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• Agency reduces refugee resettlement plans

  12-10-2017 23:55 via vtdigger.org
  Supporters of refugee resettlement at January rally in Rutland. Photo by Adam Federman/VTDiggerRUTLAND – Rutland has recently received word that the number of refugees an agency plans to resettle in the city in this fiscal year has been reduced from 100 to 75.
  The reduction follows a call by President Donald Trump late last month to cut the number of refugees admitted into the country this fiscal year to 45,000. That’s far lower than the previous fiscal year when President Barack Oba
  
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• Scott talks transportation, bipartisanship in Manchester visit

  12-10-2017 22:25 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott, right, chats with Ivan Beattie, chairman of the Manchester Selectboard, before a ribbon-cutting outside a new hotel in Manchester on Wednesday. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDiggerMANCHESTER — Gov. Phil Scott hailed two recent additions to the region’s tourism infrastructure Wednesday: a bus service enabling connections to New York and beyond, and a 97-room hotel.
  Scott had a busy day in the area, attending a double-header ribbon-cutting and later a meet-and-greet and poli
  
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• Vermont Librarian Sues Equifax Over Massive Data Breach dlvr.it/Pv8s0b https://t.co/AYjPUqTR87

  12-10-2017 22:03 via twitter.com
  
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• LISTEN: Vermont Librarian Sues Equifax Over Massive Data Breach dlvr.it/Pv8rqS https://t.co/4ejl6bnrlT

  12-10-2017 22:03 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Vermont Librarian Sues Equifax Over Massive Data Breach dlvr.it/Pv8rqS https://t.co/4ejl6bnrlT
  
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• Empty Shelves: How Vermont Food Pantries Are Coping With Increased Demand dlvr.it/Pv8hZl https://t.co/lmtpC3Jj5T

  12-10-2017 21:45 via twitter.com
  
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• Study by UVM finds broader effects of student bullying

  12-10-2017 21:00 via vtdigger.org
  University of Vermont associate professor Bernice Garnett is a public health prevention scientist. Photo courtesy of UVM
  Students who experience the triple threat of bullying, harassment and cyberbullying don’t feel safe at school, have poorer grades and are at long-term emotional risk, according to a study by researchers at the University of Vermont.
  “Students become really disengaged with their school community. They feel unsafe at school and don’t feel like their teachers tr
  
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• LISTEN: Amidst Opioid Crisis, How Do We Manage Pain? dlvr.it/Pv7vWS https://t.co/JgdTizvjhj

  12-10-2017 20:18 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Amidst Opioid Crisis, How Do We Manage Pain? dlvr.it/Pv7vWS https://t.co/JgdTizvjhj
  
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• Transcript of remarks and presentation by Gov. Phil Scott at Promises Made, Promises Kept Conference

  12-10-2017 19:46 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of the GovernorWednesday, October 11, 2017
  Contact:Rebecca Kelley, Office of the [email protected](802) 828-6403
  [email protected]
  Governor Calls for “Sense of Urgency” for Expanding Vermont’s Workforce
  Montpelier, Vt. – On Tuesday, October 10, Governor Phil Scott addressed attendees at the Promises Made, Promises Kept Conference, hosted by the Vermont Business Roundtable and Champlain College’s Center for Financ
  
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• ECFiber celebrates connecting its 2,000th customer

  12-10-2017 19:37 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — ECFiberOct. 11, 2017
  Contact:Irv Thomae, District Chair415 Waterman Road, Royalton VT 05068Office: (802) 763-2262Email: [email protected]
  Royalton, Vermont – October 11, 2017
  When local residents began planning to build their own high-speed fiber-optic network back in 2007, few expected them to be able to surmount the many challenges facing a high-tech start-up.
  As of October 2017, the East Central Vermont Telecommunications District (ECFiber) has built over 420 miles
  
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• Vermont PBS premieres ‘Saving Our Waters’

