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• Village Vitality: How Vermont's Downtowns Are Changing To Serve Their Communities dlvr.it/Q0K12N https://t.co/gkf6RylxqQ

  10-11-2017 23:20 via twitter.com
  
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• BT finalists scramble to strike deal, former bidders wait

  10-11-2017 21:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s Note: This story will be updated after proposal details are released this evening.BURLINGTON — City Councilors are hotly awaiting a proposal Friday that could prove to be pivotal in the quest to sell Burlington Telecom.
  A joint proposal to buy Burlington Telecom is expected late Friday between Canadian telecom company Ting and the local co-op Keep Burlington Telecom Local. The two bidders have been scrambling this past week to come up with a proposal after the Burlington Cit
  
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• BT finalists fail to strike deal, former bidders in play

  10-11-2017 21:55 via vtdigger.org
  BURLINGTON — Burlington City Councilors will open the bidding up to all four final bidders for the rights to purchase Burlington Telecom after a hotly awaited proposal failed to materialize Friday.A joint deal to buy Burlington Telecom between Canadian telecom company Ting and the local co-op Keep Burlington Telecom Local could not be reached. The two bidders had been scrambling this past week to come up with a proposal after the Burlington City Council failed to decide between the two dur
  
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• Pownal volunteers combat roadside dumping

  10-11-2017 20:18 via vtdigger.org
  About three dozen volunteers recently helped clean up close to 3 tons of refuse from an infamous roadside dumping site in North Pownal. Organizers now hope to install surveillance cameras and take other steps to combat a problem many Vermont towns face. Photo courtesy of Carl VillanuevaPOWNAL — A brigade of volunteers has once again carted away a mound of bulky, nasty refuse from Pownal’s infamous Indian Massacre Road dumping site.
  The difference this time, organizers say, is that th
  
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• LISTEN: Rep. Welch On GOP Tax Plan, Obamacare And North Korea dlvr.it/Q0HjVx https://t.co/t1wDe8cvt4

  10-11-2017 20:06 via twitter.com
  
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• State seeks firm to redact EB-5 documents

  10-11-2017 20:03 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Peter Shumlin, Jay Peak CEO Bill Stenger, Ariel Quiros, the owner of Jay Peak, and his son Ary Quiros at a ribbon cutting. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDiggerThe state of Vermont is seeking a company to redact personal identifying information from hundreds of thousands of documents in its EB-5 investor fraud case against Jay Peak developers before releasing them to the public.
  The state Department of Financial of Regulation posted online this week a Request for Proposals for a company to go
  
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• Patients scramble after addiction doc surrenders license

  10-11-2017 19:42 via vtdigger.org
  MORRISVILLE — Caitlin Salem, a 31-year-old mother in recovery from opiate addiction, got a nasty surprise when she went to see her substance abuse counselor last week.
  The counselor informed her that Dr. Paul Bertocci, who has treated her addiction for close to two years, surrendered his medical license following what appears to be an investigation by the Board of Medical Practice.
  As a result, Salem was not able to get her buprenorphine that day. She was told Treatment Associates, Inc., w
  
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• Senate confirms new top federal prosecutor

  10-11-2017 19:12 via vtdigger.org
  U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont Christina Nolan. Courtesy photoWASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously confirmed Christina Nolan to be the top federal prosecutor in Vermont Thursday evening.
  Nolan was confirmed by the Senate by a voice vote along with a dozen other U.S. attorney nominees for districts around the country.
  President Donald Trump nominated Nolan for the post in September, after she was recommended for the job by Gov. Phil Scott and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
  The Senate J
  
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• LISTEN NOW: Rep. @PeterWelch talks with @VPRKinzel on Vermont Edition. https://t.co/lZhx0GQhxJ

  10-11-2017 18:03 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN NOW: Rep. @PeterWelch talks with @VPRKinzel on Vermont Edition. https://t.co/lZhx0GQhxJ
  
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• YWP: ‘Math’

  10-11-2017 17:45 via vtdigger.org
  Young Writers Project, an independent nonprofit based in Burlington, engages young people to write and use digital media to express themselves with clarity and power, and to gain confidence and skills for school, the workplace and life.Check out the most recent issue of The Voice, Young Writers Project’s monthly digital magazine. Click here.Each week, VTDigger features a writing submission – an essay, poem, fiction or nonfiction – accompanied by a photo or illustration from Yo
  
