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• Karen Glitman named Efficiency Vermont director

  02-06-2017 23:36 via vtdigger.org
  
  The country’s first energy-efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont, has hired former Rep. Karen Glitman as its director.
  The move accompanies former director Liz Gamache’s departure to accept a position at the Vermont Community Foundation.
  Glitman most recently worked for the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation as the nonprofit’s director of strategy, policy and public affairs. VEIC was formed in the 1980s as an energy-conservation venture, with its mission to reduce the finan
  
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• Court rules in favor of alleged Vt. animal abuser

  02-06-2017 23:30
  
  An alleged animal abuser is off the hook for hefty fines at least for now.
  
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• Americorps scores big federal grant

  02-06-2017 23:02 via vtdigger.org
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., at a town meeting in Hardwick. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger
  WASHINGTON — Vermont’s congressional delegation announced more than $5 million in federal grants on Thursday, to support everything from AmeriCorps to the University of Vermont.
  Of the total grants, $3 million was awarded to AmeriCorps efforts, with $1.3 million directed to state universities and another $700,000 for environmental cleanup effo
  
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• Fatal crash in Lyndon

  02-06-2017 22:21
  
  An elderly woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 91 in Lyndon Friday morning.
  
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• Green Mountain Care Board Meetings in June

  02-06-2017 22:03 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Green Mountain Care BoardMay 31, 2017
  Contact:Green Mountain Care Board802 828 2130
  Thursday, June 1st: Green Mountain Care Board Budget and Legislative UpdateLocated in the GMCB Board Room on the 2nd Floor of the City Center Building at 89 Main Street, Montpelier
  Thursday, June 8th: Canceled
  Thursday, June 15th: Board Meeting (1:00 pm) • GMCB Expenditure AnalysisLocated in the GMCB Board Room on the 2nd Floor of the City Center Building at 89 Main Street, Montpelier
  Th
  
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• USDA Seeks Grant Applications for Community Development Efforts

  02-06-2017 21:59 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — USDAJune 1, 2017
  Contact:Pollaidh Major(802) 828-6080
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (June 1, 2017) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites grant applications for projects supporting economic and community development in rural areas. Grant funding is available to non-profits and public bodies through two programs: the Rural Community Development Initiative Program and the Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program.
  “USDA Rural Development h
  
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• Lyndon State College New Masters Programs in Mental Health Counseling Program Open House Is June 7

  02-06-2017 21:57 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Lyndon State CollegeMay 31, 2017
  Contact:Sylvia Plumb, Lyndon State College, 802.626.6459, [email protected]
  LYNDONVILLE, VERMONT — Lyndon State College will host an open house June 7 for prospective students and others to learn about its new master’s programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
  The event will be 5-6:30 p.m. in the Burke Mountain Room (Room 400) at Samuel Read Hall Library & Academic Center. Applied Psychology and Human Services
  
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• Two Sentenced to 24 Months Imprisonment for Narcotics Distribution in Rutland Area

  02-06-2017 21:54 via vtdigger.org
  
  U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney District of VermontJune 1, 2017
  Contact:Laura Harvey
  [email protected]
  The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Andi Majka, 28, of Rutland Town, and Young Lim, 35, of Shrewsbury, have been sentenced to imprisonment for their respective roles in distributing crack cocaine and heroin in the Rutland area over a few year period. Both had previously pled guilty to distribution of crack cocaine and, accordin
  
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• Connecticut River Conservancy Holding Annual River Celebration June 17

  02-06-2017 21:51 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Connecticut River ConservancyJune 1, 2017
  Contact:Angela Mrozinski, CRC Outreach & Events Director
  [email protected], 413-772-2020 ext.204
  Stacey Lennard, CRC Events & Special Projects Coordinator
  [email protected], 413-772-2020
  Greenfield, MA – The Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC), formerly Connecticut River Watershed Council, is pleased to invite the community to their annual River Celebration, to be held at Riverfront Recapture’s Boathouse i
  
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• Leahy, Sanders and Welch Announce $700,000 In Brownfields Grants For Southern Vermont

  02-06-2017 21:46 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Congressional DelegationJune 1, 2017
  Leahy Press ContactDavid Carle: (202) 224-3693
  Sanders Press ContactDan McLean: 802-862-6695
  Welch Press ContactKate Hamilton: (202) 440-3340
  (THURSDAY, June 1, 2017) — Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Thursday that three southern Vermont organizations will share a total of $700,000 in Brownfields Program assessment and cleanup grants from the U.S.
  
