Frigid forecast prompts Barre, Burlington to open emergency shelters

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The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook, warning of dangerously cold temperatures that are expected to persist through Thursday.

City officials in Barre and Burlington have begun to open emergency shelters in response to dangerously cold temperatures that descended on the state Monday and are forecast to persist in the coming days.

In Burlington, the shelter at the Miller Center, located at 130 Gosse Court, is expected to be open from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday night through Thursday morning. The low-barrier shelter, which is being operated by the city and the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, is open only to adults. People can simply show up at the shelter or access free transportation from the Community Resource Center or the Fletcher Free Library.

According to a press release issued by Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak’s office, more than 250 people in the region are currently unsheltered.