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• Iconic Montpelier retailer Onion River Sports to close

  27-11-2017 22:51 via vtdigger.org
  Onion River Sports in Montpelier. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDiggerMontpelier’s iconic bike and ski shop Onion River Sports and a sister store, The Shoe Horn, which sells apparel and footwear, will close over the next few weeks.Andrew Brewer, the owner of the two Langdon Street businesses, made the announcement Monday. Onion River Sports has been a fixture in downtown Montpelier since 1974.In a post on Facebook, Brewer said it was with a “heavy heart” that he announced the decisi
  
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• Federal court sends Fell death penalty case back to Vermont

  27-11-2017 22:39 via vtdigger.org
  RUTLAND — A U.S. appeals court is seeking more information from a federal judge in Vermont before ruling on a question of evidence in the death penalty case against Donald Fell.
  Fell is awaiting a retrial in the abduction and beating death of a North Clarendon woman.
  Proceedings in federal court in Vermont had been put on hold pending a decision by the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on whether statements by a co-defendant could be admitted as evidence. That co-defendant, Robert Lee, has
  
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• Bennington energy plan moves ahead despite developer’s warnings

  27-11-2017 21:12 via vtdigger.org
  A commercial solar array off Route 7 just south of downtown Bennington. A draft of the proposed town energy plan is before the Selectboard for review. It could become the first of its kind to be approved statewide. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDigger
  BENNINGTON — Despite objections from a solar developer proposing two controversial local projects, Bennington’s draft energy plan has cleared its first approval hurdle and will soon be reviewed by the Selectboard.
  The plan, proposed as a 28-p
  
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• David Mallett with The Sky Blue Boys to perform a ‘Celebration Concert’ on Dec. 9 in Montpelier

  27-11-2017 20:26 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Montpelier BridgeNov. 27, 2017
  Contact:Nat Frothingham
  [email protected] Bridge(802) 223-5112
  Singer-Songwriter David Mallett with The Sky Blue Boys to Perform a “Celebration Concert” on December 9 at the Montpelier Unitarian Church
  Singer and songwriter David Mallett along with Mike Burd and special guests The Sky Blue Boys with Banjo Dan and Will Lindner will be performing a special concert of celebration on Saturday evening, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. a
  
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  27-11-2017 20:04 via twitter.com
  
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• Who Gets To Call Themselves A 'Vermonter'? dlvr.it/Q37zpM https://t.co/3L40WC5y2Y

  27-11-2017 19:52 via twitter.com
  
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• Volunteers reopen trails at former Dutch Hill Ski Area

  27-11-2017 19:52 via vtdigger.org
  Volunteers with the Dutch Hill Alliance of Skiers and Hikers pose at the former Dutch Hill Ski Area in Readsboro during a trail-clearing work session. Photo courtesy of Tiger Waterman
  READSBORO — All they need now is some snow, which shouldn’t be a problem in this southern Vermont hill town.
  Volunteers with the Dutch Hill Alliance of Skiers and Hikers have cleared some of the overgrown trails of the former downhill ski area off Route 100, carving out a winter recreation site for back
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: Women’s Ski World Cup returns to Killington

  27-11-2017 19:12 via vtdigger.org
  People from near and far traveled to Killington Ski Resort to see 90 athletes from 20 countries compete over two days of Audi FIS Women’s Ski World Cup racing this weekend.
  Killington officials estimated the crowd Saturday at 18,000 people — the largest ever for a World Cup event.
  American Mikaela Shiffrin, who skied at Vermont’s Burke Mountain Academy, won the slalom competition Sunday.
  Photographer Bob LoCicero was there to capture the events, the awards and the ene
  
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• 8th annual River of Light Parade brings ‘Ripples and Rhythms’ to downtown Waterbury

  27-11-2017 16:54 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — River of LightNov. 25, 2017
  Contact:MK Monley
  [email protected]
  8th annual River of Light Parade brings ‘Ripples and Rhythms’ to downtownWaterbury, Saturday, Dec. 2
  WATERBURY (Nov. 25, 2017)—Early-evening darkness next Saturday will give way to the glowing sights and festive sounds of the 8th annual River of Light Parade in downtown Waterbury.
  This free community event grows bigger every year as the parade draws from Waterbury and surrounding towns with peop
  
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• Vermont Tech achieves 98% placement rate

