Springfield first town to OK driverless vehicles - Eagle-Times
The town of Springfield became the first Vermont municipality to officially allow testing of automated (driverless) vehicles, as part of a state research program. Will Springfield’s driverless vehicles mean more human freedom and safety - or clueless computers crashing cars in Bart Simpson’s namesake hometown? Doh!
Read more860 doses okay, Health Dept. says - AP
Those 860 doses of Moderna vaccine kept at a temperature a degree higher than permitted? They’re okay to use, the Vermont Dept. of Health said.
Read more860 vaccine doses spoiled - Rutland Herald
Just one degree too warm was enough to spoil 860 doses of Covid-19 vaccine at a Springfield hospital.
Read moreHartford select member resigns, citing racist threats - VT Digger
A Black member of the Hartford selectboard has resigned, saying she’s tired of racist phone calls and other threats.
Read moreCommune dweller blames her father, and the New York Times - Chester Telegraph
An Andover resident describes how she was drawn to Vermont by a New York Times advertisement for a pottery commune.
Read moreFormer PTO treasurer accused of embezzlement - WCAX
No word on whether the suspect, when asked why he stole from the Parent-Teachers’ Organization, replied “because that’s where the money is.”
Read moreSpringfield school voters reject energy efficiency bond - Eagle-Times
In what could be a harbinger of voter defiance to come, Springfield school voters won’t pony up to pay for a $10 million bond to improve energy efficiency.
Read moreVermont Law School move to Burlington? - WCAX
Vermont’s only law school is facing financial difficulties. Trustees think moving to Burlington might help.
Windsor selectboard keep slaveholder name for street - Valley News
60% of Windsor town residents don’t want to change the name of Jacob Street, named after a prominent early Vermonter who owned slaves.
Read moreZuck may be strong in Addison, Windsor and Windham counties- WCAX
If a WCAX interactive map and the 2018 election is any guide, David Zuckerman should fare well in at least three rural counties.