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Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 Booster shots now available for more Vermonters MONTPELIER —The Agency of Human Services and the Department of Health announced that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are now available to people in Vermont who are 65 and ...

BRATTLEBORO — Sarah Freeman has been appointed director of exhibitions of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Norma Hardy will bring 26 years of law enforcement experience to the Brattleboro Police Department when she starts this week. “I cannot even express how excited I am,” she said. “I am so excited and ready to get started. I can’t wait to dive in.” Hardy, who is the first female and Black person to be police chief in Brattleboro, will begin Wednesday. Town Manager Peter Elwell made the appointment aft...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — A refugee resettlement center proposed in Brattleboro is being looked at as a way to add workers, volunteers, diversity and vibrancy to the community. “We’ve highlighted this as an initiative we’d like to see expanded,” Gov. Phil Scott said when asked about the project at his weekly news conference Tuesday. “We’ve asked for more allotment from the federal government and hopefully, we’ll be...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   SOUTH LONDONDERRY — State Rep. Kelly Pajala knows a lot of people have been dealing with a lack of affordable housing options in Vermont. Now, the crisis has arrived at Pajala’s front door, uninvited. The condominium Pajala has rented for six years in Londonderry is not listed for sale. But that didn’t stop someone from inquiring of its owner about the possibility of buying the unit. That could leave Pajala, I-Windham-Benning...

BRATTLEBORO — With policy changes taking effect in the state’s General Assistance (GA) emergency motel voucher program, Groundworks Collaborative is putting the final details in place to open the new

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   LONDONDERRY â€” State Rep. Kelly Pajala knows a lot of people have been dealing with a lack of affordable housing options in Vermont.  Now, the crisis has arrived at Pajala’s front door, uninvited. The condominium Pajala has rented for six years in Londonderry is not listed for sale. But that didn’t stop someone from inquiring of its owner about the possibility of buying the unit. That could leave Pajala, I-Windham-Bennington-W...

BRATTLEBORO — Rep. Peter Welch was in town on Friday, visiting with care providers at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, checking out a performance at the New England Center for Circus Arts

SOUTH LONDONDERRY — State Rep. Kelly Pajala knows a lot of people have been dealing with a lack of affordable housing options in Vermont.

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — An inn on Putney Road being used to house those without shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic was closed so residents could quarantine after two tested positive for the virus. A quarantine at the Quality Inn & Conference Center was scheduled from Friday through around April 30. Josh Davis, executive director of Groundworks Collaborative, said the state urged the action out of an abundance of caution. On April 7, a client of ...