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• Leaders laud 60 years in Vermont for IBM, GlobalFoundries

  09-08-2017 23:48 via vtdigger.org
  GlobalFoundries CEO Sanjay Jha and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., at a celebration of the company and IBM on Wednesday in Essex Junction. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDiggerESSEX JUNCTION — Vermont’s top political leaders and the head of GlobalFoundries praised the contribution of the company and IBM during a celebration Wednesday marking 60 years of making semiconductor chips in Vermont.
  Speakers including GlobalFoundries CEO Sanjay Jha said Essex Junction remained an important manufacturing
  
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• Bethel, Royalton firm up district merger plans

  09-08-2017 23:17 via vtdigger.org
  (This story is by Matt Hongoltz-Hetling of the Valley News, in which it first appeared Aug. 8, 2017.)
  SOUTH ROYALTON — School officials have hammered out the details of a plan to merge the Bethel and Royalton school districts and have set an October date for a vote to form the White River Unified District in the two towns.
  School board members say the plan, which would send about 130 middle school students to Bethel and about 170 high school students to Royalton, is the last, best option f
  
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• Life — And Death — With Guns In Vermont bit.ly/2vnIb3c https://t.co/Qic7XWxGKb

  09-08-2017 22:50 via twitter.com
  
  Life — And Death — With Guns In Vermont bit.ly/2vnIb3c https://t.co/Qic7XWxGKb
  
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• Scott creates panel to study management of toxic chemicals

  09-08-2017 22:11 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott speaks during a press conference. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerGov. Phil Scott announced Tuesday that he’s forming a committee to study the management of harmful chemicals, following recommendations from a previous toxic chemicals working group.
  The state of Vermont currently doesn’t have the information it needs to respond effectively to emergencies and health threats posed by chemicals in use in industries in the state, Scott said in the executive order th
  
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• Vermont Open Farm Week returns August 14-20

  09-08-2017 21:53 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community DevelopmentAugust 3, 2017
  Contact:Grace Meyer(802) [email protected]
  Vermont Open Farm Week Returns August 14-20, Celebrates Local Food Origins
  Farms welcome public to dig into Vermont’s agricultural economy
  MONTPELIER, Vt. – For the third consecutive year, farmers across Vermont will once again open their barn doors and garden gates to welcome the public for a behind-the-scenes look at Vermont’s vibrant
  
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• Generator names executive director

  09-08-2017 21:43 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Board of GeneratorAugust 3, 2017
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  Christopher Thompson Named Executive Director of Generator
  The Board of Generator is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Thompson as Executive Director. Chris is a founding board member of Generator with over twenty years of experience in corporate technology management and ten years in non-profit institutions focused on the intersection of art and technology. Chris is also a lifelong Mak
  
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• Here's Why Vermont State Budget Is $28 Million Short This Fiscal Year bit.ly/2hKliUu https://t.co/bhh3plLbSN

  09-08-2017 21:39 via twitter.com
  
  Here's Why Vermont State Budget Is $28 Million Short This Fiscal Year bit.ly/2hKliUu https://t.co/bhh3plLbSN
  
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• Shelburne reaches deal with police chief over his departure

  09-08-2017 21:23 via vtdigger.org
  SHELBURNE — Longtime Police Chief James W. Warden, who has been out since a brief unexplained suspension last month, has reached an agreement with the Selectboard for his retirement due to health reasons.
  The board ratified the separation agreement late Tuesday. Warden has been head of the department for 30 years.
  James W. Warden is retiring as Shelburne’s police chief but will stay on temporarily as a consultant. Courtesy photoBoard Chairman Gary von Stange said Warden signed the ag
  
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• Fishing regulations digest named best in nation

  09-08-2017 21:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Fish and WildlifeAugust 3, 2017
  Contact:Chris Adams802-236-1560
  Vermont fishing regulations digest named best in nation
  Publication lauded by Association for Conservation Information
  MONTPELIER, Vt. – In its first year as a stand-alone publication, Vermont’s fishing regulations digest has earned top honors among regulation publications from throughout the United States.
  The digest, officially titled “2017 Vermont Fishing Guide and Regulations,&rdquo
  
