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Archive of Vermont on Tuesday October 27, 2009
VT: School vaccinations under way for H1N1
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Concerns over the H1N1 flu virus have exhausted some providers' supplies of seasonal flu vaccine, health officials said Monday. The Visiting Nurse Association's seasonal flu vaccination clinics have been discontinued because they've run out of vaccine. Read More
VT: UVM opens clinic to deal with flu
Preparing for a deluge but hoping for the best, the University of Vermont has set up a temporary medical station for student flu victims. Read More
NH: FairPoint enters bankruptcy court
FairPoint Communications will appear before a New York judge this afternoon to begin a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. The company filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, about a year and a half after purchasing Verizon's landline network in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont with high hopes for expanding services and bringing new products to the region. Read More
ME: Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won't hurt NH users
CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's consumer advocate says FairPoint Communications' bankruptcy should not affect customers' phone service. Read More
VT: Fund seeks to bring Vermont soldiers home for holidays
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Senate leader Peter Shumlin and Guard officials announced plans Monday to raise $315,000 to pay for a charter plane that will bring about 700 Vermont National Guard members home for leave over the Christmas holiday. Read More
NY: Alternatives available for crossing Champlain
CROWN POINT, N.Y. -- The Vermont and New York governors have announced transportation alternatives and informational meetings in the wake of the abrupt closure of the Champlain Bridge on Oct. 16 that left thousands of commuters and travelers finding another way to cross Lake Champlain. Read More |
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