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• State settles wage discrimination claims by female prosecutor for $150K

  20-07-2018 23:59 via vtdigger.org
  The Federal Building in Burlington houses the U.S. District Courthouse and the U.S. Postal Service. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerA former deputy state’s attorney in Rutland County has reached a $150,000 settlement with the state in her wage discrimination lawsuit.
  “This is a victory for the hardworking people of Vermont especially women providing for themselves and their families,” Jane O’Neill said Friday in a statement issued through her lawyer, Lisa Shelkrot. Get all
  
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• LISTEN: Resilient Woodstock Weekly Still Delivers Paper After Fire Guts Offices dlvr.it/QcF276 https://t.co/ICJy1Lurne

  20-07-2018 22:42 via twitter.com
  
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• Richford drinking water tests positive for possible carcinogen

  20-07-2018 22:17 via vtdigger.org
  Elevated levels of a possible carcinogen have been found in the town’s drinking water.
  Elevated levels of a possible carcinogen have been found in the drinking water of the town of Richford, just south of the Canadian border in northern Franklin County.Richford town officials announced this week that water quality tests from the end of June show increased concentrations of haloacetic acids, collectively known as HAA5, in the municipal drinking water. HAA5 are a group of chemicals that can
  
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• Von Trapp Brewery so far unaffected by closure of Vermont EB-5 center

  20-07-2018 19:32 via vtdigger.org
  More than 50 jobs were created during construction (shown here) and operation of the von Trapp Brewery construction and the Bierhall, Sam von Trapp said.
  This story by Caleigh Cross was published by the Stowe Reporter on July 19.
  STOWE — Von Trapp Brewing and Bierhall won’t have to refund investors who didn’t get their green cards through Vermont’s EB-5 Regional Center, which was shut down this month by federal authorities, brewery officials say.
  Sam von Trapp, whose comp
  
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• Brattleboro apartment residents protest AC removal

  20-07-2018 18:43 via vtdigger.org
  Judith Ressler talks about the ineffective air-conditioning unit she had to buy because the Brattleboro Housing Partnership banned in-window units. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer
  This story by Bob Audette was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on July 20.
  BRATTLEBORO — The outside temperature has dropped significantly in the last two weeks, but it’s still hot in the Samuel Elliot High Rise, and it’s not just a thermometer reading.
  “I have lived here fo
  
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• YWP: ‘I Believe There Is More Than Us’

  20-07-2018 17:59 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: Recommendation does not equal promise

  20-07-2018 17:37 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska.Clark v. Menard, 2018 VT 68
  For all our gentle readers unfamiliar with the Vermont Department of Corrections’ phenomenon known as “work camp,” I’ll explain how this works. It’ll be helpful for future reference throughout the course of this summary.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice coverage with our weekly headlines in your inbox.D
  
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• Christopher Lukasik: A seat at the table for crime victims

  20-07-2018 04:13 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Christopher Lukasik, of Brattleboro, is a victim advocate working for the Windham County State’s Attorney’s Office in Brattleboro. In that role, he works with victims of crime to assist with the criminal court process, specifically on burglary, robbery and other major violent felony crimes. Part of his work is to help victims understand the court process and refer victims to other forms of support that the community offers.If you have not le
  
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• Bradley Myerson: An improper response by state police

  20-07-2018 04:10 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bradley Myerson, who is a lawyer in Manchester Center.It is outrageous that a taxpayer-funded Vermont State Police public information officer has viciously attacked the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus for its coverage of the murder of a Department of Public Safety employee. Such inappropriate and inflammatory criticism by the VSP spokesman, Adam Silverman, threatens the independence of the press which is the cornerstone of a democratic society.
  When a quas
  
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• David L. Deen: Who owns the Connecticut River?

  20-07-2018 04:04 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rep. David Deen, a Democratic state representative from Westminster and the chair of the House Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Committee. He is an honorary trustee and former river steward of the Connecticut River Conservancy, formerly the Connecticut River Watershed Council, and of the Connecticut River Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
  Most waterbodies marking a boundary between two states or countries have an imaginary dotted line running down
  
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• State’s anticipated tax surplus comes in at $65 million

  20-07-2018 03:21 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerVermont’s anticipated tax surplus from fiscal year 2018, which had been ballooning in recent months, came in at a total of $65 million, state officials reported this week.The surplus was no surprise to fiscal analysts, or lawmakers, who earmarked the money in the budget they passed, and Gov. Phil Scott allowed to become law, last month.But officials hadn’t been able determine just how large the surplus would be until after the c
  
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• Middlebury College to cut 10 percent of staff salaries

  20-07-2018 03:12 via vtdigger.org
  An aerial view of the Middlebury College campus. Photo courtesy of Middlebury College
  Middlebury College officials say they hope to trim spending on staff salaries by about $8 million – about 10 percent of what is currently spent – through voluntary buyouts.
  School leaders announced the “workforce planning” initiative aimed at closing an ongoing operating deficit in a series of emails to staff and faculty in June.The college will offer targeted, voluntary buyouts and reti
  
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• Sanders advisor’s Manafort ties under special counsel scrutiny

  20-07-2018 03:09 via vtdigger.org
  Tad Devine appears on MSNBC to discuss a primary debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in 2016.
  Special counsel Robert Mueller may raise emails from a former Bernie Sanders campaign aide in the trial of Paul Manafort next week.
  A list of potential exhibits the special prosecutor may use in the Manafort trial next week, which was filed in court Wednesday, includes 16 items involving Democratic strategist Tad Devine.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political sto
  
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• Sanders adviser’s ties to Manafort under special counsel scrutiny

  20-07-2018 03:09 via vtdigger.org
  Tad Devine appears on MSNBC to discuss a primary debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in 2016.
  Special counsel Robert Mueller may raise emails from a former Bernie Sanders campaign aide in the trial of Paul Manafort next week.
  A list of potential exhibits the special prosecutor may use in the Manafort trial next week, which was filed in court Wednesday, includes 16 items involving Democratic strategist Tad Devine.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political sto
  
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• New interstate exit numbering system in Vermont? Scott hopes not.

  20-07-2018 02:54 via vtdigger.org
  Exit 1 off Interstate 89 in southern Vermont. Photo by Doug Kerr/FlickrFor many Vermont businesses and attractions, their nearest interstate exit number is a key line in their advertising.
  But soon, those numbers may change. State transportation officials will meet with federal officials Friday to discuss Vermont’s interstate signage.
  Under a standard set in 2009, all states are required to number exits on the interstate system according to the mile marker, rather than sequentially —
  
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• Hermitage Club ordered to pay food distributor $1.59 million

  20-07-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Construction in process on the base lodge at the Hermitage Club in Dover in 2014. Brattleboro Reformer file photoThis article by Chris Mays was initially published in the Brattleboro Reformer on July 18.
  NEWFANE — Hermitage Club entities were ordered to pay a national food distributor about $1,592,280 for failure to make loan payments and pay for other services.Reinhart Food Services LCC “is entitled to judgment as matter of law,” Treadwell wrote in a decision filed Wednesday i
  
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