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• Northfield selectman facing prostitution charges avoids jail time

  21-08-2018 22:51 via vtdigger.org
  Lynn Doney appears in the Chittenden Country Superior Court in May on charges stemming from his arrest for soliciting prostitution. Image courtesy of NBC 5 NewsBURLINGTON – A Northfield Selectboard member, who has worked as a deputy sheriff and EMT in Washington County, has reached a plea deal over charges of solicitation of prostitution that could keep him from serving any time behind bars.
  Lynn Doney, 57, will have to take part in counseling, complete 100 hours of community service, and
  
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• Northfield selectman charged with prostitiution avoids jail time

  21-08-2018 22:51 via vtdigger.org
  Lynn Doney appears in the Chittenden Country Superior Court in May on charges stemming from his arrest for soliciting prostitution. Image courtesy of NBC 5 NewsBURLINGTON – A Northfield Selectboard member, who has worked as a deputy sheriff and EMT in Washington County, has reached a plea deal over charges of solicitation of prostitution that could keep him from serving any time behind bars.
  Lynn Doney, 57, will have to take part in counseling, complete 100 hours of community service, and
  
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• Independents shake up key Bennington County races

  21-08-2018 22:06 via vtdigger.org
  Christina Rainville, independent candidate for Bennington state’s attorney. Rainville campaign photo
  BENNINGTON — Independent candidates could play key roles in the Bennington County races for state’s attorney and sheriff, and in at least two local House contests.
  Christina Rainville, an independent running for state’s attorney on the Nov. 6 ballot, has already served notice she intends to disrupt what had been a head-to-head race between two Democrats — incumbent E
  
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• Scott and climate commission trade ideas

  21-08-2018 21:47 via vtdigger.org
  Climate commission members Marie Audet and chair Peter Walke meet with Gov. Phil Scott. VTDigger Photo by Elizabeth Gribcoff.
  Gov. Phil Scott met with his climate action commission Monday to hear ways Vermont can curb carbon emissions while spurring economic development and energy affordability. It marked the first time the governor met with the full board he appointed last year.
  Commissioners described ways to wean the state off fossil fuels in the transportation and heating sector, store carbo
  
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• Mural should move by 2020, task force tells Burlington City Council

  21-08-2018 21:11 via vtdigger.org
  Controversial mural, along an alley off the Church Street Marketplace, depicts Burlington’s history. Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger
  The task force charged with figuring out what to do with the Everyone Loves a Parade mural in downtown Burlington says the artwork should be moved no later than by 2022.City Council is expected to consider the recommendations and make a decision on the mural next month. Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly hea
  
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• Five Sheehey attorneys named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America list

  21-08-2018 20:58 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sheehey Furlong & BehmAugust 17, 2018
  Contact:David T. Austin, Managing Attorney, 802-864-9891
  Sheehey Furlong & Behm, P.C. is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers in America named five Sheehey attorneys to its 2019 Best Lawyers in America list.Diane M. McCarthy has been recognized by Best Lawyers® for her work in Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law. Diane has been with the firm since 1997 and is a principal of the firm. She advises a
  
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• Manchester sex harassment suit is settled

  21-08-2018 20:56 via vtdigger.org
  Logo for Maple Leaf Rental in Manchester. Company website
  MANCHESTER — A discrimination and sexual harassment suit filed against the owner of a Northshire real estate rental business has been settled following mediation.
  A former associate of Manchester-based Maple Leaf Rentals Inc., Lauren Speath, had filed the complaint in Bennington Superior Court Civil Division against the business and its owner, Brian Foerster.
  Lauren Speath, 36, described incidents and comments by Foerster over sever
  
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• Local author wins Clay Reynolds Novella Competition

  21-08-2018 20:53 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Chelsea CatherineAug. 21, 2018
  Contact:Chelsea [email protected]
  Book to Launch September 21st
  Montpelier, Vt. – Local author Chelsea Catherine has won the 2017 Clay Reynolds novella competition, hosted by Sam Houston State University in Texas. Her winning entry, “Blindsided,” is set to publish on September 21st. “Blindsided” was written and set in the Florida Keys, and follows Eli as she leads Carla, a local real estate agent, through
  
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  21-08-2018 20:37 via twitter.com
  
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  21-08-2018 20:11 via twitter.com
  
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• UVM College Democrats announce voter registration efforts at UVM

  21-08-2018 19:56 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — UVM College DemocratsAug. 20, 2018
  Contact:Sally ShortSecretary of the UVM College Democrats(862) [email protected]
  Burlington, VT – In support of the 2018 Burlington Municipal Election, the University of Vermont College Democrats registered over 300 University of Vermont (UVM) students to vote in Burlington. During the upcoming fall semester, we will continue to register students in order to keep the UVM student population engaged in local, statewide, and
  
