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This major disaster declaration will allow homeowners and renters in Addison, Orleans, Washington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille and Essex counties to apply for help from FEMA. Municipalities in those counties will also be eligible for federal funding to repair public infrastructure.

With few teaching candidates applying, especially in more rural districts, administrators are being forced to get creative � like walking the streets of Barre City to find applicants.

Voters around Vermont trickled into polling places on primary election day with issues like climate change, housing, affordability and taxes top of mind.

More than 24,000 Vermonters remained without power Saturday morning due to post-tropical cyclone Debby.

The cash will be split evenly between an effort to purchase and site new mobile homes for low-income Vermonters and a grant program for businesses, farms and non-profits who pledge to reopen their doors and bring back employees.

The overnight storm earlier this week dropped record rainfall on the region, destroyed homes, stranded residents and washed out roads. State officials say they've already tallied over $6 million in damage to public infrastructure.

After catastrophic flooding hit communities in the Northeast Kingdom yesterday, more rain is in the forecast today, and the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch, in effect until midnight, for all Vermont counties save for Bennington and Windham.

The state is still awaiting word from FEMA about whether Vermont will be granted a major disaster declaration. Gov. Phil Scott said this money will act as a bridge to address repairs in the short term.

State officials are standing up four recovery offices in Barre, Plainfield, Lyndonville and Hinesburg.

"I've seen the decline in President Biden, in his health... It's obviously his decision to make, but I think he should step aside. I don't think he's competent to serve another four years," the Vermont Republican governor said.