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• Vermont Democrats to Scott: Half the Battle is Showing Up

  19-06-2017 23:54 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Democratic PartyJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Conor Casey(802)-229-1783
  [email protected]
  Vermont Democrats to Governor Scott: Half the Battle is Showing Up
  Montpelier, VT – Following Governor Scott’s veto of a budget that had passed 143-1 in the House and 30-0 in the Senate, Vermont faces an unprecedented government shutdown on July 1st. The budget veto, which is only the second in state history, will put the brakes on $5.8 billion dollars of appropriations
  
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• Vermont Clean Energy Report Signals Opportunities for Job Growth

  19-06-2017 23:46 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Renewable Energy VermontJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Austin Davis802-229-0099
  [email protected]@re_vermont
  The 4th annual Vermont Clean Energy Industry Report (VCEIR) released today by the Department of Public Service underscores the importance of Vermont’s climate economy as a “promising source of economic growth and employment opportunity.”Overall, the clean energy sector saw a 7.7 percent increase in employment over the last year and a 29 percent increase fr
  
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• Burlington publishes deleted EPA climate change data to website

  19-06-2017 23:37 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Mayor Miro WeinbergerJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Katie Vane802.734.0617
  City of Burlington Publishes Deleted EPA Climate Change Data to Website
  Burlington Joins 13 Cities across the Country in Preserving Public Research on Climate Change
  Burlington, VT – Mayor Miro Weinberger today announced that the City of Burlington has joined 13 cities from across the country, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland, in preserving public resear
  
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• Older Vermonters Speak Out

  19-06-2017 23:31 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Association of Area Agencies on AgingMay 30, 2017
  Contact:Janet Hunt802-578-7094
  Winooski, VT:Wednesdays are vital days in Morrisville, Vermont where friends come together for a delicious and nutritious meal at the Meals on Wheels site in Lamoille County. The site is located at 24 Upper Main Street in Morrisville in an old church with beautiful stained glass windows, a large pipe organ, several clothed tables and chairs where pews once sat, archways that open into ot
  
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• UPDATED: Soucy named to Rutland County Senate seat

  19-06-2017 23:23 via vtdigger.org
  
  (This story was updated June 19 at 7:50 p.m.)
  Republican David Soucy, of Killington, will be the next state senator from Rutland County.
  Soucy, reached late Monday afternoon, confirmed his appointment by Republican Gov. Phil Scott to fill the remaining portion of the two-year term of former Rutland County state Sen. Kevin Mullin, R-Rutland.
  Mullin stepped down from the post after his appointment by the governor to chair the Green Mountain Care Board.
  Mullin was one of three Republican state sena
  
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• Soucy named to Rutland County Senate seat

  19-06-2017 23:23 via vtdigger.org
  
  David Soucy. File photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDiggerRepublican David Soucy, of Killington, will be the next state senator from Rutland County.
  Soucy, reached late Monday afternoon, confirmed his appointment by Gov. Phil Scott to fill the remaining term of former Rutland County state Sen. Kevin Mullin, R-Rutland. Mullin stepped down from the post after his appointment by the governor to head the Green Mountain Care Board.
  Soucy, 60, is the general manager and head golf pro at Green Mountain National
  
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• Job cuts at Louis Garneau

  19-06-2017 22:50
  
  Layoffs have been announced at a sportswear manufacturer in Derby. Louis Garneau USA makes and markets high-end cycling and other sportswear. In Derby it does sales and marketing, production and has a distribution center. The layoffs will hit 36 workers.  When Louis Garneau moved to town four years ago it had 90 employees. Related Story: Garneau plans to expand Newport operations
  
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• New study breaks down child gun-related deaths

  19-06-2017 22:27
  
  Vermont and New Hampshire are among a handful of states with 20 or fewer deaths a year.
  
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• Burglar takes joyride inside Pownal business

  19-06-2017 21:57
  Police say a burglar broke into a Bennington County business and took a ride on a motorcycle inside.  
  
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• Educators Who Supported Gov. Scott Regret Votes

  19-06-2017 21:07 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont National Education AssociationJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Darren Allen802.224.2403 (office)802.839.8618 (mobile)
  Holding the budget hostage – and risking a government shutdown in 11 days – are not what these educators bargained for when they voted for Scott in November
  MONTPELIER – It’s no secret that Phil Scott received support from members of Vermont-NEA last year, but some of those educators now say he’s lost their votes because of his rece
  
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• Previewing The Veto Session bit.ly/2rwPm6u https://t.co/E2MojFVyVA

  19-06-2017 20:32 via twitter.com
  
  Previewing The Veto Session bit.ly/2rwPm6u https://t.co/E2MojFVyVA
  
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• Warren Zevon’s book collection is for sale

