Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Vermont Law Waives Time Limit for Physical Abuse Suits
May 17 2021 // Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed into law a measure that lifts the statute of limitations in civil cases of childhood physical abuse. Scott signed the bill on Wednesday. The new law builds on legislation passed two...
Vermont State Agency Offers to Assist Residents After Rare Tornado
Mar 31 2021 // State officials in Vermont say they’re ready to assist residents with insurance claims as they cleanup and rebuild following Friday’s tornado, which injured at least two people. The state Department of...
Tornado Touches Down in Vermont, Injuring at Least Two
Mar 29 2021 // A tornado with an estimated wind speed of 110 mph touched down in Vermont on Friday afternoon, injuring at least two people. A statement from the National Weather Service in Burlington, Vermont, says the tornado threw a...
Two Arrested After Fire in Vermont Hotel Room That Injured Woman
Mar 22 2021 // Two people have been arrested after police responded to what they called a suspicious fire at a hotel in Berlin that critically injured a woman. A fire ignited in the 56-year-old woman’s room at the Hilltop Inn,...
$1.9M Available to Help Vermont Public Schools Meet Stormwater Rule
Mar 18 2021 // More than $1.9 million will soon be available to help Vermont public schools and state colleges in the Lake Champlain basin meet a new stormwater regulation to reduce pollution from entering the lake, the Vermont...
Hub International Limited Acquires Vermont’s Finn & Stone
Mar 3 2021 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Finn & Stone Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Finn & Stone Principals Chip and Jonathan Ams and the Finn &...
Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Hires Hanus as Marketing Representative
Feb 18 2021 // Union Mutual of Vermont Companies has hired Jennifer Hanus as a marketing representative responsible for the southern New England writing territories of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. She is currently based in...
Vermont Police Say Snowmobile Fire Ignites Covered Bridge
Feb 9 2021 // A fire that started in a snowmobile spread to a 111-year-old covered bridge, collapsing the structure into the Missisquoi River in the town of Troy, police said. The fire was reported around 11 a.m. Saturday after a group...
Vermont Man Charged in Eight Arsons Arrested by Federal Agents
Jan 28 2021 // A Stowe man charged in eight arsons that police say caused more than $1.5 million in damage to the resort community has been arrested by federal agents. Jeffrey Nolan, 62, made his initial appearance in federal court on...
Vermont’s Winooski Insurance Adds Heaslip to Its Leadership Team
Jan 19 2021 // Winooski Insurance of Williston, Vermont, a commercial insurance agency of nearly 40 years, is growing its leadership team with the addition of Ryan Heaslip. Heaslip joins the team as the director of Commercial Lines –...
Vermont Man Facing Eight Arson Charges for Stowe Fires
Jan 14 2021 // A Stowe man is facing eight arson charges that he set a series of fires over nearly two years that caused more than $1.5 million in damage, police said Wednesday. Police say Jeffrey Nolan, 62, admitted to setting a fire...
International Paper Relocates Captive from Vermont to Tennessee
Dec 22 2020 // Memphis-based global fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products leader International Paper has relocated its captive insurance company from Vermont to Tennessee, according to a statement from The Tennessee Department...
Vermont Hospital Cyber Attack Cost Estimated at $1.5M a Day
Dec 15 2020 // A late October cyber attack on the computer systems of the University of Vermont Medical Center is costing the hospital about $1.5 million a day in lost revenue and recovery costs, its CEO said. The Oct. 28 attack crippled...
Vermont’s Union Mutual Insurance Company Promotes Pryce to VP of Claims
Dec 14 2020 // The board of directors for Union Mutual Insurance Company voted at their December meeting to promote Jeff Pryce to the role of vice president of claims. The promotion is effective January 1, 2021. Pryce is based in the...
University of Vermont Medical Center Continuing Cyber Attack Recovery
Dec 1 2020 // The University of Vermont Medical Center is continuing to recover from the cyber attack late last month that crippled access to electronic records at the Burlington hospital. On Tuesday, the hospital said it had...
24 Vehicles Damaged in Vermont Condo Complex Carport Fire
Nov 18 2020 // Two dozen vehicles were damaged in what authorities are calling a suspicious fire at a condo complex in Essex. Essex police say the carport on Densmore Drive was engulfed in flames early Saturday morning. Firefighters were...
ATF, Vermont Police Offer $15K to Solve Stowe Arson Fires Causing $4M in Damage
Oct 8 2020 // A series of arson fires in the town of Stowe has prompted the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Vermont police to offer a $15,000 reward for help leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever...
Vermont Department of Economic Development Hires Nevins
Oct 1 2020 // The Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED) has hired Brittany Nevins as the new Captive Insurance Economic Development director. She replaces Ian Davis, Vermont’s former director of Financial...
Vermont Highway Fatalities Up; Officials Cite Coronavirus
Sep 8 2020 // Vermont law enforcement officials believe an increase in the number of traffic fatalities recorded so far this year could be linked to fewer police on the road because of the coronavirus pandemic. So far this year there...
Roundup of New England COVID-19 Developments
Aug 31 2020 // Public health officials in Vermont said the state is considering becoming the second state to mandate flu shots as a way to ease the burden of influenza amid the coronavirus pandemic. Vermont Health Commissioner Mark...
