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• Officials test for chemicals near Burlington school

  08-08-2018 23:44 via vtdigger.org
  Chemicals commonly used in the dry-cleaning process were found during a test as part of a property transfer inspection. Creative Commons photo
  BURLINGTON — Federal and state environmental officials have widened their search for cancer-causing chemicals in a section of the Old North End that includes one of the city’s elementary schools.
  Two chemicals commonly used in the dry-cleaning process were discovered last year during a test as part of a property transfer inspection on Elmwood
  
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• Burlington delays action on downtown food trucks

  08-08-2018 23:04 via vtdigger.org
  Burlington’s City Council postposed action on allowing late-night food trucks to set up in the downtown area. Supplied photo
  Burlington will wait to decide on a proposal that would allow late-night food trucks in the downtown.
  The move would amend the city’s “central peddling district” to allow four food trucks to be parked on Bank Street between Church Street and South Winooski Avenue.
  The city council’s license committee approved a motion on Tuesday to postpone th
  
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• Green Mountain Creamery announces photo contest

  08-08-2018 21:34 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain CreameryJuly 16, 2018
  Contact:Marilyn [email protected](857) 284-4826
  Green Mountain Creamery supports community berry farmers Month-long photo contest to promote local, healthy food
  BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (July 16, 2018) — Green Mountain Creamery announces the launch of ‘Berry’ Creamy Yogurt, a month-long campaign promoting New England community farmers and advocating for real, simple and healthy ingredients.
  From July 16 to Au
  
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• Saint Michael’s again among The Princeton Review ‘Best 384’

  08-08-2018 21:32 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Saint Michael’s CollegeAugust 7, 2018
  Contact:Mark [email protected]
  Saint Michael’s College is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review.
  The education services company features Saint Michael’s again in the new 2019 edition of its flagship college guide, The Best 384 Colleges, released August 7. The latest guide places the Colchester liberal arts college in “top 20
  
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• Vermont College of Fine Arts announces Vermont Book Award finalists

  08-08-2018 21:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont College of Fine ArtsJuly 19, 2018
  Contact:
  [email protected]: (802) 828-8599
  Montpelier, Vt.–Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) has announced the finalists of the fourth annual Vermont Book Award. Seven incredible finalists were chosen across four genres—children’s literature, creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry.
  The seven finalists announced are:
  Katherine Arden, “The Bear and the Nightingale” (Fiction)Martin Philip, &l
  
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• Lamoille Housing partnership commences $2 million Hardwick rehab project

  08-08-2018 21:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Lamoille Housing PartnershipJuly 17, 2018
  Contact:Kerrie Lohrkerrie@lamoillehousing.org802-888-5714www.lamoillehousing.org
  Affordable housing non-profit rehabilitates multi-family housing
  Morrisville, VT, July 17, 2018. The Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP) has commenced work on the Jeudevine Limited Housing Partnership, a $2 million rehabilitation project updating 18 units of affordable housing, plus one commercial space, in Hardwick. Work began this week at one of the thr
  
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• Main Street Alliance of Vermont hires new state director

  08-08-2018 21:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Main Street AllianceJuly 25, 2018
  CONTACT:Kyle [email protected]
  BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Main Street Alliance of Vermont (MSA-VT) announced today that Ashley Moore has been named State Director.
  MSA-VT was founded in 2014 to elevate the voices of small business owners on important public policy issues in Vermont. Moore has been with MSA-VT since its founding, and during that time was responsible for managing the organization’s policy ini
  
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• Steve May announces opposition to F-35 deployment

  08-08-2018 20:51 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Steve MayJuly 25, 2018
  CONTACT:STEVE MAYT: 781-898-5296E: [email protected]
  CALLS FOR LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT HEARINGS
  Without question the purposed change in mission for the VT Air National Guard has real and tangible consequences. For the communities which border it, the deployment of F-35’s promises to have a terrific impact across activities of daily living for scores of Vermonters. The F-35 is a much louder aircraft than the planes which have been used to date by
  
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• State funding helps communities jumpstart clean water projects

  08-08-2018 20:51 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Department of Environmental ConservationAugust 2, 2018
  Media Contact:Kari Dolan, Clean Water Initiative Program(802) 490-6113 | [email protected]
  MONTPELIER — There’s more than just water flowing through Vermont’s wetlands, lakes, and rivers during Clean Water Week. Over $10 million in Ecosystem Restoration Grants from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be infused into lakes and streams this fiscal year. The grants go to muni
  
