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• Bison stampede in New Hampshire

  19-07-2017 23:54
  A real life stampede was caught on camera in New Hampshire. 
  
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• New health care options for North Country residents

  19-07-2017 23:52
  A new health care facility means patients in New York's North Country won't have to travel so far to see their doctors. 
  
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• Walking the line: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

  19-07-2017 23:04
  Protecting the border is largely up to two federal agencies. We already took you behind the front lines with the U.S. Border Patrol. Now, Tyler Dumont takes us on the job with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
  
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• Yoga for recovering addicts

  19-07-2017 23:03
  A program in Burlington uses yoga to help recovering addicts.
  
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• Lake Champlain advocate honored with environmental award

  19-07-2017 23:03
  Green Mountain Power is recognizing a Vermont woman for her efforts to improve lake quality. 
  
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• Man who won settlement for bad arrest denies new drug charges

  19-07-2017 22:17
  
  A Richmond man who recently won a $100,000 settlement from the city of Burlington over a false drug arrest is back in jail on a drug charge. 
  
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• Rutland nonprofit that promotes local farm economy is in ‘limbo’

  19-07-2017 22:13 via vtdigger.org
  
  McKenna Hayes (left) and Jaya Davis harvest arugula at Dutchess Farm in Poultney. File photo by Adam Federman/VTDiggerRUTLAND — A nonprofit organization that works to promote local agriculture and educate the public on its value is said to be in limbo.
  Rutland Area Farm and Food Link’s last executive director departed this spring, prompting a call for a meeting of the organization’s partners and stakeholders as it looks to move into the future, said Larry Courcelle, RAFFL&rsquo
  
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• Net Neutrality And You: What's At Stake With Internet Regulation? bit.ly/2tglFHG https://t.co/f9BkGwv4pk

  19-07-2017 21:44 via twitter.com
  
  Net Neutrality And You: What's At Stake With Internet Regulation? bit.ly/2tglFHG https://t.co/f9BkGwv4pk
  
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• Rulings are mixed bag for ex-Rutland attorney in hit and run

  19-07-2017 21:38 via vtdigger.org
  
  Christopher Sullivan, the former attorney for the city of Rutland, is led out of White River Junction criminal court in May after a hearing in his fatal hit-and-run case. Pool file photo by Eric Francis
  RUTLAND — A former municipal attorney from Rutland awaiting new sentencing in a fatal drunken hit-and-run crash has lost his bid to have the judge thrown off the case.
  However, his defense attorney did win a concession from that judge regarding what evidence he can present at the sentencing
  
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• Vermont Commons School receives diversity grant

  19-07-2017 21:14 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Commons SchoolJuly 19, 2017
  Contact:Mary Hamilton
  [email protected]
  Vermont Commons School Receives Coveted Edward E. Ford Foundation Grant to Support Refugee Students and Increase Diversity
  South BurlingtonVermont Commons School is excited to announce that they are recipients of a $50,000 grant from the EDWARD E. FORD FOUNDATION (to be matched for a total of $100,000).  The grant will underwrite a program to create access for Refugee students to atte
  
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• Reps seek to reauthorize Northern Border Regional Commission

  19-07-2017 21:13
  
  A bipartisan group of seven members of the U.S. House of Representatives from northern New England and upstate New York is working together to reauthorize a program that provides economic development funds across the region.
  
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• Vermont Democratic Party to launch forum series

  19-07-2017 21:09 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Democratic PartyJuly 19, 2017
  Contact:Brandon Batham802-380-6708
  [email protected]
  Vermont Democrats Launch Summer Issue Forums Series
  Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Democratic Party is launching the first of a series of forums to discuss the issues most important to Vermonters.
  On Monday, July 24th, Vermont Democrats and other interested community members will be gathering in St. Albans to discuss healthcare-related issues, followed by a town hall-style op
  
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• NH police: Boy, 6, revived from possible overdose

  19-07-2017 21:08
  
  New Hampshire authorities are investigating a possible opioid overdose by a 6-year-old boy in Manchester.
  