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• Vermont Afterschool receives $180,000 Community Foundation grant

  21-08-2018 19:46 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Community FoundationAugust 21, 2018
  Contact:Carolyn WeirSenior Philanthropic AdvisorThe Vermont Community Foundation802-388-3355 ext. [email protected]
  The Vermont Community Foundation announced that it has entered into a Cornerstone Partnership with Vermont Afterschool, a statewide nonprofit working to ensure that all Vermont youth have access to high quality out-of-school learning opportunities. As part of that partnership, the Community Foundation is awarding
  
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• Bag Balm welcomes Reid Greenberg as its new president

  21-08-2018 19:42 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont’s Original LLCAug. 21, 2018
  Contact:Naomi GalimidiMarketing and Public Relations SpecialistHagan Associates802-863-5956, ext 211
  Seasoned business leader Greenberg is set to lead a complete digital transformation of the 119-year-old brand
  Lyndonville, VT – Vermont’s Original, LLC has announced Reid Greenberg as its new President.
  Greenberg, whose diverse career has ranged from leadership roles at eBay, Keurig Dr. Pepper, and Seventh Generation was h
  
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• Rutland Regional Medical Center offers free talk on shoulder replacement

  21-08-2018 19:39 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rutland Regional Medical CenterAugust 21, 2018
  Media Contact:Peg Bolgioni, Marketing & Public Relations 802.772.2843 or [email protected]
  Shoulder Replacement: Treating Your Most Flexible Joint
  Rutland, Vermont: Many don’t realize that the shoulder joint has the greatest mobility of any joint in the human body. This also makes it more susceptible to injuries and arthritis from overuse. When shoulder pain interferes with your ability to perform daily tasks like dri
  
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• Social Justice Art Exhibit opens Sept. 4 at Northern Vermont University-Lyndon

  21-08-2018 19:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northern Vermont UniversityAugust 21, 2018
  Contact:Sylvia Plumb, Director of Marketing and Communications: 802.626.6459, [email protected]
  LYNDON, VERMONT — An exhibit of social justice-themed work by Vermont artist Jerry Ralya will be on display Sept. 5-28 at Quimby Gallery at Northern Vermont University-Lyndon. The exhibit is free for the public.
  Ralya, whose studio is in Craftsbury Common, was inspired in part by trips to Auschwitz. From photos he too
  
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• Gifford’s Last Mile Ride raises $110,000 for end-of-life care

  21-08-2018 19:26 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gifford Medical CenterAug. 21, 2018
  Contact:Maryellen Apelquist802-728-2284
  RANDOLPH, Vt.—Chip Milnor is a big man, in stature and in heart. Saturday afternoon, beneath the Last Mile Ride (LMR) tent in Gifford Park, friends, family and fellow bikers cheered him as he stood to be recognized as the event’s top fundraiser with $8,525, bringing the 13th annual Last Mile Ride fundraising total to $110,000 to support end-of-life care for central Vermonters—and th
  
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• Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup appointed executive director of Vermont Humanities Council

  21-08-2018 19:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Humanities CouncilAugust 21, 2018
  Contact:Ryan Newswanger, Director of Communications, 802.262.1354
  Montpelier ~ The Vermont Humanities Council (VHC) announced today that Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup has been hired as the organization’s next Executive Director. Kaufman Ilstrup worked most recently as the Chief Operating Officer at VTDigger.org, and was a Senior Philanthropic Advisor for Program and Grants at the Vermont Community Foundation for ten years. He has
  
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• Extension helps new UVM faculty get rolling with tour of state’s working landscape

  21-08-2018 19:08 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — UVM ExtensionAug. 21, 2018
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield, UVM, (802) 578-8830
  A bus tour of Vermont might conjure images of adventurous retirees traipsing around the Ben & Jerry’s factory.
  But the Vermont Catamounts tour bus that pulled out of the Davis Center circle on August 16 at 7:45 a.m. carried a group of people in the prime of their working lives – 16 brand new faculty about to embark on their UVM careers.
  The occasion was the tour of Vermont’s working
  
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• Vermont National Guard invites public to Open Training Day

  21-08-2018 19:04 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Army National GuardAug. 21, 2018
  Contact:1st Lt. Mikel R. ArcovitchState Public Affairs Officer789 Vermont National Guard RoadColchester, VT 05446(O) (802) 338-3478(BB) (802) 734-1677
  Read the story on VTDigger here:Vermont National Guard invites public to Open Training Day.
  
