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• Police: Former Vt. teacher accused of luring a child

  26-05-2017 23:33
  
  A former Missisquoi Valley Union teacher is accused of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child.
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott’s Public Schedule for the week of May 27

  26-05-2017 23:32 via vtdigger.org
  
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 5/27/17 – 6/2/17
  Saturday, May 27
  9:15 – 10:00 AMMemorial Day Wreath Laying ServiceVeterans Memorial Park, Five Corners, Essex, VT
  Sunday, May 28
  No public events scheduled
  Monday, May 29
  10:15 – 11:45 AMBarre Memorial Day Service and ParadeBarre, VT
  Tuesday, May 30
  12:00 – 1:00 PMMemorial Day CeremonyVeterans Memorial Brick Walkway, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT
  3:00 – 4
  
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• Company recalls thousands of hot dogs

  26-05-2017 22:54
  
  Not the news you want to get right before a big holiday weekend!
  
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• Winner of Green Up Day 2017 Video Contest for Students Announced

  26-05-2017 22:49 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Green Up VermontMay 26, 2017
  Contact:Melinda Vieux, President, Green Up Vermont, 802-229-4586, [email protected]
  The Skinny Pancake, sponsor of the prize for the winning video entry, will deliver a crepe party to Pownal Elementary School in Bennington County. Mrs. Hunt’s class crafted the winning video, which features multiple messages with each one presented by two different students, about reasons why Vermont is beautiful and then why there is a “but&r
  
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• Flake, Leahy Reintroduce Bill Restoring Freedom to Travel to Cuba

  26-05-2017 22:45 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyMay 25, 2017
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  Lead bipartisan coalition of 55 Senators to end failed policy of isolation
  Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today introduced the Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017. The bill, which is cosponsored by 53 of their Senate colleagues, would eliminate restrictions on travel to Cuba by Americ
  
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• 3SquaresVT Regional Conferences Are in Montpelier, Rutland, Winooski

  26-05-2017 22:41 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Hunger Free VermontMay 26, 2017
  Contact:Alida DuncanHunger Free Vermont802-865-0255
  [email protected]
  WHAT:3SquaresVT Regional Conferences
  WHEN & WHERE:Montpelier, May 30th at CCV MontpelierWinooski, May 31st at CCV WinooskiRutland, June 8th at CCV Rutland
  Advocates from Across the State Gather to Gain In-Depth Knowledge and Skills to Help Vermonters Access Critical Food Benefits
  Over the next few weeks, advocates from a range of organizations will have three diff
  
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• Brattleboro Celebrates Opening of Red Clover Commons

  26-05-2017 22:37 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Housing VermontMay 26, 2017
  Contacts:Kenn Sassorossi, Housing Vermont, (802) 355-8009 or [email protected]
  Christine Hart, Brattleboro Housing Partnerships, (802) 254-6071 or [email protected]
  [Brattleboro, VT] Four years of planning and 16 months of construction culminated in the May 25 open house celebration at Red Clover Commons, a 55-unit apartment building which will provide replacement housing for residents of Melrose Terrace and others.
  Melrose Terrace, construc
  
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• Rich Watkin is Vermont’s Warden of the Year

  26-05-2017 22:32 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Fish and Wildlife DepartmentMay 26, 2017
  Media Contacts:Commissioner Louis Porter, 802-828-1454; Maj. George Scribner, 802-828-1529
  MONTPELIER, Vt. – Senior Warden Rich Watkin, Ph.D., of Wilmington is Vermont’s State Game Warden of the Year.Watkin received the award in recognition of his excellent service from Governor Phil Scott on May 24 in Montpelier.
  Lt. Greg Eckhardt, Watkin’s supervisor, praised him for his exemplary attitude and dedication to
  
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• Muzzleloader Antlerless Deer Permit Applications Available

  26-05-2017 22:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Fish & Wildlife DepartmentMay 26, 2017
  Contacts:Nick Fortin 802-786-3860; Scott Darling, 802-786-3862
  MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont’s muzzleloader season antlerless deer hunting permit applications are now available on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website at www.vtfishandwildlife.com. The deadline to apply for a muzzleloader antlerless deer permit is August 24.
  New this year, hunters applying online for an antlerless permit will do so through the o
  
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• White River Junction VA Medical Center to Host Blessing of the Bikes

  26-05-2017 22:26 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — White River Junction VA Medical CenterMay 26, 2017
  Contact: Katherine Tang802-295-9363, ext. 5880
  [email protected]
  White River Junction VA Medical Center (WRJ VAMC), May 26th
  WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT- With the first day of summer swiftly approaching White River Junction VA Medical Center will have their first annual Blessing of the Bikes event on Saturday, June 1. The event will start at 9:00AM in the front parking lot, where Chaplain Susan Gregory-Davis will make a blessing
  