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• Business self-empowerment workshop is Aug. 14 in Barre

  08-08-2018 20:47 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — zijiAug. 2, 2018
  Media Contact:Shawn [email protected]
  Lipton, Silva and Shouldice to provide tips for solving problems from the inside out.
  Montpelier, VT (August 2, 2018) – On Tuesday, August 14, ziji will conduct a workshop to shine a light on business self-empowerment in the areas of leadership development, business continuity, and internal and external communications for business owners, human resource managers, and other key decision-
  
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• Montpelier selected to host major regional creative economy conference

  08-08-2018 20:46 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Montpelier AliveJuly 25, 2018
  CONTACT:Dan [email protected]
  Montpelier, Vermont
  Montpelier Alive announced today that Montpelier will host the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) Creative Communities Exchange (CCX) on June 6 and 7, 2019. Montpelier was selected in a competitive application process to host the event, which will bring nearly 300 leaders to Montpelier to discuss the interplay between the creative economy and community and ec
  
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• Vermont Department of Health introduces free prescription medication mail-back envelopes

  08-08-2018 20:43 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of HealthAugust 2, 2018
  Media Contact:Ben TrumanVermont Department of Health802-951-5153 / 802-863-7281
  Medication Mail-Back Envelopes Expand on State’s Call for Safe Use, Storage and Disposal of Prescription Drugs
  BURLINGTON – The Vermont Department of Health has introduced free prescription medication mail-back envelopes as a safe, simple and secure way to dispose of unwanted and unused medications. Up to eight ounces of medications – e
  
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• Welch statement on Trump reversal of fuel efficiency standards

  08-08-2018 20:39 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rep. Peter WelchAugust 2, 2018
  Contact:Kate Hamilton, Press Secretary(202) 440-3340
  Burlington, Vt. – Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s proposal to gut longstanding federal policy that reduces vehicle emissions harmful to the environment and block Vermont and other states from imposing emission standards stricter than the federal government:
  “Today, President Trump threw into reverse decades of fuel effici
  
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• Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region celebrates National Health Care Week Aug. 12-18

  08-08-2018 20:34 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Community Health Centers of the Rutland RegionAugust 2, 2018
  Contact:Jill [email protected](802) 855-2097
  Do You Know the Health Care Heroes in Your Neighborhood?
  Rutland, VT– Affordable, comprehensive, state-of-the-art health care administered by top notch providers is right here in your neighborhood at Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region (CHCRR). CHCRR’s eight locations are taking part in the national week of awareness and celebration of c
  
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• Brattleboro Museum & Art Center presents artwork inspired by walks in the woods

  08-08-2018 20:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Brattleboro Museum & Art CenterAugust 2, 2018
  Contact:Erin [email protected], ext. 113
  BRATTLEBORO, VT – Debra Ramsay’s installation, “Painting Time,” on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) through September 24, is the artist’s interpretation of her walks in the woods across four seasons. Large bands of paper, each painted with a single color, twist and curl to form an abstract, three-dimensiona
  
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• Central Vermont Road Pitch winner announced

  08-08-2018 20:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Central Vermont Road PitchAug. 2, 2018
  Contact:William D. [email protected]
  (Berlin, Vermont) The Bikers rode to the Vermont Granite Museum in Barre, VT for the Central Vermont Road Pitch on Thursday. By the time the dust settled, there was no question: She Flys was the “Riders’ Choice.” She Flys was also the “People’s Choice” winner.
  The Central Vermont Road Pitch is the final stop on the on the Fresh Tracks Road Pitch e
  
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• James Ehlers signs nuclear-free future pledge

  08-08-2018 20:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — James Ehlers for VermotnAugust 3, 2018
  Contact:Communications Director, Sarah [email protected]
  Winooski, VT — James Ehlers proudly announced his signature onto a historic nuclear-free future candidate pledge from NuclearBan.US, a partner of ICAN today. In so doing, he committed himself to fight for a world without nuclear weapons.
  The pledge reads as follows:
  “As a candidate for public office, I consider the abolition of nuclear w
  
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• James Ehlers signs “no new fossil fuel infrastructure” pledge

