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• ICYMI: @BTVAirport Director Concerned About Air Traffic Privatization Plan buff.ly/2sjcwAW #BTV #VT https://t.co/zC8TVEBhwK

  10-06-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: @BTVAirport Director Concerned About Air Traffic Privatization Plan buff.ly/2sjcwAW #BTV #VT https://t.co/zC8TVEBhwK
  
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• Robert Frost's trees fall during storm at Shaftsbury home, woodworker to repurpose trees

  10-06-2017 16:54
  
  Once standing proudly at the Shaftsbury home, an apple tree and a birch were no match for a strong storm.
  
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• Vermont LGBTQIA community holds Montpelier solidarity march

  10-06-2017 16:17
  The group says solidarity marches are being held across the country. 
  
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• You may be a fan of eating poutine, but are you familiar with the dish's #Quebec roots? buff.ly/2sYnmZY https://t.co/ZVH400m1gK

  10-06-2017 15:59 via twitter.com
  
  You may be a fan of eating poutine, but are you familiar with the dish's #Quebec roots? buff.ly/2sYnmZY https://t.co/ZVH400m1gK
  
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• Destination Recreation: Vermont Store offers rare virtual-reality experience

  10-06-2017 15:20
  
  An opportunity to step out of this world and into a virtual reality.  
  
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• Road closures for Dartmouth's commencement

  10-06-2017 15:09
  
  Dartmouth College's commencement Sunday will close several roads.
  
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• Police: Man took bags of heroin to Park and Ride

  10-06-2017 14:42
  
  He was charged with possession of heroin and driving with a suspended license.
  
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• Burlington police: Scammer looking for donations to fake police memorial fund

  10-06-2017 14:38
  
  Police say someone called and claimed to be the Burlington police chief looking for a donation to a police memorial fund.
  
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• 25 additional monthly donors needed to meet the match. Help us end the fund drive in 5 days.

  10-06-2017 12:41 via vtdigger.org
  
  VTDigger staffA generous donor has challenged us to sign up 50 new monthly sustaining donors. Thanks to you we are halfway there.We still need an additional 25 readers to sign up.
  For as little as $5 a month, you can become a sustaining donor and bring us closer to the end of our Spring fundraising campaign.
  VTDigger’s independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce.We need your help to keep VTDigger strong.You can help by becoming a mont
  
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• Black Lives Matter calls for resignation of Milton superintendent

  10-06-2017 12:31 via vtdigger.org
  
  Ebony Nyoni and Isra Kassim chant at a rally in St. Albans calling for an end to racism in Vermont’s schools. Photo by Morgan True / VTDiggerCommunity members organized by Black Lives Matter Vermont gathered at Milton Middle School Friday morning to protest the school’s suspension of a student over an incident in which the student was called a racial slur.
  In a Facebook post, Maria Twitty wrote that a classmate told her daughter at school on Wednesday, “I hate all you black peo
  
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• Act 46 alternative school district merger rules approved

  10-06-2017 12:20 via vtdigger.org
  
  A legislative committee has approved new rules for school districts that choose not to merge with neighboring communities.
  The so-called “alternative structures rules” were up for review at the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules on Thursday.School districts that choose not to merge will be required to follow the new guidelines under Act 46, a state law that gives incentives to school districts that voluntarily consolidate.The legislative panel, which reviews executive bran
  
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• Coventry forces out town clerk

  10-06-2017 12:14 via vtdigger.org
  
  The Coventry Selectboard, June 8, 2017. Photo by Dan Schwartz/VTDiggerCoventry’s longstanding town clerk, treasurer and until recently delinquent tax collector lost her job Friday after she ran out of time to find a bond for an insurance policy to protect the public money she’s been accused of mishandling.
  The town lost its insurance policy for Cynthia Diaz last month when its insurer paid out a nearly $500,000 claim. In the claim, the town said it was missing some $870,000. That acc
  
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• Flat Tre takes Burlington Jazz Fest by storm

  10-06-2017 06:23
  
  Jazz Fest continues in Burlington this weekend. Friday night photographer Matt Rector shares the sights and sounds and I met a pint-sized fan from Colchester.
  
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• Brattleboro missing teen found, man facing charges

  10-06-2017 04:20
  
  A happy ending to missing teen story we told you about Thursday.
  
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• Missing police dog found safe in Greensboro

  10-06-2017 02:45
  
  Retired K-9 Atos has been found safe and sound and reunited with his handler at the Hardwick Police Department.
  
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• Sanders launches think tank

  10-06-2017 02:27 via vtdigger.org
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders and his wife, Jane (right), in Rock Hill, S.C. Photo by Hilary Hess/Sanders campaign.Jane Sanders, the wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders who ran in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, launched a think tank Wednesday aimed at spreading progressive values through op-eds, media strategy and policy briefs.
  In an email, Sanders asked supporters to donate to the Burlington-based Sanders Institute.
  “I wanted to start an organization that would bring people together to lea
  
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• Plans for Chick-fil-A in Plattsburgh move forward

  10-06-2017 02:04
  
  Plattsburgh town officials say plans to construct a Chick-Fil-A are moving forward.
  