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• Pet-Friendly Summer Programs in St. Johnsbury

  26-05-2017 22:23 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Discover St. JohnsburyMay 26, 2017
  Media Contact:Name: Tara HoltTitle: DirectorEmail address:
  [email protected]
  Celebrating Summer in St. Johnsbury
  ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – St. Johnsbury loves visitors, and this summer that warm welcome is extended to pets! “St. Jay,” as it’s known among locals, is a gem in Vermont’s pristine Northeast Kingdom, a 3-county region known for remote beauty, close communities, deep traditions, and surprisin
  
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• Vermont Honors its Emergency Medical Service Responders

  26-05-2017 22:16 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Department of HealthMay 26, 2017
  Media Contact:Vermont Department of Health802-863-7281
  Celebrating National EMS Week
  BURLINGTON – For National Emergency Medical Services Week and throughout the summer, communities around the state are honoring the more than 2,800 neighbors, friends and family members who stand at the ready as Vermont’s emergency medical service providers.
  Governor Phil Scott officially kicked off this year’s celebration with a proc
  
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• Public Safety Departments to Hold Opiate Public Forum in Springfield

  26-05-2017 22:13 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Department of Public Safety, Vermont State Police, Springfield Police DepartmentMay 26, 2017
  Contact:Scott WatermanVermont State Police Public Information Officer802-241-5277 desk802-279-4554 cell
  [email protected]
  Waterbury VT / May 26, 2017 – Members of public safety, including the Springfield Police Department, Vermont State Police and the Vermont Intelligence Center, will hold a public forum to discuss the ongoing opioid crisis in Windsor County, Tuesday,
  
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• New England Federal Credit Union Gives $1 Million for Affordable Housing

  26-05-2017 22:10 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Housing Finance AgencyMay 26, 2017
  Contact:Leslie Black-Plumeau(802) 238-7324 (cell)
  [email protected]
  South Burlington, VT—New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) President/CEO John J. Dwyer, Jr. announced today a $1 million grant from NEFCU to Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) to address the critical need for affordable housing. The money will be awarded by VHFA over the coming year to several housing developments that have funding shortfalls.
  The
  
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• Sanders Among Those Introducing $15 Minimum Wage Bill

  26-05-2017 22:07 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersMay 25, 2017
  Contact:Sanders Press Office
  [email protected]
  WASHINGTON, May 25 – Days after President Donald Trump released a budget that would slash support for working families, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by 28 of their colleagues in the Senate, introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Reps. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) int
  
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• Saint Michael’s College President John J. Neuhauser Announces Plans to Leave in June 2018

  26-05-2017 22:01 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Saint Michael’s CollegeMay 26, 2017
  Contact:Mark Tarnacki802.654.2795
  [email protected]
  COLCHESTER, VT May 26, 2017 — Saint Michael’s College President John J. Neuhauser announced plans to leave the College in June of 2018 in a memo to the College community on May 26, 2017. Named 16th president of the residential liberal arts Catholic College on July 1, 2007, President Neuhauser successfully led the College through the U.S. financial crisis to dramaticall
  
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• What To Expect From The Legislature's June Veto Session bit.ly/2qo0ORd https://t.co/XnSXHGo8LV

  26-05-2017 20:57 via twitter.com
  
  What To Expect From The Legislature's June Veto Session bit.ly/2qo0ORd https://t.co/XnSXHGo8LV
  
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• NH bear family will be caught, moved, won't be euthanized

  26-05-2017 20:33
  
  New Hampshire's bear project leader says there are no longer plans to euthanize a mother bear and her three yearlings that have been roaming neighborhoods near Dartmouth College, and that they will be captured and moved to the northern part of the state.
  
