Vermont news

• State OKs 51-acre expansion at Coventry landfill

  14-06-2018 23:37 via vtdigger.org
  The state’s only operating landfill is in Coventry. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger
  Vermont’s sole operational landfill is one step closer to a 51-acre addition after Casella Waste Systems’ expansion plan received preliminary approval from the state’s Agency of Natural Resources.
  Under a draft certification issued earlier this month, the proposed landfill addition would not be finalized until after public comments are received by the agency.
  Casella subsidiary New Eng
  
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• LISTEN: Rock Band Makes Noise About Vermont Libraries On Summer Tour dlvr.it/QXKCsD https://t.co/BKBO0CrBVI

  14-06-2018 22:26 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Rock Band Makes Noise About Vermont Libraries On Summer Tour dlvr.it/QXKCsD https://t.co/BKBO0CrBVI
  
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• Administration Officials Offer Their Take On The Budget Battle As Shutdown Looms dlvr.it/QXK81R https://t.co/ggGqJBiTto

  14-06-2018 22:09 via twitter.com
  
  Administration Officials Offer Their Take On The Budget Battle As Shutdown Looms dlvr.it/QXK81R https://t.co/ggGqJBiTto
  
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• GW Plastics Grows Scientific Molding Process Development Capabilities

  14-06-2018 21:17 via vtdigger.org
  News Release —GW Plastics Grows Scientific Molding Process
  Contact:Rebecca Murphy, Corporate Marketing [email protected]
  Bethel – Global plastics and silicone injection molder and contract manufacturer GW Plastics is proud to announce that it has expanded and upgraded its Process Development & Training Center in Royalton, VT to now develop and debug entire manufacturing cells in a dedicated non-production facility. This expansion comes during the
  
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• LISTEN: Campaign 2018: Democrat James Ehlers On Why He's Seeking The Governor's Office dlvr.it/QXJrZj https://t.co/UevxBFyDHO

  14-06-2018 20:58 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Campaign 2018: Democrat James Ehlers On Why He's Seeking The Governor's Office dlvr.it/QXJrZj https://t.co/UevxBFyDHO
  
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• 98.9 WOKO listeners are upset with FDA’s “added sugar” label on Maple Syrup

  14-06-2018 20:26 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — 98.9 WOKOJune 13, 2018
  Contact:Steve Pelkey – Operations Director(802) [email protected]
  Co-hosts of 98.9 WOKO’s Morning Roundup, Wild Bill Sargent and Rod Hill, have been giving a voice to frustrated Vermonters and Northern New Yorkers regarding a proposed FDA regulation requiring maple producers to add a label declaring “Added Sugar”.
  Maple sap is the only ingredient in pure maple syrup, so an ADDED SUGAR label would be misleading to con
  
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• UVM’s Student and Community Relations Office Receives Top Award from International Town Gown Group

  14-06-2018 20:22 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — The University of VermontJune 13, 2018
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield(802) [email protected]
  The University of Vermont’s Office of Student and Community Relations has received the Presidential Excellence Award from the International Town Gown Association for its work on Burlington’s Isham Street.The program the office implemented there led to large decreases in noise tickets, vandalism and burglaries after it was launched in 2012.
  In its award letter the
  
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• Vermont Agency of Agriculture Announces Issuance of Revised Medium Farm Operation Permit

  14-06-2018 20:08 via vtdigger.org
  News Release –Vermont Agency of Agriculture
  June 12, 2018
   
  Contact:
  Kaitlin Hayes, Agricultural Water Quality Specialist
  (802) 622-4112
  [email protected]
   
  Montpelier – The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM, the Agency) has issued a revised Medium Farm Operation (MFO) General Permit (GP), following a lengthy information gathering and revision process. The MFO GP sets standards for MFOs in the State of Vermont generating animal waste to e
  
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• David Durfee in race to succeed 11-term Shaftsbury rep

