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• Helping Kids Navigate An Age Of Technology And Constant Connection dlvr.it/QQf0T2 https://t.co/CHJ5ntnwzJ

  24-04-2018 21:23 via twitter.com
  
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• CVMC launches real-time, interactive energy kiosk

  24-04-2018 21:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Central Vermont Medical CenterApril 19, 2018
  Contact:Lynn [email protected]
  April 25 event celebrates debut of interactive energy use displays at hospital
  Berlin, Vt. – The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC), in partnership with Efficiency Vermont, Liebert Engineering, Inc. and Control Technologies Inc., will unveil an interactive energy kiosk that graphically displays CVMC’s energy usage and cost
  
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• UVM faculty votes no confidence in provost’s actions

  24-04-2018 21:14 via vtdigger.org
  University of Vermont’s Waterman Building. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — The Arts and Sciences faculty at the University of Vermont has passed a resolution of no confidence in the UVM provost’s “decisions and vision” in implementing a controversial budgeting system.
  The complex system, called the Incentive Based Budgeting model, in effect links the allocation of funds for academic programs to the amount of revenue they generate. It was installed i
  
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• Old hand grenade discovered, destroyed at dam in Waterford

  24-04-2018 20:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont State PoliceApril 24, 2018
  Contact:RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Lieutenant David PetersenSTATION: VSP-HeadquartersCONTACT#: 802-244-8727
  CASE#: 18A402070
  DATE/TIME: Approximately 1800 hours on 04/23/18
  INCIDENT LOCATION: Moore Dam Boat Launch, Old County Road, Waterford, VT
  VIOLATION: Not Applicable
  SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
  Around 1800 hours on 04/23/18, an individual walking in the area of the Moore Dam Picnic Area, located on Old County Road in Waterford, found what was sus
  
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• Norwich University receives $150K from George I. Alden Trust for new academic building

  24-04-2018 17:37 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversityApril 16, 2018
  Contact:Daphne Larkin [email protected] us on Twitter @NorwichNews
  Norwich Receives $150k from George I. Alden Trust for New Academic Building, Mack Hall
  NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University has received a $150,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust to support its brand new academic building, Mack Hall. The gift builds upon a 2015 grant of $125,000 to support technology upgrades in the renovation of Kreitzberg Libr
  
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• Washington Electric Co-op 79th Annual Meeting is May 2

  24-04-2018 17:28 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc.April 16, 2018
  Contact:Patty Richards, 802-223-5245
  Garden Expert Charlie Nardozzi is Featured Speaker
  East Montpelier, Vt: Washington Electric Co-op (WEC) encourages all members to attend its 79th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 2 at the utility’s Operations Center at 230 Fassett Road in East Montpelier. Members will enjoy dinner and conversation with fellow members, share questions and comments with WEC board 
  
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• CVOEO holding Second Annual Karibu benefit event

  24-04-2018 17:18 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — CVOEOApril 17, 2018
  Contact:Joan White, [email protected]; 802-862-2771, ext. 744
  GETTING TO KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS
  Burlington, VT. Don’t miss CVOEO’s Second Annual Karibu on Saturday, April 28 at Main Street Landing Film House. Karibu is Swahili for Welcome! The evening opens to the beat of Africa Jamono’s drumming. Models from countries across the world will be wearing traditional dress and “takes” created by artisans from their own community.
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• Statement from Sen. Pearson responding to House committee debate on corporate campaign donations

  24-04-2018 17:06 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Chris PearsonApril 23, 2018
  Contact:Chris Pearson802-860-3933
  “I am grateful the House Government Operations committee is taking up S.120, an important bill to strengthening our democracy. I am alarmed, however, at the persistent mis-information being presented as an excuse to oppose a ban on corporate campaign donations.
  At a time when Vermonters share the nation’s mis-trust in a political system designed to serve wealthy campaign donors, we have the chance
  
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• April is Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month

