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• Accreditor puts College of St. Joseph on probation

  16-08-2018 23:58 via vtdigger.org
   
  College of St. Joseph campus in Rutland. College website
  The College of St. Joseph has two years to shore up its financial resources before it loses its accreditation.
  The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, which accredits the small, private Rutland college, announced its decision to place the school on probation on Wednesday.
  “Though disappointing news, this should not come as a surprise to anyone, given how open we have been about our financial struggles,” CSJ
  
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• Bristol residents sue Vermont Gas and town over pipeline

  16-08-2018 23:12 via vtdigger.org
  Plans for a natural gas distribution pipeline in Bristol.
  A group of Bristol residents have sued their town’s selectboard and Vermont Gas Systems over a proposed natural gas pipeline and distribution network that was approved without holding a town vote.
  Vermont Gas sought approval from the town earlier this year to connect Bristol residents to the 41-mile natural gas pipeline that runs from Colchester to Middlebury. A proposed spur would run along Route 116 into Bristol, with offshoot dis
  
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• Small Dog Electronics seeks new ownership

  16-08-2018 22:41 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Small Dog ElectronicsAug. 14, 2018
  Contact:Don MayerSmall Dog Electronics1673 Main St.Waitsfield, VT 05673
  Waitsfield, VT – Small Dog Electronics’ founder and CEO, Don Mayer, announced today that the company is seeking new ownership or partners. The company, located in Waitsfield, Vermont with stores in S, Burlington, VT and Key West, Fl generates about 50% of their revenue from sales to the government and the balance from retail and on-line sales.
  
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• Life Gave Him Cancer. He Made A Comedy Show. dlvr.it/Qg77FX https://t.co/7gKFnWkc4E

  16-08-2018 22:36 via twitter.com
  
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• 26th Annual South End Art Hop is Sept. 7-9

  16-08-2018 22:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — The South End Arts & Business AssociationAug. 14, 2018
  Contact:Adam Brooks802.859.9222
  The Board of the South End Arts and Business Association is pleased to present our 26th Annual South End Art Hop on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 7, 8, & 9 2018. The title sponsor for this year’s event is Northfield Savings Bank. New this year includes an expanded Artist Market Extravaganza (over 40 makers!) and the addition of the Pine Street Mile on Sunday, Septem
  
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• Vermont Pride Festival to present ‘Trans Scripts’ in Burlington Sept. 5

  16-08-2018 22:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Pride FestivalAug. 15, 2018
  Contact:Sharon [email protected]
  TRANS SCRIPTS, PART I: THE WOMEN, SEPTEMBER 5th
  On Wednesday September 5th at 7:00 PM, Vermont Pride Festival at Chandler will present Paul Lucas’ groundbreaking play Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women at the First Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl Street. The staged reading, in one act, will be followed by a talkback.
  The play was given its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
  
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• Nature Museum in Grafton seeks volunteers, donors, creators for 10th Annual Fairy House Festival

  16-08-2018 22:26 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — The Nature MuseumAug. 15, 2018
  Contact:Daron BlakeCommunications CoordinatorThe Nature Museum186 Townshend Rd, Grafton, VT 05146http://www.nature-museum.org/Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!
  Join the Magic: Volunteer at The Fairy House Festival This September
  The Fairy House Festival is a family-friendly, imaginative, nature-based tradition in the forests of Grafton. On Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, The Nature Museum is hosting the 10th annual Fairy Hou
  
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• ‘Making It Happen: Local Leadership for Vermont Communities’ summit to take place Oct. 1 at Castleton University

  16-08-2018 22:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Council on Rural DevelopmentAugust 16, 2018
  Contact:Paul Costello, Vermont Council on Rural DevelopmentPhone: (802) 223-6091E-mail: [email protected]
  The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) has launched registration for a statewide one-day summit focused on supporting emerging and existing local leaders working to improve life in their communities across the state. The summit is happening October 1 at Castleton University. Vermonters can find out more and
  
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• Norwich University’s Sullivan Museum & History Center presents ‘Innovators of Norwich: Building a Nation’

  16-08-2018 22:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversityAug. 16, 2018
  Contact:Daphne [email protected] us on Twitter @NorwichNews
  NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University Sullivan Museum and History Center presents “Innovators of Norwich: Building a Nation,” the second exhibition in a two-part series, with an opening reception Friday, Aug. 31, from 4 – 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served during the opening reception.
  With so many innovative contributions mad
  
