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• Activist accuses trooper of race-based assault at Statehouse protest

  09-01-2018 22:48 via vtdigger.org
  Shela Linton, second from right, is a founder of the Root Social Justice Center in Brattleboro. Here she is pictured with fellow members of a state racial justice panel in August. File photo by Cyrus Ready-Campbell/VTDigger(This story by Bob Audette was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on Jan. 8, 2018.)BRATTLEBORO — A co-founder of Brattleboro’s Root Social Justice Center has filed a civil rights violation complaint against the Vermont State Police, contending a trooper assaulte
  
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• Police leaders want Legislature to delay vote on legal marijuana

  09-01-2018 21:55 via vtdigger.org
  (This story by Jordan Cuddemi was published by the Valley News on Jan. 9, 2018.)
  Law enforcement officials in Vermont are urging lawmakers to put the brakes on a fast-moving marijuana legalization bill that is poised for Senate passage this week.
  The bill, which would legalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana and allow Vermonters to grow up to six plants, is set to go before the Senate on Wednesday, and Republican Gov. Phil Scott has indicated he would sign it into law.
  Representati
  
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• Bills to watch: Clean water, toxics and the carbon tax likely hot topics

  09-01-2018 21:29 via vtdigger.org
  An outbreak of blue-green algae has closed Lake Carmi in northern Vermont.Environmental bills will likely be ground zero for fights between the Scott administration and lawmakers this legislative session.In the preseason runup to the Jan. 3 opening day, there were flare-ups between environmental advocates, lawmakers and Agency of Natural Resources officials over Act 250 reform legislation, funding for clean up of phosphorus from Lake Champlain and a proposed carbon tax.Gov. Phil Scott has alread
  
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• Using Policy To Combat Poverty In Vermont dlvr.it/Q9Y3FY https://t.co/qGoWNY0TYD

  09-01-2018 21:03 via twitter.com
  
  Using Policy To Combat Poverty In Vermont dlvr.it/Q9Y3FY https://t.co/qGoWNY0TYD
  
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• Ex-deputy named interim Washington County state’s attorney

  09-01-2018 20:40 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott swears in Rory Thibault as interim Washington County state’s attorney Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Scott’s office
  A former chief deputy prosecutor in Washington County has been tapped by Gov. Phil Scott as the temporary head of the county state’s attorney’s office.
  Rory Thibault was sworn in Tuesday, a day after State’s Attorney Scott Williams resigned.“Rory brings extensive experience to this role, and he will be a strong leader as the Washingto
  
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• Chittenden County RPC seeks planning project ideas

  09-01-2018 20:06 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — CCRPCJanuary 8, 2018
  Contact:Marshall [email protected]
  Public asked to offer project suggestions for organization’s annual work program
  Winooski, VT – The public is invited to offer suggestions to the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) for regional transportation and land use planning projects in Chittenden County.
  The CCRPC is currently preparing next year’s work program and the public is invited to participate
  
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• College of St. Joseph launches Vermont’s first traumatology program

  09-01-2018 20:01 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — College of St. JosephJanuary 8, 2018
  Media Contacts:Kathy AicherMedia & Communications, College of St. Joseph(802) 775-5249; Cell: (802) [email protected]
  James Lambert, MBAVice PresidentExternal AffairsCollege of St. Joseph(802) 776-5290
  Certification Program Offers First Classes This Month
  Rutland, VT – In response to a growing need for trauma services and advanced practitioner training, College of St. Joseph has launched a new certification program de
  
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• Burlington Town Center developers to buy Macy’s building

  09-01-2018 19:57 via vtdigger.org
  Macy’s will be closing its Burlington store in March. Wikimedia Commons photoBURLINGTON — The developers of a major downtown project are buying the Macy’s building that borders the site.
  Burlington Town Center co-owner Don Sinex confirmed the sale to VTDigger on Tuesday; news of the deal was first reported by The Burlington Free Press. Crews have begun tearing down the aging mall that Sinex and partner Rouse Properties will replace with offices, commercial space, apartments and
  
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• RiseVT seeks to promote wellness in Northern Vermont

  09-01-2018 19:54 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — RiseVTJanuary 5, 2018
  Contact:Todd Moore802.847.8205
  Kevin Ellis802.371.8112
  RISEVT LEAPS AHEAD IN PROMOTING WELLNESS
  ST. ALBANS, Vt. –– In the northwest corner of Vermont, a unique public health movement is integrating wellness and prevention into the healthcare delivery system in an effort to keep Vermonters healthier. Instead of waiting for patients to come to doctor’s offices and hospitals when they are ill or injured, RiseVT is spearheading a comprehen
  