  24-04-2018 16:58 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Veterinary Medical AssociationApril 23, 2018
  Contact:Kathy Finnie, Executive DirectorVermont Veterinary Medical [email protected]
  By Erin Forbes, DVMVermont Veterinary Medical Association
  April is Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month. Most people have heard of Lyme disease and know how prevalent it is in Vermont, but may not know much about it. Lyme disease is spread through deer tick bites and caused by a bacteria called borrelia burgdorferi. Thi
  
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• Vermont primary care practices recognized for high child and teen immunization rates

  24-04-2018 16:54 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of HealthApril 23, 2018
  Media Contact:Vermont Department of Health802-863-7281
  Dr. Judy Orton Recognized by CDC as 2018 Vermont Childhood Immunization Champion
  April 21-28 is National Infant Immunization Week
  BURLINGTON – Twenty-five primary care practices in Vermont have been recognized by the Vermont Department of Health for high child and/or teen immunization rates in 2017, while Dr. Judy Orton of Green Mountain Pediatrics in Bennington has been n
  
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• Vermont medical centers reduce carbon emissions equal to parking 25,000 cars for a year

  24-04-2018 16:49 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Efficiency VermontApril 23, 2018
  Contact:Jeff BuellEfficiency Vermont802-540-7662 (o)[email protected]
  Hospitals work for healthy planet through energy efficiency
  April 23, 2018 – Burlington, VT – Just in time for Earth Day, Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, VT, became the fourth Vermont hospital to achieve ENERGY STAR® certification. With Mt. Ascutney’s certification, one-quarter of Vermont’s hospitals have now earned the designation that demonstra
  
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• Online and on-campus summer classes announced at Southern Vermont College

  24-04-2018 16:46 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Southern Vermont CollegeApril 23, 2018
  Contact:Marion Whiteford, SVC Communications, 802-447-6388, [email protected]
  (BENNINGTON, Vt.) – Southern Vermont College (SVC) will be offering a variety of online and in-classroom options this summer for individuals who want to earn credits toward a degree or explore a topic for fun or professional development. Summer classes are being offered in three different sessions: Session I from May 21 to June 29, Session II from J
  
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• Faith communities to hold rally urging Gov. Scott to support a moral economy

  24-04-2018 16:42 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Interfaith ActionMonday, April 23, 2018
  Contact:Melissa [email protected](802) 595-9912
  VIA and allies press governor to get behind minimum wage and family leave billsMONTPELIER, Vt. — Members of faith communities and allies gathered on Monday to press Governor Phil Scott on committing to signing two pieces of legislation at the center of a “Movement Toward a Moral Economy” – raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and establishing a pai
  
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• Frost House to reopen under college ownership

  24-04-2018 11:00 via vtdigger.org
  The Robert Frost House, on Route 7A in Shaftsbury. Bennington Banner file photo
  Editor’s note: This article by Derek Carson was published by the Bennington Banner on April 23.SHAFTSBURY — Bennington College has announced that the Robert Frost Stone House Museum will reopen with a public ceremony next week.
  On Thursday, May 3, from 4 to 6 p.m., the college has invited the public to participate in the reopening, which will gives guests the opportunity to “check out this beautiful
  
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• Frost House to re-open under college ownership

  24-04-2018 11:00 via vtdigger.org
  The Robert Frost House, on Route 7A in Shaftsbury. Bennington Banner file photoEditor’s note: This article by Derek Carson was published by the Bennington Banner on April 23.SHAFTSBURY — Bennington College has announced that the Robert Frost Stone House Museum will re-open with a public ceremony next week.
  On Thursday, May 3, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the college has invited the public to participate in the re-opening, which will gives guests the opportunity to “check out this bea
  
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• Bank moves to appoint a receiver for Hermitage Club

  24-04-2018 03:24 via vtdigger.org
  The Hermitage Club in Wilmington. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer
  Editor’s note: This article by Chris Mays was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on April 23.NEWFANE — The Hermitage Club has been given 10 days to respond or object to Berkshire Bank’s motion to appoint a receiver who will manage the company’s foreclosed assets.“If no objections are filed, the court will schedule a hearing on the specifics of the terms of appointment of a receiver,
  