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• LISTEN: Sen. Bernie Sanders Discusses Transforming The Democratic Party And Other Issues bit.ly/2sncQ1G

  10-06-2017 01:55 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: Sen. Bernie Sanders Discusses Transforming The Democratic Party And Other Issues bit.ly/2sncQ1G
  
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• Depoy, Soucy, Terenzini make the cut to fill vacant Senate seat

  10-06-2017 01:45 via vtdigger.org
  
  RUTLAND–The selection of the next state senator from Rutland County is now in the hands of Gov. Phil Scott.
  The county Republican Party held a caucus Thursday night to vet the three GOP candidates who hope to replace Sen. Kevin Mullin, R-Rutland, who resigned after he was appointed to lead the Green Mountain Care Board.
  Rutland City Alderman Tom DePoy, Rutland Town Selectboard Chair Josh Terenzini, and David Soucy, general manager of Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington, were
  
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• Coventry town clerk forced out amid missing money scandal

  10-06-2017 01:44
  
  Embattled Coventry Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz has lost her job amid a million-dollar missing money scandal. But our Tyler Dumont found her fight to stay on isn't over yet. 
  
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• Dick McCormack & Mary Sullivan: Climate accord withdrawal a bad deal for state

  10-06-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Sen. Dick McCormack, D-Windsor, and Rep. Mary Sullivan, D-Burlington, who are co-chairs of the Climate Solutions Caucus of the Vermont General Assembly.
  On the global stage, President Trump’s unilateral action is an abdication of American leadership. His disregard for our strategic allies and global trading partners will have immediate and long-term implications. His impetuousness makes America less secure, less healthy, less innovative, and less
  
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• Leahy has more questions after Comey hearing

  10-06-2017 01:00
  
  Sen. Patrick Leahy is scheduled to pepper Attorney General Jeff Sessions with follow-up questions to former FBI Director James Comey's bombshell testimony. 
  
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• Don Keelan: Where have all the plumbers gone?

  10-06-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Don Keelan, a certified public accountant and resident of Arlington. The piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner.
  A neighbor recently had some heating work done at her home in Arlington. The tradesman’s work was done professionally and competently. The neighbor was quite satisfied until the invoice from the contractor came to her: $285 for three hours’ work – $95 per hour. She was shocked at the hourly rate charged. Frankly, I do
  
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• Julia Purdy: Impacts of marijuana legalization on our children

  10-06-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Julia Purdy, of Rutland Town, a copy editor, freelance writer and retired educator. This is an open letter to the Vermont Legislature.
  To Vermont legislators:
  If you have not studied the latest report, “The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: the Impact, Vol. 4” issued in September 2016 by the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (RMHIDTA), now is the time. RMHIDTA is charged at the federal level with documenting both illeg
  
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• Stuck in Vermont: Burlington Discover Jazz Fest

  10-06-2017 00:46
  
  The city of Burlington has come alive with some truly fantastic jazz music. 
  
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• Powerball jackpot up to $435M

  10-06-2017 00:46
  
  Are you feeling lucky?
  
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• How to protect yourself at work

  10-06-2017 00:34
  
  Expert advice on protecting yourself from violence in the workplace. 
  
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• Country Home Products to lay off more than 60

  10-06-2017 00:17 via vtdigger.org
  
  Country Home Productscompany, which is based in Vergennes, has been a subsidiary of Wisconsin-based Generac Power Systems, Inc., since 2015. Generac is publicly traded as GNRC on the New York Stock Exchange and has a market capitalization of $2.28 billion.
  Country Home Products announced it would close its manufacturing plant in Winooski effective Dec. 31, according to Gov. Phil Scott’s office. The more than 60 pink slips would be issued by the end of February.“It is always disappoin
  
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• Training Vt. doctors on LGBT health care issues

  10-06-2017 00:07
  Do pediatricians in our region know what to do when a gay, lesbian, transgender or bisexual patient visits their doctor's office? 
  
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• Retired police K-9 missing in Newport area

  10-06-2017 00:07
  
  A retired police dog has gone missing in the Newport area. 
  
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• Plans for Chick-fil-A in Plattsburgh moves forward

  10-06-2017 00:07
  
  Plattsburgh town officials say plans to construct a Chick-Fil-A are moving forward.
  
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• NECI president explains reason for merger

  10-06-2017 00:07
  There's sure to be some good food at one graduation party in Montpelier this weekend.
  
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• How dangerous is a Vt. murder suspect awaiting trial?

  10-06-2017 00:07
  Testimony continued Friday in a competency hearing for an accused killer in Chittenden County.
  
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• Coventry town clerk forced out over missing money

  10-06-2017 00:07
  Embattled Coventry Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz has lost her job amid a million-dollar missing money scandal. But our Tyler Dumont found her fight to stay on isn't over yet. 
  
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• 2 Hartford police officers injured in scuffle with suspect

  10-06-2017 00:07
  A Woodstock man was in court Friday facing charges after an altercation with police Thursday night. 
  
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