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• Transient charged with assault after Burlington knife incident

  21-09-2017 23:52 via vtdigger.org
  John C. Tubbs, 27, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he pulled a knife on another man in City Hall Park on Thursday.A transient fighting in City Hall Park in Burlington on Thursday has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police said he pulled a knife on someone who tried to intervene.
  The case is the latest in a series of violent incidents downtown this year.Police said John C. Tubbs was intoxicated and trying to start a fight with several
  
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• Lyndon State in NCAA crosshairs

  21-09-2017 23:33 via vtdigger.org
  Lyndon State College in Lyndon. Photo courtesy Lyndon State CollegeThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is investigating Lyndon State College, and the school’s president is acknowledging it broke an NCAA rule against Division III schools giving sports scholarships.
  Now it’s expected some Lyndon students will have to work off or donate to charity the same amount of money they were given.
  The one-time scholarships of $1,000 to $2,000 were given to students who distinguishe
  
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• Should Vermont Teachers Be Allowed To Strike? dlvr.it/PpZ7mM https://t.co/ukOktJx3RB

  21-09-2017 22:07 via twitter.com
  
  Should Vermont Teachers Be Allowed To Strike? dlvr.it/PpZ7mM https://t.co/ukOktJx3RB
  
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• EB-5 investors: Don’t toss case against ex-Jay Peak owner

  21-09-2017 20:38 via vtdigger.org
  The Hotel Jay is the signature project of the Jay Peak Resort expansion. The developers used EB-5 immigrant investor money to build the five-story hotel. An investor alleges that the fifth floor was double-sold to two sets of investors. VTDigger photoThree EB-5 investors are challenging a bid to throw out a lawsuit brought against a Canadian company they say “aided and abetted” an alleged fraud scheme at Jay Peak Resort.
  Saint-Sauveur Valley Resorts Inc. asked a judge to dismiss the
  
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• Suspicions about government surface at Pownal meeting

  21-09-2017 20:23 via vtdigger.org
  The Pownal Town Office, which the town has tried for two-plus decades to replace. Photo by
  Jim Therrien/VTDigger
  POWNAL — Fears over potential impacts from a revised Pownal Town Plan boosted attendance at a Planning Commission meeting this week.
  Selectboard Chairman and Zoning Administrator Nelson Brownell said “usually had three or four people” attend the meetings. On Tuesday, about 50 turned out for the commission’s first hearing on a draft of the plan.
  Distrust of gove
  
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• LISTEN: Talking Dirty: Discussing Your Septic System dlvr.it/PpYClG https://t.co/BVaZnexOpi

  21-09-2017 20:23 via twitter.com
  
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• Brattleboro’s library set to mark a storied birthday

  21-09-2017 19:04 via vtdigger.org
  BRATTLEBORO — Longtime locals recall it was around the time Joni Mitchell was singing about paving paradise that the town bulldozed its Victorian-era library and put up a parking lot.
  Then again, that brick gingerbread house of a building isn’t remembered for its ornamentation, even with redwood trim from California, the state where 19th century businessman George Brooks made enough money to become the library’s benefactor. Instead, it was known for being overcrowded.
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• Ski official withdraws from new job

  21-09-2017 17:52 via vtdigger.org
  Parker Riehle, the president of the Vermont Ski Areas Association. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe president and CEO of the Vermont Ski Areas Association has backed out of a job offer to run a national organization.
  Parker Riehle will no longer be heading to Colorado to be CEO of the National Ski Areas Association, which represents more than 300 ski resorts across the country.
  “I unfortunately had to decline the job for personal reasons that precluded our ability to relocate from Vermo
  
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• Ski official withdraws acceptance of new job

  21-09-2017 17:52 via vtdigger.org
  Parker Riehle, the president of the Vermont Ski Areas Association. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe president and CEO of the Vermont Ski Areas Association has backed out of a job offer to run a national organization.
  Parker Riehle will no longer be heading to Colorado to be CEO of the National Ski Areas Association, which represents more than 300 ski resorts across the country.
  “I unfortunately had to decline the job for personal reasons that precluded our ability to relocate from Vermo
  