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• Lawmakers not buying Scott’s one-time spending solution

  24-04-2018 02:54 via vtdigger.org
  House Speaker Mitzi Johnson discusses proposed changes to the education finance system. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  House leaders are heading into the final two weeks of the legislative session with no clear path to a deal with the governor on school spending.
  Gov. Phil Scott last week floated the idea of agreeing to buy down tax rates this year in exchange for legislators committing to longer term cost containment through a statewide health care benefit or other initiatives.
  Speaker of the
  
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• Green Mountain Power in new boost for electric vehicles

  24-04-2018 02:17 via vtdigger.org
  A recharging station at the corner of State Street and Gov. Aiken Ave. in Montpelier. File photo by Tom Brown/VTDigger
  Green Mountain Power is expanding a program that provides owners of electric vehicles with free chargers and in return allows the utility to make use of the same technology to bring down energy costs for ratepayers.The state’s largest electric utility began the pilot program in October 2017, and so far has provided 120 chargers to electric vehicle owners throughout the sta
  
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• High court ruling portends higher costs for Vermont Gas

  24-04-2018 01:50 via vtdigger.org
  A sign alerts drivers and residents to Vermont Gas pipeline construction work. File photo by Morgan True / VTDigger
  The Vermont Supreme Court has told the Public Utility Commission to do a better job justifying the penalty it assessed against Vermont Gas Systems for imprudent spending on the gas company’s Addison Natural Gas Pipeline project.James Dumont, representing the AARP in the appeal to the state high court, had argued that the commission had been too lenient in its response to over
  
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• Ludlow condo among holdings of company linked to Sean Hannity

  24-04-2018 01:11 via vtdigger.org
  Among the real estate holdings of  TV host Sean Hannity is a condo in the Jackson Gore development, shown here, near the Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow. Photo from Okemo Mountain Resort website
  A shell company linked to Fox News host Sean Hannity purchased a condominium near Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow for more than twice the assessed value, according to state records.
  The condo is one of hundreds of properties that shell companies linked to Hannity purchased over the last decade, acco
  
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• Alfonso Villegas: Living in Vermont is financially irresponsible

  24-04-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Alfonso Villegas, a graduate of Dartmouth College in 2014, with a degree in classics, and of Vermont Law School in 2017. A state employee, he and his wife live in South Burlington, with two cats and a roommate.
  In Gov. Phil Scott’s State of the State address he proposed targeted advertisements to attract young people and families to Vermont — “a bold, sophisticated campaign to identify and persuade working age individuals, families and
  
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• Erica Marthage: Opiate problem is a true crisis

  24-04-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Erica A. Marthage, who is the Bennington County state’s attorney.
  As state’s attorney for Bennington County, I am confronted on a daily basis with the aftermath of the opiate crisis in our community. I am called by police agencies whenever there is an overdose death in our community. My office helps children who’ve been abandoned by their parents who are addicts. I help coordinate law enforcement efforts to interdict the supply of hero
  
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• Michelle Salvador: Both benefits cliff, minimum wage need fixing

  24-04-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michelle Salvador of Worcester, a social worker who has worked in substance abuse prevention for 20 years, prior to which she worked in children’s mental health and adolescent substance abuse treatment. She is a member of the VSEA, and active in Vermont Labor United.I‘ve never professed to be above average intelligence. But it does not take a high IQ to know the impact that public policy has on health, both positive and negative. Laws impact
  
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• John McClaughry: What the ESSEX carbon tax would do for Vermont

  24-04-2018 00:50 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by John McClaughry, the vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute.With much fanfare, climate change activists have presented the Legislature with two bills (H.791, S.284) to implement their latest (seventh!) version of a Vermont carbon tax. It’s called the ESSEX Plan, which stands for “Economy Strengthening Strategic Energy eXchange.”
  They firmly believe that carbon dioxide released by humans burning fossil fuels – gasoline, diese
  
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