  12-10-2017 19:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont PBSOct. 11, 2017
  Contact:Julia Andrews, Vermont PBS
  [email protected] / 802.655.4891
  www.vermontpbs.org
  Documentary Series Takes on Health of Lake Champlain Basin
  Colchester, Vt. – October 11, 2017 – Saving Our Waters, a three-part documentary on the health and vibrancy of the Lake Champlain basin, premieres online and on Vermont PBS Thursday, October 19 at 8 pm. Featuring interviews with scientists, citizens, farmers, business owners, and dozens of
  
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• Barton-based Green State Biochar wins DRM startup company prize

  12-10-2017 19:24 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Downs Rachlin MartinOct.11, 2017
  Contact:Joseph L. Choquette III, External Affairs Manager, 802-225-5510
  (Burlington, Vt.) Business owners Roger and Donna Pion and their startup company Green State Biochar are the winners of $10,000 in legal services from the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. The winner was chosen from an impressive list of applicants from across New England.
  “This is an environmentally oriented business that shows grea
  
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• Vermont businesses generate over $1.8M in total sales at the Big E

  12-10-2017 18:23 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & MarketsOct. 11, 2017
  Contact:Trevor AudetVermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets802-522-4725
  www.Agriculture.Vermont.Gov
  The numbers are in and it was another successful year for Vermont businesses at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts! In 2017, the Vermont Building earned $1,804,066 in gross sales. On Vermont Day, Saturday September 23, The Big E broke a single-day attendance record attracting
  
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• Age Well integrates Servtracker meal delivery software

  12-10-2017 18:01 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Age WellOct. 11, 2017
  Contact:Sara WoolDirector of Development & CommunicationsAge Well (formerly the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging)802-662-5229
  [email protected]
  September 27, 2017 (Essex Junction, VT) — Age Well has recently completed an extensive search for a platform to support their Meals on Wheels and Community Meals programs. The nonprofit has chosen Accessible Solution’s software ServTracker. This comprehensive system will enable Age Well, the la
  
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• Rural Vermont hosts 32nd Annual Meeting & Celebration

  12-10-2017 17:58 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rural VermontOctober 10, 2017
  Contact:Shelby Girard, [email protected], (802) 223-7222
  Rural Vermont hosts its 2017 Annual Meeting & Celebration on Tuesday, October 24th from 6-9 pm at the Tunbridge Town Hall, located at 227 VT Rte 110. Join friends and neighbors for a potluck supper, board elections, and raffles featuring goodies from Johnny’s Seeds, Upper Pass Brewery, and area farmers. The event will include plenty of social time. Plus it’s family-fr
  
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• After delay, fall foliage colors emerge in Vermont

  12-10-2017 17:55 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of Tourism and MarketingOct. 11, 2017
  Contact:Philip Tortora, Communications DirectorVermont Department of Tourism and Marketing(802) 522-7323; [email protected]
  MONTPELIER, Vt. – After a lengthy warm spell which left Vermont experiencing well above-average temperatures for multiple stretches over the past month – including a record heat wave in late September – recent cooler temperatures mixed with periods of rain have helped tr
  
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• National Book Award shortlist includes VCFA alumna, former faculty member

  12-10-2017 17:34 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont College of Fine ArtsOct. 11, 2017
  Contact:Tim Simard
  [email protected]
  vcfa.edu
  Montpelier, Vt.—Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) alumna Ibi Zoboi (’14) and her former faculty member Rita Williams-Garcia have both made the five-member shortlist for the 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. This is the first time a VCFA alumna and her former professor have been named finalists for the prestigious award in the same ye
  
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• Phoenix Books presents ‘Unshackling America’ with author Willard Sterne Randall

  12-10-2017 17:27 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Phoenix BooksOct. 11, 2017
  Contact:Kristen EatonPhoenix Books802.872.7111 (p)802.872.7112 (f)
  [email protected]
  www.phoenixbooks.biz
  Burlington, Vermont – October 11, 2017: On Thursday, November 2nd at 7pm, Phoenix Books Burlington will host Willard Sterne Randall for a fresh retelling of the Revolution that counteracts the American mythology of a swift, straightforward victory over England.
  Unshackling America challenges the persistent fallacy that Americans fo
  
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• Vermont Agency of Education hires new Career Pathways coordinator

