BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 24 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: Food insecurity in Vermont has reached record levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 30% of Vermonters experiencing food insecurity since March, new University of Vermont research finds. With Thanksgiving approaching, the research is the most comprehensive study of COVID-19's impacts on food security in the Green Mountain State to date. Since the pandemic's onset, the UVM research team finds: * Nea more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 25 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Governor Janet Mills today extended the State of Civil Emergency through December 23, 2020. The Governor's decision to extend the emergency is in line with nearly every other state in the nation which have ongoing emergency declarations, according to the National Governors Association. The Governors of New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island have also renewed States of Emergencies more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 26 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Garry Rayno analyzes how long it took Governor Sununu to issue a mask mandate and questions if New Hampshire's COVID numbers might be considerably lower if Sununu had issued the mandate sooner when neighboring states Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts did. Key points: "The five other New England states instituted restrictions as cases exploded beginning in late September and October, but Go more PR

CASTLETON, Vermont, Nov. 25 (TNSMon) -- Castleton University issued the following news on Nov. 24: Today the Vermont State Colleges System announced that the $2.3 million Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Workforce Initiative established by the state made free courses and trainings possible for 971 Vermonters. Many participants enrolled in multiple courses and a total of 1,398 classes and trainings are being taken this fall across all four institutions - Castleton University, the Community College more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 25 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Attorney General T.J. Donovan today announced that his office concluded its review of the officer-involved shooting that occurred on July 8, 2020, in Rutland, Vermont. The Attorney General's Office is declining to prosecute Rutland City Police Department Officer Tyler Billings, who was responsible for the non-fatal shooting of Michael Goodnough, 45, Rutland, Vermont. Based on more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 25 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Attorney General T.J. Donovan today announced that Georgia-based retailer The Home Depot, Inc. will pay the State of Vermont $354,000 as part of a $17.5M settlement with a coalition of attorneys general of 45 other states and the District of Columbia. The settlement announced today resolves a multistate investigation of a 2014 data breach that exposed the payment card informa more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 28 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott is encouraging families and businesses to help show Vermont Lights the Way, an effort to literally brighten communities and neighborhoods around the state by decorating homes, businesses, trees or other creative ideas to help celebrate the holidays during the pandemic. "I know how hard this pandemic has been, especially as we make our way through the holidays without the 'normal'  more PR