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• Lawyer says he urged murder suspect to turn himself in

  25-05-2018 23:49 via vtdigger.org
  Leroy Headley, left, with Anako Lumumba in a photograph posted to her Facebook page.
  BURLINGTON — A South Burlington man accused of killing his girlfriend earlier this month and who has been on the run since called his attorney 11 days after the fatal shooting, and the lawyer urged him to turn himself in, according to court documents.
  However, Leroy Headley didn’t take that advice, and remains on the run.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and cri
  
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• Lawyer says he urged Leroy Headley to turn himself in

  25-05-2018 23:49 via vtdigger.org
  Leroy Headley, left, with Anako Lumumba in a photograph posted to her Facebook page.
  BURLINGTON — A South Burlington man accused of killing his girlfriend earlier this month and who has been on the run since called his attorney 11 days after the fatal shooting, and the lawyer urged him to turn himself in, according to court documents.
  However, Leroy Headley didn’t take that advice, and remains on the run.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and cri
  
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• Change of venue asked in I-89 wrong-way crash

  25-05-2018 23:28 via vtdigger.org
  Steven Bourgoin during an appearance in Chittenden Superior Court in Burlington in May 2017. He is accused of causing a crash in October 2016 that left five teenagers dead. Pool photo by Glenn Russell/Burlington Free Press
  Judge Kevin Griffin says he wants to see evidence of statewide media coverage before deciding whether to grant a change of venue for a Williston man who was charged with driving the wrong way on I-89 and killing five teenagers in 2016.
  The driver, Steven Bourgoin, 37, has plea
  
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• Retiring rep recognized for commitment to public education

  25-05-2018 22:32 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. David Sharpe, D-Bristol, was honored on Friday for his work as chair of the House Education Committee. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
  Bristol Democrat Rep. David Sharpe was recognized for his commitment to public education at an event on Friday organized by the Vermont Superintendents Association and the Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators.
  Sharpe will be retiring after 16 years in the Vermont House, the last three as chair of the House Education Committee. As committ
  
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• The Deeper Dig: ‘A lethal combination’ in the Lumumba homicide

  25-05-2018 22:08 via vtdigger.org
  The house at 10 Southview Drive in South Burlington where Leroy Headley is suspected of shooting dead Anako Lumumba. Photo by Colin Meyn/VTDiggerThe apparent murder of Anako Lumumba, a 33-year-old South Burlington nurse who was allegedly killed by her boyfriend Leroy Headley, has set off an interstate manhunt. It’s also renewed a statewide conversation about firearms and domestic violence.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice coverage
  
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• Citizens’ nuclear advisory panel faces change

  25-05-2018 21:57 via vtdigger.org
  Kate O’Connor, center, chair of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel, at a meeting Thursday night in Brattleboro.
  BRATTLEBORO — Big changes may be on the way for Vermont’s citizens’ panel on nuclear issues.
  At a meeting Thursday night, longtime Chair Kate O’Connor announced that she will step away from the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel when her term expires this summer.
  That prompted a larger discussion of the panel&r
  
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• Leahy, colleague push for searchable firearms database

  25-05-2018 21:14 via vtdigger.org
  High-powered rifles on the wall at Parro’s Gun Shop in Waterbury. File photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger
  WASHINGTON — Democratic senators are pressing to modernize the tools federal law enforcement officers can use to trace firearms.
  Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., introduced a bill that would require the federal government to set up a searchable electronic database that includes information tracing the production, shipment and sale of firearms.Get all of VTDigger's po
  
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  25-05-2018 20:38 via twitter.com
  
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• Bernie Sanders Is Running For Re-Election: The State Of His Political Clout dlvr.it/QV5rQg https://t.co/Imw3DpJj52

  25-05-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  
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• Margolis: Good government is not always good politics

  25-05-2018 19:26 via vtdigger.org
  Democratic leaders Tim Ashe and Mitzi Johnson seem reluctant to approve any budget that does not raise the statewide property tax.  Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  The Democratic leaders of the Legislature want Vermonters to eat their spinach.
  Republican Gov. Phil Scott says they may have dessert no matter what.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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• Leahy pushes for review of fatal Southwest Airlines explosion

  25-05-2018 18:42 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has called for an investigation into an explosion that left one person dead. Creative Commons photo
  WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are asking for a review of the safety approval process of an airplane engine model after an explosion on a Southwest Airlines flight killed one woman.
  One person died and seven others were injured when the explosion occurred mid-flight on a plane flying from New York to Dallas in April.
  Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and fellow Democrats Ron Wyd
  
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• Leahy calls for review of fatal Southwest Airlines explosion

  25-05-2018 18:42 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has called for an investigation into an explosion that left one person dead. Creative Commons photo
  WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are asking for a review of the safety approval process of an airplane engine model after an explosion on a Southwest Airlines flight killed one woman.
  One person died and seven others were injured when the explosion occurred mid-flight on a plane flying from New York to Dallas in April.
  Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and fellow Democrats Ron Wyd
  