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• Nancy Kimball Joins Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation Northshire Regional Advisory Board

  02-06-2017 21:43 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterJune 1, 2017
  Contact:Ashley Brenon JowettCommunications & Marketing SpecialistPhone: 802.447.5019 | Fax: 802.447.5214
  [email protected]
  Bennington, VT—June 1, 2017—Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation Northshire Regional Advisory Board welcomes Nancy Kimball.
  “We are delighted to have Nancy join our team,” said Vice President for Corporate Development. Leslie Keefe. “She has all o
  
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• Vermont Delegation Announces $3 million in AmeriCorps Funding

  02-06-2017 21:40 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Congressional DelegationJune 1, 2017
  Contacts:David Carle (Leahy): 202-224-3693Dan McLean (Sanders): 802-862-6695Kate Hamilton (Welch): 202-440-3340
  BURLINGTON, Vt., June 1 – Vermont’s congressional delegation announced Thursday that Vermont has received $3 million in AmeriCorps funding.
  In a joint statement, Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said, “AmeriCorps continues to make an enormous impact on
  
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• Brattleboro Museum & Art Center receives EPA grant of $200,000

  02-06-2017 21:37 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Brattleboro Museum & Art CenterJune 1, 2017
  Contact:Danny Lichtenfeld
  [email protected], ext. 108
  BRATTLEBORO, VT — The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) to clean up and begin redeveloping the neglected property at 11 Arch Street in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. The grant is one of 279 FY17 Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup grants awarded by the
  
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• Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center Welcomes Owen Milne to the Helm

  02-06-2017 21:34 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Lake Champlain Community Sailing CenterJune 1, 2017
  Media ContactNicole Junas Ravlin, People Making Good PR(802) 448-5513 or [email protected]
  Burlington, VT– The Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center (CSC), a nonprofit with a mission to provide community access to Lake Champlain, today announced Owen Milne as the new Executive Director of the organization.
  Milne previously held positions at Red Thread as a workplace consultant and Vermont Businesses for So
  
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• Pomerleau Pledges $1 Million Challenge to Greater Burlington YMCA

  02-06-2017 21:30 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Greater Burlington YMCAJune 1, 2017
  Contact:Doug BishopGreater Burlington YMCA802-734-4295
  [email protected]
  POMERLEAU PLEDGES $1,000,000 CHALLENGE TO ENSURE THE GREATER BURLINGTON YMCA LONG-TERM SUCCESS
  Pledge is the family’s second to the Y’s “Staying in the Heart” Campaign
  June 1, 2017 – Burlington, VT – The 151st annual meeting of the Greater Burlington YMCA was a fairly standard affair—election of board members, recounting of a
  
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• Leahy, Franken Release Earlier Letters to FBI Requesting Inquiry Into Sessions’ Contacts With Russian Officials

  02-06-2017 21:26 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyJune 1, 2017
  Leahy Press ContactDavid Carle: (202) 224-3693
  Franken Press ContactMichael Dale-Stein: (202) 224-2916
  Leahy And Franken Release Their Earlier Letters To The FBIRequesting An Inquiry Into Attorney General Sessions’ Contacts With Russian Officials
  [(THURSDAY, June 1, 2017) — Following is the joint statement of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) about their request to FBI Director Comey (and later to Acting
  
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• What's The Solution To Trucks Getting Stuck In Smugglers' Notch? VTrans Has Ideas bit.ly/2qIJHdi https://t.co/6BFScIY1i2

  02-06-2017 21:11 via twitter.com
  
  What's The Solution To Trucks Getting Stuck In Smugglers' Notch? VTrans Has Ideas bit.ly/2qIJHdi https://t.co/6BFScIY1i2
  
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• FairPoint buyer agrees to invest millions into network

  02-06-2017 19:43 via vtdigger.org
  
  A Fairpoint Communications truck makes its way down State Street in Montpelier. VTD/Josh Larkin
  The company that is buying FairPoint Communications has agreed to reinvest tens of millions of dollars into its telephone network for the next three years.
  Consolidated Communications, Inc., signed a settlement with ratepayer advocates at the Public Service Department on Thursday that requires the company to both reinvest in the network and improve service quality.
  Consolidated is a company based in I
  