  19-06-2017 20:25 via vtdigger.org
  
  Ariel Zevon, left, and her mother, Crystal Zevon, are selling off the library of famed rock ‘n’ roller Warren Zevon. Photo courtesy of Mary CollinsWEST BARNET— Philosophy, classic literature, personal inscriptions from the likes of Hunter S. Thompson and Carl Hiaasen, even a pop-up art book about phobias.
  These are a few of the books in Warren Zevon’s treasured library.
  The late rock and roller was a music icon, with hits such as “Lawyers, Guns, and Money” and
  
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• National Grid helicopter patrols New England transmission network

  19-06-2017 19:38 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — National GridJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Jackie Barry(781) 907-1754
  National Grid Takes to the Sky to Patrol its New England Transmission Grid
  Helicopter surveys help proactively detect potential problems
  WALTHAM, MASS. – From lighting homes to energizing major factories, the region’s electric transmission system powers our economy and virtually all aspects of daily life.
  National Grid owns and operates approximately 3,000 miles of electric transmission lines in Massac
  
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• Boat trailer mishap blocks North End traffic

  19-06-2017 19:31
  
  A boat trailer accident has blocked traffic near the Burlington Beltline. 
  
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• Valley Vista and CDPHP Partner to Provide Addiction Treatment Services

  19-06-2017 19:13 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Valley VistaJune 19, 2017
  Contact:John C. Caceres802.222.5201 x327 – office917.882.0900 – mobile
  [email protected]
  Ali Skinner518.605.4497 – office
  [email protected]
  Bradford, VT – Valley Vista, the 99-bed inpatient alcohol and chemical dependency treatment center is partnering with CDPHP, a Capital District health plan with nearly 400,000 members, to provide addiction recovery services to the health plan’s managed care members. As a n
  
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• Juveniles charged with crime spree

  19-06-2017 18:51
  
  Two teenagers will face a judge Monday after police found them driving a stolen vehicle. 
  
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• St. Johnsbury police chief put on leave

  19-06-2017 18:50
  
  St. Johnsbury's police chief has been put on leave.
  
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• Tour and review of New England Center for Circus Arts new building

  19-06-2017 18:32 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — SO Vermont Arts and LivingJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Lynn Barrett802-258-3992cell 323-627-4625
  www.vermontartsliving.com
  [email protected]
  Sneak Preview and Guided Tour New England Center for Circus Arts New Building
  WHAT: Guided Tour NECCA — Classes begin this week in NECCA’s new building — Grand Opening planned for early September
  WHO: New England Center for Circus Arts, Chamber of Commerce, other interested parties
  WHEN: Tuesday, June 20
  WHERE: 10 Town Crier
  
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• Sex offender to be returned to Vermont

  19-06-2017 18:31
  
  A sex offender is being brought back to Vermont to face charges.
  
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• Dairy workers detained following weekend protest

  19-06-2017 18:23
  
  Protesters are outside a federal immigration enforcement building in St. Albans after a Mexican couple was arrested over the weekend. 
  
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• Roomful of Teeth to Play Highland Center for the Arts

  19-06-2017 18:21 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Highland Center for the ArtsJune 16, 2017
  Media Contact:Katie Gilmartin
  [email protected]
  GRAMMY Award-Winning Roomful of Teeth to Play Highland Center for the Arts, Northeast Kingdom’s Newest Arts Venue
  Roomful of Teeth will perform Monday, July 3rd at 7:00 pm on the mainstage of the Highland Center for the Arts. The opening act will begin at 6:00pm. The Center is located at 2875 Hardwick Street, Greensboro, Vermont. Tickets are $25.00 for Adults, $
  
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• Vermont Farmers Food Center in Rutland to host locally-sourced suppers

  19-06-2017 18:14 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Farmers Food CenterJune 16, 2017
  Contact:Kathleen Krevetski802-779-1485
  Locally sourced Thursday suppers At VFFC in Rutland
  Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) will be offering a locally sourced meal with seasonal produce every Thursday evening the rest of June & July starting at 5:30 pm until food is gone at VFFC on 251 West Street, home of the Vermont Winter Farmers Market in Rutland. The VFFC goal in serving this meal is to provide an opportunity for more of th
  
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• Southern Vermont College Celebrates TRIO at Commencement

  19-06-2017 18:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Southern Vermont CollegeJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Marion Whiteford802-447-6388
  [email protected]
  (Bennington, Vt.) – Twenty-nine students from the Class of 2017 who received diplomas at Southern Vermont College’s (SVC) recent Commencement Exercises on May 13 also celebrated the support they received from the TRIO Program, the Federal outreach and student service support program which provides services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
  SVC’s f
  