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• Burlington Electric encourages community to reduce energy during peak hours

  19-07-2017 21:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Burlington ElectricJuly 19, 2017
  Contact:Mike Kanarick802.735.7962
  Burlington Electric Issues Defeat the Peak Alert for Thursday
  Encourages Community to Reduce Energy Usage from 3:00pm to 7:00pm
  Burlington, VT – The Burlington Electric Department today issued a peak day alert for Thursday as part of its newly-launched Defeat the Peak program (view news release here), encouraging members of the Burlington community to reduce their energy usage tomorrow between 3:00pm an
  
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• Vermont College of Fine Arts Young Writers Network receives grant

  19-07-2017 21:01 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont College of Fine ArtsJuly 19, 2017
  Contact:Tim Simard
  [email protected]
  VCFA Young Writers Network Receives Vermont Community Foundation Grant
  Montpelier, Vt.–The Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) Young Writers Network has received a $2,500 Small and Inspiring Grant from the Vermont Community Foundation. It’s the first time VCFA has been awarded a grant from the Community Foundation. The College will use the funding to bring a VCFA Young Wr
  
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• Vermonters reel in record-breaking fish

  19-07-2017 20:45
  
  Two Vermont anglers are celebrating their record-breaking fish. 
  
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• New president says Vermont Law School positioned for future

  19-07-2017 20:36 via vtdigger.org
  
  Thomas McHenry, Vermont Law School’s new dean and president, in his office in Debevoise Hall at the school in South Royalton. Photo by Charles Hatcher/Valley News
  (This story is by Rob Wolfe of the Valley News, in which it first appeared July 19, 2017.)
  SOUTH ROYALTON — Thomas McHenry, the new president and dean of Vermont Law School, says the school will weather a tough climate for legal education by relying on its influence in environmental law and the flexibility afforded by being
  
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• Bassmaster Elite Series to visit Lake Champlain

  19-07-2017 19:50 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — BassmasterJuly 19, 2017
  Media Contact:JamieDay Matthews205-313-0945
  [email protected]
  Dave Precht205-313-0931
  [email protected]
  Bassmaster Elites To Converge On Picturesque Lake Champlain
  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The world’s best bass fishermen will be catching mixed bags of fat largemouth and smallmouth while surrounded by some of the country’s most beautiful scenery in upstate New York at the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain presented by Dick Cep
  
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• Circus camp trouble: Anger, resignations, canceled classes

  19-07-2017 19:46
  
  The New England Center for Circus Arts has resumed summer camp classes after a brief strike by instructors over the firing of its founders.
  
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• Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Northshire launches ExpressCare

  19-07-2017 19:39 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Southwestern Vermont Health CareJuly 19, 2017
  Contact:Ashley Brenon JowettPhone: 802.447.5019Fax: 802.447.5214
  [email protected]
  Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Launches ExpressCare Service at Northshire Campus
  BENNINGTON, VT—July 19, 2017—Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) Northshire Campus now features a convenient walk-in clinic called Northshire ExpressCare. The service will be available 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday – Th
  
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• University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture helps farmers and landowners

  19-07-2017 19:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — University of VermontJuly 19, 2017
  Contact:Cheryl Herrick802-656-5459802-656-8874 (fax)
  www.uvm.edu/sustainableagriculture
  How the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture Works Regionally to Help Vermont’s Farmers & Landowners
  In Vermont and across New England, prime farmland is both scarce and expensive. Many farmers are at or approaching retirement age. Young farmers face daunting challenges as they try to establish their agricultural enterprises.
  One critical, an
  
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• Sununu declares NH 'ground zero' for opioid crisis

  19-07-2017 19:17
  
  Gov. Chris Sununu says New Hampshire is "ground zero" for the nationwide opioid crisis, and says his mission is to make sure that the state is one of the first to come out of it.
  
