Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Murder Convictions in 2016 Crash That Killed Teens

By Derek Brouwer Posted on March 12, 2021 at 1:42PM

Senate Panel Advances Slimmed-Down Gun Restriction Legislation

By Colin Flanders Posted on March 12, 2021 at 11:13AM

Vermont law currently only prohibits the possession of firearms in schools and courthouses, while legislative rules ban guns from the Statehouse. The bill's lead sponsor, Sen. Phil Baruth (D-Chittenden), said it came in response to a worrisome trend of people brandishing semiautomatic weapons during  protests outside of statehouses and other government buildings across the country.

After Complaint, Chase Bank to Remove Ad From Church Street

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on March 10, 2021 at 9:00PM

that way,” the staffer wrote in an email obtained by Seven Days. “We are going to fix it.”

State Aims to Vaccinate More BIPOC Vermonters With New Rule

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on March 9, 2021 at 5:03PM

The state has been rolling out vaccine registration according to age bands, starting with the oldest Vermonters. On Monday, it opened registration to a new group: those 55 and over with health conditions that put them at greater risk of complications from COVID-19.

Relief Funds Could Help Women and People of Color Make Economic Headway

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on March 9, 2021 at 12:00PM

That group believes the focus should be the one-time stimulus payment, now set at $1,400 in the bill passed by the U.S. Senate last weekend; better access to the internet and technology; student loan assistance; more support with childcare and education; and mental health support. Nearly a third of respondents reported having a panic attack in the month prior to the UMass survey, Nordhaus said.

Vermont Small Businesses Will Have to Wait Months for Relief Money, Lawmakers Warn

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on March 8, 2021 at 10:47PM

Once the federal COVID-19 relief bill becomes law, the U.S. Treasury has 30 days to get the money to the states. Next, Gov. Phil Scott would make recommendations to the legislature, according to Joan Goldstein, commissioner of the Department of Economic Development.

Want to Live at Shelburne Farms? Here's Your Chance

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on March 8, 2021 at 5:56PM

Webb would like the property that is for sale to remain undeveloped and be returned to the nonprofit. But demand for building lots and homes in Chittenden County is high.

Dispute Over Parking Could Delay CityPlace Burlington Construction

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on March 5, 2021 at 6:21PM

as we can within the footprint of the project right now, by code, and he’s not happy,” Farrington said of Franco. Franco argues that the DRB should have reviewed the project by the older parking standards, not the new rule, but the city disagrees.

Leahy: Vermont Would Receive $1.3 Billion Under Proposed Relief Bill

By Colin Flanders Posted on March 4, 2021 at 7:26PM

Other notable aspects of the bill include a funding for rural hospitals and broadband expansion; a $400 weekly bump for unemployment recipients; and another round of targeted stimulus checks, with latter phasing out for single filers at $80,000 and joint filers at $160,000 under a deal between Senate Democrats and President Joe Biden. Senators are expected to debate the proposal in the coming days and hope to pass it prior to a looming March 14 deadline, at which time unemployment benefits would otherwise expire for millions of Americans.