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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Human Services Secretary Mike Smith is going to retire...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Human Services Secretary Mike Smith is going to retire...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Human Services Secretary Mike Smith is going to retire...

The leader of Vermont's human services agency, who has also become a key fixture in the state's weekly pandemic briefings, has announced plans to retire.

MONTPELIER — Secretary of Human Services Mike Smith will retire at the end of the calendar year, Gov. Phil Scotts office announced Monday.

Anticipation is growing along the U.S. land border with Canada, ahead of Monday’s reopening to leisure travelers. Since August, Americans have been able to...

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 ...

Vermont prepares to resume use of J&J vaccine LISA RATHKE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Vermont is preparing to resume the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 next week if the federal government gives the green light, Gov. Phil Scott said Friday. A federal government advisory panel is deliberating a possible link between J&J’s shot and a small number of vaccine recipients who developed highly unusual blood clots. New guidance is expected late Friday. “Depending o...

Vermont tourism industry down an estimated $700 million by The Associated Press Last Updated Apr 22, 2021 at 2:58 pm EDT MONTPELIER, Vt. — More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, Vermont’s tourism industry is estimated to be down about $700 million to date, according to the state Department of Tourism. Losses to the ski industry make up about a seventh of that loss in revenue, WPTZ-TV reported. And the towns surrounding ski areas and local businesses have also taken a big hit. “We...

Vermont sees decline in cases, strong vaccination rates LISA RATHKE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Vermont is seeing a steady drop in COVID-19 cases and a strong rate of people getting vaccinated, state officials said Tuesday, making them optimistic about the future and a more normal summer than last years. The seven-day average number of cases has dropped 39% since April 1 and 24% in the last week, according Michael Pieciak, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulati...