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• Scott won’t rule out special prosecutor for EB-5

  27-09-2017 23:38 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 photoESSEX JUNCTION—Gov. Phil Scott says he has not ruled out whether there should be a special prosecutor to look into alleged EB-5 fraud in the Northeast Kingdom involving Jay Peak and related companies.
  Scott’s comments come in response to
  
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• Scott won’t rule out EB-5 special prosecutor

  27-09-2017 23:38 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 photoESSEX JUNCTION—Gov. Phil Scott says he has not ruled out whether there should be a special prosecutor to look into alleged EB-5 fraud in the Northeast Kingdom involving Jay Peak and related companies.
  Scott’s comments come in response to
  
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• Police say Shrewsbury woman died from gunshot

  27-09-2017 23:23 via vtdigger.org
  The home where a 32-year-old Shrewsbury woman was found dead. Photo by Alan J. Keyes/VTDigger
  SHREWSBURY – A Shrewsbury woman whose death last week is under investigation by police suffered a fatal gunshot wound to her head, according to a newly filed state record.
  However, while a death certificate for Sara Reynolds, 32, listed the gunshot wound as the cause of her death, the document stated the manner of her death remains pending.
  The space on the death certificate stating how the fatal
  
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• Judge halts Shelburne salt shed ordinance

  27-09-2017 23:07 via vtdigger.org
  Protesters march through Shelburne last year to decry the planned construction of a road salt storage facility near the LaPlatte River in town. Photo by Phoebe Sheehan/VTDiggerA federal judge has derailed — at least for now — a Shelburne town ordinance that likely would have closed a year-old operation to take road salt from trains and load it onto trucks for distribution around Vermont.
  Judge William Sessions III, sitting in the U.S. District Court in Burlington, this week issued a
  
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• State studies small school financial help

  27-09-2017 22:38 via vtdigger.org
  A school crossing sign. Photo by Ruth Hare/VTDiggerSome of Vermont’s small school districts aren’t planning to merge and have been waiting to see if the state will deem them “geographically isolated.” If granted that status, they will not lose their small school grants because they didn’t find a partner at the Act 46 dance.As of July 1, there are approximately 40 districts not yet merging that get the small school grant. Only seven of those schools will be considere
  
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• Fewer districts will be eligible for small school grants

  27-09-2017 22:38 via vtdigger.org
  A school crossing sign. Photo by Ruth Hare/VTDiggerSome of Vermont’s small school districts aren’t planning to merge and have been waiting to see if the state will deem them “geographically isolated.” If granted that status, the state will continue to provide the districts with small school grants.As of July 1, there were approximately 40 districts that had not yet merged and that until now havereceived small school grants. Only seven of those schools will be considered g
  
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• Vermont utilities warn of increase in unsafe digging, tree trimming by contractors, customers

  27-09-2017 21:32 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont utilitiesSept. 26, 2017
  Contacts:Kristin Carlson, Green Mountain Power, 802.229.8200, [email protected] Cohen, Vermont Electric Cooperative, 802.696.9036, [email protected] Richards, Washington Electric Cooperative, 802.223.5245, [email protected] Kanarick, Burlington Electric Department, 802.735.7962, [email protected] Bosma, Vermont Emergency Management, (802) 839-6717, [email protected]
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• Skinny Pancake founder Jonny Adler joins Salvation Farms board

  27-09-2017 21:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Salvation FarmsSept. 26, 2017
  Contact:Theresa SnowSalvation Farms, Executive Director802-888-4360
  [email protected]
  Salvation Farms’ Board of Directors welcomes Jonny Adler, founder and owner of the Skinny Pancake. Voted onto the board in late August, Adler shares why serving the organization appeals to him: “Salvation Farms’ mission contributes to so many important goals for our society, specifically minimizing waste, workforce development and food s
  
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• Northwest Regional Plan approved by Public Service Department

  27-09-2017 21:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northwest Regional Planning CommissionSept. 25, 2017
  Contact:Catherine DimitrukNorthwest Regional Planning Commission(802) 524-5958
  [email protected]
  www.nrpcvt.com
  On September 19th, 2017, the Northwest Regional Plan received a “determination of energy planning compliance” from the Vermont Department of Public Service. This approval from the Department of Public Service is the culmination of an over two-year planning effort by Northwest Regional Planning Comm
  
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• 2017 ‘Spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act’ awardees announced

  27-09-2017 21:23 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gov. Phil ScottMonday, September 25, 2017
  Media Contacts:Donna Curtin, Chair, GCEPD802-249-5203; [email protected]
  Hugh Bradshaw, VocRehab Vermont802-241-0319; [email protected]
  Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities Recognizes Vermont Employers
  Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced the Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) has announced the 2017 “Spirit of th
  
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• Northern Reliability relocates to larger facility as energy storage booms