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• Perkinsville man sentenced in armed pharmacy and bank robbery case

  16-08-2018 22:08 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — United States Attorney District of VermontAug. 16, 2018
  Contact:United States Attorney District of Vermont(802) 951-6725
  BURLINGTON, VERMONT
  The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Michael Bickford, age 38, formerly of Perkinsville, Vermont, was sentenced on August 6, 2018 in the United States District Court in Burlington on charges stemming from the December 5, 2016 armed robbery of the River Street Pharmacy in Springf
  
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• Vermont-based BlackRock Construction appears on the Inc. 5000

  16-08-2018 22:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Adam Hergenrother CompaniesAug. 16, 2018
  Contact:Hallie Warner | Chief of Staff, Adam Hergenrother [email protected] | 802.488.3430
  Inc. Magazine Unveils Its 37th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000
  For the Second Time, Vermont-based BlackRock Construction Appears on the Inc. 5000, With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 266% Percent
  BURLINGTON, VERMONT, August 15, 2018 – Inc. magazine today revealed that Bl
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott announces membership of Community Violence Prevention Task Force

  16-08-2018 21:54 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of the GovernorThursday, August 16, 2018
  Contact:Rebecca Kelley, Office of the [email protected]
  Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of 19 Vermonters to serve on his Community Violence Prevention Task Force. The Governor created the Task Force in Executive Order 03-18 as part of the Administration’s broader efforts to ensure Vermont continues to be one of the safest states in the country.
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• Leahy statement on vetting of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

  16-08-2018 21:02 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyAug. 16, 2018
  Press Contact:David Carle(202) 224-3693
  Executive Business Meeting – Senate Judiciary Committee
  There are so many things wrong with the Judiciary Committee’s vetting of Judge Kavanaugh that it is hard to know where to begin.
  The White House was well aware of Judge Kavanaugh’s lengthy, controversial record as a political operative when the President selected him. But the President selected him nonetheless. Now the burden falls
  
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• LISTEN: Changes On The Horizon For Vermont Prisoners: Checking In With The Corrections Department… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-08-2018 20:56 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: Changes On The Horizon For Vermont Prisoners: Checking In With The Corrections Department… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Scott fundraising continues to outpace Hallquist

  16-08-2018 20:37 via vtdigger.org
  Incumbent Gov. Phil Scott will face Democratic challenger Christine Hallquist in the 2018 governor’s race. Photos by Mike Dougherty and Kit Norton/VTDigger
  After Tuesday’s primary, the major party gubernatorial candidates are down to two, but Gov. Phil Scott continues to out fundraise Christine Hallquist by a large margin, according to the latest campaign finance disclosure forms.
  Though Scott is still far off his fundraising pace from 2016, he continues at a steady pace, raising jus
  
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• Stowe Reporter group buys its sixth weekly newspaper

  16-08-2018 19:19 via vtdigger.org
  This story was published in the Stowe Reporter on Aug. 16.
  A screen shot of The Other Paper’s Aug. 16 edition.
  The Other Paper in South Burlington is joining the Stowe Reporter newspaper family.
  The purchase took effect today.
  That brings to six the number of micro-local weekly newspapers in the Stowe Reporter group. The others are the Shelburne News; The Citizen, which covers Charlotte and Hinesburg; the Waterbury Record; and the News & Citizen of Morrisville.
  “We’ve had a
  
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• Wilmington mulls plastic bag ban

  16-08-2018 16:07 via vtdigger.org
  Wilmington Select Board members are discussing the possibility of a ban on single use plastic bags. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer
  Editor’s note: This story by Chris Mays was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on Aug. 16.
  WILMINGTON — This community could be the next in a growing list to ban plastic bags or have retailers charge an extra fee to customers who want one.
  The idea was recently introduced by Select Board member Sarah Fisher, who heard about other commu
  
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• VTDigger joins journalism groups decrying attacks on the media

  16-08-2018 12:12 via vtdigger.org
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• Act 46 skeptics release report on forced mergers

  16-08-2018 12:04 via vtdigger.org
  Krista Huling is chair of the State Board of Education. Photo by Bob LoCiceroForced mergers proposed under Act 46 rely on misleading data, represent executive overreach, and dismiss the Legislature’s intent in writing the law, a grassroots group argues in a new report released Wednesday.
  Vermonters for Schools and Communities released “Unfair and Unwise” at a press conference during a State Board of Education meeting in the Statehouse where board members heard from dozens of sc
  
