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• Addison County sheriff warns of scam calls

  20-06-2017 23:49
  
  A warning from the Addison County sheriff: Don't fall for a call from his office asking for money. 
  
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• UPDATED: Deal reached in effort to end veto stalemate

  20-06-2017 23:48 via vtdigger.org
  
  House Speaker Mitzi Johnson speaks to the media in May about negotiations with the governor. File photo by Michael Dougherty/VTDigger
  (This story was updated June 20 at 10:15 p.m.)
  Legislative leaders say they’ve reached a breakthrough in their impasse with the administration less than 24 hours before lawmakers return to tackle the budget and education tax bills Gov. Phil Scott vetoed.
  The deal involves how to handle teacher health benefits to garner savings for taxpayers.RELATED STORIESSe
  
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• Deal reached in effort to end veto stalemate

  20-06-2017 23:48 via vtdigger.org
  
  House Speaker Mitzi Johnson speaks to the media in May about negotiations with the governor. File photo by Michael Dougherty/VTDigger
  Legislative leaders say they’ve reached a breakthrough in their impasse with the administration less than 24 hours before lawmakers return to tackle the budget and education tax bills Gov. Phil Scott vetoed.
  The deal involves how to handle teacher health benefits to garner savings for taxpayers.
  “I think we have a strong compromise that everybody will
  
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• Police: Thief yanked change machine from laundromat wall

  20-06-2017 23:42
  
  Police are investigating a vandalism and theft incident at a laundromat in Waitsfield. 
  
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• The Nature Conservancy protects 400 acres of forest

  20-06-2017 22:21 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — The Nature Conservancy in VermontJune 19, 2017
  Media Contact:Eve Frankel802.595.5000
  The Nature Conservancy Protects Nearly 400 acres of Vermont Forest for Wildlife and People
  273 acres in Pittsford and 100.8 acres in Westmore are protected for habitat, climate resiliency and working lands
  June 19, 2017, Montpelier: The Nature Conservancy is proud to announce that two parcels of forested landscape have been protected in Pittsford and Westmore, Vermont. For the first time in
  
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• Truck snags power lines in Shelburne

  20-06-2017 22:16
  
  Traffic was snarled in Shelburne Tuesday after a truck took down some power lines. 
  
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• Montpelier voters consider leash law at park

  20-06-2017 22:10
  Residents are voting on a mandatory leash law for dogs at a Montpelier park. 
  
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• How Do Vermont Schools Address Racism? bit.ly/2sTnNbA https://t.co/4mBLkqnYIJ

  20-06-2017 21:56 via twitter.com
  
  How Do Vermont Schools Address Racism? bit.ly/2sTnNbA https://t.co/4mBLkqnYIJ
  
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• Prosecutors: Man smuggled guns via US-Canada border library

  20-06-2017 21:54
  
  U.S. prosecutors say a Montreal man smuggled about 100 handguns into Canada, including some that an accomplice had hidden in a library that straddles the border between Vermont and Quebec.
  
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• Ribbon cutting for new Rutland Regional Emergency Department

  20-06-2017 21:40 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Rutland Regional Emergency DepartmentJune 16, 2017
  Media Contact:Peg Bolgioni802.772.2843 or 802.353.3696
  [email protected]
  Ribbon Cutting for newly expanded and renovated Rutland Regional Emergency Department
  Date: Thursday, June 29, 2017
  Time: 10am-11am
  Location: Emergency Department at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
  Directions: Head east on Allen Street, make right at light onto Stratton Road, follow signs to Emergency Department. Look for Emergency Room entrance.
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• Vermont clean energy industry continues strong job growth

  20-06-2017 21:27 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Clean Energy Development Fund and Public Service DepartmentJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Andrew Perchlik(802)-828-4017
  [email protected]
  Montpelier – The number of Vermonters working in the clean energy sector increased by 1,366 since last year, a 29 percent increase since 2013. A steady increase in the clean energy job market is detailed in the 2017 Clean Energy Industry Report released today the Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF). The report states that there are
  
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• Stowe sisters to lead July 2 service

  20-06-2017 21:15 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Episcopal Church in VermontJune 20, 2017
  Contact:Maurice L. Harris
  [email protected]: (513) 704-8395
  St. John’s in the Mountains to Host Unusual Family Reunion
  STOWE, VERMONT—On Sunday, July 2, St. John’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church will become the site of an unusual family reunion. To be more specific, three sisters with ties to Stowe, Vermont, will be celebrating the Eucharist from the altar and the pews. All are welcome.
  The guest cel
  