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• Hey, #VT! We're talking about septic systems on today's show — have a question or comment about yours? Let us know: dlvr.it/PpJ9Wk

  21-09-2017 15:59 via twitter.com
  Hey, #VT! We're talking about septic systems on today's show — have a question or comment about yours? Let us know: dlvr.it/PpJ9Wk
  
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• VLS students sponsor immigration training for volunteers

  21-09-2017 15:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Law SchoolSept. 20, 2017
  Contact:Maryellen Apelquist, Director of Communications, Vermont Law Schooloffice: 802-831-1228, cell: 802-299-5593, [email protected]
  SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., Sept. 20, 2017––Vermont Law School students invite volunteers interested in assisting asylum seekers and detained families facing deportation to attend Credible Fear Interview (CFI) Observer trainings from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, and from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
  
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• Vermont businesses discuss jobs and energy at sixth annual Best Practices Exchange

  21-09-2017 15:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — VEICSept. 20, 2017
  Media Contact:Abby White
  [email protected](802) 793-7282
   
  September 20, 2017, Killington, VT—Efficiency Vermont today hosted its sixth annual Best Practices Exchange at Killington Grand Resort Hotel. More than 150 people representing some of Vermont’s largest businesses attended the event, which brought together Vermont business leaders and facility operators from across the state to network, learn, and share the best approaches to energy
  
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• Southwestern Vermont Health Care seeking hospital artifacts and personal histories

  21-09-2017 15:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Southwestern Vermont Health CareSept. 19, 2017
  Contact:Ashley Brenon JowettCommunications & Marketing SpecialistPhone: 802.447.5019 | Fax: 802.447.5214
  [email protected]
  Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Prepares to Celebrate 100 Years of Hospital History
  BENNINGTON, VT — September 20, 2016 — A handwritten letter describing a hospital stay. A nursing school graduation program. A photo taken of employees celebrating a retirement. Nothing com
  
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• Sanders and colleagues call on Trump to crack down on offshoring

  21-09-2017 15:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersSept. 19, 2017
  Contact:Sanders Press Office
  [email protected]
  WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) urged President Donald Trump to stop rewarding companies that ship jobs abroad and to take action to end offshoring.
  In a letter, the senators called on the president to issue an executive order terminating government c
  
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• Solar leaders, wildlife advocates and scientists partner to protect pollinators

  21-09-2017 15:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Renewable Energy VermontSeptember 19, 2017
  Contact:Austin DavisCommunications & Operations AssociateRenewable Energy Vermont
  [email protected]@re_vermont
  Montpelier – Today, Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) members pledged to help pollinators through bee and bird-friendly plantings at solar projects across the state. In partnership with leading scientists and environmental organizations, solar leaders committed to help landowners re-create habitat to a
  
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• Environmental law leaders present scholarship at Vermont Law School colloquium

  21-09-2017 15:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Law SchoolSept. 19, 2017
  Contact:Maryellen Apelquist, Director of Communications, Vermont Law Schooloffice: 802-831-1228, cell: 802-299-5593, [email protected]
  SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., Sept. 19, 2017––The Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School will welcome legal scholars from across the nation to the eighth annual Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship Sept. 22-23 at VLS. Colloquium participants will present their works-in-progress, gather fe
  
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• Holly Morehouse to receive the 2017 Con Hogan Award

  21-09-2017 15:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Community FoundationSeptember 19, 2017
  Media Contact:Zoe PikeThe Vermont Community Foundation802-388-3355 ext. 285
  [email protected]
  The Vermont Community Foundation and the organizing committee for the Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial, Community Leadership are pleased to announce that Holly Morehouse, Executive Director of Vermont Afterschool, Inc., will be honored with this year’s award.
  The $15,000 award, to be used however the recipient choos
  
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• Congressional delegation announces $480,000 in federal funds for electric buses