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• Raúl Grijalva & Michael Shank: The carbon footprint of wasted food

  16-08-2018 04:56 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva and Michael Shank. Grijalva, D-Ariz., is the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee. Shank, of Brandon, is the communications director for the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network.
  When it comes to tackling climate change, one of the greatest challenges we face is understanding the myriad factors that influence our warming planet. Addressing some while ignoring othe
  
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• David Kelley: A changing relationship with wildlife

  16-08-2018 04:54 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by David F. Kelley, who is an attorney and a co-founder of Project Harmony (now PH International) and a former member of the Hazen Union School Board.
  The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, “No man ever steps into the same river twice.” Rivers are a constant reminder that nothing is permanent except change. Today the digital and information revolution is changing our world at such breakneck speed that it can be easy to ignore even some of the m
  
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• Local officials: CLF suit unfairly targets wastewater treatment

  16-08-2018 04:48 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary was signed by Chad L. Whitehead, town manager, St. Johnsbury; James Sherrard, stormwater coordinator, Williston; Harry J. Shepard, PE, public works director/town engineer, Stowe; William Fraser, city manager, Montpelier; Dominic Cloud, city manager, St. Albans City; Chip Sawyer, director of planning & development, St. Albans City; James Jutras, water quality superintendent, Essex Junction; and Jeffrey Wennberg, public works commissioner, Rutland City.
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• UPDATED: H. Brooke Paige sweeps up 6 GOP nominations

  16-08-2018 03:59 via vtdigger.org
  H. Brooke Paige at the Vermont History Expo in 2012. Creative Commons photo by Lee Wright via Flickr
  Political gadfly H. Brooke Paige rode a swell of Republican apathy on Tuesday to secure six nominations for statewide office, including the GOP’s spot in separate races against Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt.
  Four of the six races were uncontested, meaning Paige became the automatic Republican nominee by entering the contests for state auditor of accounts, treasurer,
  
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• H. Brooke Paige sweeps up 6 GOP nominations

  16-08-2018 03:59 via vtdigger.org
  H. Brooke Paige at the Vermont History Expo in 2012. Creative Commons photo by Lee Wright via Flickr
  Political gadfly H. Brooke Paige rode a swell of Republican apathy on Tuesday to secure six nominations for statewide office, including the GOP’s spot in separate races against Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt.
  Four of the six races were uncontested, meaning Paige became the automatic Republican nominee by entering the contests for state auditor of accounts, treasurer,
  
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• UVM nurses balk at hospital spending as filings disclose executive pay

  16-08-2018 03:50 via vtdigger.org
  A new federal filing showing that the University of Vermont Medical Center paid two top executives more than $3 million in 2016 is likely to fan the flames of a labor dispute that’s centered around salary concerns.
  Hospital administrators and unionized nurses say they made progress during a marathon negotiating session that broke off just before midnight Wednesday. But there’s still no new contract.Get all of VTDigger's health care news.You'll never miss our health care coverage with
  
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• Battle brews over access to private prison records

  16-08-2018 02:28 via vtdigger.org
  A national human rights organization has filed a lawsuit accusing one of the country’s largest private prison companies of ignoring public record requests about its housing of Vermont prisoners.
  The Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Defense Center brought its suit in Washington County Superior Court against Geo Group Inc., a Florida company that ran the prison in Baldwin, Michigan.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice coverage with
  
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• VTDigger Minute: Primary wins for Hallquist and Scott, Welch and Sanders

  16-08-2018 00:05 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:
  Hallquist celebrates historic victory, trains sights on Scott
  Primary election results are in. Christine Hallquist won the Democratic nomination for governor on Tuesday. The former utility executive earned over 40 percent of the vote to beat three other challengers, and made history by becoming the first o
  
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• Registration open for Vermont Conference on Recreation

  16-08-2018 00:02 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Recreation and Parks AssociationAug. 14, 2018
  Contact:Betsy Terry, Executive DirectorVermont Recreation and Parks [email protected]
  REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 75th Annual Vermont Conference on Recreation on Wednesday & Thursday, October 10 & 11, 2018 at Lake Morey Resort.
  In celebration of our 75th anniversary conference, this year’s theme is “Honoring the Past & Inspiring the Future.”
  The education program includes 29 sess
  
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