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• UPDATED: Regulators cut MVP premium increase request in half

  09-08-2017 20:10 via vtdigger.org
  Green Mountain Care Board Chair Kevin Mullin and board member Robin Lunge. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger(This story was updated Aug. 9 at 5 p.m.)
  Health care regulators said Wednesday they had decided unanimously to cut MVP Health Care’s requested increase for premiums on Vermont Health Connect almost in half.
  The Green Mountain Care Board, which regulates insurance prices and hospital budgets, decided MVP could raise premiums by an average of 3.5 percent for calendar year 2018 &md
  
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• Regulators cut MVP premium increase request in half

  09-08-2017 20:10 via vtdigger.org
  Green Mountain Care Board Chair Kevin Mullin and board member Robin Lunge. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerHealth care regulators said Wednesday they had decided unanimously to cut MVP Health Care’s requested increase for premiums on Vermont Health Connect almost in half.
  The Green Mountain Care Board, which regulates insurance prices and hospital budgets, decided MVP could raise premiums by 3.5 percent for calendar year 2018 — not the 6.7 percent the company requested.
  MVP, whi
  
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• Architectural historian to host talk Aug. 13

  09-08-2017 19:03 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Division for Historic PreservationAugust 3, 2017
  Contact:Tracy Martin(802) 828-3051
  [email protected]
  Architectural Historian Glenn Andres to speak on Justin Morrill and the Gothic Revival in Vermont
  STRAFFORD, Vt. – The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Strafford Historical Society will host a talk by Architectural Historian Glenn Andres at the Strafford Town House, on Sunday, August 13, at 2 p.m. This program is free and open to the pu
  
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• Alumni donate $1 million to University of Vermont Athletics for new multipurpose center

  09-08-2017 18:41 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — University of Vermont FoundationAugust 3, 2017
  Contact:Mark S. Ray802-656-3537 (p)802-355-0145 (m)
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  Bill ’79 and Laurie ’80 Shean Donate $1 Million to Support Initial Work for UVM Multi-Purpose Center
  Burlington, Vt. – Bill Shean ’79 and Laurie Shean ’80 have donated $1 million to UVM Athletics to support the University of Vermont Board of Trustee’s recent decision to move forward with the formal plann
  
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• Vermont Department of Public Service urges Congress to expand assistance housing funds

  09-08-2017 18:17 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of Public ServiceAugust 3, 2017
  Contact:Carol Flint(802) 828-4009
  [email protected]
  Vermont Department of Public Service Joins in Urging Congress to Expand Funding for Millions of Vulnerable Residents
  Montpelier, VT –Vermont’s Department of Public Service joined 35 other state consumer advocate agencies and attorney generals to urge members of Congress to preserve and expand Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Weatheriz
  
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• Orton Family Foundation trustee keynotes community engagement seminar

  09-08-2017 18:06 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Orton Family FoundationAugust 3, 2017
  Contact:Leslie Wright
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  ORTON TRUSTEE CAROLYN J. LUKENSMEYER KEYNOTES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SEMINARPRESENTATION FOCUSES ON CIVIL DISOURSE IN CHALLENGING TIMES
  SHELBURNE, Vt. (August 3, 2017)—Orton Family Foundation Trustee Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, a leading expert on civil discourse, is the keynote speaker at an upcoming seminar on community engagement.
  Lukensmeyer’s talk, entitled “Incivility
  
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• Agency of Agriculture announces funding for water quality planning

  09-08-2017 17:52 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and MarketsAugust 2, 2017
  Contact:Ryan Patch802-272-0323
  [email protected]
  Agency of Agriculture Announces New Technical Assistance Funding to Support Water Quality Planning and Projects on Farms
  Grassed Buffers and Stream Fencing for Livestock Focus of New Outreach and Implementation Programs
  The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) is pleased to announce a second round of Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Ag C
  
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• Working Woodlands Workshop Aug. 27

  09-08-2017 17:14 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sustainable WoodstockAugust 3, 2017
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  Working Woodlands Workshop –Forests, Carbon and Climate Resilience: Approaches for woodland management
  Join Dr. William Keeton from the University of Vermont as he presents information from his long-term monitoring plots at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and discusses how forest retain carbon. Learn the role small landowners can play in storing carbon. We will also visit two
  