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• ICYMI: From May 23, reactions from VT’s congressional delegation to President Trump’s budget proposal: digital.vpr.net/post/leahy-and…

  02-06-2017 18:45 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: From May 23, reactions from VT’s congressional delegation to President Trump’s budget proposal: digital.vpr.net/post/leahy-and…
  
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• State to take another look at Bennington solar project

  02-06-2017 18:38 via vtdigger.org
  
  (This story by Ed Damon was first published in the Bennington Banner on June 2, 2017.)
  BENNINGTON — State regulators will take another look at a solar facility being proposed by a New York City developer.
  Apple Hill Solar is one of three projects that Allco Renewable Energy seeks to build in Bennington. Intervenors argued the 2.0 megawatt ground-mounted solar project violated the Bennington Town Plan. Allco, arguing it didn’t have an opportunity to respond to those concerns at a tech
  
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• ICYMI: From yesterday, reactions from VT’s congressional delegation on U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate agreement: digital.vpr.net/post/internati…

  02-06-2017 18:33 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: From yesterday, reactions from VT’s congressional delegation on U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate agreement: digital.vpr.net/post/internati…
  
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• Court sides with towns over utilities in tax dispute

  02-06-2017 18:33
  
  The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled against two utilities seeking to reduce their property taxes in dozens of towns across the state.
  
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• Discover Jazz Festival kicks off in Burlington

  02-06-2017 18:28
  
  The Discover Jazz Festival is kicking off in Burlington!
  
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• Vt. governor signs PFOA bill

  02-06-2017 18:26
  
  Governor Phil Scott is signing a law designed to force a company to pay up for alleged water pollution.
  
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• St. Albans police search for burglary suspect

  02-06-2017 18:24
  
  St. Albans police need your help identifying a burglar.
  
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• Health care changes cited in Brattleboro ambulance expansion

  02-06-2017 18:23 via vtdigger.org
  
  Rescue Inc. Operations Chief Drew Hazelton stands inside the organization’s new West Townshend satellite station. Behind him is a recently acquired ambulance formerly run by Brattleboro-based Ker Ambulance, which has gone out of business. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
  TOWNSHEND – To the casual observer, it may not immediately be clear why Rescue Inc. has built a nearly $800,000 station – with room for three full-time ambulance crews – along a sparsely populated stretch of
  
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• Lawsuit challenging Burlington's housing policy moves forward

  02-06-2017 18:19
  
  A lawsuit challenging Burlington's housing policy will move forward.
  
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• ICYMI: From May 17, reaction from Leahy on appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel in Russia investigation: digital.vpr.net/post/leahy-san…

  02-06-2017 18:14 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: From May 17, reaction from Leahy on appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel in Russia investigation: digital.vpr.net/post/leahy-san…
  
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• Windham Southwest school district mergers pass

  02-06-2017 18:03 via vtdigger.org
  
  The former Twin Valley High School building in Wilmington is now home to the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union office. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer(This story by Chris Mays was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on June 2, 2017.)
  DEERFIELD VALLEY — All but one community voting Wednesday on school district mergers in the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union approved of the plans set forth by study committees.
  “Good job, everyone!” Windham Southwest Superin
  
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• YWP: ‘Ode to the Weight on My Shoulders’

  02-06-2017 17:41 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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• Coming up at noon, we'll be talking with @SenatorLeahy. If you have questions or comments, send them our way. bit.ly/2qEXPUU #VT

  02-06-2017 17:41 via twitter.com
  Coming up at noon, we'll be talking with @SenatorLeahy. If you have questions or comments, send them our way. bit.ly/2qEXPUU #VT
  
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• Vt. battles NH in HGTV's Flea Market Flip competition

  02-06-2017 17:13
  
  It's a national television show that puts participants creativity to the test. And for the first time Vermonters are competing on HGTV's Flea Market Flip.
  
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• SCOV Law Blog: When CHINS and criminal cases overlap

  02-06-2017 17:12 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. 
  State v. Nutbrown-Covey 2017 VT 26 
  Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr
  If you went to law school, you likely remember that hazy, confusing time during the first semester when nothing makes sense and when it feels like you’re trying to study and learn a new language all at once. This is around the time first year students learn about claim preclusion and issue preclusion. Your brain
  
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• Breast cancer survivors go fly-fishing for solace, healing

  02-06-2017 16:18
  
  Each spring, more than a dozen women in different stages of treatment for and recovery from breast cancer participate in a free weekend fly-fishing retreat in Vermont that offers than more than tips on angling.
  