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• SCOV Law: Vermont’s ancient roads laws

  10-11-2017 17:30 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. 
  Granville v. Loprete, 2017 VT 101
  Creative Commons photo by walknboston via FlickrAncient roads can haunt you.
  The Town of Granville put together an Ancient Roads Committee and a process for identifying said ye olde wagon-paths. In 2009, the committee made some recommendations and added roads to the town highway map after notice and several public hearings. (There’s an Ancient Roads Act that
  
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• It's a #vtpoli day with @VPRKinzel on @vermontedition: today we're talking #TaxReform, #Healthcare & #NorthKorea w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  10-11-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  It's a #vtpoli day with @VPRKinzelon @vermontedition: today we're talking #TaxReform, #Healthcare & #NorthKorea w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Independent insurance agents’ impact on Vermont economy exceeds $61 million

  10-11-2017 15:55 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Insurance Agents AssociationNov. 9, 2017
  Contact:Mary EversoleExecutive DirectorVermont Insurance Agents Association802.229.5884
  Agencies Employ 848 Vermonters and are Extremely Philanthropic
  WILLISTON, VT (November 9, 2017) – The impact on Vermont’s economy by the state’s independent insurance agencies is estimated to be in excess of $61 million.
  That’s just one significant result of a study commissioned in May by the Vermont Insurance Agents
  
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• AARP Vermont and U.S. Postal Inspection Service team up for ‘Operation Protect Veterans’

  10-11-2017 15:50 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — AARP VermontNov. 8, 2017
  Contact:David RevilleCommunications Director802-951-1303
  New Research Finds Military Veterans Victimized by Scams Twice as Often as Nonveterans
  WASHINGTON, D.C. – AARP Vermont today announced that it is joining forces with the AARP Fraud Watch Network and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for Operation Protect Veterans — a campaign to warn those who have served in the military about scams and fraud schemes that target veterans. The major
  
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• Leahy’s bulletproof vest program awards grants to 34 Vermont communities

  10-11-2017 15:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyNov. 8, 2017
  Press Contact:David Carle(202) 224-3693
  To Help Equip Law Enforcement Officers With 280 More Lifesaving Vests
  (WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2017) — Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Wednesday announced that 34 Vermont law enforcement agencies will receive federal funding to help purchase a total of 280 lifesaving protective vests. The FY 2017 funding, administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, is made possible under the Leahy-authored Bulletproof
  
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• Green Mountain Power & SunCommon organize first community solar array for low-income Vermonters

  10-11-2017 15:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain PowerNovember 8, 2017
  Contact:Kristin Carlson, Green Mountain Power 802-229-8200Clary Franko, SunCommon, 802-798-2651
  COLCHESTER, VT – Green Mountain Power and SunCommon today announced a partnership to build a rooftop solar array at Green Mountain Power’s Middlebury Service Center, and make it available to low income customers. The 325-panel project will serve about 35 residential customers, with priority given to local Middlebury residents.
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• 2017 Audi FIS Ski World Cup gives students an edge with real world resort and hospitality learning opportunities

  10-11-2017 15:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain CollegeNov. 8, 2017
  Contact:Caroline Legg
  [email protected]
  Meet the Green Mountain College Killington School of Resort Management Students on November 25-26, 2017 at Killington Resort
  Killington, Vermont – November 8, 2017
  Who: More than 30,000 people, including 90 professional athletes from 20 different countries, are expected to flock to Killington Resort in Vermont for the 2017 Audi FIS Ski World Cup, November 25-26 – and the st
  
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• Rutland County Republicans honoring Sen. Kevin Mullin

  10-11-2017 15:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rutland County RepublicansNov. 8, 2017
  Contact:Rutland County Republicans
  [email protected]
  To honor Senator Kevin Mullin’s eighteen year legislative career the Rutland County Republicans are hosting an event to highlight his legislative service on Thursday, November 16 at 7 pm at Rutland Area Christian School, 112 Lincoln Avenue in Rutland.
  Senator Mullin was recently appointed by Governor Scott to lead the Green Mountain Care Board, the state’s health care r
  
