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• In wake of Trump speech, police reiterate use-of-force policies

  31-07-2017 23:25 via vtdigger.org
  Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo. File photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerTwo of Vermont’s largest law enforcement agencies joined a chorus of police forces across the country reacting to a speech President Donald Trump delivered Friday.
  Speaking to an audience of law enforcement officials on Long Island, Trump seemed to endorse rough treatment of suspects.“When you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon — you just see them thrown in, rough — I said
  
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• Scott, Welch dig Brandon’s $20M US Route 7 project

  31-07-2017 23:00 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott, fourth from right, and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., third from right, take part in a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a $20 million project to upgrade Route 7 in Brandon. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDiggerBRANDON – Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., pledged to take the first shovelfuls of dirt from a long-awaited $20 million road improvement project in downtown Brandon back with him to the nation’s capital to prove to colleagues what can happen when people work together.
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• Could You Get By Without A Landline? bit.ly/2uS3F7W https://t.co/Th0Ea4uYyD

  31-07-2017 22:57 via twitter.com
  
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• VA Medical Center focusing on suicide prevention mission

  31-07-2017 22:49 via vtdigger.org
  Valerie Pallotta, of Colchester, gives Lt. Col. Dave Leonard a hug after her speech at a community mental health summit at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction on Friday. Her son Joshua died in 2014 while battling PTSD and brain injuries after serving in Afghanistan with the Vermont National Guard. Leonard is director of the Vermont Guard’s Family Program. Photo by Geoff Hansen/Valley News(This story is by Nora Doyle-Burr of the Valley News, in which it first appeared July 29, 201
  
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• Road Salt: Good For Icy Roads, Bad For Nearby Waterways bit.ly/2f1IgWb https://t.co/ZgeF2kpTDX

  31-07-2017 22:20 via twitter.com
  
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• New owner sprucing up former parish school in Burlington

  31-07-2017 22:14 via vtdigger.org
  The former St. Joseph School in Burlington. Photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — A housing nonprofit has completed its purchase of the former St. Joseph School in the city’s Old North End, which the organization says it plans to continue operating as a community center.
  Champlain Housing Trust announced Monday that it paid $2.15 million to buy the school from the St. Joseph Co-Cathedral Parish Charitable Trust. The housing organization has managed the property since signing a le
  
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• Web writer Virginia Heffernan: Online isn’t real life

  31-07-2017 21:41 via vtdigger.org
  Upper Valley native Virginia Heffernan signs copies of her book “Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art” at the Bookstock Literary Festival in Woodstock. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerWOODSTOCK — Brace yourself, Luddites: Upper Valley native turned New York writer Virginia Heffernan believes “the internet is the great masterpiece of civilization, a massive and collective work of art.”
  “Pop culture is always said to be bad for you,” she begins her ar
  
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• Rutland Regional Medical Center president and CEO inducted into hall of fame

  31-07-2017 21:19 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rutland Regional Medical CenterJuly 27, 2017
  Media Contact:Peg Bolgioni802.772.2843
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  Tom Huebner, Rutland Regional Medical Center President & CEO receives prestigious “Fire Starter Hall of Fame Award”
  Rutland, VT: At the annual 2017 “What’s Right in Healthcare Conference,” the Studer Group recognized Rutland Regional Medical Center President and CEO, Tom Huebner, by inducting him into the 2017 Fire Starter Hall of Fame. Hue
  
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• University of Vermont Foundation sets new commitments record

  31-07-2017 21:01 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — University of Vermont FoundationJuly 27, 2017
  Contact:Mark S. Ray802-656-3537 (p)802-355-0145 (m)
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  UVM Foundation Sets New Record, Raises $135 Million in FY 17
  Burlington, Vt. – The University of Vermont Foundation, in partnership with the UVM Medical Center Foundation, secured a record $135,692,313 in total new commitments pledged during the fiscal year that concluded on June 30, 2017. This achievement marks the fourth year in a r
  
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• Morristown police officer to be recognized for lifesaving action

  31-07-2017 20:32 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of HealthJuly 27, 2017
  Media Contact:Vermont Department of Health802-863-7281
  BURLINGTON – Morristown Police Officer Lance Lamb has been on the job for only a few years, but it is for his quick thinking and rapid response to an accident on his day off that he is being recognized with the Vermont Department of Health’s “Star of Life” award.
  Officer Lamb was on his way home this past June 11, when he witnessed a serious motorcycle acc
  
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• Bennington County to hold Family Fun Walk for Breastfeeding Awareness Aug. 5

  31-07-2017 20:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of HealthJuly 27, 2017
  Media Contacts:Cathy Vogel802-447-3531
  Tristate Breastfeeding Awareness Task Force802-447-6411
  Bennington County Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
  Join the Fourth Annual Family Fun Walk on August 5
  BENNINGTON – Bennington County community members and local businesses will mark World Breastfeeding Week with a morning of activities, starting with the Fourth Annual Family Fun Walk for Breastfeeding Awareness on Saturday, August
  
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• Boy dies in Williamstown fire; two relatives hurt

  31-07-2017 20:08 via vtdigger.org
  A house fire early Monday in Williamstown has left a 6-year-old boy dead and his mother and grandfather injured.
  The Williamstown Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Railroad Street residence of Kevin and Susan Lashomb at 3:28 a.m., according to Vermont State Police. Firefighters from neighboring towns provided assistance.
  Chance Martin, the 6-year-old son of Tanika Lashomb and the grandson of Kevin and Susan Lashomb, was pronounced dead at Central Vermont Medical Center from injuries he
  
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• Leahy legislation keeps non-confidential reports public

