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The Vermont Agency of Transportation invites schools to name the state’s orange snowplows by submitting one name via an online form until Oct.

30. Plow operators will visit schools on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 9:00 a.m. to celebrate Vermont Plow Day as part of the ongoing program.

Burlington gas prices fell 0.9 cents to average $4.48 per gallon today from a GasBuddy survey of 100 stations, but remain 14.1 cents above last month’s levels and $1.25 higher than a year ago (the lowest statewide price was $4.09 per gallon yesterday).

VT Department of Health updated vaccine guidelines for cold and flu season, recommending flu and COVID-19 shots for everyone over 6 months and RSV shots for children under 5 and adults over 65; early immunization is advised since immunity builds in two weeks, with shots available at health department offices.

SBA Vermont District Office seeks nominations for small business awards — including categories like Woman Owned, Veteran, and Family-Owned — with completed packages due by Monday, Dec.

7 at 3:00 p.m. ET; free informational sessions will run from Oct. 13 to Nov. 23.

GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction finished a $40 million clean energy project that adds 6 MW solar panels and a 16 MW battery system to support grid reliability and advanced manufacturing.

State officials and project partners attended the event on Monday and the systems will come online in the coming months.

Breeze Airways announced nonstop flights from Leahy Burlington International Airport to Baltimore, with departures today, Thursday and Sunday.

Tickets start at $54 one-way.

Voters can choose Vermont’s top high school boys soccer breakout player in a Delta Dental-sponsored contest that began on Oct.

5 and will end at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 via the Burlington Free Press ballot.

Treasurer Mike Pieciak awarded a record $3.4 million from the Higher Education Endowment Trust Fund to support non-loan tuition assistance for Vermont students — UVM, Vermont State Colleges and VSAC will allocate $2.4 million for aid while the remaining funds strengthen institutional endowments. The move marks the second consecutive record distribution.