  27-09-2017 21:03 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northern ReliabilitySept. 27, 2017
  Contact:Sasha DarovskikhMarketing Manager | Inside Sales Agent
  [email protected]
  www.northernreliability.com8024962942
  Company expands production capabilities in advance of energy storage technology wave
  VERMONT (27 SEPTEMBER 2017) – Northern Reliability, Inc. (NRI) today announced its plans to relocate the company’s main headquarters and production facility from its founding location in Waitsfield, Vermont to
  
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• Burlington group discusses Memorial Auditorium future

  27-09-2017 21:02 via vtdigger.org
  Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. Wikipedia photoBURLINGTON — The closing of a popular downtown event venue has prompted a Burlington neighborhood group to launch a discussion to help determine the fate of the space.
  More than 100 members of the Burlington community gathered Tuesday at City Hall to discuss the future of Memorial Auditorium at a meeting hosted by the Neighborhood Planning Assembly.
  The meeting was intended to serve as a “firewall” between highly polarized group
  
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• Sanders statement on failure of Graham-Cassidy Bill

  27-09-2017 20:58 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersSept. 26, 2017
  Contact:Sanders Press Office
  [email protected]
  WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after Senate Republicans announced there would not be a vote on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act before the Sept. 30 budget reconciliation deadline:
  “Today, the American people won a major victory. We have stopped another disastrous Republican proposal which would h
  
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• New Foodbank board member brings Southwestern Vermont voice to the table

  27-09-2017 20:50 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont FoodbankSept. 26, 2017
  Contact:Nicole Whalen, Vermont Foodbank802-505-0123
  Barre, VT – Sept. 26, 2017 – Yesterday the Vermont Foodbank’s Board of Directors unanimously voted in Liz Ruffa as a new member, to serve a three year term.
  A resident of East Dorset, Vermont, Liz Ruffa has dedicated her career to building networks that support community and economic development. She is the Executive Director of Northshire Grows Inc., a food systems network t
  
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• Norwich University proclaims October as Cybersecurity Month, joining national effort

  27-09-2017 20:47 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversitySept. 26, 2017
  Contact:Daphne Larkin 802-485-2886
  [email protected] us on Twitter @NorwichNews
  NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University, a national leader in cybersecurity and digital forensics education, has proclaimed October as cybersecurity awareness month and has joined the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NSCAM) effort as an official “Champion.” President Richard W. Schneider signed a proclamation on September 25, 2017 (pi
  
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• Vermont celebrates Adult Education and Literacy Week

  27-09-2017 20:43 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of EducationSept. 26, 2017
  Contact:Haley Jones at (802) 479-1111 or [email protected]
  Barre, VT. – The Vermont Agency of Education is pleased to announce that Governor Phil Scott has proclaimed September 24-30, 2017 as Adult Education and Literacy Week. Approximately 2,700 adult Vermonters receive adult education and literacy services each year. Adult learners build skills that make them successful in college, in obtaining and retaining jobs, as pa
  
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• SVMC announces events for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  27-09-2017 20:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterSept. 26, 2017
  Media Contact:Ashley Brenon JowettCommunications & Marketing SpecialistPhone: 802.447.5019 | Fax: 802.447.5214
  [email protected]
  Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Announces Recipe Makeover and Saturday Screening Mammography Events for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  BENNINGTON, VT—September 26, 2017—Medical studies indicate that eating healthfully helps women prevent breast cancer. It’s also
  
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• LISTEN: How Mobile Homes Fit Into Vermont's Housing Future dlvr.it/PqsN2C https://t.co/jfwwy0FLLx

  27-09-2017 20:36 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: How Mobile Homes Fit Into Vermont's Housing Future dlvr.it/PqsN2C https://t.co/jfwwy0FLLx
  
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• NSF grant funds new interdisciplinary graduate training program at UVM

  27-09-2017 20:34 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — UVMSept. 26, 2017
  Contact:Kevin Coburn, [email protected], 802-656-3166
  The University of Vermont has won a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship (NRT) Program to develop a new, potentially transformative model for graduate scholars that takes on major environmental and global health problems.
  The grant supports the Quantitative & Evolutionary STEM Training (QuEST) at UVM, which will develop predictive models for emerging i
  
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• Vermont celebrates Archives Month

  27-09-2017 20:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Secretary of State Jim CondosSeptember 26, 2017
  Contact:Eric Covey, 802-828-2148
  Between the Lines: Vermont Celebrates Archives Month
  Montpelier, VT – Secretary of State Jim Condos and State Archivist Tanya Marshall are pleased to announce “October is Vermont Archives Month” and in collaboration with the Vermont Historical Records Advisory Board, several Archives Month events and programs will be going on throughout the state. This year’s theme, &ldqu
  
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• Scott hails ‘civic engagement’ in Dover-Wardsboro merger

