Vermont news

• State fines fuel dealer for burning excess oil

  27-12-2017 23:58 via vtdigger.org
  The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has fined Rowley Fuels of Milton more than $18,600 for illegally cutting open fuel oil storage tanks and lighting the fuel on fire. The state said the fuel dealer’s actions violated multiple hazardous waste management and air quality regulations.
  In a news release Tuesday, the agency said that in March 2015 it received a complaint of black smoke coming from a facility owned by the company. Agency personnel and Milton police officers went to the scene
  
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• Prosecutor’s parents face charges in Nebraska marijuana bust

  27-12-2017 22:56 via vtdigger.org
  Chittenden County Deputy State’s Attorney Justin Jiron. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — The Chittenden County state’s attorney is sticking up for one of her deputies whose parents are charged with trying to bring about 60 pounds of marijuana through Nebraska to Boston and eventually Vermont.
  Sheriff’s deputies in Nebraska said they pulled over Patrick Jiron, 80, and Barbara Jiron, 70, of Clearlake Oaks, California, on a traffic violation Dec. 19 and c
  
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• Vermont officials warn of dangerous sub-zero cold

  27-12-2017 20:36 via vtdigger.org
  State agencies are warning Vermonters of extreme cold conditions over the next several days.
  A joint statement from the Department of Health and Vermont Emergency Management warned the public that the very low temperatures could pose health and safety risks.
  Wind chills are predicted to be between 20 and 30 degrees below zero in some regions, according to the release.
  “Hypothermia, frostbite, and other hazards are a concern in these conditions and precautions are advised to ensure the safe
  
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• Brock to fill vacant Franklin County Senate seat

  27-12-2017 20:04 via vtdigger.org
  Randy Brock. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerFormer state auditor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock will return to Montpelier as a state senator when the legislative session begins next week.
  Gov. Phil Scott announced Wednesday that Brock was his pick to fill a vacated seat representing Franklin County.
  Dustin Degree, who previously held the seat, left in November to take a job as special assistant to the governor.
  Brock, a Swanton resident of three decades, served as Vermo
  
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• Girls on the Run Vermont seeks volunteers to help lead program

  27-12-2017 19:53 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Girls on the RunDec. 21, 2017
  Contact:802-871-5664
  [email protected]
  www.gotrvt.org/coaching
  Girls on the Run Vermont Raises the Bar in Girl Empowerment and Seeks Volunteers to Help Lead Program
  BRATTLEBORO, VT — December 21, 2017
  Girls on the Run Vermont (GOTRVT) is widely known throughout the state for its physical activity-based, positive youth development program designed to empower local girls in 3rd through 8th grade. A recent independent study conduc
  
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• Burlington Clerk-Treasurer’s Office addresses questions about prepayment of 2018 property taxes

  27-12-2017 19:50 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of Mayor Miro WeinbergerDecember 26, 2017
  Contact:Brian Lowe, Mayor’s Office, 802-735-3983
  Many Burlington property owners have been calling the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office asking whether or not they can pre-pay their 2018 property taxes. The City of Burlington will accept pre-payment of property taxes for fiscal year 2018 only—that is, those property taxes for which property taxpayers have already been billed. The City’s fiscal year 2018 runs fro
  
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• Goal met in weeklong matching gift campaign to help Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf

  27-12-2017 19:46 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Chittenden Emergency Food ShelfDecember 26, 2017
  Media Contact:Kelly Saunders, CEFS Development Director802-658-7939 ext. 31
  [email protected]
  www.feedingchittenden.org
  Don Sinex, Managing Partner at Devonwood Investors, LLC212-203-2018
  [email protected]
  Burlington, VT – The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf (CEFS) is proud to announce that the fundraising goal from last week’s matching gift campaign offered by Don Sinex and the entire Burlington Town Center (
  
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• Rutland Area Farm and Food Link programs will continue

  27-12-2017 19:42 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rutland Area Farm and Food LinkDec. 26, 2017
  Contact:Larry Courcelle802-775-2852
  Rutland, VT — The board of directors of the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link is pleased to announce that all of its five existing programs will continue operating into the future, despite RAFFL’s impending closure. The RAFFL board announced in October that it would cease operations by year end, but hoped to transition these successful programs to other local non-profit organizations t
  
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• Vermont maple conferences planned for two locations

  27-12-2017 19:36 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — UVMDec. 25, 2017
  Media Contact:Mark Isselhardt(802) 899-9926E-mail: [email protected]
  Burlington–Vermont’s maple producers will have an opportunity to hear the latest from industry and university maple experts on maple production, marketing and business management, sugarbush health and climate and maple regulations at the 2018 Vermont Maple Conference, planned for two locations.
  The annual conference, a collaboration of University of Vermont (UVM) Extension
  