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• Teamwork: Law enforcement, social workers join to combat opiate crisis

  20-06-2017 21:11 via vtdigger.org
  
  Members of a group known as SubStat discuss the most pressing opiate-related cases in the Burlington area. Photo by Morgan True/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — With Vermont on pace in 2017 to break last year’s record number of opiate overdose deaths, a group of police, social workers and others in Chittenden County is gathering to foster a more coordinated approach to the problem.
  The effort comes as preliminary figures published this month by the state Health Department show that in the
  
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• Leahy announces affordable housing and community development funds

  20-06-2017 21:08 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyJune 20, 2017
  Contact:
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  Leahy Announces $11 Million In Affordable Housing And Community Development Funds For Vermont
  WASHINGTON (TUESDAY, June 20, 2017) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced Tuesday that Vermont will receive more than $11 million in new affordable housing and community development funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
  Earlier this year, as Vice Chairman of the Senate Ap
  
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• Statement on Health Insurance Negotiations and FY 2018 Budgets

  20-06-2017 20:51 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont School Boards Association and Vermont Superintendents AssociationJune 20, 2017
  Contact:Nicole Mace(802) 363-7777
  Jeffrey Francis(802) 229-5834
  In January, Governor Scott proposed a set of budget initiatives intended to significantly stem the increase in K-12 spending in order to resolve General Fund budget gaps and direct new funds to higher education and child care. The VSBA and VSA strongly opposed the proposals because they had the potential to seriously undermine
  
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• DPS criticizes noise monitoring plan for wind project

  20-06-2017 20:46 via vtdigger.org
  
  The state Department of Public Service and a citizen group are both urging significant changes in the proposed wind sound monitoring plan for the Deerfield Wind project under construction along Route 8 in Searsburg and Readsboro.
  In comments submitted June 15 to the Public Service Board, which is considering the company’s monitoring plan, the DPS questions Deerfield Wind’s role in selecting or supervising the monitoring contractor and the specific methods of monitoring to determine t
  
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• Some Norwich residents want veto power over town plan

  20-06-2017 20:22 via vtdigger.org
  
  (This story is by Rob Wolfe, of the Valley News, in which it first appeared June 20, 2017.)
  NORWICH — Residents concerned about development’s effect on the character of Norwich are circulating a petition to force a townwide vote on the town plan, which expired in December and is undergoing revisions by the Planning Commission.
  The public discussion around the town plan, a periodically updated document that outlines the community’s vision for land use and development, ties into
  
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• Waterbury vote could decide fate of village police

  20-06-2017 19:59
  
  There's a vote Tuesday in Waterbury that could decide the fate of the village police department.
  
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• Dorset named ‘Most beautiful town in Vermont’

  20-06-2017 19:47 via vtdigger.org
  
  The Dorset Green gives way to the Green Mountains in the distance. Photo by Cherise Madigan/Bennington Banner.
  (This story by Cherise Madigan was first published in the Bennington Banner on June 19, 2017.)
  DORSET — Though its residents have long known that Dorset is a unique destination, the town was recently recognized as the most beautiful town in Vermont by the global media company Culture Trip in its list of “The Most Beautiful Town to Visit in Each US State.”
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• They're back! Numbers of ticks are high across New England

  20-06-2017 19:12
  
  Tick numbers are on the rise across New England this spring, raising the prospect of an increase in Lyme and other diseases associated with the blood suckers.
  
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• Experts: 'Horrible' allergies linked to climate change

  20-06-2017 19:09
  
  Experts in Vermont say a number of factors, including climate change, have contributed to a "horrible" allergy season this year.
  
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• Man found with missing Vt. teen faces judge

  20-06-2017 19:06
  
  A convicted sex offender found hundreds of miles from Vermont with a teenage girl faced a judge Tuesday.
  
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• 84 dogs rescued from suspected NH puppy mill

  20-06-2017 18:25
  
  Authorities say dozens of Great Danes were rescued from a suspected puppy mill in New Hampshire. 
  
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• Report: Little change since 1997 NH education funding ruling

  20-06-2017 18:15
  
  A new report finds that little has changed in the two decades since New Hampshire's landmark court ruling on education funding, and that rural, property-poor communities have the most to lose going forward.
  
