ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) —

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — A look at developments related to the coronavirus in New England on Saturday.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — An organization in the Vermont town of Hartford sees an opportunity to grow more food on town-owned land.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Health Department on Saturday reported eight new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19, bringing the state's total number of cases to more than 1,730 since the pandemic began.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland law banning restaurants, schools and other food servers from using foam containers takes effect next week.

SHREWSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Officials from the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, the town of Shrewsbury and others on Saturday are going to be celebrating the state’s 100th Wildlife Management Area.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — An international organization that is studying flooding in Lake Champlain in Vermont and upstate New York and along the Richelieu River that drains the lake into Quebec will be holding public hearings on their work.

A system to provide child care to Vermont children during the COVID-19 pandemic so parents can return to work on days their children aren’t in school is continuing to expand, officials said Friday.

Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers:

POWNAL, Vt. (AP) — The Pownal Board of Health wants the fire-damaged grandstand building at the long-closed Green Mountain Racetrack to be demolished.

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Springfield Hospital and its associated Springfield Medical Care Systems submitted a plan for a bankruptcy bailout funded by the state of Vermont that would have them move forward as separate organizations.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott said Thursday he would not seek to raise taxes or fees to help the Vermont state government cope with an expected economic shortfall in next year’s state budget caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Racial minorities in Vermont have been the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics from the Vermont Health Department show.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — These Vermont lotteries were drawn Thursday:

STOWE, Vt. (AP) — A New York City man is dead after he fell into the water at a well-known Stowe waterfall, Stowe police said.

HOULTON, Maine (AP) — Parts of northern New England now face extreme drought conditions according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Most Vermont State Police troopers are going to be getting body cameras by the end of the year.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — Twenty-two Middlebury College students were “barred from campus” due to “significant COVID-19 conduct violations” this past weekend, the school said.

BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont State Police is planning to move its barracks in the central part of the state from Middlesex to Berlin.

WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — Two Williston firefighters were injured battling a fire in a warehouse in the Vermont community, the department said.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont schools are poised to move to the next stage of reopening, including allowing greater use of facilities, more mixing of students and the start of interscholastic sports, the state's top education official said Tuesday.

A Vermont police officer who has been the focus of protests over the use of excessive force is leaving the Burlington Police Department.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — These Vermont lotteries were drawn Monday:

SEARSBURG, Vt. (AP) — A set of human remains discovered last year in Searsburg have been identified as those of a New York woman, Vermont State Police said Monday.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Early voting in Vermont began Monday for the Nov. 3 election, along with the mailing of ballots to all active, registered voters in the state.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gas prices are falling across northern New England, particularly in New Hampshire.

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont community is reviewing its requirements for parade permits after members of the town fire department held a parade to commemorate the 9/11 attacks without masks.

WEST LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Work to rebuild two Interstate 89 bridges over the Connecticut River is underway but drivers will not encounter major changes for at least a year, New Hampshire transportation officials said.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont secretary of state’s office said it's working with the Vermont Bar Association to get lawyers and law students to volunteer as poll workers during the November election.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — More than $6 million in federal grant funding will go to Vermont organizations that help victims of domestic violence, officials said.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — These Vermont lotteries were drawn Saturday:

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Members of Vermont's congressional delegation and the state's Republican governor are mourning the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and calling for the Senate to wait until the new year to make their decision on a replacement.

EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Work is underway on the construction of trail bridge over the Winooski River between East Montpelier and Berlin.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — These Vermont lotteries were drawn Friday:

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — New federal funding will reward Vermont farmers who further reduce phosphorus runoff from beyond current targets.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont House of Representatives has approved a deal on a bill that would allow for the legal sale of marijuana, as well as taxation on those sales.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — A major construction project through downtown Middlebury is taking a big step forward Friday with traffic resuming through the heart of the community.

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A U.S. judge has blocked Postal Service changes that slowed mail and prompted concerns about absentee voting.

WESTMINSTER, Vt. (AP) — A photo of the senior football players from a Vermont high school is prompting school officials to remind the players and others of the need to wear masks and maintain social distancing.

Much of New Hampshire and parts of Maine are in a severe drought, according to a national weekly report released Thursday.