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• State officials call for national PFOA health effects study

  30-08-2017 22:48 via vtdigger.org
  A resident of Bennington County gets a blood test for the chemical PFOA. Bennington Banner file photoALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Department of Health said Tuesday it has enlisted the support of five states, including Vermont, in its request to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch a national health effects study of communities impacted by perfluoroalkyl substances like PFOA and PFOS.
  The letter, sent last week, calls upon the CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substanc
  
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• Rutland Town administrator suspended, facing termination hearing

  30-08-2017 22:31 via vtdigger.org
  The municipal offices in Rutland Town. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDiggerRUTLAND TOWN — Joe Zingale, the longtime town administrator in Rutland Town, has been suspended with pay pending a termination hearing next week.
  Details of what led to the suspension are not known.Zingale, reached at his home Wednesday afternoon, said Selectboard Chair Josh Terenzini came to the town offices Tuesday and gave him a disciplinary letter that would be going into his personnel file.The two exchanged words, Z
  
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• Bully For Us: Vermont And Theodore Roosevelt bit.ly/2x6i7wg https://t.co/YYhB5hSRlD

  30-08-2017 21:43 via twitter.com
  
  Bully For Us: Vermont And Theodore Roosevelt bit.ly/2x6i7wg https://t.co/YYhB5hSRlD
  
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• Panel calls for ‘honest conversation’ about racial justice reform

  30-08-2017 21:25 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont State Police Capt. Ingrid Jonas speaks during a meeting of a state racial justice panel Tuesday. Flanking her are Bruce Wilson, executive director at Service Rendered, a youth outreach nonprofit in Burlington, and Karen Vastine, a senior adviser at the Department for Children and Families. Photo by Cyrus Ready-Campbell/VTDigger
  An advisory panel on racial justice reform discussed Tuesday adding new information to the reports Vermont police officers file when they pull over drivers.Establ
  
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• Quiros can use IRS refund on taxes, $15,000-a-month expenses

  30-08-2017 20:51 via vtdigger.org
  A federal judge is letting Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros use a nearly $1 million tax refund to pay his $15,000-a-month living expenses as well as taxes and other bills for his properties not under receivership.
  Quiros last week agreed not to challenge investor fraud allegations in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission case stemming from a series of developments at the ski resort and in nearby northern Vermont towns.
  Ariel Quiros. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDiggerThe SEC and attorneys for Qui
  
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• Long Trail Brewing Company to make canna-beer

  30-08-2017 20:44 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — CannaplannersAug. 29, 2017
  Contact:Will Read / Founder & President(315) 212-0924 / (802) 391-0607
  www.cannaplanners.com
  New beer will be brewed using Luce Farm CBD Honey
  8/29/17 BRIDGEWATER CORNERS, VT — Luce Farm and Long Trail Brewing Company announce a new and exciting collaboration and partnership. These two Vermont-based brands have come together to create a new and innovative, small batch beer. This yet-to-be-named beer will be brewed using CBD honey pro
  
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• UPDATED: Dean of UVM medical school to retire

  30-08-2017 20:13 via vtdigger.org
  Dr. Frederick “Rick” Morin plans to retire next summer. File photo by Morgan True/VTDigger
  (This story was updated and expanded Aug. 30 at 8:30 p.m.)
  The dean of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine has announced his plan to retire next summer.Dr. Frederick “Rick” Morin, 68, has been dean since 2007. In addition to leading the medical school, he sits on the board of directors for the UVM Medical Center, the UVM Health Network and the UVM Health Network&rsq
  
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• Dean of UVM College of Medicine to retire

  30-08-2017 20:13 via vtdigger.org
  (This story will be expanded.)
  The dean of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine has announced his plan to retire soon.Dr. Frederick Morin has been dean since 2007. Among his accomplishments, he was dean when the college of medicine brought in a historic donation from Dr. Robert Larner and subsequently renamed the medical school for him.Morin attended the University of Notre Dame and Yale University School of Medicine.The post Dean of UVM College of Medicine to retire appeared fir
  
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• SVCOA offers 6-week program for caregivers in Rutland and Bennington counties