  27-09-2017 20:10 via vtdigger.org
  WARDSBORO – As he presided over creation of Windham County’s newest school district, Gov. Phil Scott saw an opportunity for a lesson in “civic engagement.”
  Speaking Friday to an audience of students, teachers and parents from the merging Dover and Wardsboro school districts, Scott decried the “political rhetoric and engagement we see on the national level today.”
  He also called for less contentious policy discussions in Vermont – with an implicit acknowl
  
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• Legal advocates warn against Burlington crackdown

  27-09-2017 19:23 via vtdigger.org
  A Burlington police cruiser parked along Church Street. Photo by Flickr user Richard Ellis/ yercombe.BURLINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid are warning city officials that an ordinance criminalizing civil quality of life violations could result in legal challenges.
  The City Council approved a resolution on Aug. 28 that calls on its Ordinance Committee to draft a new ordinance that “creates a criminal penalty for repeat offenders” commit
  
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• Bennington airport runway reconstruction set for spring

  27-09-2017 19:01 via vtdigger.org
  An aerial view of Bennington’s Morse State Airport. The runway will be completely reconstructed next year. VTrans photo.
  BENNINGTON — With federal funding approved, a major reconstruction of the Morse State Airport runway is scheduled to begin in the spring.
  “What I am pushing for is March; we would like to have the airport reopened by June 1,” said John Likakis, of the Bennington Airport Development Corp., the nonprofit management entity overseeing the facility.
  “A
  
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• Town police leaders outline challenges

  27-09-2017 18:49 via vtdigger.org
  Members of the Vermont Senate Government Operations Committee met Tuesday in Brandon to talk and take input from the public on the structure of law enforcement in Vermont. From left are committee members Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Addison, Sen. Brian Collamore, R-Rutland, Jeanette White, D-Windham, committee chair, Sen. Alison Clarkson, D-Windsor, and Chris Pearson, P-Chittenden. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger.
  BRANDON – A panel studying how law enforcement services are provided across the state he
  
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• Today on the program, we're looking at the role mobile homes play in Vermont's housing landscape and in expanding a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-09-2017 16:33 via twitter.com
  Today on the program, we're looking at the role mobile homes play in Vermont's housing landscape and in expanding a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• What You Get for $1.2 Million

  27-09-2017 16:01
  A Cape Cod house in Manchester, a renovated home with a guest cottage in New Orleans and a 1780 Dutch colonial on the North Shore of Long Island.
  
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• $1.2 Million Homes in Vermont, Louisiana and New York

  27-09-2017 16:01
  A Cape Cod house in Manchester, a renovated home with a guest cottage in New Orleans and a 1780 Dutch colonial on the North Shore of Long Island.
  
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• Lake Champlain beaches close

  27-09-2017 03:45 via vtdigger.org
  Vermonters eager to find refuge from the heat in Lake Champlain are finding dozens of closed beaches instead, from the Canadian border south to Addison County.In Burlington, officials have said it’s not safe to swim in Oakledge Cove, North Beach, Perkins Pier and Texaco Beach.
  Toxic algae colonies have rendered the beaches unsafe, according to state health authorities, who have warned Vermonters to avoid contact with the water and algae blooms floating on the surface.
  Cyanobacteria, also k
  
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• Woman says Norwich University sought to silence her rape allegations

  27-09-2017 03:28 via vtdigger.org
  Lauren Morrissey, left, and her attorney, Jeff Herman, are suing Norwich University. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — The woman who is suing Norwich University https://vtdigger.org/2017/09/20/former-norwich-student-sues-claiming-university-failed-protect-sexual-assault/#.WcqdG0qPJE4 said the university tried to keep her from talking about the assault while university officials were investigating her case.
  She also said that her academic advisor and the university’s Title
  
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• Tom Evslin: Does Vermont need an EB-5 special prosecutor?

  27-09-2017 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.Our brand is becoming “non-sustainable.”
  Tiny Vermont has the distinction of having the biggest EB-5 scandal in the country. EB-5 is a program that grants U.S. residency to foreigners who invest in certified job-creating projects. Jay Peak Resort was built out with EB-5 funds. The same group that developed
  
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• Schuyler Gould: Vermont Yankee proposal is weak, incomplete

  27-09-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Schuyler Gould, who is a retired building contractor and serves on the board of New England Coalition. 
  New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution is dedicated to protecting the environment from the dangers of nuclear radiation, particularly those associated with the nuclear power industry. These dangers are well-documented.
  Entergy Corp., a multi-billion dollar publicly traded corporation in charge of a fleet of 10 nuclear reactors, has proposed s
  
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• Haviland Smith: ‘Winning’ in Afghanistan?

  27-09-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Haviland Smith, of Williston, who is a retired CIA station chief who served in East and West Europe as well as the Middle East. He was chief of the counterterrorism staff and executive assistant to the CIA’s deputy director. His other writings can be seen on rural-ruminations.com.
  President Trump’s stated goal during his Aug. 21 speech in Arlington, Virginia, was “winning in Afghanistan.” The unfortunate fact is that between U.S.
  
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