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• $200,000 budget shortfall troubles Vermont outreach team

  02-06-2017 16:11
  
  A homelessness outreach team in Vermont has shrunk, dealing with a $200,000 funding shortfall and the death of their founder earlier this year.
  
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• Lawyer pleads guilty to filing false tax returns

  02-06-2017 16:04
  
  The U.S. attorney general's office says a Vermont attorney has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns.
  
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• New boutique hotel opens up in downtown St. Albans

  02-06-2017 15:49
  
  It's also a big day in downtown St. Albans and a sign of major progress revitalizing the once dying downtown.
  
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• Williston police search for Gardener's Supply thieves

  02-06-2017 15:46
  
  The Williston Police Department is looking for your help identifying two men they say stole from the Gardener's Supply this week in Williston.
  
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• Hinesburg Road construction delayed

  02-06-2017 15:38
  
  If you live near Hinesburg Road in South Burlington you won’t have to worry about construction as soon as we thought.
  
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• Police find missing Salisbury camper

  02-06-2017 15:28
  
  Vermont State Police have found a missing camper.
  
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• .@SenatorLeahy joins us for the entire program to discuss a range of issues. What are your questions & comments for… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-06-2017 15:21 via twitter.com
  .@SenatorLeahy joins us for the entire program to discuss a range of issues. What are your questions & comments for… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Trump’s pullout of Paris Climate Agreement draws sharp rebuke from Vt. pols

  02-06-2017 15:06 via vtdigger.org
  
  President Donald Trump gives his first speech to Congress, Feb. 28, 2017.
  President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord brought strong criticism from heads of state as well as Vermont politicians from both sides of the aisle and environmental leaders. Many begged Trump to reconsider, but he refused. The president has said he believes climate change is a “hoax” perpetrated by the Chinese.
  Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, ve
  
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• We're joined by @SenatorLeahy for the entirety of today's program. What questions/comments do you have? bit.ly/2qEXPUU #VT #vtpoli

  02-06-2017 14:05 via twitter.com
  We're joined by @SenatorLeahy for the entirety of today's program. What questions/comments do you have? bit.ly/2qEXPUU #VT #vtpoli
  
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• Lost class ring found; owner searching for mysterious 'Jackie'

  02-06-2017 12:39
  
  Have you ever lost a piece of jewelry that meant a lot to you? There is someone out there missing their class ring and someone who wants to get it back to them.Channel 3's Alex Hirsch is on this yard sale mystery this morning!
  
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• LISTEN: With Bids Due Soon, Here's What's Next In Burlington Telecom Sale bit.ly/2qGuVDv https://t.co/ltcRWLUfKD

  02-06-2017 02:31 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: With Bids Due Soon, Here's What's Next In Burlington Telecom Sale bit.ly/2qGuVDv https://t.co/ltcRWLUfKD
  
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• LISTEN: Where Is Vermont's Trucking Industry Headed? bit.ly/2rZqEPA https://t.co/olDchJsAER

  02-06-2017 01:56 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Where Is Vermont's Trucking Industry Headed? bit.ly/2rZqEPA https://t.co/olDchJsAER
  
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• Vt. man accused of pleasuring himself in public denies charges, released

  02-06-2017 01:48
  
  The man accused of pleasuring himself in a Williston toy store denies the charges in court.
  
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• Vt. couple reuses rainwater to fill summer pool

  02-06-2017 01:33
  
  Reuse and recycle. They're terms you've likely heard many times, but probably not about rain. By being resourceful, a Cambridge couple was able to save a lot of money.
  
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• Skiing in June at Killington Mountain

  02-06-2017 01:29
  
  It's June and swimming and biking, not skiing come to mind, unless you're at Killington where die-hard skiers and riders are getting one last shot at winter.
  
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• Super Senior: Agnes Novak

  02-06-2017 01:24
  
  Agnes Novak is a pioneer. When the men went off to war it was woman like Agnes who entered the factories. This week she was honored for her work back then and what's she's doing today.
  
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