  27-11-2017 16:49 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Technical CollegeNov. 20, 2017
  Contact:Amanda ChaulkVermont Tech802-728-1732
  [email protected]
  www.vtc.edu
  Vermont – Vermont Tech is proud to announce that the graduating class of 2017 achieved a 98% placement rate, meaning they are either employed or continuing their education after completing their certificate or degree. A remarkable statistic for the 2017 class is that 99% of employed graduates are working in their field of study.
  Vermont Tech’s year
  
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• Netflix to release VCFA alumnus Josh Koury’s ‘Voyeur’ documentary in December

  27-11-2017 16:46 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — VCFANov. 27, 2017
  Contact:Tim Simard
  [email protected]
  vcfa.edu
  Montpelier, Vt.—Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) alumnus Josh Koury’s (’15) new documentary feature, “Voyeur,” will debut on Netflix on Dec. 1, 2017. The Netflix Original Documentary follows modern journalism legend Gay Talese as he prepares to publish his controversial creative nonfiction book, “Voyeur’s Motel.”
  Koury, who co-directed “Voyeu
  
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• Brattleboro schools feeling effects of opioid crisis

  27-11-2017 16:25 via vtdigger.org
  The front entrance at Academy School, a Brattleboro elementary school. File photo by Randolph T. Holhut/The Commons(This story by Chris Mays was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Nov. 27, 2017.)
  BRATTLEBORO — School administrators are seeing the effects of the opioid crisis up close and personal.
  “Clearly, the system is broken,” Academy School Principal Andy Paciulli told the Brattleboro Town School Board at a meeting earlier this month after describing a week of disturb
  
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  27-11-2017 15:32 via twitter.com
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  27-11-2017 14:52 via twitter.com
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• Panel fails to break deadlock over private schools’ public funding

  27-11-2017 01:20 via vtdigger.org
  Nicole Mace is executive director of the Vermont School Boards Association. File photo by Tiffany Danitz Pache/VTDigger
  A panel with representatives of public and private schools has been unable to iron out differences over special education and financial accountability for independent schools in advance of a legislative deadline.
  In fact, the gulf between public and private school interests hasn’t changed since the study committee’s first meeting in May. It will miss a Dec. 1 deadli
  
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• World Cup ski racing draws record crowd as Shiffrin wins again

  27-11-2017 01:18 via vtdigger.org
  Fans of Norwegian racer Nina Loeseth cheer her on during her first-round run. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
  KILLINGTON — Johan Jonsson held a bright blue and yellow flag of his native Sweden high and let it sway in the breeze. Jane Aiken carried a dark banner emblazoned with the name of her homeland, New Zealand.
  And Ben Knoll, a Connecticut resident with a second home in Plymouth, had a small American flag on a short stick affixed to the top of his hat.
  Around his neck dangled his most r
  
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• Alexander Friend: Burlington Telecom and local control

  27-11-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by by Alexander Friend, of Burlington, a volunteer with Keep BT Local who works at UVM and is a member of the Burlington Planning Commission. The views expressed are his own.
  The situation with Burlington Telecom could not be more stark. On the one hand, we have the mayor and some city councilors backing the nominally cautious approach of selling our internet utility to a private company in exchange for modest returns and near-term stability. On the other
  
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• Jules Rabin: Good folks right here

  27-11-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jules Rabin, who came to Vermont in 1968 to teach at Goddard College and 10 years later shifted to baking bread in a wood-fired oven. He lives in Plainfield.A few nights ago, on my way from Marshfield to Montpelier, I got a flat tire coming up Route 2 towards East Montpelier, on that last hill travelling west from Plainfield. It was a cold night, dark and wet. The road narrows and twists as you come up that rise into East Montpelier, squeezed in between
  
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• Jay Eshelman:Truth in education finance advertising

  27-11-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jay Eshelman, of Westminster, who is a business owner and a former Work Force Investment Board and River Valley Technical Center board member.
  It’s difficult enough to understand the nuance of Vermont’s education spending.
  With regard to the recent threat of litigation against the Agency of Education for noncompliance, several points come to mind indicating less than sufficient business management practices in the AOE as it claims insufficie
  
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• Land access seen as key to boosting recreation economy

  27-11-2017 00:20 via vtdigger.org
  A mountain biker rides on the Kingdom Trails network. Courtesy photo
  Editor’s note: This story by Jared Pendak was published by the Valley News on Nov. 22, 2017.
  Outdoor recreation activities are a big part of life in Vermont, generating $5.5 billion in annual economic impact and 51,000 total jobs, according to the state’s Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.
  Now a new group that has been looking at ways to make those numbers even stronger is preparing to deliver its findings
  
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