  12-10-2017 17:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of EducationOctober 12, 2017
  Contact:Haley Jones, [email protected]
  Barre, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) are pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Oscar Aliaga as Vermont’s first ever State Career Pathways Coordinator. This position will help align Career Technical Educational (CTE) program offerings to the skill needs of key industries in Vermont’s economy, thereby ensuring students can access the
  
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• Our guest for today's discussion is Dr. Carlos Pino, medical director of the Center for Pain Medicine at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-10-2017 16:31 via twitter.com
  Our guest for today's discussion is Dr. Carlos Pino, medical director of the Center for Pain Medicine at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Fertility specialist sues DHMC for wrongful employment termination

  12-10-2017 15:57 via vtdigger.org
  (This story by Nora Doyle-Burr was published in the Valley News on Oct. 12, 2017.)
  LEBANON — A former infertility specialist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock is alleging that the hospital system wrongfully terminated her employment earlier this year, as a result of her disability and her blowing the whistle on “questionable medical practices” in D-H’s Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility program, which closed in May.
  Main entrance of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Mark W
  
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• We're talking today about pain management. Do you have questions, comments or personal experiences to share? dlvr.it/PtxGKj

  12-10-2017 15:31 via twitter.com
  We're talking today about pain management. Do you have questions, comments or personal experiences to share? dlvr.it/PtxGKj
  
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• Agency says legal issue holding up details of airport project

  12-10-2017 02:06 via vtdigger.org
  William H. Morse State Airport in Bennington County. Vermont Agency of Transportation photo
  BENNINGTON — The release of scheduling details for a planned $4 million reconstruction of the William H. Morse State Airport runway has been delayed by a right-of-way issue, a state Agency of Transportation official said Wednesday.
  Responding to criticism from airport officials and businesses based at the Bennington airport about a lack of information, Trini Brassard, acting Aviation Division progra
  
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• Fired administrator alleges retaliation in suit against Rutland Town

  12-10-2017 01:27 via vtdigger.org
  The Rutland Town Selectboard. From left: Chris Kiefer-Cioffi, Joseph Denardo, Chairman Josh Terenzini, Mary Ashcroft and John Paul Faignant. File photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger
  RUTLAND TOWN — The fired administrator in Rutland Town has sued the municipality, alleging the Selectboard’s decision to terminate him was an act of retaliation and violated the town’s personnel policies.
  Joseph Zingale, who worked for the town for more than three decades before he was axed, is seeking
  
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• Nevin Zablotsky: 21 reasons to pass Tobacco 21

  12-10-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Nevin Zablotsky, DMD, a periodontist who practices in South Burlington.
  After decades of scientific research, numerous U.S. surgeon general’s reports, dedicated health advocates, and effective legal teams, there is finally a consensus in this country that the use of tobacco products is harmful to one’s health. Even Big Tobacco now admits that the use of its products can kill you.
  Despite this fact, most states, including Vermont, still belie
  
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• Tom Evslin: Fear leads to fascism

  12-10-2017 01:00 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.In an emergency, we’re used to giving up some liberties. If you’re in a fire, you do what the firemen say. In general, we obey police orders. A city can impose a curfew to protect lives and property. A mandatory evacuation order can be given. In an extreme, martial law can be declared and most civil liberti
  
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• John Freitag: A day to honor John Brown is a mistake

  12-10-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Freitag, who is currently serving as chair of the Strafford Selectboard and moderator of the Universalist Society of Strafford. As a young man in the 1960s he was involved in the civil rights movement.
  Perhaps it is because I recently finished reading “My Life, My Love, My Legacy,” the deeply moving autobiography of Coretta Scott King detailing her lifelong non-violent struggle against racism and injustice — a life that included c
  
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• Court weighs whether doubled cost for pipeline merits new review

  12-10-2017 00:15 via vtdigger.org
  The Vermont Gas Systems headquarters in South Burlington. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
  A doubled cost is not a substantial change — at least not in the context of state approval for utility projects, Vermont Gas argued before the Vermont Supreme Court on Wednesday.The natural gas company appeared before the court to defend against Conservation Law Foundation’s attempts to re-litigate the pipeline’s 2013 Certificate of Public Good. In issuing the permit, regulators found the
  
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