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• LISTEN: 'Emotional Disturbance' Among Vt. Students: What It Means And How The State Helps dlvr.it/Q9Xcrz https://t.co/vJj3QA8MZe

  09-01-2018 19:51 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: 'Emotional Disturbance' Among Vt. Students: What It Means And How The State Helps dlvr.it/Q9Xcrz https://t.co/vJj3QA8MZe
  
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• Bethel University seeks professors for 5th anniversary year

  09-01-2018 19:48 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Bethel UniversityJan. 8, 2018
  Contact:Rebecca Sanborn Stone802-392-8037rebecca@communityworkshopllc.combetheluniversityvt.org
  Teach a class at Vermont’s only FREE community pop-up university
  Bethel, VT — Vermont’s only free pop-up university is turning five, and organizers invite YOU to be a part of it.
  Bethel University is a free “university,” offering classes to community members during the month of March. Whether you live in Bethel or beyond,
  
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• Ski Vermont honors National Safety Awareness Month with new video series

  09-01-2018 19:43 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Ski ReportJan. 8, 2018
  Contact:Chloe ElliottCommunications Manager, Ski Vermont802-223-2439, [email protected]
  Vermont’s ski and snowboard resorts are once again participating in the nationwide initiative set forth by the National Ski Areas Association to keep visitors safe on the slopes, National Safety Awareness Month. Once a week-long initiative, National Safety Awareness was extended to encompass the entire month of January to help educate skiers and snowboarder
  
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• Kiplinger’s: UVM again a ‘Best Value Public’

  09-01-2018 19:37 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — UVMJan. 8, 2018
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield, [email protected], 802-578-8830
  Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has again ranked The University of Vermont among the top best-value public colleges in the country.
  To compile its best-value list, Kiplinger’s first ranked schools based on measures of academic quality. It then factored in cost and financial aid measures. Quality criteria account for 55 percent of total points and cost criteria account for 45 per
  
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• Brattleboro Retreat’s Psychology Internship Program achieves accreditation from the American Psychological Association

  09-01-2018 19:34 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Brattleboro RetreatJan. 4, 2018
  Media Contact:Jeff Kelliher, 802-258-6132 or [email protected]
  BRATTLEBORO, VT (January 4, 2018)—The Brattleboro Retreat is pleased to announce that its Psychology Internship Program has been awarded a full seven year accreditation from the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Commission on Accreditation (CoA).
  APA-CoA is recognized by both the secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for H
  
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• Vermont company makes Whole Foods’ ‘Trends List 2018’

  09-01-2018 19:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sap!Jan. 5, 2018
  Media Contact:Elizabeth [email protected]
  Sap! Maple and birch beverages get a nod from Whole Foods as an example of the growing healthy plant- based sparkling beverage trend
  (Burlington, VT) — January 2018 — Sap!, a Vermont-based all natural beverage company, was included in Whole Foods Market’s Top 10 Food Trends 2018 list. Sap! was featured in the “Say Cheers to the Other Bubbly” trend which gives a no
  
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• Hinesburgh Public House releases benefit report

  09-01-2018 19:24 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Hinesburgh Public HouseJan. 5, 2018
  Contact:Will Patten at [email protected] or 802- 922 6244
  The Hinesburgh Public House, a Vermont Benefit Corporation, has just released its Benefit Report as required by statute. A Benefit Corporation is an option under Vermont law that allows a for-profit corporation to incorporate a social mission with its financial goals.
  The Public House was started by Will and Kathleen Patten in 2012 to fill a need in the community. “Commun
  
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• Vermont Farm Show opens Jan. 30 in Essex Junction

  09-01-2018 19:19 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Farm ShowJan. 4, 2018
  Contact:Jackie [email protected]
  COME TO THE VERMONT FARM SHOW AND FIND A CAREER!!
  Essex Junction, VT – It’s going to be another exciting three days for the Vermont Farm Show in 2018!
  Scheduled for January 30 (9-5), January 31 (8:30-7:30) and February 1 (9-4) at the Champlain Valley Exposition Miller Complex, the Vermont Farm Show has been going strong since the 1930s! We’ve moved three times in those years &nd
  
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• Town of Milton announces finalist for chief of police