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• Welch renews Northern Border Regional Commission

  19-07-2017 19:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Rep. Peter WelchJuly 19, 2017
  Contact:Kate Hamilton(202) 440-3340
  Welch, Canadian Border Colleagues Join Together to Renew Northern Border Regional Commission
  WASHINGTON – Rep. Peter Welch and House colleagues representing districts along the U.S. Canadian border have introduced the Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2017, which would reauthorize the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) for five years.
  “The Northern Border Regional C
  
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• Ceremonial bill signing held for sexual assault legislation

  19-07-2017 18:55 via vtdigger.org
  
  In an emotional ceremony held at the Statehouse Tuesday afternoon, legislators and citizen activists gathered to watch Gov. Phil Scott sign two bills passed earlier this year that extend Vermont’s protections for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
  This legislation enacts a so-called Bill of Rights for Sexual Assault Survivors and eliminates the statute of limitations for sexual assault and child pornography, which were both previously six years. It also expands the state&rsqu
  
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• Two fish certified as state records

  19-07-2017 18:50 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Fish and WildlifeJuly 19, 2017
  Media contact:Shawn Good802-786-3863
  Two fish certified as new Vermont state records
  RUTLAND, Vt. – Two fish caught in tributaries of Lake Champlain earlier this year have been certified as new Vermont state records.
  A new state record carp, weighing 33.25 pounds and measuring 40 inches in length, was caught in Otter Creek in April by Ferrisburgh angler Chase Stokes. Stokes, an accomplished Vermont youth angler, caught the carp wh
  
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• After dredging, once-popular Townshend swim spot to reopen

  19-07-2017 18:50 via vtdigger.org
  
  An empty pavilion at Townshend Lake, where recreation opportunities have been diminished due to silting. Recently completed dredging is expected to solve that, at least temporarily. File photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
  TOWNSHEND — Crews have removed more than 7,000 cubic yards of sediment at Townshend Dam, clearing the way for the much-maligned swim area to reopen as soon as this week.
  The project was commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in response to chronic sedimentation and lo
  
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• Officials organize $200K marketing campaign for Rutland

  19-07-2017 18:26
  
  Sponsors of a $200,000 marketing initiative hope to entice professionals working in cities like New York and Boston to visit and eventually live there.
  
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• Vt. project sends school supplies to kids in Cuba

  19-07-2017 18:21
  
  A project in South Burlington aims to get help kids in Cuba get school supplies. 
  
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• Classes at troubled Vt. circus school to resume temporarily

  19-07-2017 18:02
  
  Classes at the troubled New England Center for Circus Arts will continue to have summer camp classes due to an agreement between the board and coaches who have gone on strike or resigned.
  
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• Medical society taps lobbyist as new leader

  19-07-2017 17:55 via vtdigger.org
  
  The Vermont Medical Society, which represents doctors across the state, has selected its lobbyist to run the organization when the current leader retires.
  Jessa Barnard, who has been the organization’s general counsel and vice president for policy since March, will replace Paul Harrington as executive vice president of the organization Dec. 1. Harrington retires Nov. 30.
  The organization chose Barnard, a Bennington native and daughter of a Vermont orthopedic surgeon, after a national searc
  
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• Still no cause of death for Vermont slaying victim

  19-07-2017 17:44
  
  WCAX News has obtained the death certificate for Cindy Cook but it does not reveal how she died. 
  
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• Cumberland Head residents told to boil water

  19-07-2017 17:37
  
  A boil water order in effect for the entire town of Cumberland Head, New York. 
  
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• Dozens of cows, calves killed in Northern NY barn fire

  19-07-2017 17:22
  
  More than 100 dairy cows and calves are believed to have been killed after a fire broke out in a large barn on a farm near the Canadian border in northern New York.
  
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• UVM Doctor's Health App For College Students To Be Focus Of New Campus Study bit.ly/2tfiCj5 https://t.co/zNrxRhOy8C

  19-07-2017 17:17 via twitter.com
  
  UVM Doctor's Health App For College Students To Be Focus Of New Campus Study bit.ly/2tfiCj5 https://t.co/zNrxRhOy8C
  
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• Kuster requests field hearing on VA complaints

  19-07-2017 16:40
  
  U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster is asking for a field hearing on allegations of substandard conditions and treatment at the Manchester VA Medical Center.
  
