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Vermont eases outdoor mask requirements

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Vermont eases outdoor mask requirements, moves to Step 2 of Vermont Forward Plan Governor Phil Scott announced today that as of May 1, masks will only be required outdoors in situations where a 6-foot distance cannot be maintained.   Health Commissioner Mark L... More »

J&J shots available at Barton fairgrounds April 27

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Area residents will have the opportunity to get inoculated with the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday, April 27.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday they have... More »

All those 16 and up can register for vaccine

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by Joseph Gresser As of Monday all Vermonters 16 years of age and older are eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. At his Friday briefing, Governor Phil Scott gave 16, 17, and 18 year olds a head start on making appointments. The Governor said he was offering ... More »

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Vermonters age 16+ can make a vaccine appointment

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  Vermonters age 16 and older are able to make an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine.   Going online to healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine is the fastest way to make an appointment, and there are enough slots at sites throughout Vermont for everyone who is eligible... More »

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Vermont gas prices have risen 0.5 cents per gallon

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(April 5, 2021) – Vermont gas prices have risen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.77/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 626 stations in Vermont. Gas prices in Vermont are 10.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 7... More »

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Lake Region, North Country girls are state champs

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 by Joseph Gresser BARRE — In an ordinary year half of Orleans County would have been screaming its lungs out at the Barre Auditorium here on Saturday and Sunday.  That is, if you believe an ordinary year includes having three of the area’s high school basketb... More »

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Vaccinations for Vermonters age 50+ available

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Vermonters age 50 and older can make a vaccine appointment starting Monday Beginning at 8:15 a.m. on Monday, March 29, Vermonters age 50 and older will be able to make an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine.   Going online to healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine is th... More »

Many more can register for shots March 8

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  by Joseph Gresser As the amount of COVID vaccine coming into the state increases, Vermont health officials are opening up the opportunity for inoculation to more groups. At Governor Phil Scott’s briefing Tuesday, Secretary of Human Services Mike Smith said p... More »