  09-01-2018 19:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Town of MiltonJan. 5, 2018
  Contact:Taylor [email protected]
  Stephen Laroche will meet with public at forum on Jan. 11
  Milton, Vermont – The Town of Milton announces Stephen Laroche has been selected as the preferred candidate for the position of Chief of Police for the Milton Police Department. Laroche has been a member of the Milton Police department for more than twenty-five years and has served as a supervising Sergeant for almost eighteen years. Since
  
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• Burlington faces 7 percent to 10 percent school tax hike

  09-01-2018 11:59 via vtdigger.org
  Yaw Obeng, the superintendent of the Burlington School District. File photo by Jess Wisloski/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — Burlington residents could face a steep tax increase thanks to a state education budget deficit, officials warn.
  School board chair Mark Porter wrote to Burlington residents on Front Porch Forum Monday, citing the $50 million deficit in the state education fund as the main driver for the possible tax increase. Porter, superintendent Yaw Obeng and finance director Nathan Lavery
  
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• Body found in Barnet snow bank identified; Police rule death a homicide

  09-01-2018 11:33 via vtdigger.org
  The body of Greg Davis, 49, was found in a snow bank in Barnet by a passing driver on Sunday, Vermont State Police said in a statement.Davis, of Danville, was shot multiple times in the head and torso, and his death has been ruled a homicide by police.His body was found off of Peacham Road in Barnet.
  A death investigation is active. The office of the Chief Medical Examiner has conducted an autopsy and Major Crime Unit Detectives are working with the Caledonia County State’s Attorney, the U
  
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• Burlington Free Press editor loses job over tweets

  09-01-2018 02:30 via vtdigger.org
  The editor of The Burlington Free Press, Denis Finley, was fired Monday after tweeting comments that drew the ire of some community members.The newspaper announced the firing Monday evening on its website.
  The paper’s parent company, Gannett, said Finley had violated its policies governing social media.
  He became caught up in controversy last week over his tweets about a state proposal to offer a third gender identity on driver’s licenses. He initially said the proposal “makes
  
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• Post-Irene novel illuminates ‘spiritual substance during dark times’

  09-01-2018 01:34 via vtdigger.org
  Marlboro writer Robin MacArthur is set to tour the state for a series of readings. Photo by Tyler GibbonsMARLBORO — Robin MacArthur seemingly won the lottery when New York publisher HarperCollins offered her a contract to pen a novel that depicts how climate change — and, specifically, 2011’s Tropical Storm Irene — can alter the course of land and life.
  Then the 2016 presidential election hit her with an equally hard wallop. Could a leader of the free world actually doubt
  
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• State approves UVM Health Network’s $151M records project

  09-01-2018 01:14 via vtdigger.org
  Dr. John Brumsted, the president and CEO of the University of Vermont Health Network. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerState regulators have approved a $151.7 million project aimed at modernizing and streamlining electronic medical records systems at four University of Vermont Health Network hospitals.
  The Green Mountain Care Board found that the upgrade – in which a new unified system will replace a patchwork of older systems – will simplify patient record-keeping, decrease the
  
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• Jay Eshelman: A clearer jobs picture uses farm and nonfarm employment statistics

  09-01-2018 01:05 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.
  The generally accepted payroll statistics typically cited by economists are so-called nonfarm payrolls. They include all payrolls with the exception of farm work, unincorporated self-employment (sole proprietorships), employment by private households (lawn and gardening, housecleaning, and so forth), the military
  
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• Glenn Fay Jr.: The addiction afflicting us all

  09-01-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Glenn Fay, of Burlington, who is an educator, consultant and entrepreneur.
  During the last 10 years a devastating affliction has permeated virtually every American’s soul. It is so addictive that children and adults can’t kick it. Kids see it as part of themselves, like an organ, central to their identity. Even many adults get distracted, lose productivity, peace of mind, inhibitions and even do inappropriate things that persist forever. Thi
  
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• John Greenberg: Seeking a fairer tax system

  09-01-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Greenberg, who owns and runs The Bear Bookshop in Marlboro. He has worked on energy issues in Vermont for over 30 years.
  So far, much of Vermont’s debate about carbon taxes has focused on a general dislike of taxes, a desire to pay less, or on unachievable notions of “fairness.” Here I hope to refocus the discussion on the real issues by situating carbon taxes within Vermont’s bigger taxation picture.
  Start with this: No one
  
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