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• Brattleboro police officer who filed gender discrimination suit resigns

  21-08-2018 18:04 via vtdigger.org
  Sgt. Penny Witherbee, of the Brattleboro Police Department, talks to a group of students in the St. Michael’s Catholic Pre-School on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer
  This story by Chris Mays was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on Aug. 21.BRATTLEBORO — Sgt. Penny Witherbee has resigned from the Brattleboro Police Department, almost a month after she alleged in a lawsuit gender discrimination and unwanted sexual advances in the workplace.Get
  
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• Two men held, charged in weekend kidnapping case in Windsor

  21-08-2018 17:24 via vtdigger.org
  Tyler Marston, of Chester, listens to public defender Nikki South during his arraignment in Windsor Superior Court, in White River Junction, on Monday. Photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News
  This story by Jordan Cuddemi was published by the Valley News on Aug. 20.
  WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Two Vermont men are being held without bail on kidnapping and other charges after police say they held a 22-year-old Windsor County man at gunpoint while they drove to Ludlow, where he was forced to break into
  
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• Robert Holland: A larger perspective on hospital budgets

  21-08-2018 03:04 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Robert Holland, MD, MS, who is a physician and policy analyst who lives in Irasburg. He is employed by North Country Hospital as an emergency department physician.Beginning Aug. 20 in public hearings the Green Mountain Care Board will review the budgets of Vermont’s 14 hospitals. Though there is no screenwriter for this annual ritual, the actors are well known and their scripts are predictable. As the proposed budgets overall are not far from the
  
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• Don Keelan: Medical billing system puts focus on bottom line, not patient

  21-08-2018 03:01 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Don Keelan, a retired certified public accountant and resident of Arlington. The piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner.
  Not too many years ago, when you went to see your medical provider, you were the focal point. That has changed. Today, you are greeted by a medical provider who holds an iPad, and it is that device that is the focus of attention.
  Your provider is concentrating on a list of abbreviations – RVUs, CPT, GPC, CF and EMR. The m
  
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• Offie Wortham: Veterans deserve better

  21-08-2018 02:56 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Offie C. Wortham, Ph.D., a retired college professor who last taught at Johnson State College. Prior to that he taught at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.Recently I heard on NPR that thousands of homeless veterans were unable to get housing on the 388 acres of land owned by the Veterans Administration in Los Angeles. Only 150 people are now lucky enough to be living in the one building that the VA has built there for them. Over the years the go
  
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• State expands drug-collection program to six more spots

  21-08-2018 02:28 via vtdigger.org
  Lamoille County Sheriff Roger Marcoux, left, and Health Commissioner Mark Levine speak at a press conference about the state’s drug drop-off program on August 20. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDiggerWILLISTON – In a relatively short period of time, an effort to collect and dispose of Vermonters’ unused prescription opioids has caught on in a big way.
  Vermont State Police on Monday announced that six barracks around the state are now hosting secure drop boxes for prescription disposal.
  
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• Father charged with shooting son in Goshen

  21-08-2018 01:59 via vtdigger.org
  Jeffrey Young of Goshen faces attempted murder and other charges after allegedly shooting his son.
  MIDDLEBURY – An Addison County father is accused of shooting and trying to kill his son, who was able to flee by crawling to a vehicle after he was struck in the back by a bullet.
  Jeffrey Young, 49, pleaded not guilty Monday in Addison County Superior criminal court to the attempted murder charge as well as a slew of other offenses. He is being held without bail.Get all of VTDigger's criminal
  
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• Democrats attack Scott for taking campaign money from Purdue Pharma

  21-08-2018 01:53 via vtdigger.org
  Christine Hallquist (right) with Vermont Democratic Party Chair Terje Anderson. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerVermont’s Democrats and their candidate for governor called reporters to the Statehouse Monday to rail against Gov. Phil Scott for accepting campaign money from Purdue Pharma, one of the biggest contributors to the country’s opioid crisis.The governor’s campaign accused the Vermont Democratic Party of politicizing a public health issue and committing hypocrisy, given
  
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• Judiciary chair challenges Leahy request for Kavanaugh papers

  21-08-2018 00:46 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Patrick Leahy, left, and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley disagree over a request for documents in the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. File photo by Jasper Craven/VTDigger
  The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is claiming that Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., created a “precedent” for requested documents for previous Supreme Court nominees that should apply to records for Brett Kavanaugh.
  Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a response on Saturd
  
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• Businesses not complying with gender-neutral bathroom law

  21-08-2018 00:26 via vtdigger.org
  A gender-neutral bathroom in the Vermont Statehouse. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
  The head of Vermont’s Human Rights Commission says most businesses are not in compliance with a new gender-free bathroom law that she is in charge of implementing.
  “In virtually every business that I have been in from restaurants to retail stores to car dealerships, the signage has been out of compliance with the new standards,” Karen Richards, the commission’s executive director, said i
  
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