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• F-35 opponents highlight children’s health risks in final ballot push

  05-03-2018 23:56 via vtdigger.org
  Rosanne Greco, speaking at a press conference Monday, says she’s optimistic that Burlington residents will vote against the F-35. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  Activists opposed to the planned basing of F-35 fighter jets in Burlington made a final plea to voters Monday to consider the health effects of noise exposure on area children when they cast their ballots on Tuesday.
  Question #6 on the Burlington ballot asks voters whether the City Council should request the cancellation of the p
  
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• Town meeting paper trail takes a digital turn

  05-03-2018 23:03 via vtdigger.org
  Norman Rockwell’s 1943 “Freedom of Speech” pictures a Vermonter armed with a printed town meeting report. Photo courtesy Norman Rockwell Museum
  In Norman Rockwell’s 1943 painting “Freedom of Speech,” a humble Vermonter is pictured at town meeting holding firm to his principles — and a printed municipal report.
  This year, he could draw support from a smartphone, too.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly h
  
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• Do You SkiO? Ski Orienteering World Cup Comes To Craftsbury dlvr.it/QJs0j4 https://t.co/VJdJEdZQdO

  05-03-2018 22:33 via twitter.com
  
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• LISTEN: Do You SkiO? Ski Orienteering World Cup Comes To Craftsbury dlvr.it/QJrxQb

  05-03-2018 22:21 via twitter.com
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• LISTEN: Does Town Meeting Still Make Sense In 2018? dlvr.it/QJrfBQ https://t.co/YxXyU3PjWm

  05-03-2018 21:28 via twitter.com
  
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• Governor’s office: Scott committed to protecting Vermonters from tax increases

  05-03-2018 21:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of the GovernorFriday, March 2, 2018
  Contact:Rebecca Kelley, Office of the [email protected]
  Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott’s Communications Director Rebecca Kelley today issued the following statement on H. 911, a bill that would combine the Governor’s Working Family Taxpayer Protection Act and his social security tax relief proposals with the House Ways & Means proposal to raise income taxes to fund education
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott’s public schedule March 5-9, 201/18

  05-03-2018 21:13 via vtdigger.org
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 3/5/18 – 3/9/18March 5, 2018
  Contact:Ethan T. LatourAsst. Director of Policy and CommunicationsGovernor Phil ScottP. 802.828.3333governor.vermont.gov
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 3/5/18 – 3/9/18
  Monday, March 5
  No public events scheduled
  Tuesday, March 6
  Town Meeting Day
  Wednesday, March 7
  No public events scheduled
  Thursday, March 8
  1:00 – 1:30 PM
  Beer Marketing and Tourism Conference
  DoubleTree by Hilton, 870 Willis
  
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• Kevin Kelley leaving Community Health Services of Lamoille County

  05-03-2018 21:09 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Community Health Services of Lamoille ValleyMarch 2, 2018
  Contact:Kevin J. Kelley, President/CEOCommunity Health Services of Lamoille [email protected](D) 802-851-8607(F) 802-851-8313(C) 802-688-4689
  The Board of Directors of Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley (CHSLV) announces that Kevin Kelley, will be stepping down as CHSLV’s President & Chief Executive Officer effective May 15, 2018 in order to enable Kevin to move on to a new challenge. The Boar
  
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• Vermont employers to see continued unemployment insurance tax relief

  05-03-2018 20:51 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of LaborFriday, March 2, 2018
  Media Contact:Cameron Wood, Vermont Department of [email protected]
  Claimants to See Increased Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount
  MONTPELIER, VT – The Vermont Department of Labor announced Friday, March 2, 2018, three potential changes to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program, that will ultimately reduce tax rates for employers beginning July 1, 2018. These anticipated changes will also reduce the ta
  
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• ANR reopens public comment period for Camel’s Hump Management Unit Draft Plan

  05-03-2018 20:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Department of Forests, Parks & RecreationMarch 2, 2018
  Media Contact:Jason Nerenberg,District Stewardship ForesterDepartment of Forests, Parks & RecreationAgency of Natural Resources(802) 498-4342
  Agency of Natural Resources Re-Opens Public Comment Period for Camel’s Hump Management Unit Draft Plan
  The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has reopened the public comment period on a draft plan for a group of public lands in the Camel’s Hump area of central
  
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• Maple Open House Weekend is March 24-25 in St. Albans