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• Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition, others host Vermont Energy and Climate Summit

  10-11-2017 15:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Mayor Miro WeinbergerNovember 8, 2017
  Contact:Katie Vane802.734.0617
  Mayor Weinberger, Governor Scott, Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition, Energy Action Network Host Vermont Energy and Climate Summit
  Review Coalition Progress; Assess Where Vermont Stands on 2025 Energy and Climate Goals; Share Climate Action Pledges; Encourage Members to Use Online Climate Pledge Tracker to Record Pledges to Reduce Carbon Emissions
  Burlington, VT – Today Mayor Miro Weinberger, Governor P
  
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• Today at noon: We'll talk live with Rep. @PeterWelch about taxes, health care and more. What questions/comments do… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  10-11-2017 15:22 via twitter.com
  Today at noon: We'll talk live with Rep. @PeterWelch about taxes, health care and more. What questions/comments do… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Bill McKibben to speak on his new book at Phoenix Books Burlington

  10-11-2017 15:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Phoenix BooksNov. 9, 2017
  Contact:Kristen EatonPhoenix Books802.872.7111 (p)802.872.7112 (f)
  [email protected]
  www.phoenixbooks.biz
  Burlington, Vermont – November 8, 2017: On Wednesday, November 29th at 7pm, Phoenix Books Burlington will host Bill McKibben for a talk on his new book and debut novel. Radio Free Vermont follows a band of Vermont patriots who decide that our state might be better off as its own republic.
  About Radio Free Vermont: As the host of Rad
  
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• Sanders’ office organizes ‘Vermont Day’ at Boston’s Kennedy Institute

  10-11-2017 15:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersNov. 8, 2017
  Contact:Dan McLean, 802-862-6695
  BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 8 – More than 100 students from four Vermont high schools traveled to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on Wednesday as part of the first “Vermont Day” to learn about democracy, civic discourse and the legislative process.
  The trip, organized by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), enabled Vermont students to travel to the Kennedy Institute, which
  
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• Vermont Fish & Wildlife conserves unique shoreline along Sunset Lake in Rutland County

  10-11-2017 15:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Fish & Wildlife DepartmentNovember 7, 2017
  Media Contacts:Jane Lazorchak, 802-505-0561; John Austin 802-371-9895
  Property Will be Added to Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area in Benson
  BENSON, Vt. – The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has added nearly 50 acres of lakeshore property to the Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area in Benson, Vermont. The property was conserved in part using funds from the Habitat Stamp program, a voluntary donation to habit
  
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• Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf needs turkeys

  10-11-2017 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Chittenden Emergency Food ShelfNov. 9, 2017
  Media Contact:Anna McMahon,Community Engagement ManagerChittenden Emergency Food Shelf(802) 658-7939 ext. 32
  [email protected]
  www.feedingchittenden.org
  Burlington, VT—It is just two weeks from Thanksgiving and the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf is 3,000 turkeys short of their goal. The Food Shelf is asking community members to collect turkeys for the next two weeks, as well as monetary donations which will be used to purch
  
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• Kelly Brush Foundation announces adaptive sports grant awards

  10-11-2017 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Kelly Brush FoundationNov. 9, 2017
  Contact:Zeke Davisson, 802-846-5298 or [email protected]
  MORE THAN 100 AWARDS IN 38 STATES FOR EQUIPMENT TO BETTER LIVES OF THOSE WITH PARALYSIS
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (Nov. 9, 2017)—The Kelly Brush Foundation has awarded 112 grants for adaptive sports equipment totaling $244,287 in support of the foundation’s mission to empower people with paralysis to live active and engaged lives, Executive Director Zeke Davisson, announ
  
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• Vermont Democrats cheer on national party, bash Trump at annual fundraiser

  10-11-2017 14:31 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., speaks at the annual Vermont Democrats fundraiser in Burlington. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerAt the Vermont Democrats annual fundraiser, speakers bashed President Donald Trump, cheered on recent democratic victories in Virginia, New Jersey, and elsewhere and articulated a vision for a party that was reeling after Trump’s victory nearly a year ago to the day.
  The three members of Vermont’s congressional delegation spoke to the crowd of roughly 500 democr
  
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• State of Vermont faces $45 million budget gap