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• Artists announced for Burlington City Hall Park creative team

  27-12-2017 19:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Burlington City ArtsDec. 22, 2017
  Contact:Andrew KrebbsCommunications DirectorP 802.865.5355C 205.541.6098 (preferred)E [email protected]
  Sara KatzAssistant DirectorP 802.865.5356E [email protected]
  Tessa O’Brien and Kat Clear join project team.
  Burlington, VT (December 22, 2017): Burlington City Arts is pleased to announce the selection of Tessa O’Brien and Kat Clear for City Hall Park. O’Brien and Clear will work collaboratively wi
  
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• Driscoll earns endorsement of Rights & Democracy VT

  27-12-2017 19:21 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Carina Driscoll Independent for MayorDecember 22, 2017
  Contact:Elise Greaves(802) 917-2302Burlington, VT — Independent candidate for mayor, Carina Driscoll, has earned the endorsement of the grassroots group Rights & Democracy VT (RAD) after participating in an interview and voting process that concluded yesterday.Driscoll received notification of the endorsement late last night. Rights & Democracy is known for its ability to engage and mobilize people to impac
  
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• Scott announces grant awards for replica schooner and Civil War general’s farmhouse

  27-12-2017 19:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community DevelopmentDecember 22, 2017
  Contact:Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation OfficerVermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development(802) 505-3579
  [email protected]
  Montpelier, Vt. — Governor Phil Scott today announced matching grants will be awarded to the Schooner Lois McClure and the General George Stannard House. The grants, totaling $80,000 and funded by the state legislature, support the restoration
  
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• Central Vermont and Northeast Kingdom businesses help foster kids through Green Mountain United Way Tatum’s Totes holiday drive

  27-12-2017 19:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain United WayDec. 22, 2017
  Contact:Carrie StahlerGreen Mountain United Way802-613-3989
  [email protected]
  Montpelier, Vermont – December 22, 2016 – Businesses and employees across Central Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom came together to support the foster children and foster families of the Barre, Newport and St. Johnsbury Department for Children and Families districts and made a huge impact this holiday season.
  In November and December, over
  
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• Rights & Democracy endorses Carina Driscoll for mayor of Burlington

  27-12-2017 19:07 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rights & DemocracyDecember 22, 2017
  Media Contact:Shay Totten | [email protected] | (802) 324-3198
  BURLINGTON – Rights & Democracy members have voted to endorse Carina Driscoll, independent candidate for Burlington mayor.
  Driscoll was the clear favorite among the active, voting Rights & Democracy members in Burlington, earning 63 percent of the vote to independent Infinite Culcleasure’s 33 percent of the vote, who had also sought RAD’s endorsement.
  
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• Vermont Department of Taxes responds to federal tax reform

  27-12-2017 19:04 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of TaxesDec. 22, 2017
  Contact:Kate StrousseExecutive Assistant to the CommissionerVermont Department of Taxes(802) 828-3763 or [email protected]
  Montpelier, Vt., Dec. 22, 2017—The Vermont Department of Taxes has been working diligently to assess the impacts of federal tax reform. Coordinating closely with other departments and agencies, the department is focused on determining how aspects of the proposed bill will impact Vermonters, and what
  
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• What You Get for $1.5 Million

  27-12-2017 16:05
  A floor-through condominium in San Francisco, a glass-and-stone home in Missoula and a reconstructed 1789 house in Tunbridge.
  
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• $1.5 Million Homes in California, Montana and Vermont

  27-12-2017 16:05
  A floor-through condominium in San Francisco, a glass-and-stone home in Missoula and a reconstructed 1789 house in Tunbridge.
  
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• Bill would increase regulation for rail car storage

  27-12-2017 00:20 via vtdigger.org
  Rail tanker cars apparently holding propane were parked last week on a side rail in Mount Tabor. Other tankers parked for a time as storage in North Bennington prompted concerns from residents and local officials and lead to filing of new state legislation. Photo by Greg Sukiennik/Bennington BannerBENNINGTON — A bill filed by Sen. Brian Campion, D-Bennington, would add new state oversight protocols for the storage of parked railroad tankers holding hazardous materials.
  The legislation was
  
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• Local, state ideas floated for Windsor Prison

  27-12-2017 00:05 via vtdigger.org
  The Southeast State Correctional Facility in Windsor. The original dormitory was built in 1916 by warden Ralph Walker who started a farm run by inmates.Photo byJames M. Patterson/Valley News(This story by Patrick O’Grady was published by the Valley News on Dec. 25, 2017.)
  WINDSOR — In about a month, two locally grown ideas for repurposing the prison property off County Road will come into sharper focus.
  Town officials have set Jan. 12 as the deadline for submission of a three- to fiv
  
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