Governor Phil Scott and members of the administration hold a media briefing to update Vermonters on the State's response to COVID-19.

Melinda Moulton interviews Greg Guma, author of "Restless Spirits and Popular Movements - A Vermont History."

Governor Phil Scott and members of the administration hold a media briefing to update Vermonters on the State's response to COVID-19.

Cris Ericson submits a home video announcing her candidacy for United States Senate in the 2022 General Election.

For more information on the Williston Development Review Board and their current procedures and meeting dates, please reference the meeting agendas at town.williston.vt.us/index.asp?Type=B_DIR&SEC={115D5C91-98A1-4712-8C54-031C4200C06D}.

Trusted Community Voices Outreach Team:

Started in April 2020 in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trusted Community Voices (TCV) initiative seeked to enhance community engagement efforts and create open dialogue for Burlington residents, with a focus on immigrant and refugee communities.

Vermont Professionals of Color Network:

Our goal is to build a community and network that promotes, supports, and affirms People of Color in a way that helps them succeed personally and professionally.

Our network is built from within (“for us, by us”) and focuses on young people of color, professionals of color, businesses and entrepreneurs of color, because prosperity starts with opportunities to climb the economic ladder, and a prosperous BIPOC community is a good thing for ALL of Vermont.

About guest Phet Keomanyvanh:

Born in Laos, during the height of the Vietnam War, Phet Keomanyvanh parents’ fled with her and her younger sister to Thailand where they lived in the Refugee Camps for 3 years until being sponsored and resettled in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

Phet grew up in the Northeast Kingdom and graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy. She went on to obtain her B.A. in Anthropology at The University of North Carolina-Greensboro and then her M.A. in Public Administration at The University of Vermont.

Phet has over 20 years of experience in non-profit community based organizations and currently sits on the United Way of Northwest Vermont Board of Directors. She works for the City of Burlington as one of CEDO’s Community Engagement Managers and is responsible for connecting with constituency groups to promote engagement, economic development opportunities and further advance the City’s diversity and equity goals.

When not working, Phet enjoys spending her time with family, friends, hiking, foraging with her dog Moo, and practicing yoga.

Presented by The Lost Mural Project and the Chittenden County Historical Society, this Zoom talk focuses on the creation, rescue and conservation of the Lost Mural.

From the organizers:

"The full restoration of the Lost Mural is projected to be started and completed during the first quarter of 2022!! More than half ($90,000) of the currently estimated restoration cost of $160,000 has already been secured.

The Lost Mural Project completed the Phase 1 cleaning of the Lost Mural on time and within budget! Two conservators worked from April 15th through August 31, 2021 and the results are truly dazzling. Paint sampling, testing, color palette determination and cleaning the Lost Mural of harmful varnishes, charcoal dust and grime have all been achieved.

Visits to view the Lost Mural will be scheduled on later dates; small groups (up to five (5) people at a time) are welcome to also contact me for further information at agoldbergvt@gmail.com

Our zoom presentations about the Lost Mural can also be scheduled with other organizations.

With the completion of the cleaning phase, the 1910 Lost Mural is being regarded as a universal symbol of Vermont's artistic, cultural and immigrant heritage and as one of the three most important paintings in Vermont! The Lost Mural Project secured the support and funds from individual donors and from the heart of the Vermont and New England historic preservation community: History New England, Preservation Trust of Vermont, and its separate Paul A. Bruhn Fund, Vermont Arts Council, Vermont Community Foundation, Vermont Cultural Facilities Grant, Vermont Historical Society, Vermont Humanities Council and the State of Vermont Division of Historic Preservation (as well as the National Trust for Historic Preservation for fundraising purposes)."  

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona travels to Burlington, Vermont and visits Champlain Elementary School where he speaks to afterschool teachers, visits a COVID-19 student vaccine clinic, and encourages students and families to get vaccinated.

More than 225 million Americans have received their first shot, including 15 million 12- to 17-year-olds. Over ten percent of children ages 5-11 have already received at least one dose of the vaccine since it became available on November 8.

Parents and caregivers can visit 20,000 convenient and trusted locations to get children vaccinated, including thousands of pediatricians and family doctors’ offices, pharmacies, community health centers, children’s hospitals, and community-based sites and schools. Getting vaccinated is free. To find a site, visit www.vaccines.gov.

For more information on the Essex Planning Commission and their current procedures and meeting dates, please visit essex.org/425/Planning-Commission.