  05-03-2018 20:42 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ AssociationMarch 1, 2018
  Contact:Amanda VoyerPhone: 802-858-9444Email: [email protected]: www.vermontmaple.org
  Maple Open House Weekend 2018 Showcases Unique Uses for Maple to Accompany Sugar House Tours.Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association and partnering local breweries, distilleries, restaurants, hard cideries, inns and B&B’s feature Maple as the star ingredient for annual statewide celebration
  JERICHO, VT,
  
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• Community College of Vermont offers first Green Production credential

  05-03-2018 20:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — CCVMarch 2, 2018
  Contact:Katie [email protected]
  MONTPELIER, Vt. – Community College of Vermont’s first Green Production course is underway, with 34 students enrolled at seven CCV locations statewide. The six-week online course is an additional module of the Certified Production Technician (CPT) program, which provides a nationally-recognized credential in the field of manufacturing. CCV has partnered with businesses throughout the state
  
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• The Emerald Ash Borer: A Devastating Pest Arrives In Vermont, Now What? dlvr.it/QJrLrJ https://t.co/WcOpgSjhiF

  05-03-2018 20:32 via twitter.com
  
  The Emerald Ash Borer: A Devastating Pest Arrives In Vermont, Now What? dlvr.it/QJrLrJ https://t.co/WcOpgSjhiF
  
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• Vermont Supreme Court to hear cases at Vermont Law School

  05-03-2018 20:31 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of the Court AdministratorFriday March 2, 2018
  Contact:Patricia Gabel, Esq., Vermont State Court AdministratorOffice of the Court Administrator(802) [email protected]
  Montpelier, VT – ​The Vermont Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in five cases during the high court’s annual session at Vermont Law School on Wednesday, March 14, in Oakes Hall, Room 109, on the VLS campus. The session is open to the public and will be streamed liv
  
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• State responds to safety concerns on Brattleboro’s Putney Road

  05-03-2018 20:22 via vtdigger.org
  The Vermont Agency of Transportation plans to address the town’s safety concerns on Putney Road. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer
  This story by Chris Mays was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on March 4, 2018.
  BRATTLEBORO — The town’s call for quicker safety improvements on Putney Road has not gone unheard, according to new correspondence from the Vermont Agency of Transportation.
  “In spring of 2018, VTrans will proceed with re-striping narrower travel
  
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• NECCA appoints Jamie Hodgson as new executive director

  05-03-2018 20:07 via vtdigger.org
  This story was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on March 4, 2018.
  BRATTLEBORO — After a seven-month period of interim management, the New England Center for Circus Arts as appointed one of its own, operations director Jamie Hodgson, as its new executive director.
  The appointment was announced by Elizabeth Wohl, chairwoman of NECCA’s board of directors, to staff and students on Friday, and to audience members at NECCA’s Circus Spectacular shows on Saturday and Sunday at the
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott’s public schedule for the week of March 5

  05-03-2018 19:45 via vtdigger.org
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 3/5/18 – 3/9/18
  Monday, March 5
  No public events scheduled
  Tuesday, March 6
  Town Meeting Day
  Wednesday, March 7
  No public events scheduled
  Thursday, March 8
  1:00 – 1:30 PM
  Beer Marketing and Tourism Conference
  DoubleTree by Hilton, 870 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT
  1:30 PM
  Governor’s Weekly Press Conference
  DoubleTree by Hilton, 870 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT
  Friday, March 9
  7:30 – 8:00 AM
  Waitsfield and Champl
  
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• Free coffee with VTDigger on Town Meeting Day, Burlington

  05-03-2018 19:31 via vtdigger.org
   
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• Police apprehend man suspected of killing his estranged wife in South Royalton

  05-03-2018 19:07 via vtdigger.org
  Police officers search the area near Happy Hollow Road in South Royalton for a shooting suspect on Sunday. Photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News
  This story by Tim Camerato was first published in the Valley News on March 4, 2018.
  SOUTH ROYALTON — Police took a 70-year-old Royalton man into custody on Sunday afternoon in connection to the fatal shooting of his estranged wife earlier in the day.
  Frank Sanville was found hiding in a barn on Deerhaven Lane, near the Happy Hollow Road residence wh
  
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• Bennington to vote on mayoral change

  05-03-2018 17:05 via vtdigger.org
  Stuart Hurd, the town manager of Bennington. Courtesy photo
  BENNINGTON — An article calling for a mayor of Bennington has easily drawn the most attention among ballot questions on town warrants in southwestern Vermont.
  Bennington’s town manager/selectboard system is pitted against a proposed mayoral government format in a binding referendum going before voters on March 6.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your inbox.D
  
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• Norwich University Peace and War Center presents NATO Expert, March 19

