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• Vermont State Colleges, faculty union declare contract impasse

  20-08-2018 23:00 via vtdigger.org
  Jeb Spaulding (left), chancellor of Vermont State Colleges. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerThe faculty union of the Vermont State Colleges system has reached an impasse in contract negotiations with administrators, the union announced Monday. The two parties are expected to sit down with a mediator later this week.
  In negotiations, administrators had proposed an effective pay cut over the span of the contract, reductions in benefits, increased workload expectations, and weakened job securi
  
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• Board won’t put off UVM Medical Center budget ruling

  20-08-2018 22:51 via vtdigger.org
  Kevin Mullin (right) is chair of the Green Mountain Care Board. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerThe Green Mountain Care Board won’t delay approval of University of Vermont Medical Center’s fiscal year 2019 budget despite ongoing labor strife at the hospital.
  The union representing 1,800 nurses at UVM Medical Center last week asked the board to not approve the hospital’s spending plan until they have ratified a new contract that “ensures safe staffing and quality pati
  
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• David Sanger promotes the press in Vermont visit

  20-08-2018 22:30 via vtdigger.org
  New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger (right) speaks Sunday night at a Weston Playhouse talk introduced by town moderator Wayne Granquist (left). Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger
  WESTON — New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger didn’t have to tell Sunday night’s Weston Playhouse audience to turn off cellphones — this tucked-away town, population 564, doesn’t receive much if any reception.
  But that hasn’t stopped
  
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• Margolis: Hallquist and Fox News

  20-08-2018 21:57 via vtdigger.org
  Democratic gubernatorial nominee Christine Hallquist. Photo by Kit Norton/VTDigger
  Editor’s Note: Jon Margolis is VTDigger’s political analyst.
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• Hallquist and Fox News

  20-08-2018 21:57 via vtdigger.org
  Democratic gubernatorial nominee Christine Hallquist. Photo by Kit Norton/VTDigger
  Editor’s Note: Jon Margolis is VTDigger’s political analyst.
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  20-08-2018 21:55 via twitter.com
  
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• Phoenix Books holds book launch celebration for Rachel Lindsay’s ‘Rx’

  20-08-2018 21:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Phoenix BooksAug. 18, 2018
  Contact:Kristen EatonPhoenix Books802.872.7111 (p)[email protected]
  Burlington, Vermont – August 18, 2018: On Thursday, September 6th at 7pm, Phoenix Books Burlington will welcome Burlington’s own Rachel Lindsay to celebrate the launch of RX, a graphic memoir about the treatment of mental illness, treating mental illness as a commodity, and the often unavoidable choice between sanity and happiness.
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• Rutland Regional Medical Center named a ‘Best Regional Hospital’ by U.S. News & World Report

  20-08-2018 21:32 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rutland Regional Medical CenterAugust 14, 2018
  Media Contact:Peg Bolgioni, Marketing & Public Relations 802.772.2843 or [email protected]
  For the second year in a row, Rutland Regional Medical Center named a “Best Regional Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report
  Rutland, Vermont – For the second year in a row, Rutland Regional has been named a “Best Regional Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report for 2018-2019.
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• New program offers free powerwall batteries for 100 low-income Vermonters with health concerns

  20-08-2018 21:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain PowerAugust 20, 2018
  Media Contact:Kristin Kelly, (802) 318-0872
  $150,000 VLITE Grant Will Ensure Power Reliability for Qualifying Low Income GMP Customers
  COLCHESTER, Vt. – Green Mountain Power is offering Tesla Powerwall 2.0 batteries to 100 eligible customers, free of charge. A $150,000 grant from the Vermont Low Income Trust for Electricity (VLITE) will pay for the cutting-edge technology and installation in the homes of low income customers with sig
  
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• Norwich University welcomes ~800 students in the Class of 2022

  20-08-2018 21:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversityAug. 20, 2018
  Contact:Daphne [email protected] us on Twitter @NorwichNews
  NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University begins the 2018-2019 academic year on Monday, Aug. 27, with approximately 800 new students comprising the Class of 2022.
  These new students bring the total number of students enrolled in campus-based programs to about 2,400 students, which is the full capacity of the residential campus.
  The Class of 2022 hails from 4
  
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• Wings of Hope butterfly release to benefit VNH Hospice Program is Sept. 8

  20-08-2018 21:22 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New HampshireAug. 20, 2018
  Contact:Hilary R. Davis, Director of Community Relations and Development(888) [email protected]
  Lebanon, N.H. – On Saturday, September 8th, hundreds of majestic Monarch butterflies will take flight simultaneously during the Wings of Hope memorial butterfly release event to be held in Colburn Park in Lebanon from 1 to 3 p.m. The annual event, now in its ninth year, is presented by Visiting Nu
  
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• Roadside signs showcase Vermont farmers’ leadership on water quality

  20-08-2018 21:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Franklin County Conservation DistrictAugust 15, 2018
  Contact:Jeannie Bartlett, District ManagerFranklin County Conservation [email protected] or (802) 528-4176
  More than 7,000 acres of corn fields were planted with a cover crop in Franklin County last fall, and thousands more acres received other conservation practices such as no-till planting and conversion to grass crops. In fact, according to a new scorecard by the Union of Concerned Scientists, Vermo
  
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• 194 St. Paul St. building opens with 50+ public parking spaces