  30-08-2017 20:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Southwestern Vermont Council on AgingAug. 30, 2017
  Contact:Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging (SVCOA)Kheya GangulyDevelopment and Communications CoordinatorPhone: 802.786.5990Email: [email protected]
  Rutland and Bennington, VT – SVCOA will offer Powerful Tools for Caregivers, an evidence-based educational program designed to teach caregivers how to not only become more effective caregivers, but also, to learn methods to care for themselves. The offered classes are
  
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• Steeple Market Brewfest to support Fairfax Fire Department

  30-08-2017 20:07 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Steeple MarketAug. 30, 2017
  Media Contact:Paige Johnson(802) 882-8191
  [email protected]
  Event Contact:Shelly White(802) 849-6872
  [email protected]
  September, 2017Steeple Market is back with their second ever Brewfest on Saturday, September 16th at J&L Field in Fairfax, Vermont. The event will feature a wide variety of craft beer and ciders, live music and festive food. Proceeds will benefit the Fairfax Fire Department.
  “It was evident from the attendanc
  
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• All CSWD facilities will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4

  30-08-2017 19:59 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — CSWDAug. 30, 2017
  Media Contact:Jonny FinityMarketing & Communications Manager(802) 872-8100 x246
  [email protected]
  Facilities will be on their regular schedules during Labor Day weekend.
  In observance of Labor Day, all Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) facilities will be closed on Monday, September 4th.
  This includes:
  All Drop-Off CentersGreen Mountain Compostthe Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)the Environmental Depotthe Administrative Office (including the Hotline
  
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• Brattleboro Youth Rock Festival announces 2017 line-up; advance tickets on sale now

  30-08-2017 19:55 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Brattleboro Youth Rock FestivalAugust 28, 2017
  Contact:Jaimie Scanlon802-579-8545
  [email protected]
  Brattleboro, VT—Eighteen youth rock bands and solo musical artists from around New England will take the stage at 118 Elliot in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont on Saturday, September 23 for BrattRock 2017, the second annual Brattleboro Youth Rock Festival. Performances will take place on two stages, one indoor and one outdoor, between 4:30 and 11:00 PM. Gates open to th
  
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• Madaila​ ​on​ ​Main​ ​event in Burlington to impact ​parking​ and traffic

  30-08-2017 19:53 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Park BurlingtonAugust 30th, 2017
  Contact: Kelly Devine
  www.parkburlington.org(802) 863-1175
  Burlington, VT– Saturday, September 2nd, Nectar’s Madaila on Main! event will see Main Street closed between Church Street and South Winooski Avenue. The street will shut down to traffic at 7am to accommodate setup for the event which begins at 2:30pm. The block party ends at 11pm; once clean-up crews are finished, Main Street will reopen in its entirety. Burlington Police
  
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• Rutland Regional CEO Huebner to retire

  30-08-2017 18:56 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott and Tom Huebner, right, the CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center, cut the ribbon in June on the hospital’s renovated and expanded emergency department. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe president and chief executive officer of Rutland Regional Medical Center, the state’s second-largest hospital and largest community hospital, will retire at the end of March.
  Tom Huebner, who has been with the hospital for 27 years, announced his retirement to the hospital&rsq
  
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• Muslim Girls Making Change to perform Sept. 13 at Johnson State

  30-08-2017 18:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Johnson State CollegeAug. 29, 2017
  Contact:Melissa Weinstein, 635-1247, [email protected]
  JOHNSON, VERMONT — Muslim Girls Making Change, a South Burlington-based slam poetry team focused on dispelling stereotypes, will perform Sept. 13 at Johnson State College.
  The concert, at 6 p.m. at Stearns Performance Space, is free and open to the public.
  The group’s teen members, Hawa Adam, Kiran Waqar, Lena Ginawi and Balkisa Abdikadir, made the Huffington Post&rs
  
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• Vermont governor, renewable energy leaders lead cross-border climate, energy collaboration & economic development mission