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• Waterbury police department vote

  20-06-2017 18:13
  
  Waterbury Village voters will decide the fate of the village police department Tuesday. 
  
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• School merger votes underway

  20-06-2017 18:09
  
  Several Vermont communities are voting Tuesday on whether to merge their schools. 
  
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• Police suspect NH juvenile in string of car thefts

  20-06-2017 17:59
  
  A string of stolen cars spans three states and police think a juvenile from New Hampshire is responsible for the crimes. 
  
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• Vermont's connection to Navy ship involved in deadly collision

  20-06-2017 17:17
  
  We're learning more about the Vermont connection to the USS Fitzgerald, the ship involved in that deadly collision over the weekend. 
  
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• Winooski Pedal and Paddle raises money for watershed work

  20-06-2017 17:12 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Friends of the Winooski RiverJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Larry Montague802-343- 2096
  [email protected]
  NEW COMMUNITY EVENT, THE WINOOSKI PEDAL AND PADDLE, RAISES MONEY FOR WATERSHED WORK
  Can’t decide whether to bike or paddle along our beautiful Winooski River? Do both! An exciting new event brings both together in the Winooski Valley this summer. On Sunday, July 23rd, the Friends of the Winooski River, Winooski Valley Park District, and the City of Winooski, will host
  
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• Burlington hosting climate change information on website

  20-06-2017 17:12
  
  The mayor of Burlington, Vermont, says the city is joining others to preserve public research on climate change following President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord.
  
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• N.A. Manosh Corporation Commits Financial Resources to Lake Champlain Cleanup

  20-06-2017 17:06 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — N.A. Manosh CorporationJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Ken Millman802.238.1522
  https://spikeadvertising.com/
  Manosh to donate 1% of water well drilling revenue to Lake Champlain International
  Morrisville, VT—June 19, 2017:To demonstrate appreciation of clean water, healthy communities, and Vermont, the N.A. Manosh Corporation is donating 1% of water well drilling revenue to Lake Champlain International (LCI), supporting efforts to make Lake Champlain drinkable, swimmable and fis
  
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• Pollina: Tie government spending cuts to tax reform

  20-06-2017 16:58 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Progressive PartyJune 19, 2017
  Contact:802-272-3765 / 229-5809
  Montpelier, VT – Washington County Senator Anthony Pollina is calling on the Scott Administration to tie efforts to cut government spending to reforms of Vermont’s tax system.
  Governor Scott recently asked agency heads to propose budgets that include spending cuts of 2% to 4%. But Pollina, interim Chair of the Vermont Progressive Party, says focusing only on budget cuts is a mistake and instea
  
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• Communities to hold readings of Fredrick Douglass speech

  20-06-2017 16:48 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont HumanitiesJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Paul Marcus(802) 695-2968
  Amy Cunningham(802) 262-1356
  Vermont Communities to Hold Participatory Readings of Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July Speech
  Communities around Vermont will host participatory public readings of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass’s famous Independence Day speech on or around July 4.Participating communities include Montpelier, Barre, Randolph, and Norwich. See the full list of Reading Frederick D
  
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• NY speaker pours cold water on movie theater alcohol sales

  20-06-2017 16:43
  
  A plan to permit movie theaters in New York to seek a license to serve alcohol appears to be a flop.
  
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• Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District completed stream buffer restoration projects

  20-06-2017 16:42 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Winooski Natural Resources Conservation DistrictJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Corrina Parnapy(802) 778-3178
  [email protected]
  RE: Winooski NRCD completed stream buffer restoration projects on four acres in spring 2017.
  Berlin, VT – The Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (WNRCD) received funding in 2017 to support ongoing river restoration projects in the Lake Champlain Basin from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC) Ecosystem Restorati
  
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• Governor appoints Killington man to fill vacant Senate seat

  20-06-2017 16:40
  
  A Killington resident has been appointed to the Vermont Senate to fill a vacant Rutland County seat.
  
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• On today's show, we'll talk about the upcoming veto session & possible deals that could come out of it. bit.ly/2rwPm6u #VT #vtpoli

  20-06-2017 16:39 via twitter.com
  On today's show, we'll talk about the upcoming veto session & possible deals that could come out of it. bit.ly/2rwPm6u #VT #vtpoli
  
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• Man found with missing Vt. teen due in court

  20-06-2017 16:36
  
  A convicted sex offender found hundreds of miles from Vermont with a teenage girl faces a judge Tuesday. 
  
