More Vermont Courts Ready to Resume For Live Trial

The other two courthouses will be approved for a jury trial of 12 people in the coming weeks. Some are also ready for a jury trial of six and may be used in some civil trials if all parties agree to reduce the size of the jury.

Currently available courthouses for jury trials are the Courthouses of Woodstock, Hyde Park, Chelsea and Burlington, and the Courthouses of St. Johnsbury, Rutland, Barre and Brattleboro.

The court expects the approval of the jury trial at the state court facilities in St Albans, Bennington, Middlebury, and Burlington to be approved shortly.

The Rutland Courthouse will be approved later this spring.

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Maine

Schools throughout Maine have been reopened for face-to-face learning, but many school districts struggle to find enough bus drivers to take their children to class.

Gabe Dostie, director of transportation for Gardiner-based Maine School Administration District 11, said attracting bus drivers had been a problem for some time, but the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated the problem. Told to.

The shortage of bus drivers is a “100% state-wide problem,” said Kelly Devaud, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Education.

“School districts throughout Maine use bonuses, offer paid training programs, and work with other hiring and training organizations to seduce people to join the bus driver workforce.” Deveaux said.

Leadfield-based Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charlett had to cancel the school several times recently because there was no driver available to bring the student to school.

At a recent school board meeting, MSAD11 superintendent Pat Hopkins said he was “actually begging” parents to take their children to school.

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The Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 200 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with no additional virus-related deaths.

The cumulative number of potentially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state is currently nearly 54,000. The death toll remained at 750.

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Rhode Island

Approximately 2,700 people of color were vaccinated with COVID-19 at a clinic focused on Providence stocks this weekend.

“We’ve seen this pandemic disproportionately affect the color community, so the more people we get vaccinated, the better for all of us,” said Providence City Councilor. Nilbara Fortune told WPRI-TV.

Some people of color hesitate to get vaccinated, but volunteers say it’s reassuring to see members of the community and medical staff who look like them.

“They feel safe. They feel they are treated with respect. They feel they will also be listened to if there are concerns,” said Dr. Katrina Bird. Said.

Interpreters in 7 languages ​​were available at the clinic.

Woonsocket and Providence are planning vaccination clinics with a more fair focus.

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Connecticut

High school proms and graduations may take place this spring, according to the Connecticut Public Health Service, but precautions need to be taken to reduce the likelihood of a COVID-19 epidemic.

Participants need to wear masks and extend their social distance, regardless of vaccination status, the agency said. The event should also be held outdoors on a scheduled rainy day, rather than moving indoors.

Schools hosting indoor events need to consider reducing capacity, health officials said. Also, postponing an event until the second half of the school year or after the end of the school year gives more students the opportunity to vaccinate. State-recommended schools have set up a large number of test sites and require attendees to provide proof of negative test results within 72 hours of the event.

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New Hampshire

Officials said the vaccination site south of Nashua High School will be relocated to another location on Monday.

According to the state, anyone planning a high school appointment should report to the former Sears of Pheasant Lane Mall instead.

The reservation time has not changed.

On Sunday, the State Department of Health and Human Services reported 415 new coronavirus positive tests and another virus-related death.

Currently, there are nearly 89,000 known illness cases in the state, with deaths increasing to 1,257.

The death reported on Sunday occurred in February, but was recently confirmed to be related to COVID-19.

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Massachusetts

The state public health service reported more than 1,800 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and eight more virus-related deaths on Sunday.

The estimated number of active cases across the state is now over 36,000, up from just over 25,000 two weeks ago.

The number of deaths from the disease confirmed in the state is currently 17,042.

About 700 people in state hospitals have the disease.

According to the state, the 20-29 year old group has the newest cases in the last two weeks.