Vermont

Heavy, continuous rain in parts of northern New England led to flash flooding, washed out roads and a few home rescues, authorities said. Police in Marlow, in southwestern New Hampshire, said four people and two animals were rescued Thursday night from a home off of Route 10 that had water rushing into the basement. About 15 miles north, a fire…

Vermont, already the nation’s most-vaccinated state, has crossed another significant milestone in its goal to protect more of its people against the spread of COVID-19. The state just became the first in the country to vaccinate 70% of 12-17-year-olds with at least the first of their shots, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The...

A restaurant in a southern Vermont resort town is earning high praise — and a new award — from users of a popular travel site. “I spent the whole rest of the night sort of floating a few inches above the floor — I was pretty excited,” said Melody French of The Silver Fork in Manchester, describing her reaction when…

The Silver Fork in Manchester, Vermont, was chosen as the best spot for date night in the country by Tripadvisor.

Two months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had lifted nearly all rules regarding masks. But on Tuesday, it changed course, recommending that they be worn indoors in parts of the country with high transmission rates, even for people who’ve been vaccinated. The CDC guidance that people wear masks in indoor public places applies in parts of...

With the delta variant spreading and rates of positive coronavirus cases increasing, the CDC is now recommending vaccinated people wear masks indoors in high-transmission areas.

Olympic rowers are in action this week in Tokyo after facing delays because of bad weather. Employees of a company in Vermont’s Lamoille County will be watching broadcasts of those races with pride, because there’s a really good chance they manufactured a key part of the athletes’ gear. “They’re having great results with them,” Eric Smith, an employee of...

In places with high transmission rates for COVID-19, fully vaccinated people are advised to wear masks indoors again.

As the Tokyo Olympics feature dramatic and impressive finishes in swimming competitions, a Vermont man is reflecting on his time as a member of Team USA. “Talent is really spread far and wide,” Jed Graef of Shelburne, Vermont, observed of the Olympic swimmers now vying for gold in Japan. Graef was 22 in 1964, when the Games were also held…

The 3,000 students on the residential campuses of the Vermont State Colleges will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the fall semester. The executive committee of the Vermont State College System Board of Trustees voted Thursday to require the vaccines for students at Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College. Students who are studying online only…

With American vacationers congregating in many of the same destinations, some travel spots — even well-known ones — have fewer people than usual.

Across Vermont and the nation, many communities are hard at work this month administering summer learning programs, trying to make up for some of the classroom time and other educational opportunities students lost to the COVID-19 pandemic since March of 2020.

A potentially harmful bacteria closed Burlington’s busiest beach to swimmers Thursday.

Swimmers in Vermont’s largest city were crestfallen Thursday after a natural, but possibly dangerous, substance was spotted near the shore of Lake Champlain — closing a busy beach for the day. Health and environmental experts are now urging people in Burlington and beyond to read up on cyanobacteria. “We’re definitely disappointed,” said Tessa Santarpia of Buffalo, New York, who...

In Vermont communities hit hard by powerful thunderstorms Tuesday evening, Wednesday was a day of cleanup. “There was some big, big lightning,” said Hugh Johnson of Waitsfield, whose road saw a major washout in Tuesday night’s storm. The town of Waitsfield and a contractor were working Wednesday to reconnect Butternut Hill Road. Johnson told NECN he got home to...

Vermonters are anxiously awaiting word on when the border with Canada will fully reopen — following a closure that dates back to March of 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19. Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, said Tuesday he pressed the White House for answers. “They continued to defer, which is disappointing, because I believe it’s past time to open the…

Ben & Jerry’s said Monday it was going to stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem, saying the sales in the territories sought by the Palestinians are “inconsistent with our values.” The announcement was one of the strongest and highest-profile rebukes by a well-known company of Israel’s policy of settling its citizens on...

Amtrak services are returning to Vermont with $1 fares after being closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.

Vermonters saw another big step Monday in their state’s ongoing recovery from the effects of COVID-19 when Amtrak resumed passenger service in the Green Mountain State for the first time in 16 months. “I’m excited — really, really excited for this,” said Calvin Schweers, 9, as he waited for the Vermonter train to pull into the station in St. Albans…

A hot air balloon pilot died after he fell from it on the border of New Hampshire and Vermont Thursday. Four passengers survived.