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• Elk on the loose after escaping from Derby enclosure

  20-06-2017 16:36
  The search is on in northeastern Vermont for a number of non-native elk that escaped from an enclosure in the town of Derby.
  
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• VCF to host 3rd Vermont Book Awards

  20-06-2017 16:31
  
  This year marks the third anniversary of the Vermont Book Awards put on by the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Eva McKend spoke with Poet Laureate and award judge Chard deNiord about the awards. 
  
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• Beachgoers urged to avoid turtle nest

  20-06-2017 16:11
  
  Officials say snapping turtles have a new nest at North Beach.
  
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• Officials warn drivers to pay attention during construction

  20-06-2017 16:04
  
  State engineers say drivers often get home and don't remember how they got there. It's particularly dangerous right now with so many construction projects.?
  
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• Old Christ Church restoration connects local mission and facility maintenance

  20-06-2017 15:40 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Episcopal Church in VermontJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Maurice L. Harris
  [email protected]: (513) 704-8395
  Old Christ Church Restoration Highlights Ties Between Local Mission, Facility Maintenance
  BETHEL, VERMONT—When asked to describe the Old Christ Church in Bethel, Vermont, two parishioners recently wrote, “just pulling in the driveway you get the sense that this is no ordinary building.” Built in 1823, the historic structure lacks electricity, h
  
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• Welch legislation encourages young farmers to pursue agriculture

  20-06-2017 15:34 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Rep. Peter WelchJune 14, 2017
  Contact:Kate Hamilton(202) 440-3340
  Welch Unveils Legislation to Remove Faced by Young Farmers
  RICHMOND, Vt. – Rep. Peter Welch today convened a roundtable of young Vermont farmers and agricultural leaders to discuss the challenges facing young people interested in pursuing agricultural careers. Welch unveiled bipartisan legislation that would encourage young farmers to take over family farms and pursue careers in agriculture.
  “Farme
  
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• Central Vermont elementary teachers awarded diversity education grant

  20-06-2017 15:24 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Montpelier Public SchoolsJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Emily Wrigley802-225-8279
  Educating for Equity
  Central Vermont Elementary Teachers Awarded 2017 Diversity Education Grant
  Monday, June 19, 2017 Montpelier, VT – Even as the school year is winding down, Union Elementary School (UES), Montpelier is gearing up its professional learning for the coming year. UES has been awarded an Honoring Diversity Grant from the Rowland Foundation to support a multi-session professional deve
  
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• #VT political reporters @terrivt and @nealgoswami join us on today's show. What questions/comments do you have re:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  20-06-2017 15:05 via twitter.com
  #VT political reporters @terrivt and @nealgoswami join us on today's show. What questions/comments do you have re:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Summit draws Vermont leaders to discuss community development

  20-06-2017 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — AARP VermontJune 19, 2017
  Contact:David Reville802-951-1303
  Kate McCarthy802-223-2328, x 114
  Smart Growth Summit Draws 160 Vermont Leaders to Discuss Community Development
  Vermont’s population is aging rapidly and cities and towns need to begin to make accommodations for a changing demographic across the state. That was one of the many issues addressed at the Smart Growth Summit held on June 16 at Champlain College and hosted by AARP Vermont and the Vermont Natural Res
  
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• Downs Rachlin Martin adopts paid parental leave policy

  20-06-2017 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Downs Rachlin Martin PLLCJune 19, 2017
  Contact:Joseph L. Choquette III802-225-5510
  (Burlington, Vt.) The northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC has adopted a new policy that awards up to 12 weeks of paid leave to new parents. The policy was approved by directors in March and announced by Deputy Managing Partner Peter B. Kunin in April.
  “A paid family leave policy is the right thing to do for our employees and their young children, and makes sense for o
  
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• Officials warn beach goers about turtle nest

  20-06-2017 13:56
  
  Officials say snapping turtles have a new nest at North Beach. 
  
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• Vermont's connection to USS Fitzgerald involved in deadly collision

  20-06-2017 13:34
  
  We are learning more about the Vermont connection to the USS Fitzgerald which was involved in that deadly collision over the weekend.
  
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