  14-06-2018 19:58 via vtdigger.org
  David Durfee is running for the House seat being vacated by the retirement of Rep. Alice Miller of Shaftsbury. Photo by David Lachance/Bennington Banner
  SHAFTSBURY — David Durfee, a school board member, business manager and member of the Batten Kill Valley Runners, is running toward a different goal this summer — vying for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Alice Miller, D-Shaftsbury, who is not seeking re-election.
  Durfee, who serves on the Shaftsbury and Mount Anthony Union schoo
  
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• Playhouse to Open 2018 Theater Season with Tony Award-winning musical Once

  14-06-2018 19:42 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Saint Michael’s Playhouse
  June 12, 2018
   
  Contact:
  Chuck Tobin,Producing Artistic Director
  p: 802.654.2617
  www.saintmichaelsplayhouse.orgColchester – Saint Michael’s Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the June 19 opening of the Playhouse’s 71st summer theater season of live professional theater with the Tony Award-winning Musical Once, based on the Academy Award-winning Irish independen
  
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• Mobius Convenes Third Annual Vermont Mentoring Symposium at Waterbury State Office Complex

  14-06-2018 19:24 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Mobius MentorsJune 12, 2018
  Contact:Benji [email protected]
   
  Waterbury —On Monday, June 4 convened the third annual 2018 Vermont Mentoring Symposium at the Waterbury State Office Complex. This day-long conference is the only professional development and networking opportunity of its kind focused on youth mentoring in Vermont, and brought together nearly 60 youth mentoring program staff, board members, and supporters from across the state
  
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• Updates and FAQs on VTDigger’s commenting system

  14-06-2018 18:51 via vtdigger.org
  Since our transition to the Talk commenting platform, we’ve received dozens of helpful questions and comments from readers. Thanks to your feedback, we’ve worked out some kinks and started targeting future upgrades.
  Keep your questions coming. In the meantime, here are a few updates and FAQs:
  Where are my old comments?
  As of this week, comments from before the transition are now visible. Restoring these posts was always part of the plan, but it took us a few weeks longer than we exp
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott Discusses Education Vision At Turrell Fund Day For Children

  14-06-2018 17:49 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of Gov. Phil ScottJune 12, 2018
  Contact:Rebecca [email protected]
  Shelburne – Governor Phil Scott today attended the Turrell Fund Day for Children, addressing a crowd of policy makers, advocates and funders focused on supporting children’s well-being in Vermont.
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  Full transcript of Gov. Scott’s address.
   
  Governor Scott: I want to start by thanking all of you, not just for having me, but
  
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• Agency of Natural Resources: failing drinking water system costs condo association $19.5K in fines

  14-06-2018 17:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Agency of Natural ResourcesJune 12, 2018
  Contact:Diane Sherman, Agency of Natural [email protected]
  Killington – The Agency of Natural Resources’ Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that Hemlock Ridge at Killington Owners Association, Inc., a condominium complex in Killington, was fined $19,500 for many years of failing to properly manage and maintain the public drinking water system supplying the complex.
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• Study: Affordable housing ‘out of reach’ for many Vermonters

  14-06-2018 15:57 via vtdigger.org
  Two condos for sale by the Champlain Housing Trust in the Colchester Ethan Allen complex, shown on the trust’s website as examples of affordable housing available in VT.
  A Vermonter making minimum wage would need to work 1.7 jobs to afford a one-bedroom rental home or apartment, according to a report released Wednesday.
  The National Low Income Housing Coalition, which wrote the report, calculates an annual “housing wage” for each state based on how much a full-time worker would
  
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• Zuckerman chides Republican governor, calls for nonpartisanship

  14-06-2018 14:47 via vtdigger.org
  Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, a Progressive/Democrat. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — David Zuckerman announced his re-election campaign for lieutenant governor on Monday with a call for less partisanship and more civility in the Statehouse.Zuckerman, a Progressive/Democrat who is finishing his first term in office, is running for a second term will likely face Republican House minority leader Don Turner in the general election. Both men hail from Chittenden County. Get all of VT
  
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• Infant strangled; mother and boyfriend give conflicting statements

