¿ªÔÆÌåÓý

¿ªÔÆÌåÓý is independent, community-supported media, serving Vermont with trusted, relevant and essential information. We share stories that bring people together, from every corner of our region. New to ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý? Start here.

© 2025 ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý | 365 Troy Ave. Colchester, VT 05446

Public Files:
· · · ·
· · · ·
· · · ·
· ·

For assistance accessing our public files, please contact [email protected] or call 802-655-9451.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

The home for VPR's coverage of health and health industry issues affecting the state of Vermont.

Towns & Cities Lean On Local Restrictions, Relief Groups To Weather COVID

A colorful sign for Underhill Center's food sharing shed hangs on an electric pole with stormclouds in the distance.
Abagael Giles
/
VPR
In Underhill Center, the food sharing shed offers fresh produce, canned goods for those who need them. This hour, "Vermont Edition" looks at how towns are implementing local restrictions, and working with local support groups, to respond to COVID-19.

Vermont towns and cities can now enact to blunt the effects of the coronavirus. This hour, we'll hear how some towns are limiting public gatherings and implementing strict new rules to protect their communities ahead of an influx of college students. We'll talk with a Central Vermont volunteer group helping residents suffering setbacks from COVID-19. And we'll hear about the costs of the pandemic to small towns and where relief could come from.

Our guests are:

  • Michael Jones, the Castleton town manager, police commissioner and head of the community’s emergency management operations, overseeing the on public gatherings
  • Max Tracy, president of the Burlington City Council, which enacted a handful of  last week
  • Julia Griffin, town manager of Hanover, New Hampshire, which is contemplating its own
  • Jill Davies, a volunteer with the , which has collected and is distributing more than $550,000 in donations for locals affected by COVID-19
  • Karen Horn, director of public policy and advocacy at the

Broadcast live on Monday, Aug. 31 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

We've closed our comments. Read about ways to .

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý program Vermont Edition.
Matt Smith worked for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.

Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message.

Loading...


Latest Stories