  20-08-2018 21:03 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Burlington Business AssociationAugust 20, 2018
  Contact:Kelly DevineBurlington, VT 05401www.parkburlington.com(802) 863-1175
  Burlington, VT – Champlain College’s brand new student housing complex at 194 SaintPaul Street will open 53 spaces of publicly available downtown parking. Prior to thenew development, the Browns Court metered lot provided 40 metered spaces,resulting in a net gain of 13 public spaces. Spaces will be available 24/7, requiringpayment from 9am-9
  
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• Vermont Conference on Healing Power of Cannabis is Sept. 15-17 in Montpelier

  20-08-2018 20:52 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Medical Cannabis ConferenceAugust 20, 2018
  Contact:Helen [email protected]: 802.595.3231MedicinalCannabisConference.com
  The First New England Conference on cannabis as medicine is taking place on September 15, 16 and 17 at Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, Vermont.
  Jane Bothwell is a California-based community herbalist who has trained and inspired generations of students to explore and practice the ancient craft of herbalism at her Dandelion Herbal C
  
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• Chelsea’s Arts in the Green Market & Festival is Aug. 25

  20-08-2018 20:48 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Chelsea Arts CollectiveAug. 8, 2018
  Press Contact:Wendy Forbes, [email protected]
  Chelsea, Vermont— The Chelsea Arts Collective (CAC), in collaboration with First Branch Community Collaborative, is set to host a day full of art and music, with their first annual Arts on the Green Market & Festival, Saturday, August 25th (10am-5pm), on the North Common in historic Chelsea Village. This one-day community event will be free and open to the public, and will feature t
  
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• Planes, Trains And Autoroute 35: Cross-Border Transportation Issues dlvr.it/QgX391 https://t.co/7I9nImXZQb

  20-08-2018 20:44 via twitter.com
  
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• State police launch year-round prescription drug drop boxes

  20-08-2018 20:38 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont State PoliceAug. 20, 2018
  Media contact:Adam Silverman, Vermont State Police [email protected]
  Commissioners of Public Safety and Health join Lamoille County sheriff and Drug Enforcement Administration to discuss new program
  WILLISTON – Vermont State Police barracks across the Green Mountain State now have the capability to accept unused and unwanted prescription medication from members of the public year-round.
  This expansion of secure
  
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• Body cam video shows Hartford cop slap detainee in September incident

  20-08-2018 20:02 via vtdigger.org
  This story by Jordan Cuddemi was published in the Valley News on Aug. 18.
  HARTFORD — A Hartford police officer slapped a 33-year-old man whose arms and legs were tied while he was being held in a holding cell at the police station last September, according to police body camera video footage of the incident.RELATED STORIESAG: No charges against former Hartford officer in excess force chargeBurwell settles excessive force lawsuit with Hartford officers
  Windsor County State’s Attorney
  
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• Troopers witness man shoot himself at scene of 911 call in Westminster

  20-08-2018 19:26 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont State Police investigate a shooting incident in Westminster on Friday. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer
  This story by Susan Smallheer was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on Aug. 18.
  WESTMINSTER — A 20-year-old Westminster man shot himself in the neck late Thursday night, an event witnessed by two Vermont State Police troopers.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice coverage with our weekly headlines in your
  
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• Brattleboro leads state in residential recycling

  20-08-2018 18:56 via vtdigger.org
  Trash and recyclables are collected by the town’s contractor, Triple T Trucking, in Brattleboro. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer
  This story by Chris Mays was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on Aug. 18.
  BRATTLEBORO — With nearly 64 percent of Brattleboro’s solid waste stream being diverted from landfill disposal, the town has bragging rights to leading the state in residential recycling. In fact, Brattleboro already surpasses the state’s goal of havin
  
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• Complaint filed over Pownal voting procedures; some seek revote

  20-08-2018 15:35 via vtdigger.org
  I Voted stickers. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  POWNAL — An apparent error in the distribution of ballots during the primary election has several Pownal residents calling for an investigation into the matter, with some advocating that a revote be scheduled.
  In a post on the Pownal Front Porch Forum and a letter to the Bennington Banner, Marlena Pellon said that residents “had their right to voter privacy violated by being forced to select a primary ballot at the check in table ins
  
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• Greg Marchildon: Who’s advocating for Vermont ratepayers?

  20-08-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Greg Marchildon, who is state director of AARP Vermont.
  For more than 20 years AARP Vermont has been representing the interests of ratepayers in utility cases before the Vermont Public Utility Commission. It has been a long, expensive and frustrating battle.
  Over those two decades AARP Vermont has stood up for consumers in a number of high profile cases: We opposed rate designs that shifted costs to residential ratepayers; fought to lower unfairly high
  
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• Anne Donahue: Mentally ill guilty without trial

  20-08-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Anne Donahue, who is the interim executive director of Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, an independent statewide mutual support and civil rights advocacy organization run by and for psychiatric survivors. A Republican, she represents Northfield and Berlin in the Vermont House of Representatives.
  For some time now, based on the charge of having a mental illness and being “a danger to self and others,” those of us with labels of psychiatric illn
  
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• Stefanie Wilbur: Orwell school board ignoring residents’ Act 46 votes

  20-08-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Stefanie Wilbur of Orwell.
  Dear Vermont State Board of Education,
  I would like to thank you for your attention to this important matter which impacts the future of my community and my family. I was fortunate to become a part of the Orwell community seven years ago. As young dairy farmers, my husband and I searched the state of Vermont for a farm to call our own. We chose our farm and home for many different reasons, but our deciding factor was the vibra
  
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