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• Rutland parent-child center wins tax exemption

  05-09-2017 23:29 via vtdigger.org
  A sign directs people to the Rutland County Parent-Child Center on Chaplin Avenue in Rutland. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDiggerRUTLAND – The Rutland County Parent-Child Center has prevailed in its long-running legal battle with the city over taxes.The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday that the nonprofit organization that provides a variety of services for children and families does not have to pay property taxes in the city.
  That bill for this tax year would total $25,000, according to City
  
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• Live With Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman bit.ly/2wFlOH9 https://t.co/EoFBVItleR

  05-09-2017 23:14 via twitter.com
  
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• UPDATED: No deal for Rutland Town official facing termination hearing

  05-09-2017 22:11 via vtdigger.org
  The municipal offices in Rutland Town. File photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger(This story was updated Sept. 5 at 11:15 p.m.)
  RUTLAND TOWN — There appears to be no settlement for a Rutland Town administrator who was suspended last week and faces a termination hearing.
  The Selectboard on Tuesday night went into executive session after its regular meeting for a little more than an hour and emerged without taking action. Earlier in the day, suspended Town Administrator Joe Zingale said his attorn
  
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• Deal may head off Rutland Town official’s termination hearing

  05-09-2017 22:11 via vtdigger.org
  The municipal offices in Rutland Town. File photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDiggerRUTLAND TOWN — A settlement may be in the works for the Rutland Town administrator who was placed on leave last week pending a termination hearing.
  The Selectboard has a regular meeting set for tonight, and Joe Zingale, the suspended town administrator, said his attorney had forwarded a proposed settlement to the board.
  Zingale said he expects the board will take up the offer in executive session at tonight’s
  
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• Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule for Sept. 4-8, 2017

  05-09-2017 20:39 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Mayor Miro WeinbergerSeptember 1, 2017
  Contact:Katie Vane802.734.0617
  Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule for September 4 – 8, 2017:
  Monday, September 4City offices closed in observance of Labor Day
  Tuesday, September 5No public appearances scheduled
  Wednesday, September 68:00 am Mornings with Miro – The Bagel Café, 1127 North Avenue
  Thursday, September 79:00 am Mayor welcoming Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summi
  
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• Chittenden County is No. 1 in the country for mercury thermostat collection

  05-09-2017 20:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Chittenden Solid Waste DistrictSept. 1, 2017
  Media contact:Jonny FinityMarketing & Communications Manager(802) 872-8100 x246
  [email protected]
  When it comes to collecting mercury thermostats for recycling in the US, Chittenden County, VT is second to none.
  According to a recent report from the Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC), between 2012 and 2016, Chittenden County residents dropped off 2,280 units in the collection program, just ahead of Hennepin County, MN, whic
  
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• Vermont Army National Guard hosting 2017 Open Training Day

  05-09-2017 20:31 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Army National GuardFriday, 1 Sept. 2017
  Contact:1st. Lt. Mike ArcovitchPHONE: (802) 338-3324BB: (802) 734-1677
  The Vermont Army National Guard will be hosting the first ever Open Training Day at CampEthan Allen Training Site (CEATS), Jericho, Vt. The event is scheduled to occur between 9 a.m.
  – 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. The event is free, open to the public, and lunch is scheduled to be provided.
  Every unit in the Vermont Army National Guard will
  
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• Electric co-op: Don’t overload us with renewable energy costs

  05-09-2017 20:25 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont has nowhere near the amount of solar and wind generators it will need to meet renewable energy goals written into law, but utilities are nevertheless fighting developers seeking to build more.That’s the backdrop for Vermont Electric Co-op’s recent announcement that it will oppose all new renewable projects in its service territory that exceed the size of a rooftop solar array.The utility’s service area covers much of northern Vermont, where land is cheaper than in many
  
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• Burlington DSA condemns council homeless vote

  05-09-2017 20:24 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Burlington​ ​DSASept. 1, 2017
  Contact:James RichmondOrganizing CommitteeBurlington DSA
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  Housing​ ​and​ ​healthcare​ ​are​ ​human​ ​rights
  Burlington, VT — The Burlington chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist organization in the United States, condemns the August 28 City Council resolut
  
