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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 ...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. While Vermont enjoys an 80 percent vaccination rate and very few cases of COVID-19 compared to earlier this year, the Delta variant, known also as B1.617.2, which was first identified in India, is showing up all over Europe. For instance, 59.5 percent of eligible people in the United Kingdom are vaccinated; and yet, cases of COVID are on the rise. More than 90 percent of them are caused by the Delta strain. The alarm is so significant as to cause a delay in reopening until at least July 19. The Delta strain accounts for more than 20 percen...
If you are a fan of Milford sports, you are probably familiar with the name Dale Ostermann. A two-sport athlete, who competes in both baseball and cross country. Ostermann brings a passion to athletic competition, as well as solid grades in the classroom. As a result, Ostermann will be pursuing all these interests as he heads to Northern Vermont University at Lyndon. Ostermann has committed to the Division III school and last Friday, his family, coaches, and friends were on hand to celebrate his commitment. Ostermann was asked why he chose NVU-Lyndon, where he will major in Business, while co...
While Vermont public school officials are carping about returning to the classroom post COVID, calling for higher taxes to pay for their pensions, and are otherwise consumed with controversies over
Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative (ALC) Menu NEWS: ALC contributes chapter to Urban Agroecology book ALC co-director Martha Caswell and other members of the ALC contributed a chapter to a new book titled Urban Agroecology, Interdisciplinary Research and Future Directions. The chapter discusses an ongoing participatory action research (PAR) project with urban and peri-urban agroecology project partners in Burlington, Vermont. For years, the ALC has been building a relationship and working with the Vermont Community Garden Network, the Intervale Center, New Farms for New Americans, a...