  31-07-2017 20:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyJuly 26, 2017
  Contact:Jay Tilton
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  Leahy Scores Public ‘Right To Know’ Win, To Open Access To Taxpayer-Funded Congressional Research Reports
  WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, July 26, 2017) — Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Thursday advanced legislation in the Senate Appropriations Committee to make all non-confidential reports prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) – Congress’s research arm – f
  
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• Solo cellist to perform at Saint Michael’s College Aug. 29

  31-07-2017 17:48 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Saint Michael’s CollegeJuly 27, 2017
  Contact:William TortolanoPhone: 802-654-2508Home: 802-899-3564Email: [email protected]
  Cellist Jonathan Tortolano to present solo cello concert at Saint Michael’s on Aug. 29
  Jonathan Tortolano will give a concert of music for solo cello on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 12:15 p.m. in the Chapel at Saint Michael’s College. A native of Underhill, he is a resident in Toronto and holds dual citizenship with the United States
  
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• Vermont Law Review examines Scalia’s takings legacy

  31-07-2017 17:27 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Law SchoolJuly 26, 2017
  Contact:Maryellen Apelquistoffice: 802-831-1228cell: 802-299-5593
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  Vermont Law Review Examines Litigating Takings, Scalia’s Legacy
  SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., July 26, 2017––Vermont Law Review at Vermont Law School presents articles by leading environmental and land use experts on litigating takings—when the government seizes and regulates private property—and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
  
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• Southwestern Vermont Medical Center becomes 24-hour drug take-back location

  31-07-2017 17:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Southwestern Vermont Health CareJuly 27, 2017
  Contact:Ashley Brenon JowettPhone: 802.447.5019Fax: 802.447.5214
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  Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Becomes 24-Hour Drug Take-Back Location
  BENNINGTON, VT—July 27, 2017—With the installation of a specialized MedSafe collection box, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) has become a 24-hour drug take-back location. It is the first non-police department in the state to fulfill this r
  
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• International pain and nerve expert to open Vermont clinic

  31-07-2017 16:49 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Haig Physical Medicine PLCJuly 27, 2017
  Media contact:Karen Stoneman
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  As a junior member of UVM’s faculty in the late 1980’s, Andrew Haig M.D. began a journey that would revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of back pain and nerve problems. After decades away he’s returned to his roots to provide the best non-surgical spine care through a practice opening A
  
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• Have archaeology questions? We're talking today with Vermont State Archaeologist Jess Robinson on today's show: bit.ly/2uKmoCy #VT

  31-07-2017 15:43 via twitter.com
  Have archaeology questions? We're talking today with Vermont State Archaeologist Jess Robinson on today's show: bit.ly/2uKmoCy #VT
  
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• Weinberger public appearance schedule Jul. 31-Aug. 4

  31-07-2017 15:26 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Mayor Miro WeinbergerJuly 28, 2017
  Contact:Katie Vane802.734.0617
  Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule for July 31 – August 4, 2017:
  Monday, July 315:00 pm Special City Council Work Session re: BT – Contois Auditorium (expected Executive Session)
  Tuesday, August 1No public appearances scheduled
  Wednesday, August 28:00 am Mornings with Miro – The Bagel Café, 1127 North Avenue
  Thursday, August 3No public appearances scheduled
  Friday
  
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• State probing Maple Leaf drug treatment company for fraud

  31-07-2017 01:22 via vtdigger.org
  Assistant Attorney General John Treadwell.Pool file photo by Stefan Hard/The Times ArgusBURLINGTON — The attorney general’s Medicaid fraud unit is pursuing an investigation into a drug treatment company that closed abruptly earlier this year, according to state officials and court documents.
  Maple Leaf Treatment Associates Inc., permanently shuttered its operations in February without warning state officials, leaving a vacuum in the state’s treatment system during an unpreceden
  
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• Miv London: GOP health care reform is a parent’s nightmare

  31-07-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Miv London, Ph.D., who is a psychologist in private practice in Burlington. She lives in South Burlington and is a member of Rights & Democracy, a grassroots organization working for economic, environmental, and health care justice in Vermont and New Hampshire.
  On Aug. 3, 2006, I experienced every parent’s worst nightmare.
  That day, as I was enroute to visit family in Israel with my 13-year-old daughter Rose, my oldest daughter Sara collapsed
  
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• John Killacky: Artist as administrator

  31-07-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by John R. Killacky, executive director of the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. It first aired on Vermont Public Radio.
  Visiting a retrospective exhibition of the art and film of Robin Lloyd and Doreen Kraft reminded me of how many arts administrators are also artists in our community. I found this collaborative installation especially interesting because it affords a glimpse of the artistic side of Doreen Kraft, who most of us know as t
  
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• Ron Krupp: Providing habitat for pollinators

  31-07-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ron Krupp, who is the author of “The Woodchuck Returns to Gardening.” It originally aired on Vermont Public Radio.
  I wonder what would happen if all Vermont schools, churches and businesses planted a portion of their property with pollinator-friendly plants for a butterfly garden or a bee habitat.
  Across the country and in our own backyards, native bee populations are dropping. More than one-quarter of the bumblebee species in the Northeast
  
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• Farmers are focus of efforts to help Vermont birds rebound

  31-07-2017 00:48 via vtdigger.org
  Bobolinks are one of several species of grassland birds whose populations are in decline in Vermont. Courtesy photoA nonprofit group is giving some farmers a financial hand so they can help bird species that are in steep decline.
  The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department asked landowners to put off cutting hayfields and pastures until August because of a drop in the populations of species that rely on grasslands for nesting.
  John Buck, who holds the recently created position of avian biologist wi
  
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