  05-03-2018 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversityMarch 2, 2018
  Contact:Daphne LarkinNorwich [email protected]
  Northfield – Norwich University’s Peace and War Center presents “Allies and Adversaries: NATO’s Evolving Role,” a talk by International Relations Professor and former NATO Advisor Alexis Vahlas, Ph.D. on Monday, March 19 at 1 p.m. in the Kreitzberg Library Todd Multipurpose Room.
  This event is free and open to the public.
  Vahlas has a Master of
  
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• Award-winning summer residencies for Vermont teens invite applications

  05-03-2018 15:00 via vtdigger.org
   
  News Release – Governor’s Institutes of VermontMarch 5, 2018
  Contact:Karen Taylor Mitchell, Executive DirectorGovernor’s Institutes of Vermont802-865-4448
  Vermont – High school students from Vermont looking to boost their skills and gain college experience this summer should apply now to the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV) for award-winning, fun intensive study opportunities in a wide range of subjects.
  GIV offers 11 Institutes at 9 college campuses in
  
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• Will you cast a ballot at your town meeting this week? Or stand for any votes or discussions? Does town meeting sti… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-03-2018 14:34 via twitter.com
  Will you cast a ballot at your town meeting this week? Or stand for any votes or discussions? Does town meeting sti… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Town Meeting Day 2018 redux: Municipal matters from Eden to Vernon

  05-03-2018 09:48 via vtdigger.org
  A sign outside the Newfane Town Office advertises Tuesday’s meeting. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerOpen the annual report for Lincoln, population 1,271, and you’ll find local leaders lamenting “a seemingly unending downward spiral of vulgar, partisan vitriol from Washington.” But flip to the town meeting preview and you’ll discover a more uplifting picture.
  “Fortunately, we live in a place,” the Selectboard writes, “where we keep moving for
  
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• Burlington Police Officers Association opposes consolidation of regional dispatch

  05-03-2018 08:42 via vtdigger.org
  The following statement is from the Burlington Police Officers Association (BPOA) regarding the upcoming vote for the Burlington Police Department to switch to a regionalized dispatch center:
  The Burlington Police Officers Association is urging Burlington voters to vote “NO” on Tuesday to Question 2 regarding regional dispatch.
  The Burlington Police Officers met with Administrators from both the Burlington Fire Department and the Police Department in January regarding this topic.When
  
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• Ice cream mogul Ben Cohen, activists arrested for ‘jet blasts’ in Burlington

  05-03-2018 02:43 via vtdigger.org
  Ben Cohen was arrested for broadcasting a simulation of the sound of F-35 fighter jets from a set of speakers through the city. The roar violated the city’s noise ordinance. Photo by Caleigh Cross/Stowe ReporterDemonstrators don’t often break the law to get their point across, but on Saturday, three activists who oppose the F-35 basing in Burlington, did just that.
  Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream, Ray Gonda, a military vet, and Richard Joseph broke t
  
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• Brenda Siegel: For-profit prisons are modern day slavery

  05-03-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Brenda Lynn Siegel, of Newfane, is the executive director of the Southern Vermont Dance Festival, which developed as a long-term economic driver for the community. She is the vice chair of the Newfane Democratic Committee and delegate to the Windham County Committee.
  A “for profit” or “private” prison, as evident in the name, is designed to make a profit. What are they profiting on? People. They are profiting on the buying and se
  
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• Mary Kate Mohlman & Jolinda LaClair: A first step for a healthier future

  05-03-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mary Kate Mohlman and Jolinda LaClair. They both work for the Vermont Agency of Human Services, Mohlman as director of Health Care Reform and LaClair as director of Drug Prevention Policy.
  Each year almost 6,000 women check out of a Vermont hospital with their newborn. As they leave, behind them is a place filled with doctors, nurses, lactation consultants, food and the resources to address almost any emergency. There is a sense of security and safety.
  
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• Rachel Lee Cummings: On the right track with health care reform

  05-03-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rachel Lee Cummings, of Charlotte, who is a candidate for a master’s of health degree at the University of Vermont.
  Don’t let the current hubbub and steady stream of misinformation from Washington distract you from reality. The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is working and will not be done in by the recent tax bill. Medicaid continues to expand, increasing the numbers insured. Tax credits will hold premiums steady for the majo
  
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• Bob Bick & Catherine Simonson: Mental health just one piece of the solution

  05-03-2018 00:50 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bob Bick, the CEO of the Howard Center, and Catherine Simonson, a licensed social worker who is the center’s chief client services officer.In the weeks since the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, we’ve again come together as a community to say “never again.” As an organization whose mission is to actively promote well-being and a safe and healthy community, we know that we cannot fully
  
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