Letter to the editor: Let’s focus on the public good

In my father’s day, the killer was polio. In my son’s, it is COVID. Let’s all focus on the public good and use every medically-recommended tool at our disposal — like masks and vaccinations — to reduce this public health menace.

“I share the President’s commitment to progress by prioritizing what we know will work best, which are not the broad restrictions of 2020.”

The communities of Vergennes, Bristol and Brandon have decided not to take advantage of a new law giving communities the option of imposing COVID-related face mask mandates for public places, while Middlebury officials are slated to consider the matter at … (read more)

Vermont currently has one of the highest rates per capita of COVID-19 in the country; it’s as bad as it’s ever been here and some of the state’s hospitals are nearing their reasonable capacity to handle such cases and still provide services for the rest o … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s hockey team will not participate in this weekend’s annual FirstLight Great Northern Shootout Tournament, which the Panthers were due to host. The decision was made in “alignment with Middlebury’s COVID-19 protocol … (read more)

Within only 10 days, Vermont’s seven-day average has gone from about 200 cases each day to over 300 cases per day, Department of Health data shows.

A large group of legislators are calling for Gov. Phil Scott to reinstate emergency measures and impose a mask mandate on a temporary basis to fend off a spike in Covid-19 cases.

Vermont opened registration Wednesday morning for kids to get their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, after the CDC gave its final approval on Tuesday night.

MIDDLEBURY — A new COVID-19 vaccination clinic has opened in Middlebury. The site at 55 Middle Road — in the big green building behind the One Dollar Market — saw more than 200 people come in and get COVID vaccine boosters on Monday, according to Kate Rot … (read more)

COVID-19 cases have declined 7% in the past two weeks, state officials reported Tuesday, but they reminded Vermonters it’s not the first time cases have begun to slow under the Delta wave, only to come back in force shortly after. Vermont reported 90 new … (read more)

The Vermont Department of Health reported 401 new COVID-19 cases statewide on this past Saturday and Sunday, but case counts weren’t quite so bad in Addison County.

The MUHS football team had to cancel its Friday game at Burr & Burton after three positive COVID-19 tests among players on its roster, MUHS AD Sean Farrell confirmed over the weekend.

Visitation is temporarily suspended at the Memory Care Neighborhood until further notice.

Middlebury Union High School has been contending with a spike in COVID-19 cases — a total of 10, all involving students — since Oct. 14.

There are several programs still available that can help provide some relief to Vermonters living with the impacts of the pandemic.