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• Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule June 19 – June 23

  19-06-2017 17:07 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Mayor Miro WeinbergerJune 16, 2017
  Contact:Katie Vane802.734.0617
  Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule for June 19 – June 23, 2017:
  Monday, June 195:00 pmJoint Planning Commission and City Council Form-Based Code Committee Special Meeting – Contois Auditorium, City Hall
  Tuesday, June 2011:45 amFletcher Free Library Summer MegaMix Kickoff – Fletcher Free Library
  Wednesday, June 218:00 amMornings with Miro – The Bagel Café, 11
  
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• Visitors attend Fairmont Farm for 2017 Breakfast on the Farm

  19-06-2017 17:03 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and MarketsJune 17, 2017
  Media Contact:Rene Thibault802-863-5416 x101 (office)802-673-7057 (cell)
  [email protected]
  More Than 1,000 Visitors Attend 2017 Breakfast on the Farm
  Vermont’s Dairy Farm of the Year Highlights Dairy Industry through Farm Tours, Food, Fun
  East Montpelier – Blue skies and green rolling hills were the backdrop for the third annual Breakfast on the Farm event hosted by the Hall, Purchase and Ay
  
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• Child care centers struggle to staff with new state regulations

  19-06-2017 16:18
  
  Some child care centers are taking fewer kids because they can't find teachers who meet new state requirements. 
  
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• Find Waldo in Rutland

  19-06-2017 16:10 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Phoenix BooksJune 18, 2017
  Contact:Kristen Eaton802.872.7111 (p)802.872.7112 (f)
  [email protected]
  www.phoenixbooks.biz
  Classic Book Character Celebrates Thirty Years, Continues to Create Summertime Fun to Support the Shop Local Movement
  Rutland, Vermont – June 18, 2017: Where’s Waldo? In Rutland, of course! The iconic children’s book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting twenty-five local businesses throughout our communi
  
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• Traffic to be reduced for work on covered bridge

  19-06-2017 16:04
  Motorists who use the historic Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge to cross between New Hampshire and Vermont can expect delays one evening this week.
  
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• Flood watch issued for most of VT, NH and Maine

  19-06-2017 16:01
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for most of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
  
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• Legislature returns Wednesday for veto session

  19-06-2017 15:57
  
  Vermont lawmakers are due back in Montpelier this week for what's scheduled to be a two-day session to deal with vetoes issued by Republican Gov. Phil Scott.
  
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  19-06-2017 15:56 via twitter.com
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• Burlington Man Sentenced For Drug and Gun Charges

  19-06-2017 15:20 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — U.S. Department of JusticeJune 16, 2017
  Contact:United States Courthouse and Federal Building, Burlington(802) 951-6725Fax: (802) 951-6540
  Burlington Man Sentenced to 84 Months In Prison For Drug and Gun Charges
  The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on June 15, 2017, Phillip Wilson, 37, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to the charges of distribution of heroin, possession with intent to distribute h
  
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• Vermont Foodbank receives donation from Northeast Association of Electric Cooperatives

  19-06-2017 14:51 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Electric CooperativeJune 16, 2017
  Contact:Christine Hallquist802-258-0674
  [email protected]
  Northeast Association of Electric Cooperatives donates $1100 to the Vermont Foodbank
  The Northeast Association of Electric Cooperatives represents the nine electric cooperatives in the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York State. Together they provide electricity to over 120,000 members in these four states.
  Electric cooperatives were formed by exe
  
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• Dairy Workers Lead 13-Mile March on Ben & Jerry’s

  19-06-2017 14:44 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Migrant JusticeJune 16, 2017
  Contact:Will Lambek802-321-8393
  [email protected]
  Migrant Justice calls on ice cream giant to join “Milk with Dignity” Program
  What: Vermont dairy workers will lead a historic 13 mile march through the state’s iconic rural landscape, culminating at the Ben & Jerry’s factory and tourist destination. Workers and allies are calling on the ice cream company to source its milk in compliance with the human rights of da
  
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• Green Mountain United Way 2017 Day of Caring Volunteer Day a success

  19-06-2017 14:38 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Green Mountain United WayJune 16, 2017
  Contact:Carrie Stahler802-613-3989
  [email protected]
  Green Mountain United Way 2017 Day of Caring Volunteer Day a success thanks to volunteers and local businesses
  Barre, Vermont – June 16, 2017 – Green Mountain United Way celebrated Community Volunteerism on May 24th with two projects to support local nonprofit organizations for the 2017 United Way Day of Caring. Volunteers from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont,
  
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• Rutland Regional Medical Center receives support for breast imaging technology