  10-11-2017 11:45 via vtdigger.org
  Commissioner of Finance and Management Adam Greshin. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerThe ongoing saga of budget cuts will continue into fiscal year 2019, a Scott administration officials says.Adam Greshin, the commissioner of the Department of Finance and Management, told lawmakers Thursday that the state will likely face a $45 million gap between state revenues and expenditures in the coming budget cycle.In the first round of budgeting, Greshin has asked departments and agencies to level fund
  
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• Maximus Foundation awards grant to NorthWest Family Foods

  10-11-2017 05:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — CVOEONovember 9, 2017
  Contact:Robert Ostermeyer, [email protected]; 802-527-7392
  St. Albans, VT – Maximus Foundation has awarded a $2500 grant to NorthWest Family Foods (NWFF) food shelf, a program of Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO). In 2017, more than 6,000 visited NorthWest Family Foods, including single mothers, the elderly, veterans, underemployed and unemployed, disabled, refugees and Native Americans. Food shelf staff and volunteers di
  
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• Anthem incident has UVM officials calling for civility

  10-11-2017 02:20 via vtdigger.org
  University of Vermont President Tom Sullivan. File photo by John Herrick/VTDigger
  University of Vermont officials are promising respect for free speech after members of a visiting basketball team were jeered by some fans when they knelt as the national anthem was played before a recent game.
  “Going forward, it is my sincere hope and expectation that the behavior in Patrick Gym, and at all university events, will be grounded always in the respect and civility for which our athletic program
  
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• The Deeper Dig: Burlington Telecom’s fiber fight

  10-11-2017 01:30 via vtdigger.org
  Andy Montroll, left, the treasurer for Keep Burlington Telecom Local, and Monica Webb, Ting’s director for government affairs, speak to Burlington city councilors about coming up with a combined proposal for purchasing Burlington Telecom. File photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger
  Earlier this week, the Burlington City Council asked the final two Burlington Telecom bidders to combine their plans to take over the city’s fiber network.
  Representatives for the for-profit company Ting and t
  
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• Vermont attorney confirmed to key federal labor position

  10-11-2017 01:22 via vtdigger.org
  WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed a Vermont-based attorney to a key position on the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday.
  Peter Robb will be the general counsel of the board, an independent federal agency that oversees disputes between unions and management. His nomination was approved on a party-line vote of 49-46.
  Both Vermont senators voted against Robb, a Brattleboro resident who has been a director at the firm Downs Rachlin Martin since 1995.
  The general counsel is a key but in
  
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• Paul Marangelo: Nature’s Kodak moment

  10-11-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Paul Marangelo, a conservation ecologist with The Nature Conservancy in Vermont. He will be speaking at the Nov. 14 forum “Protecting Land and Wildlife In a Changing Climate: Strategies for the Upper Valley,” at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
  “You can’t get there from here,” is an old Vermont idiom that reflects the challenges of our mountainous topography. However, crisis result when the folk
  
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• Tom Evslin: Legislature must understand EB-5 disaster

  10-11-2017 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.If we don’t know what went wrong within state government, how do we know it won’t happen again?
  The EB-5 program promises U.S. green cards to foreign investors who put $500,000 to work to create private sector jobs. In Vermont the state Agency of Commerce and Community Development was responsible for both p
  
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• James Ehlers: One way to thank a veteran

  10-11-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by James Ehlers, a U.S. Navy veteran who is a Democratic candidate for Vermont governor and the executive director of Lake Champlain International.
  Friends and neighbors, on this Veterans Day, while I greatly appreciate the emails, texts and messages thanking me for my service, please know that my sacrifices were few in comparison to many with whom I served. In fact, the gifts I have received in the form of the lifelong fellowship of my brothers- and siste
  
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• Another Vermonter dies after time in PA prison

  10-11-2017 00:54 via vtdigger.org
  An inmate walks through the grounds of the state prison at Camp Hill, Pa. File photo by Jasper Craven/VTDiggerA second Vermont inmate who was housed at a state prison in Pennsylvania has died after “not getting much treatment” for his cancer, according to a prisoners’ rights advocate.
  Vermont Deputy Corrections Commissioner Mike Touchette confirmed Thursday that Timothy Adams, 59, of East Fairfield, died at Vermont’s Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield on
  
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