  30-08-2017 18:03 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Renewable Energy VermontAugust 29, 2017
  Contact:Austin DavisCommunications & Operations AssociateRenewable Energy Vermont
  [email protected]@re_vermont
  Leaders from Vermont’s clean energy sector joined Governor Phil Scott on an economic development and climate collaboration mission this week as part of the annual New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers conference held in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  “With 6% of our workforce employe
  
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• Barr Hill Gin partners with Liqour.com for Bee’s Knees Week

  30-08-2017 17:47 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Caledonia SpiritsAug. 21, 2017
  Contact:Anna BromleyMarketing ManagerCaledonia Spiritso: 802.472.8000 | [email protected]
  www.caledoniaspirits.com46 Log Yard Drive Hardwick, VT 05843
  Barr Hill Gin Partners with Liqour.com for First-Ever Bee’s Knees Week Sept. 25th – Oct. 1st, 2017
  Hardwick, Vermont: Barr Hill Gin by Caledonia Spirits is announcing Bee’s Knees Week in partnership with Liquor.com. Bee’s Knees Week is a week to celebrate, educate,
  
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• $900,000 Homes in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Vermont

  30-08-2017 16:01
  A renovated midcentury-modern home in Denver, a 1907 stone house in Philadelphia and a lakeside retreat in Ferrisburgh.
  
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• Burlington Debates Approach To Homelessness And Repeated Civil Violations bit.ly/2goMlo7 https://t.co/lED6fX2qgy

  30-08-2017 14:50 via twitter.com
  
  Burlington Debates Approach To Homelessness And Repeated Civil Violations bit.ly/2goMlo7 https://t.co/lED6fX2qgy
  
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• Teflon Town: ChemFab neighbors sickened by PFOA

  30-08-2017 12:01 via vtdigger.org
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• ChemFab neighbors sickened by PFOA

  30-08-2017 12:01 via vtdigger.org
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• Residents in PFOA zones surveyed on medical issues

  30-08-2017 02:15 via vtdigger.org
  BENNINGTON — Residents of the PFOA contamination zone in Bennington are being asked to complete a survey concerning medical issues that could be linked to exposure to the industrial chemical.
  The initiative announced Tuesday is supported by the Understanding PFOA project at Bennington College. The project will also survey New York residents in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, where contamination is present as well.The survey was developed by Zeke Bernstein and David Bond of the college; envi
  
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• Responding to records release order, AG says there are no records

  30-08-2017 02:00 via vtdigger.org
  Attorney General TJ Donovan. File photo by Jasper Craven/VTDiggerAfter fighting for a year not to release documents to a Washington-based nonprofit, the Vermont attorney general’s office now says there are no relevant records.
  Chief Assistant Attorney General Bill Griffin responded late Monday to a July court order that the state turn over records relevant to a request by the Energy and Environment Legal Institute. The organization sought information related to a potential probe of Exxon M
  
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• Review reveals no signs of new pollution at Vermont Yankee

  30-08-2017 01:40 via vtdigger.org
  The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon. Photo courtesy of the Nuclear Regulatory CommissionVERNON – A recent environmental evaluation found no evidence of “new or different” nonradiological contamination at Vermont Yankee.
  That’s good news for Entergy, which is trying to sell the idled Vernon nuclear plant to a New York-based decommissioning company.
  But officials at the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources aren’t impressed. They say Entergy has not yet loo
  
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• Tom Evslin: Is Medicaid helping fuel the opioid crisis?

  30-08-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Tom Evslin, an entrepreneur, author and former Douglas administration official. This post first appeared on his blog, Fractals of Change.According to Express Scripts, which is a large manager of pharmacy benefit plans including Medicaid, “Medicaid members are 10 times more likely to suffer from addiction and substance abuse than the general population.” Unfortunately Express Scripts doesn’t give a source for this statistic and it doesn
  
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• James Hutchens: Making humane choices

  30-08-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by James Hutchens, of Orange. This is a response to Arion Thiboumery’s Aug. 22 commentary, “Our slaughterhouse aims for transparency,” regarding Vermont Packinghouse citations.
  Windows offer no element of compassion. Windows are nothing new at executions. One need not look through those windows, gazing at the struggle and pain of the indicted, to understand that it is a horrific process. With the growth of locavorism, we have developed a
  
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