Vermont has seen COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations surge for months. With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, health officials are recommending that people who plan to visit with friends or family get tested before and after gatherings. But it can be hard to sort through the many rapid at-home tests now available, and understand how to use them effectively.

Vermont lawmakers have approved legislation that allows municipalities to enact local masking requirements.

A global energy crunch has been unfolding for months now, driving up the cost of oil and natural gas and creating an expensive problem for the roughly 60% of Vermont households that rely on fuel oil, propane, natural gas or other fossil fuels to heat their homes.

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The Essex Planning Commission on Thursday rejected a proposal by Rick Bove to build 60 more rental units at the Essex Town Center, citing health and safety violations at his existing buildings there.

Many businesses struggling to find staff during the pandemic have offered signing bonuses and higher wages to entice workers. But one general store in Norwich is employing an entirely different strategy that’s not about money at all. They’re asking people to work there who might not need the paycheck, but want to help their community.

Pretty much everyone, at some point in life, has spent time in a laundromat. VPR's Anna Van Dine went to Super Sparkle Laundry in Barre and spoke with some of the regulars.

The infrastructure bill Congress passed earlier in November — and that President Biden signed into law this week — has about $100 million to help Vermont build out its broadband network. That’s on top of another huge pot of money from the earlier federal COVID relief aid also directed toward broadband.

Gov. Phil Scott on Monday agreed to call Vermont lawmakers back to Montpelier for a special session next week so they can pass a bill that would give local towns the authority to issue a local mask mandate.That news served as the backdrop for Tuesday’s administration press briefing. Officials also touched on the trajectory for COVID case counts in Vermont as well as how to prepare for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

The political scene in Vermont got a whole lot livelier on Monday after Sen. Patrick Leahy announced he won’t seek a ninth term in the U.S. Senate.Leahy’s decision could have ripple effects up and down the ballot next year, and his retirement represents the beginning of a generational transition in Vermont politics.