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• On today's show, we look at where things stand financially for Porter Medical Center and how it has addressed staff… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  09-08-2017 16:21 via twitter.com
  On today's show, we look at where things stand financially for Porter Medical Center and how it has addressed staff… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Scott to visit Camp Daybreak

  09-08-2017 16:01 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction RecoveryAugust 2, 2017
  Contact:Dan Osman802-267-3263
  [email protected]
  Governor to Visit Camp Daybreak, a Special Place for Vermont Kids
  South Hero – For the past 56 years Camp Daybreak, a program of the Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, has been offering a supportive and nurturing program for Vermont children who might otherwise not have a chance to enjoy the traditional summer camp experien
  
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• Porter Medical Center Rebounding From A Tumultuous Year bit.ly/2hK5i4L https://t.co/NGwDHBPddV

  09-08-2017 15:44 via twitter.com
  
  Porter Medical Center Rebounding From A Tumultuous Year bit.ly/2hK5i4L https://t.co/NGwDHBPddV
  
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• LISTEN: Rebroadcast: The Art of Recycling bit.ly/2vkpWf1 https://t.co/1XB1hImJB2

  09-08-2017 02:30 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Rebroadcast: The Art of Recycling bit.ly/2vkpWf1 https://t.co/1XB1hImJB2
  
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• LISTEN: Rebroadcast: A Conversation About Coincidences bit.ly/2hInvQv https://t.co/N00CUhKXec

  09-08-2017 01:55 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Rebroadcast: A Conversation About Coincidences bit.ly/2hInvQv https://t.co/N00CUhKXec
  
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• Bennington TIF plan includes 155 parcels, 70 downtown acres

  09-08-2017 01:12 via vtdigger.org
  The vacant former Bennington High School/Middle School building is one of the properties that could see redevelopment interest if a tax increment financing district is created in Bennington, officials believe. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDiggerBENNINGTON — Bennington’s tax increment financing district proposal involves 17 potential sites for public infrastructure work — totaling an estimated $5.8 million — and 15 buildings or parcels that could see privately funded projects.
  
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• Anne Judson: Comparing teacher health care plans

  09-08-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Anne Judson, of Burlington, who is Ward 4 commissioner on the Burlington School Board.
  One of the outstanding negotiation issues still facing the Burlington School Board and teachers union for the fiscal year 2018 contract is health care coverage.
  For decades, Burlington teachers’ health insurance benefits were purchased through the self-funded insurance pool Vermont Education Health Initiative, or VEHI. The VEHI board of directors and management
  
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• Jon Glascoe: Not-so-united states

  09-08-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jon Glascoe, of Randolph, who is a screenwriter, a filmmaker and a Democrat.
  Continuously since the ’60s, and in large swaths back to the birth of America, every single presidential campaign has begun with the exact same lie: “If elected, I will work diligently to heal the divides, and unite this country.”
  Granted, no one has uttered those same words with the insincerity and cynicism of the current administration, but Trump is hardly t
  
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• Bill Schubart: What lies beneath?

  09-08-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bill Schubart, who lives, works and writes in Hinesburg. He is a former board member of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the umbrella organization for VTDigger.org. His latest book is “Lila & Theron.”
  I’m losing my war against field mice. This time they chewed through the power cord to the freezer. So, with the freezer thawing, it’s time for a family cookout.
  I’m pulling chunks of hoarfrost-covered packages out and sorting
  
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• Police increase patrols, stress safety after rash of fatal crashes

  09-08-2017 00:30 via vtdigger.org
  Public Safety Commissioner Thomas D. Anderson speaks at a news conference Tuesday about a recent spate of traffic deaths. Photo by Cyrus Ready-Campbell/VTDiggerPolice plan to put more cruisers on the roads after a recent cluster of fatal car crashes throughout Vermont.
  Seven people in four car crashes died Sunday and Monday, according to the Vermont State Police.
  At a news conference Tuesday state officials urged Vermonters to drive safely. Thomas Anderson, commissioner of the Department of Publ
  
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