MONTPELIER – Friday saw public health restrictions on lodging and bars soften as Gov. Phil Scott announced another “spigot turn” amid a slow spread of COVID-19 in Vermont.

MONTPELIER – While household survey data shows unemployment in the Green Mountain State continuing to fall from pandemic heights, state officials are arguing unemployment rates don’t present the full picture.

ST. ALBANS — A new state program will pay farmers directly for reducing the amount of phosphorus going from their farms into Lake Champlain.

MONTPELIER — With deer hunting season just around the corner, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has gathered all of the changes to the regulations for this year’s season in a single webpage.

MONTPELIER – The Vermont House of Representatives voted Thursday to override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of the Global Warming Solutions Act, legislation mandating specific reductions in carbon emissions.

SWANTON – The emerald ash borer, a small penny-sized beetle originally from Asia, has been spotted in a Franklin County insect trap, according to the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR).

ST. ALBANS CITY — The St. Albans Police Dept. (SAPD) presented a draft of a new internal affairs policy to the St. Albans City Council on Monday night, outlining how complaints and investigations into those complaints will be handled.

Monday, September 21

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ST. ALBANS — It was a tough week for vehicles in St. Albans, with tires being slashed and catalytic converters stolen. There were also numerous reports of vehicles lingering in parking lots. No information on whether or not their drivers were lingering with them.

RUTLAND — Federal district court Judge Geoffrey Crawford has dismissed a suit seeking to alter the state’s plan to send mail-in ballots to all registered voters beginning Friday.

On Monday, Sept. 21, Judge H.E. VanBenthuysen will preside over the following cases in Franklin County Superior Court.

MONTPELIER – Gov. Phil Scott vetoed Tuesday legislation mandating Vermont reach specific carbon emissions targets, setting the stage for an attempted veto override from Vermont’s legislature.

MONTPELIER — Deer hunters who applied for a Vermont muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit by the August 12 deadline can now go to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com) to see if they won a permit.

ST. ALBANS CITY – The organizations formed to fill Vermont’s broadband gaps had a message for Rep. Peter Welch, D – Vt., Wednesday: broadband could come only with additional funds and a level playing field.

ST. ALBANS CITY — St. Albans City voters will likely be asked to weigh in on another infrastructure project this coming March — a new water tank.

SWANTON — A Milton man has been charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop on Route 78.

MORISVILLE — Twenty-four archers traveled to the Lamoille Valley Fish and Game club on Sunday, Sept. 13, for the first annual Colby Pattee Foundation 3-D Archery Shoot, held in honor of Colby Pattee.

ST. ALBANS CITY — Train whistles can still be heard through St. Albans on a daily basis, but none of them since March have indicated that passengers are making their way down the line.

MONTPELIER – The nation’s leading infectious disease expert has praised Vermont’s response to COVID-19 but warned Vermonters to remain “prudent” as fall and winter approach.

Highgate Regular Selectboard Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

ST. ALBANS — The art world has lost one of its most challenging artists and St. Albans one of its most genial citizens.

ST. ALBANS — On Saturday, Sept. 12, life got a little brighter for Brady Adams.

SWANTON – Police are asking for help in identifying a man seen attempting to break into cars near Woods Hill Road and Construction Drive in Swanton early Sunday morning.

MONTPELIER – State officials announced last week a new online system for temporary vehicle registrations and license plates for private vehicle sales.

ST. ALBANS — A local man is facing four misdemeanor charges after allegedly pointing a BB gun at passersby on Lake Street on Saturday.

MONTPELIER – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding hunters of a regulation designed to help keep Vermont deer healthy by banning the use of any deer lure containing natural deer urine or other deer bodily fluids.

ENOSBURG FALLS – It was the end of students’ first week back to school and Jennifer Hubbard, Enosburg Falls Elementary School’s new principal, beamed a smile from behind her mask.

ESSEX JUNCTION — Fairfield dairy farmer Harold Howrigan has been named to the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame.

ESSEX JUNCTION – Four Vermont rivers leading to Lake Champlain will be treated for invasive sea lamprey in the coming weeks, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

ST. ALBANS — A local man was taken into custody after police received reports of a man with a gun walking down Spruce Street.

ST. ALBANS — Police are seeking a couple believed to be responsible for a stabbing that took place shortly before 1 a.m. on Hathaway Point Road.

SWANTON — Madison Guyette, who just started her sophomore year at MVU, is already looking to give back to the community.

ST. ALBANS — The resident of a room at the Cadillac Motel which caught fire on Friday is facing multiple charges.

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Judge H. E. VanBenthuysen will preside over the following cases in Franklin County Superior Court Criminal Division.

MONTPELIER — On Friday, Governor Phil Scott announced that he’s once again extending Vermont’s State of Emergency.

GUILFORD — A St. Albans resident was charged Friday evening for driving too fast on Interstate 91.

BAKERSFIELD — Troopers are looking for help regarding an incident in Bakersfield Saturday afternoon.

ST. ALBANS CITY – According to the St. Albans City’s interim fire chief, fire crews from St. Albans City and St. Albans Town had managed to confine a fire at the Cadillac Motel to a single room Friday afternoon.

MONTPELIER – Vermont is set to receive nearly $4 million in federal funds to support the state’s suicide prevention work, according to a Thursday announcement from Gov. Phil Scott’s administration.

MILTON — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and its legacy of conservation Thursday at the Sandbar WMA in Milton.