  14-06-2018 03:39 via vtdigger.org
  Karsen Rickert in a photograph posted to Abigail Wood’s Facebook account.WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Vermont State Police say the death earlier this year of an 11-month-old boy from Ludlow has been ruled a homicide, with the cause of death determined to be asphyxiation from strangulation or smothering.
  While police are tight-lipped about their ongoing investigation, including if they have any suspect or suspects, a police affidavit filed in support of a search warrant application in the c
  
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• Sawyer case back in court, minus the drama and the defendant

  14-06-2018 01:41 via vtdigger.org
  Jack Sawyer, of Poultney, talks with his defense attorneys Marshall Pahl, center, and Kelly Green, right, in Rutland criminal court during his bail review hearing.(Robert Layman / Staff Photo)
  RUTLAND — The Jack Sawyer case was back in court on Wednesday for the first time since the 18-year-old was released on bail in late April, and this time the proceedings were notable for their routineness, with discussion focused on working out a schedule for the case moving forward.The former Fair Ha
  
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• Linda Sullivan: Impasse is more institutional than partisan

  14-06-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, of Dorset, a Democrat who represents the Bennington-Rutland District in the Vermont House of Representatives and is a member of the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development.On an off day for the Legislature I decided to drive up to Montpelier to sit in on a public meeting the governor arranged with its finance and management commissioner and the state economist to discuss FY 2018 revenue projections. I understand tha
  
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• Randall Szott: Revision of AOE’s statewide plan essential

  14-06-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Randall Szott, of Barnard, a writer, educator and library director who has lectured on education around the U.S. He is running for the Windsor 4-1 seat in the Vermont House of Representatives.In our larger political context we are witnessing a catastrophic erosion of faith in our institutions and thus a breakdown in our capacity to accept the legitimacy of their governance. In Vermont we have been mostly immune to this poisonous atmosphere, but signs of
  
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• Jay Eshelman: School choices beyond public or private

  14-06-2018 00:55 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.
  “Public vs. private schools: The great ed funding debate continues.” Is this another false dichotomy? After all, education is an immensely more dynamic concept than a school choice between public and private institutions.
  The debate over the funding and governance of these schools appears to be a
  
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• Harwood Union High School student cited for crossbow threats

  14-06-2018 00:20 via vtdigger.org
  Harwood Union High School students were among dozens of students who pressed legislators to tighten gun laws earlier this year. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  Police have cited a Harwood Union High School student who they say posted threats on social media to shoot up the school with a crossbow and harm a fellow student with a car bomb.
  The 15-year-old student, whom police would not name as he is a juvenile, posted a photograph with instructions for making a homemade crossbow, accompanyin
  
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• UPDATED: Man indicted on charge of threatening to kill Sanders

  14-06-2018 00:10 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at center, stands outside the Statehouse in Montpelier during the Vermont March for Our Lives rally on March 24. File photo by Kelsey Neubauer/VTDigger
  This story was updated at 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14.
  WASHINGTON — A 19-year-old Maryland man has been arrested on federal charges related to a threat to kill two prominent liberal senators, including independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our cou
  
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• Man indicted on charge of threatening to kill Sanders

  14-06-2018 00:10 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at center, stands outside the Statehouse in Montpelier during the Vermont March for Our Lives rally on March 24. File photo by Kelsey Neubauer/VTDigger
  WASHINGTON — A man has been arrested on federal charges related to a threat to kill two prominent liberal senators, including independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
  Nicholas Bukoski allegedly threatened to murder Sanders and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., in March.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll
  
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• VTDigger Minute: Statehouse standstill, Trump vs. Trudeau, Title X opposition

  14-06-2018 00:02 via vtdigger.org
  VTDigger Minute is a weekly news digest from Vermont PBS. Tune in every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 6:30 a.m. to hear about the week’s top stories.
  This week on the Minute:
  Statehouse at standstill ahead of budget veto deadline
  Gov. Phil Scott repeated that he’s poised to veto a budget bill the Legislature passed in an effort to avert a government shutdown. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson said lawmakers won’t consider further changes to their proposal until Scott take
  
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