  08-08-2018 20:14 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — James EhlersJuly 25, 2018
  CONTACT:Geoffrey [email protected]
  Sarah Anders (Ehlers)[email protected]
  Winooski, VT — James Ehlers became the first candidate in the Vermont governor’s race to sign on to the “no new fossil fuels” pledge from the Upper Valley Affinity Group, a grassroots climate justice activist organization. Ehlers stated that as governor, he would seek to pass legislation, alr
  
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• Congressional candidate Dan Freilich on wealth, income inequality and progressive taxation

  08-08-2018 20:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Dan FreilichAug. 4, 2018
  Contact:Daniel Freilich, [email protected]
  Fighting Over Scraps
  I have been racking my brain trying to understand why we Americans are at each other’s throats. At a recent Candidates Forum in Burlington, it came to me after listening to candidates sparring over small potato funding problems. The issue is that our national wealth is currently horded by the ultra-rich and many corporations, which simply do
  
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• Former deputy challenging Bennington prosecutor

  08-08-2018 19:46 via vtdigger.org
  Christina Rainville, independent candidate for Bennington state’s attorney. Campaign photo
  BENNINGTON — A former deputy prosecutor in the office of Bennington County State’s Attorney Erica Marthage, who left in 2016 after being placed on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons, is running for state’s attorney as an independent.
  Christina Rainville of Manchester Center announced Tuesday evening that she had obtained more than the required 50 voter signatures to qualif
  
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• Simon Pearce considers demolishing historic properties in Quechee

  08-08-2018 19:12 via vtdigger.org
  The Simon Pearce building in Quechee is part of the Quechee Historic Mill District. Wikimedia Commons photo
  This story by Matt Hongoltz-Hetling was published in the Valley News on Aug. 8.
  QUECHEE — Town records show that Simon Pearce is considering demolishing and replacing three historic properties located across Quechee Main Street from its flagship store and restaurant.
  Simon Pearce opened his first factory in Quechee in 1981. The company has since grown to have several retail outlets a
  
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• .@EhlersforVT says that the basing of the F 35 program in Vermont is a part of the U.S.'s nuclear strike deterrent program #vtpoli

  08-08-2018 18:58 via twitter.com
  .@EhlersforVT says that the basing of the F 35 program in Vermont is a part of the U.S.'s nuclear strike deterrent program #vtpoli
  
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• House debate centers on Welch acceptance of corporate money

  08-08-2018 18:54 via vtdigger.org
  Democratic House candidates, from left, Ben Mitchell, incumbent Peter Welch and Dan Freilich debated Tuesday night on Channel 17. Moderator Howard Wooden is at right.
  Everything in the 50-minute U.S. House debate hosted by Channel 17 Tuesday night seemed to revolve around Rep. Peter Welch’s acceptance of corporate contributions — even when the topic turned to such issues as Medicare for all, the opioid crisis or the Trump Administration’s tariff policies.
  Democratic challengers
  
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• .@christineforvt on guns: supports an assault weapons ban #guncontrol #vtpoli

  08-08-2018 18:49 via twitter.com
  .@christineforvt on guns: supports an assault weapons ban #guncontrol #vtpoli
  
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• .@BrendaForVT on gun regulation. "I do support an assault weapons ban, assuming we can define what an assault weapon is" #guncontrol #vtpoli

  08-08-2018 18:47 via twitter.com
  .@BrendaForVT on gun regulation. "I do support an assault weapons ban, assuming we can define what an assault weapon is" #guncontrol #vtpoli
  
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• Ban on window AC units at Brattleboro low-income housing lifted, for now

  08-08-2018 18:13 via vtdigger.org
  Glenn LaRose signs a petition distributed by Elizabeth Snyder, president of the building association, to the residents to have their window AC units restored. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer
  Editor’s note: This story by Bob Audette was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Aug. 8.
  BRATTLEBORO — Residents of the Samuel Elliot Apartments can have their in-window air conditioners back … for now.
  After a meeting between administrators of the Brattleboro Housing
  
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• UPDATED: Internet blacks out in Vermont, taking state websites offline

