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Author Archives: Erin Petenko

VTDigger's data and Washington County reporter.

Bar chart showing a steady increase from 2015 to 2022, peaking in 2022–2023, followed by a decline in 2024; each bar contains a lighter upper segment.
Posted inHealth

Vermont opioid overdoses fell in 2024 for the second year in a row

by Erin Petenko May 21, 2025, 6:55 amJune 6, 2025, 11:11 am
Marble sign reading "Federal Building United States Post Office United States Court House Montpelier Vermont" with brick detailing above.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

The former Montpelier post office building is up for sale. Could it serve the city or state?

by Erin Petenko May 14, 2025, 5:28 pmMay 15, 2025, 8:23 am
An old building with cars driving past it.
Posted inWashington County

Incumbent Samn Stockwell loses Barre City Council seat as 2 new councilors are elected

by Erin Petenko May 14, 2025, 2:11 pmMay 14, 2025, 2:12 pm
An old building with cars driving past it.
Posted inWashington County

Barre voters have a choice of City Council candidates with different approaches to its biggest issues

by Erin Petenko May 9, 2025, 7:27 amMay 9, 2025, 10:06 pm
A person walks through a mud-filled street in front of a damaged house with debris scattered around, following a storm in a small town.
Posted inWashington County

As Barre voters prepare to weigh in on this year’s budget, flood woes from years past still linger

by Erin Petenko May 2, 2025, 6:09 pmJune 6, 2025, 12:09 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

Woman charged with manslaughter in shooting death of 45-year-old Barre man

by Erin Petenko April 28, 2025, 6:41 pmApril 28, 2025, 10:48 pm
Northern State Correctional Facility
Posted inPublic Safety

Vermont man incarcerated in Newport prison dies 

by Erin Petenko April 7, 2025, 4:51 pmApril 7, 2025, 4:51 pm
A hand adjusting a Honeywell Home thermostat set to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
Posted inEnvironment

Federal government slashes staffers at critical heating program for Vermont

by Erin Petenko April 3, 2025, 5:36 pmApril 7, 2025, 9:15 am
Posted inHealth

Hundreds of Vermont schools and child care facilities do not meet herd immunity threshold for measles

by Erin Petenko April 2, 2025, 2:29 pmJune 6, 2025, 12:43 pm
A group of people standing around a table in a classroom.
Posted inHealth

Federal government cuts almost $7 million in Covid-19 grants to Vermont

by Erin Petenko March 27, 2025, 5:20 pmJune 6, 2025, 1:54 pm
Two medical staff in protective gear push a patient on a hospital bed down a hallway. The patient is covered with a blanket. The hallway leads to a series of patient rooms.
Posted inHealth

New technology, and mistrust, is legacy of Covid-19 for Vermont public health

by Erin Petenko March 14, 2025, 6:55 amMarch 19, 2025, 4:01 pm
Bar chart showing monthly COVID-19 cases in Vermont for 2021. Notable events: vaccine availability in January, restrictions lifted in June, and a surge due to the Delta variant in August.
Posted inHealth

A visual history of Covid-19’s path through Vermont

by Erin Petenko March 14, 2025, 6:52 amJune 6, 2025, 2:01 pm
A close-up of a blue virus particle with maroon and white glycoprotein tubercles.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vermont reports case of measles in school-aged child 

by Erin Petenko March 11, 2025, 5:11 pmJune 6, 2025, 3:26 pm
Bar chart of monthly COVID-19 deaths in Vermont from January 2020 to January 2025, showing peaks in early 2021 and early 2022. Data source: VTDOH.
Posted inHealth

Vermont stops publishing Covid-19 death and case data

by Erin Petenko February 28, 2025, 5:04 pmJune 6, 2025, 2:59 pm

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