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• Sununu signs bill decriminalizing small amounts of pot

  19-07-2017 16:35
  
  A law that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana in New Hampshire will go into effect in 60 days.
  
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• Pipe failure floods 5 floors of Manchester VA hospital

  19-07-2017 16:33
  
  The Manchester VA Medical Center, under investigation after reports of substandard treatment and conditions, is now dealing with flooding and severe water damage.
  
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• Milton teachers union rejects school board's contract offer

  19-07-2017 16:25
  
  A teachers union in a Vermont school district has rejected the school board's latest contract offer and is entering a mediated fact-finding process.
  
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• Transportation officials to inspect long-closed Vt.-NH bridge

  19-07-2017 16:22
  
  The New Hampshire Department of Transportation plans to conduct a routine inspection of a long-closed Connecticut River bridge that links North Walpole with the village of Bellows Falls, Vermont.
  
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• The Gathering Place to expand

  19-07-2017 16:16 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — The Gathering PlaceJuly 18, 2017
  Contact:Mary Fredette
  www.gatheringplacevt.org802-254-6559
  [email protected]
  The Gathering Place Expansion
  Brattleboro Area Adult Day Services dba The Gathering Place has proudly served seniors, adults with disabilities and their families in Windham County and the surrounding areas since 1989. In 2013, The Gathering Place added Home Care as a permanent service to further meet the needs of the region. The organization is a vital member
  
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• Course aims to put teens on the road to safe driving

  19-07-2017 16:10
  
  An international safety driving course has rolled into town to help teens behind the wheel and create peace of mind for parents. 
  
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• How a Vermont man solved a WWI mystery

  19-07-2017 15:59
  A famous car will soon roll out of the history books, thanks to a Vermont man who helped solve a World War I mystery. 
  
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• We'll be talking about these new laws today on our program – let us know if you have questions/comments:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  19-07-2017 15:31 via twitter.com
  We'll be talking about these new laws today on our program – let us know if you have questions/comments:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Job Opening: New Imam Wanted For Vermont Islamic Center bit.ly/2uyp5JW https://t.co/IAOYBPO5WJ

  19-07-2017 15:11 via twitter.com
  
  Job Opening: New Imam Wanted For Vermont Islamic Center bit.ly/2uyp5JW https://t.co/IAOYBPO5WJ
  
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• Vt. gets a boost in opiate crisis

  19-07-2017 06:59
  
  Millions of dollars are on their way to dozens of states across the country to help fight the opiate crisis, including Vermont.
  
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• Memorial set up for Winooski drowning victim

  19-07-2017 06:58
  
  A memorial is up in Winooski for the 11-year-old boy who drowned there last week.
  
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• Motorcycle crash in Pittsford

  19-07-2017 05:40
  A man was thrown of his motorcycle Tuesday in Pittsford.
  
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• Graduation day for VT service dogs

  19-07-2017 04:45
  It's a service dog graduation. After 8 months and 250 hours of training, veteran Robbie Phillips says the best times with his four-legged friend Gracie are just getting started.
  
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• Veterans react to NH VA problems

  19-07-2017 02:56
  
  The man charged with fixing problems at the VA hospital in Manchester comes from the facility in White River Junction. Our Adam Sullivan talked to veterans about conditions there. 
  
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• Judge approves deal for Burlington Town Center to go ahead

  19-07-2017 02:09 via vtdigger.org
  
  Burlington Town Center mall owner Don Sinex speaks at a news conference touting his plans to redevelop the downtown property. File photo by Morgan True/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — An environmental court judge issued two orders Monday paving the way for the redevelopment of the Burlington Town Center mall.
  The orders, issued by Judge Thomas Walsh, are predicated on a settlement between developer Don Sinex and a group of residents who had opposed the project.
  Those orders bring to a close a pair o
  
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