COVID-19

Rep. Welch will hold a press conference with restaurant owners to unveil his bipartisan legislation to create a $120 billion Restaurant Stabilization Fund to provide grants to local restaurants to help survive during and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Location: Church St. near intersection of Bank St.

Essex CHIPS offers programming for youth and their families in the Essex Westford School District. Essex CHIPS is still serving youth and their families during this time of physical distancing. Please visit www.essexchips.org for more information and our full programming schedule.

Mayor Miro Weinberger and members of the Administration provide City updates. Today’s briefing includes a recognition and celebration of Juneteenth, reflections on this week and where we go from here, and the announcement of “Open Streets” this summer.

Mayor Miro Weinberger
Tyeastia Green, Director of Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Kara Alnasrawi, Director of the Church Street Marketplace

Mayor Miro Weinberger, members of the Administration, and community partners provide an update on the City’s response to COVID-19. Today’s briefing includes an update from the University of Vermont Medical Center, discussion of how the “box it in” strategy is working to contain the recent outbreak in Winooski and Burlington, reflections on continuing work for racial equity in the budget and policing, an update on the City’s supportive quarantine pilot program, information about testing this week, and other topics.

Mayor Miro Weinberger
Dr. Stephen Leffler, President and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Vermont Medical Center
Zach Williamson, City’s Resource & Recovery Center and BCA Festival & Events Director