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• Burlington DPW’s water line work to close part of St. Paul Street beginning Wednesday

  05-09-2017 20:17 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Burlington Department of Public WorksSept. 1, 2017
  Contact:Kelly Devine(802) 863-1175
  Saint​ ​Paul​ ​Street:​ ​Roadwork​ ​&​ ​Partial​ ​Closure
  Burlington, VT– Beginning Wednesday, September 6th, and as part of the voter-approved capital bond from November’s election in conjunction with the city’s 10-Year Capital Plan, Saint Paul Street will be partially closed due to
  
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• LISTEN: Fall Gardening Tips With Charlie Nardozzi bit.ly/2vyGmny https://t.co/olWy8rsa2b

  05-09-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  
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• VSO Made in Vermont Tour 2017 is convergence of classics and new composer

  05-09-2017 20:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Symphony OrchestraSept. 1, 2017
  Contact:Sara Munro
  [email protected](802) 363-5327 mobile
  BURLINGTON, VT: As summer turns to fall, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra will cover the state from top to bottom for its Made in Vermont Statewide Tour, running September 20 to 26, 2017. “The VSO performs nearly 40 concerts annually, but our “Made in Vermont” statewide tour is always a unique highlight for musicians, staff, and audiences alike,” says Executive
  
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• Vermont Foobank asks Vermont to take action to end hunger

  05-09-2017 19:50 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont FoodbankSeptember 1st, 2017
  Contact:Nicole Whalen, Vermont Foodbank802-505-0123
  Feeding America® Network Food Banks across the Country Promote Hunger Action MonthTM
  Barre, VT – Sept. 1, 2017 – This September the Vermont Foodbank, together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to bring an end to hunger. Hunger Action Month is designed to inspire people to take action and raise awarene
  
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• Vermont Farm Bureau’s annual summer picnic features American Farm Bureau president

  05-09-2017 19:44 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Farm BureauSeptember 1, 2017
  Contact:Beth O’KeefeVermont Farm Bureau
  [email protected](802) 434-5646
  Agricultural Leaders, Politicians, and Community Members Gather at Vermont Farm Bureau’s Annual Summer Picnic to Meet American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall
  Richmond, Vermont, September 1, 2017: The Des Marais Farm in Brandon, Vermont was host to an impressive variety of Vermont officials, Agricultural leaders and Vermont Farmers at Vermont Farm Bu
  
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• New York-based credit union expanding to downtown Bennington

  05-09-2017 19:42 via vtdigger.org
  An architectural drawing shows the front of the Tri State Area Federal Credit Union building planned in Bennington. Courtesy imageBENNINGTON — A credit union based in Hoosick Falls, New York, is proposing a two-story office structure on Washington Avenue, just outside the Putnam Block redevelopment site.
  Tri State Area Federal Credit Union President James Martinez and project architect Jeffrey Goldstone recently gave a presentation on the design before the Historical Commission and will go
  
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• Author Baratunde Thurston to speak Sept. 18 at Johnson State College

  05-09-2017 19:39 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Johnson State CollegeSept. 1, 2017
  Contact:Melissa WeinsteinJohnson State College635-1247
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  JOHNSON, VERMONT — Author, comedian and cultural critic Baratunde Thurston will appear at his first speaking event in Vermont Sept. 18 at Johnson State College as part of JSC’s semester-long diversity focus.
  The 8 p.m. talk at Dibden Center for the Arts is free and open to the public.
  The semester’s diversity theme centers on Thurston’s
  
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• Vermont Democratic Party holding forum on livable wage in Springfield on Thursday

  05-09-2017 19:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Democratic PartySept. 1, 2017
  Contact: Char Osterlund802-885-5115
  
[email protected]
  Livable Wage: How and When
  The Vermont Democratic Party is hosting a forum at the Springfield Town Library on Thursday, September 7, at 5:00 p.m. that will address a concern many Vermonters face, earning enough money to support themselves. Workers make the world go ‘round, so don’t they deserve to get paid a livable wage? Small businesses are vital to the local a
  