  21-09-2017 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Congressional DelegationSept. 19, 2017
  Contacts:David Carle (Leahy): 202-224-3693Dan McLean (Sanders): 802-862-6695Kate Hamilton (Welch): 202-440-3340
  BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 19 – Vermont’s congressional delegation announced Tuesday that the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) will receive a $480,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to purchase two electric buses that will be used by Green Mountain Transit in Burlington. In Ju
  
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• Conference promotes localizing as the path to the future

  21-09-2017 04:42 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — BALESept. 19, 2017
  Contact:Chris WoodBALE (Building a Local Economy)
  [email protected]
  “What does a resilient future look like?” That is the framing question posted on the invitation to a two-day conference to be held at the Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vermont on Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22. Called “Localize It: What Resilience Looks Like,” this conference brings together a line-up of powerhouse presenters and diverse panels to dig
  
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• Commission to reassess Act 250

  21-09-2017 03:39 via vtdigger.org
  Six legislators charged with re-evaluating Act 250, the state’s land use law, met for the first time Wednesday.
  Legislators will review the goals of the state’s land use law and evaluate the impact of limits on development.
  Finally, the commission must write a report. That document must include a statistical analysis of land-use permit processing in the state and must evaluate how Act 250 has worked over the past 47 years. The report must also include recommended improvements to the
  
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• Former Norwich student sues university over sexual assault

  21-09-2017 03:27 via vtdigger.org
  Norwich University cadetsA former student is suing Norwich University, claiming the institution did not take sufficient steps to protect her and others from sexual assault.
  In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Vermont this week, Lauren Morrissey claims that Norwich University was negligent for failing to take action against a student who had been the subject of multiple sexual misconduct complaints before he allegedly assaulted her in November 2016.
  Morrissey was in the first semester of her f
  
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• Burlington teachers’ contract ratified

  21-09-2017 02:52 via vtdigger.org
  Burlington School Superintendent Yaw Obeng addresses reporters alongside members of the school board. Photo by Morgan True / VTDiggerBURLINGTON — The school board and the teachers union both voted to ratify new contract terms Wednesday, the first day students returned to school after a four-day strike.
  Emerging from Burlington High School after the union’s vote, Burlington Education Association President Fran Brock said that teachers had “overwhelmingly” voted in favor of
  
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• Paul Brouha: Ideas for the Climate Action Commission

  21-09-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Paul Brouha, a Sutton resident and homeowner whose property abuts the Sheffield Wind Project.
  A recent commentary entitled “Vermont’s Greenhouse Gas Mandate: Costly, Symbolic Environmentalism” on reducing Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions by Jonathan Lesser has been broadly disseminated by various Vermont media outlets.
  Dr. Lesser, Ph.D., is president of Continental Economics and he makes the case that the numbers in the 2016 Vermont Comprehensive E
  
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• Milton Eaton: Defending Vermont Yankee decommissioning

  21-09-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Milton A. Eaton, of Brattleboro, who is a former senior official for the U.S. Department of Energy and former Vermont secretary of Economic Development and Community Affairs.
  When NorthStar’s plan to decommission Vermont Yankee receives inaccurate attacks, I feel the need to address the inaccuracies because I care about the local economy.
  NorthStar’s plan has come under fire twice within the past few weeks: for supposedly not displaying enou
  
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• Peter Berger: Collateral damage

  21-09-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Berger, an English teacher at Weathersfield School, who writes “Poor Elijah’s Almanack.” The column appears in several publications, including the Times Argus, the Rutland Herald and the Stowe Reporter.
  You’re probably familiar with the expression “the elephant in the room.” It means that there’s something important that needs discussing but that nobody wants to talk about or pay attention to.
  At school mo
  
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• One drops out, 3 bids for Burlington Telecom unveiled

  21-09-2017 00:53 via vtdigger.org
  Burlington Telecom’s offices in Burlington. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — When city officials unveiled the finalists bidding to purchase the Burlington Telecom fiber network Wednesday, the field had winnowed from four offers to three.
  An offer from a person officials described as a private equity investor with “valuable local relationships and extensive telecom experience” was absent from those presented to the public and has been withdrawn, according to Ci
  
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