  19-06-2017 14:30 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Rutland Regional Medical CenterJune 16 2017
  Media Contact:Peg Bolgioni802.772.2843 or 802.353.3696
  [email protected]
  2017 Green Mountain Gala Provides Support for 3D Breast Imaging Technology at RRMC
  Killington, VT: On Saturday, June 10th, more than 275 people from the greater Rutland community came out in support of the Green Mountain Gala to benefit the 3D Breast Imaging Technology Campaign at Rutland Regional Medical Center. The hospital’s largest annual fundraiser
  
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• Survivorship NOW to close July 31

  19-06-2017 14:17 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Dragonheart VermontJune 12, 2017
  Contact:Penni Cross
  [email protected]
  Survivorship NOW Closes Its Doors After 6 Years of Cancer Wellness Programs
  Dragonheart Vermont’s Board of Directors announces the closure of Survivorship NOW, a wellness center for cancer survivors in our community. Begun in 2011 and based in Williston, Survivorship NOW has helped 400 Vermonters with their cancer recovery. Survivorship NOW will continue its free wellness programs unt
  
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• Loggers’ Association Outstanding Leadership in Industry Award recipients recognized

  19-06-2017 13:57 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Northeastern Loggers’ AssociationJune 15, 2017
  Contact:Joseph E. Phaneuf315-369-3078
  [email protected]
  Holleran and Hardy honored for outstanding leadership in the forest products industry
  Bangor, Maine – The Northeastern Loggers’ Association (NELA) recently honored Robbo Holleran and Steve Hardy as the recipients of its 2016 Outstanding Leadership in Industry Award. NELA Board Secretary William Sayre presented the award at the Annual Loggers&rsqu
  
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• Leahy introduces automatic voter registration law

  19-06-2017 11:08 via vtdigger.org
  
  Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks Wednesday in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Room of the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerWASHINGTON — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., last week launched an effort to counter the erosion of one of Lyndon Baine Johnson’s biggest accomplishments as president: the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
  The Supreme Court in 2013 invalidated Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, which established a formula to require certain states with a history of discriminatory vot
  
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• Mitzi Johnson: Doing right by Vermonters

  19-06-2017 10:39 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mitzi Johnson the Vermont Speaker of the House.
  When your state representatives were sworn in January 4th, each pledged faithful, honest service to the people and constitution of Vermont.
  In my opening remarks as Speaker of the House, I asked them to do this by evaluating and prioritizing our state’s needs to support the long-term health and wellness of our state.Given the vast uncertainty at the national level, and your voices at the local level,
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott’s public schedule for the week of June 17

  19-06-2017 10:17 via vtdigger.org
  
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 6/17/17 – 6/23/17
  Saturday, June 17
  No public events scheduled
  Sunday, June 18
  No public events scheduled
  Monday, June 19
  7:30 – 9:00 AMBethel Monthly Legislative BreakfastBethel Sandwich Shop, Main Street, Bethel, VT
  1:00 – 2:30 PMLake Champlain Basin Program, Opportunities for ActionChamplain Memorial Lighthouse, Crown Point, NY
  Tuesday, June 20
  7:45 – 8:00 AMInterview on WNYV-FM / WVNR- AMListen in the Middlebury, Brandon an
  
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• Father's Day honors for Bristol WWII vet

  19-06-2017 01:19
  
  A 91 year-old veteran received a special Father's Day surprise Sunday.
  
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• Sanders takes aim at 'secret' Senate health care bill

  19-06-2017 01:15
  
  The Senate version of the GOP health care bill is expected to be unveiled soon.  
  
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• Matt Frost: Attracting the outdoor industry to Vermont

  19-06-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Matt Frost, of Tunbridge, who is the chair of the advisory board for the Trust for Public Land in Vermont.
  Vermont’s future as a recreation mecca just got stronger with the announcement on Thursday that Gov. Phil Scott has created the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economy Collaborative in order to:
  • Market outdoor recreation values of attributes of Vermont to foster economic growth;
  • Examine and promote laws, policies and initiatives that
  
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• Walt Amses: With a little help from my friends

  19-06-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: Walt Amses is a writer and former educator who lives in Calais.
  Wading in a local river last week, hoping the water temperature was finally favorable to entice a trout or two, my left foot began sliding on pebbles while my right was adhering nicely to whatever the rocky bottom had to offer. I’d gotten used to confidently striding across riffles and slippery stones thanks to perhaps the best gift an aging fly fisherman could hope for: a set of crampons that — once
  
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• LCI competitors brave rough waters

  19-06-2017 00:47
  
  High winds and rough waters did not stop families from hitting Lake Champlain today to celebrate Father's Day at an annual fishing derby.
  
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