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• Union Mutual donates $10,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief, matches additional employee donations

  05-09-2017 19:31 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Union MutualSeptember 1, 2017
  Contact:Anna CoonExecutive & Communications CoordinatorUnion Mutual139 State St., P.O. Box 158Montpelier, VT 05602
  [email protected](802) 229-5502
  MONTPELIER – In response to the historic devastation brought about by Hurricane Harvey along the Gulf Coast, Union Mutual is proud to announce it has made a $10,000 donation to the American Red Cross, directing the funds to their Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
  “We are in the busi
  
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• Trump administration to ‘wind down’ DACA

  05-09-2017 17:55 via vtdigger.org
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerWASHINGTON — The federal government will “wind down” an Obama-era program that shields some undocumented immigrants from deportation.
  The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, initiated by executive order in 2012 by the Obama administration, allows some undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as childre
  
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• Today on the show, we're talking fall gardening with @charlienardozzi. What questions do you have? Let us know: bit.ly/2vyGmny #VT

  05-09-2017 15:34 via twitter.com
  Today on the show, we're talking fall gardening with @charlienardozzi. What questions do you have? Let us know: bit.ly/2vyGmny #VT
  
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• Entergy finds no buyer for Brattleboro headquarters

  05-09-2017 02:42 via vtdigger.org
  Entergy’s properties on Old Ferry Road in Brattleboro have failed to sell. File photo by Mike Faher/VTDiggerBRATTLEBORO – Citing a lack of interest from prospective buyers, Entergy has taken its former Brattleboro headquarters off the real estate market.
  The three parcels include more than 66,000 square feet of building space near Exit 3 of Interstate 91. Local officials had expressed hope that the site would attract jobs.
  But Entergy is no longer actively marketing the property, tho
  
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• Logger ordered to pay landowner $28,000 for stealing trees

  05-09-2017 02:32 via vtdigger.org
  (This story is by Ed Damon of the Bennington Banner, in which it first appeared Sept. 3, 2017.)
  BENNINGTON — A judge has ordered an Arlington man who admitted cutting down a property owner’s trees without permission to pay $28,000 in restitution.
  Jason P. Morse was charged after he cut down nearly 5 acres of trees on a property two years ago during a logging operation that crossed property lines. In June, Morse, 36, pleaded guilty in Bennington County Superior Court to a felony count
  
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• Sanders brings his national message home

  05-09-2017 02:14 via vtdigger.org
  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to a crowd of 350 union members Monday at the New Hampshire AFL-CIO’s annual Labor Day breakfast in Manchester, N.H. He went on to appearances in Middlebury and White River Junction. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerMANCHESTER, N.H. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders began his Labor Day weekend in Iowa, home of the nation’s opening presidential caucus, and ended it in New Hampshire, site of the country’s first primary. But that doesn&r
  
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• Kiah Morris: Fighting for the health care of all Vermonters

  05-09-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Kiah Morris, a Vermont state representative from Bennington.
  At the end of July, I joined a group of Vermonters protesting and staging direct actions in Washington, D.C., to resist the national Republican congressional efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, make massive cuts to Medicaid, and, ultimately, take away health insurance from millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Vermonters, including many of my constituents in Bennington. I trave
  
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• William Mathis: Measuring the wrong things

  05-09-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by William J. Mathis, who is vice chair of the Vermont State Board of Education and managing director of the National Education Policy Center. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of any group with which he is affiliated.
  “Above all things I hope the education of the common people will be attended to, convinced that on their good sense we may rely with the most security for the preservation of a due degree of liberty.
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• Don Keelan: Perhaps nonprofit endowments should be taxed

  05-09-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Don Keelan, a certified public accountant and resident of Arlington. The piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner.
  Buried deep in the U.S. Tax Code is Section 531. It is there that resides a dreaded tax for corporations – the accumulated earnings tax. The 20 percent tax (penalty) is applied to excess corporate earnings that are being held by a company for no reason other than to avoid having to pay out dividends, taxable to its shareholders.
  
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