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• Rutland judge: State must provide bullying data to reporter

  26-05-2017 20:32 via vtdigger.org
  
  Lia Ernst, a lawyer with the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDIggerA Rutland judge has ordered the state Agency of Education to provide a reporter information it collected and has in electronic databases regarding bullying, hazing and harassment in Vermont’s public school.
  Rutland Superior Court Judge Helen Toor issued a ruling this week siding with Lola Duffort, a former Rutland Herald reporter, in her public records lawsuit against the state A
  
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• South Burlington teen suspect back in custody

  26-05-2017 20:21 via vtdigger.org
  
  BURLINGTON — The suspect charged with threatening to kill South Burlington High School students and faculty is back in custody after federal prosecutors allege he violated the terms of his release.
  Josiah Leach, 18, is accused of making a series of escalating threats in April using a web of email accounts, Facebook and a phone call. The threats led to three days of lockdowns at the high school and resulted in school being canceled districtwide for a day.
  Leach faces a felony charge in fede
  
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• Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule for the week of May 28

  26-05-2017 20:17 via vtdigger.org
  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  May 26, 2017Contact:Jordan Redell 802.865.7272
  Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule for May 28 – June 2, 2017:
  Sunday, May 287:00 amVermont City Marathon (Mayor to run first leg of 5-person relay), Burlington Waterfront10:00 amWhat Matters This Week with Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo – Local 22 WVNY (10:30 pm on Local 44 WFFF).
  Monday, May 2911:00 amVFW Howard Plant Post 782 Memorial Day Ceremony – Battery ParkCity offices cl
  
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• Judge rules Vt. education agency must meet records requests

  26-05-2017 19:28
  A Vermont civil court judge has ruled the state Agency of Education must respond faster to records requests by the media.
  
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• South Burlington school threat suspect ordered held

  26-05-2017 19:19
  
  The South Burlington student accused of making threats against his high school was back in court Friday. 
  
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• Vermont seeks to improve school concussion law compliance

  26-05-2017 19:02
  
  The state of Vermont has one of the toughest concussion laws in the country, and officials want to know if it is being followed properly.
  
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• Tests show skull from NY swamp isn't that of missing 12-year-old

  26-05-2017 18:45
  
  Authorities say test results show a skull found in wetlands along the Hudson River is that of a man 20 to 50 years old, not a 12-year-old upstate New York boy who disappeared a decade ago.
  
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• Burlington crash involved bus, car, building

  26-05-2017 18:31
  
  Two people were taken to the hospital Friday morning after a car and bus crashed in Burlington.
  
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• Boost to affordable housing for seniors

  26-05-2017 18:25
  
  There is new help for Vermont seniors in search of affordable housing. 
  
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• We're talking now with Lt. Gov. @DaveZuckermanVT about the recently vetoed marijuana legalization bill. ICYMI: digital.vpr.net/post/gov-scott…

  26-05-2017 18:15 via twitter.com
  We're talking now with Lt. Gov. @DaveZuckermanVT about the recently vetoed marijuana legalization bill. ICYMI: digital.vpr.net/post/gov-scott…
  
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• The Deeper Dig: Pot or not?

  26-05-2017 18:03 via vtdigger.org
  
  A marijuana cloning facility. Photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDigger
  Gov. Phil Scott this week vetoed a limited marijuana legalization bill. S.22 would have made it possible for Vermonters to legally possess up to 1 ounce of pot and several plants. The legislation did not provide for retail sales of the popular drug.
  Find all of VTDigger’s coverage of the pot legalization bill here.
  It appears Scott wants to have it both ways. The governor says he would consider a revised version
  
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• Sanders’ fails to boost Montana country singer to the U.S. House

  26-05-2017 17:55 via vtdigger.org
  
  U.S. House candidate Rob QuistRob Quist, a Democratic poet cowboy from Montana strongly supported by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., lost Thursday’s special election for the state’s sole House seat.
  Quist’s Republican challenger, Greg Gianforte, won roughly 50 percent of the vote despite being charged with misdemeanor assault Wednesday after allegedly “body-slamming” a political reporter from the Guardian during an interview. The incident drew widespread condemnati
  
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• Early start to Vermont City Marathon

  26-05-2017 17:52
  
  The Vermont City Marathon will start an hour earlier this year. And the race will mean many street closures in Burlington. 
  
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• YWP: ‘Through your eyes’

  26-05-2017 17:36 via vtdigger.org
  
  About the Young Writers Project
  YWP, an independent nonprofit based in Burlington, Vermont, engages young people to write and use digital media to express themselves with clarity and power and to gain confidence and skills for the workplace and life. YWP publishes about 1,000 students’ work each year here, in newspapers across Vermont, on Vermont Public Radio and in YWP’s monthly digital magazine, The Voice. Since 2006, it has offered young people a place to write, explore and connec
  
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• SCOV Law Blog: The art of business and insurance policy coverage

  26-05-2017 17:24 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Thomas M. Kester. 
  Shriner v. Amica Mutual Ins. Co., 2017 VT 23
  Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr
  “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” This sentiment also applies to part-time jobs — and maybe, by extension, to your insurance policy exclusions.RELATED STORIESSCOV Law Blog: Defendant’s waiver must be ‘knowing, voluntary and intelligent’SCOV L
  