  08-08-2018 17:58 via vtdigger.org
  The message that greeted visitors to state websites Wednesday morning.
  The majority of state websites went down Wednesday morning, including online portals for the Department of Motor Vehicles, Vermont State Police, Vermont Health Connect and the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office.
  The state blamed its internet vendor, FirstLight.Maura Mahoney, vice president of marketing and product management at FirstLight, said the outage was first noticed at about 9:20 a.m. Wednesday. FirstLight has l
  
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• Internet blacks out in Vermont, taking state websites offline

  08-08-2018 17:58 via vtdigger.org
  The message that greeted visitors to state websites Wednesday morning.
  The majority of state websites went down Wednesday morning, including online portals for the Department of Motor Vehicles, Vermont State Police, Vermont Health Connect and the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office.
  The state blamed its internet vendor, FirstLight. John Quinn, secretary of Vermont’s Agency of Digital Services, said the outage likely extends beyond the state’s services, to private users and poss
  
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• Democratic candidates lambast Scott’s record on the environment

  08-08-2018 12:18 via vtdigger.org
  BARRE–The state’s four Democrat gubernatorial candidates faced off in their second debate Tuesday night, calling for increased environmental protections at the Old Labor Hall, the political hub for Barre’s granite workers in the 1920s.
  “Polls show in Vermont, over and over again, unlike many other parts of the country, that environmental issues matter to people,” said moderator Deb Markowitz, former ANR Secretary, at the start of the debate.
  Markowitz noted that the
  
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• Gun activists put up a ‘hurdle’ on Scott’s path to re-election

  08-08-2018 12:06 via vtdigger.org
  Ed Cutler, president of Gun Owners of Vermont, speaks with Sen. John Campbell in the Statehouse cafeteria Tuesday. Photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerIn recent weeks, Ed Cutler has registered about 40 voters for the upcoming primary.He is working to galvanize members of his organization, Gun Owners of Vermont, to defeat Republican Gov. Phil Scott in the primary election Aug. 14 because of his enactment of new firearms restrictions in April. The group also wants to vote out lawmakers who championed gun
  
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• No Coventry landfill expansion without PFAS testing, state says

  08-08-2018 02:52 via vtdigger.org
  The Coventry landfill, operated by Casella Waste Systems. Chittenden Solid Waste District photo
  The Agency of Natural Resources has announced that it is delaying approval of the controversial Coventry landfill expansion until further groundwater testing is completed.
  Residents near the landfill in Vermont, and those who live in Quebec and rely on nearby Lake Memphremagog for drinking water, have called on the state to halt the expansion permitting process until it can be certain that leachate fr
  
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• Daniel Curtin: A hospital is all about nursing

  08-08-2018 01:21 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Daniel Curtain, of South Burlington, who has worked as a nurse at the UVM Medical Center for the past 11 years.
  My beloved and I went to dinner recently to a place that has been a favorite of ours. That “favorite” designation was mostly based on how one particular person treated us when we arrived, how she tended to our needs, and how she made certain we were happy with the experience. Of course, the food is usually good and the place is ple
  
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• Mike Yantachka: Climate change demands action now

  08-08-2018 01:18 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rep. Mike Yantachka, D-Charlotte, who represents Chittenden 4-1 in the Vermont House. He serves on the House Energy & Technology Committee and served on the House Natural Resources & Energy Committee from 2011 through 2016.
  It is not an exaggeration to say that climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. While there are many who still think that climate change is a hoax, we need only to look at melting polar ice caps,
  
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• Patricia McCoy: Much accomplished in session

  08-08-2018 01:16 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rep. Patricia McCoy, R-Poultney, who represents the Rutland-1 district in the Vermont House and serves as the assistant House Republican leader.
  These past two legislative sessions have reaped incredible results for Vermonters who hoped for leaders in Montpelier that would work to reduce the cost of living, as well as working, in our great state.
  Most will remember that for six years our state government was dominated by single party rule. This left tho
  
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• Pro-Scott PAC gives governor digital boost ahead of primaries

  08-08-2018 00:24 via vtdigger.org
  A still image of a Phil Scott campaign video paid for by the Stronger Vermont PAC.
  Vermonters who ventured online Tuesday stood a good chance of seeing the governor’s re-election pitch, whether it was on Facebook, the e-edition of the Burlington Free Press or on the Drudge Report.
  The Washington, D.C.-based Republican Governors Association has given $225,000 to the political action committee “A Stronger Vermont,” according to recent filings with the state. At least $100,000 of
  
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