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• YWP: ‘How to lose your name’

  25-05-2018 17:45 via vtdigger.org
  Young Writers Project, an independent nonprofit based in Burlington, engages young people to write and use digital media to express themselves with clarity and power, and to gain confidence and skills for school, the workplace and life.Check out the most recent issue of The Voice, Young Writers Project’s monthly digital magazine. Click here.Each week, VTDigger features a writing submission – an essay, poem, fiction or nonfiction – accompanied by a photo or illustration from Yo
  
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• SCOV Law Blog: When the ‘minor victim’ is an undercover cop

  25-05-2018 17:30 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Amy Davis. 
  State v. Charette, 2018 VT 48
  The Vermont Sex Offender Registry is a website available to the public that contains information about sexual offenders in Vermont who are required to register. This case questions whether an individual is required to register if the “victim” in the case wasn’t actually a kid, but an undercover police officer. In other words, does it really count if it’s just a stin
  
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• Study introductory cheese making at Sterling College

  25-05-2018 17:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sterling CollegeMay 24, 2018
  Media Contact:Katie Lavin, Director of Media Relations, Sterling College802.586.7711 x120 • [email protected]
  Craftsbury Common, VT — May 24, 2018 — Students looking to begin a journey in cheesemaking for their home kitchen or farmstead can learn traditional techniques for making natural cheeses at Sterling College’s School of the New American Farmstead June 11-15, 2018 in the “Introduction to Natural Cheesem
  
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• Brattleboro Retreat to provide Vermont firefighters with free wellness and resilience trainings

  25-05-2018 16:58 via vtdigger.org
  News release — Brattleboro RetreatMay 24, 2018
  Media Contact:Konstantin von Krusenstiern, 802-258-4366 or [email protected]
  BRATTLEBORO, VT (May 24, 2018)—The Brattleboro Retreat’s Dr. Frank Gallo, director of clinical operations, will conduct a series of six free workshops in June, July, and August designed to help Vermont firefighters develop skills to better prepare for and deal with the emotional impact of traumatic job-related events.
  Gallo states that these tra
  
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• Maple Valley Ski Area in Dummerston sells for $745K

  25-05-2018 16:11 via vtdigger.org
  The lodge at Maple Valley Ski Area in Dummerston has sat vacant since the ski area closed in 2000. On Wednesday, the 375-acre property was sold to a holding company from Connecticut. It is unclear what the plans are for the property. Photo provided by The Masiello Group
  This story by Bob Audette was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on May 25.
  DUMMERSTON — For the past 18 years, Maple Valley Ski Area on Route 30 has sat empty, a relic of bygone years when many towns across New England
  
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  25-05-2018 15:54 via twitter.com
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• Amtrak introduces lactation suites for nursing mothers

  25-05-2018 15:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — MamavaMay 23, 2018
  Contact:Amtrak Media [email protected]
  Mamava Media RelationsAnn [email protected]
  WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2018 – Amtrak is proud to introduce lactation suites to accommodate nursing mothers at five major train stations, four of which will be installed in time for summer travel season, located at Amtrak stations in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and Chicago. A Lactation Suite will also be in
  
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• Vermont Community Loan Fund announces $2 million investment from Bank of America

  25-05-2018 15:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Community Loan FundThursday, May 24, 2018
  Contact:Anne LoecherVermont Community Loan [email protected]
  Burlington, Vt. – At press conference Thursday, Governor Phil Scott was joined by the Vermont Community Loan Fund, which announced a $2 million loan from Bank of America to enable flexible financing and other services to Vermont’s small businesses, nonprofits and community facilities, as well as affordable housing developers and early care an
  
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• Vermont Wood Works Council announces new executive director

  25-05-2018 15:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Wood Works CouncilMay 23, 2018
  Contact:Erin Lorentz, Executive DirectorVermont Wood Works [email protected]
  Rutland-The Vermont Wood Works Council, formerly known as the Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association, has announced that Erin Lorentz of GWC will take over the position of Executive Director, previously held by Kathleen Wanner, also of GWC in Rutland, VT. Lorentz has worked for the association since 2006 and has handled communications, eve
  
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• Vermont Humanities Council director search opens

  25-05-2018 15:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Humanities CouncilMay 17, 2018
  Contact:Amy Lockwood, c/o Vermont HumanitiesPhone: 603-686-4594Email: [email protected]
  [Montpelier, Vermont, May 17, 2018]Vermont Humanities is pleased to announce the opening of its Executive Director search. VHC seeks a dynamic, creative, and engaging leader to help it collaboratively achieve its mission of engaging all Vermonters in the world of ideas, fostering a culture of thoughtfulness, and inspiring a lifelong lov
  
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• Delta Dental Plan awards $120,000 to Head Start’s Tooth Tutor Program