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• Vermont League of Cities and Towns pays out $500,000 for Coventry insurance claim

  26-05-2017 17:16 via vtdigger.org
  
  Cynthia Diaz, the Coventry town clerk and treasurer, in her office at the Coventry Community Center. Photo by John Lazenby
  COVENTRY–An insurer has confirmed that the town of Coventry is missing at least a half a million dollars.
  The Vermont League of Cities and Towns agreed Tuesday to pay the Northeast Kingdom town nearly $500,000 for money local officials say is missing.
  Cynthia Diaz, the Coventry town clerk and treasurer, has been accused by local officials of mishandling a total of $1.4
  
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• Police: Man dragged down St. Johnsbury street

  26-05-2017 17:16
  
  Police say a driver was cited for DUI after a trooper witnessed the car dragging a man down the road. 
  
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• Markowitz wins EPA lifetime achievement award

  26-05-2017 17:12 via vtdigger.org
  
  Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Deb Markowitz. VTD/Josh LarkinDeb Markowitz, the former head of Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources, has been awarded a lifetime achievement award by the New England division of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  As secretary of the agency between 2011 and 2017, Markowitz introduced “one of the most productive and innovative eras in the agency’s history,” according to the EPA.
  The EPA lauded Markowitz for improving morale and inst
  
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• Sanders cancels on St. Johnsbury Academy commencement speech

  26-05-2017 17:01
  
  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will not be attending a Vermont high school graduation to give the commencement speech as planned because of changes to his itinerary for his book tour in Europe. Students will see a video of him instead.
  
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• Plan on hold to euthanize bears at NH gov's request

  26-05-2017 16:57
  
  Plans to euthanize a mother bear and her three yearlings that have been roaming neighborhoods near Dartmouth College are on hold after New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu asked that they not be killed.
  
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• Repairs on NY highways pause over busy holiday weekend

  26-05-2017 16:46
  
  Repair crews on New York state highways are taking a break over the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend.
  
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• Police: Drag race ended in crash

  26-05-2017 16:44
  
  Police say a drag race in Lyndonville ended in a crash.
  
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• Test show skull from NY swamp isn't that of missing 12-year-old

  26-05-2017 16:40
  
  Authorities say test results show a skull found in wetlands along the Hudson River is that of a man 20 to 50 years old, not a 12-year-old upstate New York boy who disappeared a decade ago.
  
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• Have questions/comments for Lt. Gov. @DaveZuckermanVT? Let us know – he joins us live on today's show. bit.ly/2qk16ss #VT #vtpoli

  26-05-2017 16:36 via twitter.com
  Have questions/comments for Lt. Gov. @DaveZuckermanVT? Let us know – he joins us live on today's show. bit.ly/2qk16ss #VT #vtpoli
  
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• Bear with head stuck in jug for weeks rescued from plight

  26-05-2017 16:36
  
  A black bear spotted for weeks in rural New York state with his head trapped in a plastic food jug has been rescued from his plight.
  
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• NH expects 625K visitors for holiday

  26-05-2017 16:28
  
  New Hampshire tourism officials are estimating that 625,000 people will visit the state and spend $100 million over the three-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.
  
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• NH moose hunt applications due for June 16 lottery

  26-05-2017 16:26
  
  Moose hunt applications are due for New Hampshire's June 16 lottery.
  
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• Police: Water too high to seek woman missing since crash

  26-05-2017 16:24
  
  Police say the waters of two Vermont waterways are too high to resume the search for a 29-year-old woman who has been missing since the car she was riding in hit a guardrail and she and the driver fled.
  
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• Vermont moves to improve concussion laws for schools

  26-05-2017 16:20
  
  The state of Vermont has one of the toughest concussion laws in the country, and officials are trying to learn if it is being implemented properly.
  
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• Report: NH police shooting justified in I-89 confrontation

  26-05-2017 16:17
  
  The New Hampshire attorney general says a preliminary report investigating the shooting of a Vermont man in a confrontation with police on an interstate concludes the officers' actions were justified.
  
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• Montpelier approves plan to build distillery with 40 jobs

  26-05-2017 16:12
  
  A Vermont distillery has been given the go-ahead to build 30,000-square-foot facility in Montpelier that's expected to create 40 jobs and be a destination for both customers and tourists.
  
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• The Onion has ties to Vermont

  26-05-2017 16:03
  
  The editor-in-chief of The Onion is in Burlington to give people a glimpse behind the headlines. And surprise-- he's from Vermont.
  
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