News in Orleans, VT

White River Valley Herald · Orleans, VT

Measles Cases Found in Orleans County, Officials Warn

The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed a “small number” of connected measles cases in Orleans County, it said Monday. An investigation and response are ongoing, according to a release. The department is asking health care providers to maintain a heightened awareness and report suspected cases immediately, even if there is not yet laboratory confirmation of infection. “The risk presented […] You must be an online subscriber to view this story. Please subscribe or buy this week's issue here or login below. The full version of this story will be available to all readers after 1 week. Full versions of news stories from the current week are available to online subscribers only. Access to full versions of news stories from issues older than 1 week are available to all readers for free in our archive of all issues. Forgot Password The post Measles Cases Found in Orleans County, Officials Warn first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

VTDigger · Orleans, VT

Measles cases found in Orleans County, health officials warn

The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed a “small number” of connected measles cases in Orleans County, it said Monday. An investigation and response are ongoing, according to a release. The department is asking healthcare providers to maintain a heightened awareness and report suspected cases immediately, even if there is not yet laboratory confirmation of infection. “The risk presented to most Vermonters by the current situation is low,” department spokesperson Kyle Casteel wrote in an email. He said the department’s epidemiologists are in the field responding to the situation but will be able to provide further detail soon. The Health Department released a health advisory to providers Monday followed by formal confirmation of the disease later in the day.

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wdtimes.com · Danville, VT

Nearby: Danville, VT

From the Pulpit: Too much light

Have you ever heard a sermon that changed your life? Some sermons I have heard in church or read online have stuck with me and have been transforming over time. They have usually included a personal witness like this one.The late Alan Parker told this vision story in a sermon about the Transfiguration at his church in Danville, Vermont on Feb. 19, 2012.“I was a confused, self-absorbed, often-obnoxious little twit when I was a kid. I’d spent the first five years of my life in Heaven, on our family’s farm in North Danville, being a farmer kid with my father’s undivided attention in the barn and fields.“Then, suddenly, I was a preacher’s kid in Hardwick. And I had no idea how to act in community; among kids my own age. I turned into a liar, a petty thief, and a wise guy. I never seemed to be able to make and keep friends. Oh, I had my good times and moments, but I was pretty miserable.“After five years in Hardwick, my family moved to Newport when my father was called to the church there.

VTDigger · Montpelier, VT

Nearby: Montpelier, VT

More than 5,000 Vermonters have lost SNAP benefits

Dear Reader, Today, you can support two worthy causes with one donation. Make a year-end gift to VTDigger and you will also provide 10 meals to the Vermont Foodbank. Donate and send 10 meals Last fall, when the government shutdown disrupted food assistance, I spoke with Vermonters flooding to the state’s food shelves, and watched leaders in Montpelier approve emergency funding to restore benefits. Since then, provisions in the federal budget law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act have further tightened access to SNAP. The Vermont Foodbank says about 5,000 people in Vermont have lost their benefits since the changes took effect. VTDigger has worked this year to track the impacts of those federal changes, as well as following state-level shifts in food assistance and the struggles of local service providers. Will you make a gift today to support reporting on these issues? Every gift during VTDigger’s year-end drive will also send 10 meals to the Vermont Foodbank.

VTDigger · Montpelier, VT

Nearby: Montpelier, VT

Montpelier has its long-awaited housing blueprint for Country Club Road

MONTPELIER — Four years after buying a 138-acre former golf course to help solve its housing crisis, Montpelier finally has its most detailed development blueprint to date for Country Club Road. Under a non-binding letter of intent approved unanimously by the Montpelier City Council, developer DEW Properties has proposed building an initial 108 housing units on roughly 20 buildable acres along the site’s lower ridge. The agreement represents the most concrete vision produced for the Country Club Road property since city voters authorized its purchase in 2022. “We were just eager to get involved if they wanted us involved,” Robert Wells, development coordinator for DEW Properties, told VTDigger Monday. “So happy that the (selection) process is done now, and we can get started.” Shovels aren’t set to hit dirt until around 2028, though, Wells said.

Seven Days · Essex, VT

Nearby: Essex, VT

The Pinwheel to Stop Slinging Cowboy Cuisine in Essex

Wendy Piotrowski and Andrew Machanic confirmed that they will close the Pinwheel, their Western-influenced breakfast and lunch spot in Essex, on November 20. The couple operated the Swingin’ Pinwheel on Center Street in Burlington from 2014 to 2021 and then ran the Sweet Wheels Donuts bus before relaunching a suburban version of their daytime restaurant at 4 Carmichael Street, Suite 106, in early 2025. Customers can still place orders at the Pinwheel for Thanksgiving catering until the closing date. Machanic, 58, said he might continue catering for Christmas if November demand is strong. The couple attributed their decision to labor shortages. “We just haven’t had enough staff to manage how busy we are,” said Piotrowski, 44. They quietly put the restaurant on the market in May for $225,000.