  25-05-2018 15:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Capstone Community ActionMay 23, 2018
  Contact:Yvonne LoryCapstone Community ActionPhone: (802) [email protected]
  (Barre, VT) Recently the Delta Dental Plan of Vermont Board of Trustees approved a two-year grant of $120,000 to the Vermont Head Start/Early Head Start programs to support the Vermont Head Start Association Tooth Tutor program. The grant period will operate through September 30, 2019. Since 2010, Delta Dental Plan of Vermont and the Northeast Delta Den
  
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• Leahy, committee urge Trump to restore funds to fight infectious diseases

  25-05-2018 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyMay 22, 2018
   
  Senate Appropriations Committee Democrats Call On President Trump To Not Claw Back Vital Funds To Combat Ebola And Other Infectious Diseases
  WASHINGTON (TUESDAY, May 22, 2018) — In a letter led by Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), committee Democrats are urging President Trump to not claw back vital funding intended to combat the Ebola virus and other deadly infectious diseases around the world. M
  
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• Hickok & Boardman announces 13 nonprofits to receive charitable gift

  25-05-2018 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Hickok & BoardmanMay 22, 2018
  Contact:Sybil KeefeVice President of MarketingColdwell Banker Hickok & Boardman RealtyV: (802)846-9549HickokandBoardman.com
  May 22, 2018 – Burlington, VT — The Hickok & Boardman Network of Companies is pleased to announce thirteen non-profit recipients of their 2018 charitable gifts, including: The Boys & Girls Club of Burlington, Champlain College Single Parent Program, Champlain Valley Down Syndrome Group, a private
  
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• Zero property tax rate increase for Vermont households floated

  25-05-2018 11:51 via vtdigger.org
  House Ways & Means Chair Janet Ancel. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDiggerIn the first move toward possible compromise between lawmakers and the governor in the ongoing special legislative session, the House Ways and Means Committee is floating a proposal that would harness surplus money to buy down property tax rates for households next year.Rep. Janet Ancel D-Calais, who chairs the committee, put on the proposal on table late Thursday afternoon. The plan uses $14 million of one-time money
  
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• Town of Middlebury wins the Vermont’s Greenest Building Award for 2017

  25-05-2018 05:17 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Bread Loaf Corp.May 21, 2018
  Contact:Leslie O’HalloranBread Loaf Corporation(p) 802-388-9871 ext.257www.breadloaf.com
  On Thursday, May 17, the Town of Middlebury was awarded the Greenest Building award for 2017 for the Middlebury Town Office Building from the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) during a ceremony at the Town Offices. The award ceremony coincided with a tour of the Town Office Building by attendees of the Vermont Town and City Management Association&rs
  
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• Cristina Price: Nurses seek safe staffing at UVM Medical Center

  25-05-2018 03:49 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Cristina Price, of Huntington, a critical care resource nurse at UVM Medical Center who serves on the bargaining committee for Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT Local 5221.
  Wednesday, May 9, is likely to remain lodged in my memory for a long time.
  On that day during National Nurses’ Week, I was honored to receive the Paul Horton Award for Nursing Care Excellence at UVM Medical Center, where I work as a critical-care resour
  
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• John Klar: ‘Agricovery’ an idea for opioid addiction treatment

  25-05-2018 03:46 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Klar, a Vermont grass-fed beef farmer, and an attorney and pastor who lives in Westfield.
  The opioid crisis in the Green Mountain State is worsening. Gov. Phil Scott’s Opioid Coordination Council has correctly concluded that prevention and recovery are the areas that are crucial to a successful response.
  What faces Vermont is truly terrifying. Statistics vary, but some studies suggest that only one person out of 38 who enters substance abuse
  
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• Geraldine Vatan: Gov. Scott, are you listening?

  25-05-2018 03:41 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Geraldine Vatan, of Middlesex, who is a mother of two and the Montpelier community organizer for Mother Up! Families Rise For Climate Action, a project of 350Vermont.
  Dear Gov. Scott,
  I was so energized by your ability to take risks and change course with gun law matters when you were faced with the evidence that Vermont is not immune to mass shooting threats. That took some real courage. What will it take to help you see that Vermont is also not immune
  
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• Juvenile justice bill goes to Governor’s desk

  25-05-2018 01:35 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Barbara Rachelson, D-Burlington, presented the bill. File photo by Roger Crowley/VTDigger
  Young adults convicted of non-violent crimes and between the ages of 18 and 21, could have their records expunged under a bill updating the state’s juvenile justice system, delivered to the governor’s desk on Thursday.Other changes called for in the S.234, which was passed by the General Assembly earlier in the month, are for minors to be funneled through the family court system instead of
  
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• Coyote hunting contests banned in Vermont

  25-05-2018 01:11 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont becomes second state to ban coyote contests. Photo by Christopher Bruno/Wikimedia Commons
  Vermont has become the second state in the nation to ban coyote killing contests, following in the footsteps of California.
  The tournament ban was included in a general fish and wildlife bill, H.636, which Gov. Phil Scott allowed to become law on Tuesday, but declined to sign.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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