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• Before Your Time: When bikes brought mobility to the masses

  29-08-2018 23:57 via vtdigger.org
  Members of the Queen City Bicycle Club cycle through Oakledge Park on their August ride. Photo by Joy Snow
  Before Your Time is a podcast about Vermont history. Every episode, we go inside the stacks at the Vermont Historical Society to look at an object that tells us something unique about our state. Then, we take a closer look at the people, the events, and the ideas that surround each artifact. Listen below or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Google Play.
  
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• Hospital, college partner to offer nursing degrees

  29-08-2018 23:05 via vtdigger.org
  Southern Vermont College President David Evans helps announce a new affiliation with Southwestern Vermont Health Care to offer nursing students tuition debt help if they work after graduation in the health care organization. Photo by Holly Pelczynski/Bennington Banner
  BENNINGTON — Southern Vermont College and Southwestern Vermont Health Care are joining to offer tuition debt relief for bachelor of science degree candidates in nursing — along with the promise of a job for those who co
  
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• Report Assembles Allegations Of Decades Of Abuse At Burlington Orphanage dlvr.it/QhTslZ https://t.co/8e9Tnp16e2

  29-08-2018 22:41 via twitter.com
  
  Report Assembles Allegations Of Decades Of Abuse At Burlington Orphanage dlvr.it/QhTslZ https://t.co/8e9Tnp16e2
  
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• Brattleboro Memorial wrestles with financial losses

  29-08-2018 22:07 via vtdigger.org
  Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
  Administrators at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital are predicting a $2 million operating loss in the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, and they say a physician shortage played a big role in that number.
  But administrators also acknowledge that this isn’t a one-time problem: Fiscal 2018 will be the third straight year that the 61-bed hospital has posted an operating loss, and next year’s budget predicts a slim positive operating m
  
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• UPDATED: Judge in death penalty case bars public from courtroom

  29-08-2018 19:30 via vtdigger.org
  Donald Fell faces a possible death penalty in a November 2000 beating death. Supplied photo
  RUTLAND — Saying that potentially “volatile” testimony during a pretrial hearing in the capital case against accused killer Donald Fell could taint a jury pool, a federal judge closed a proceeding to the public.
  Judge Geoffrey Crawford, before issuing the order to clear the courtroom Wednesday morning, called such a move “rare” and a step he was not taking lightly.Get all of
  
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• Judge in death penalty case bars public from courtroom

  29-08-2018 19:30 via vtdigger.org
  Donald Fell faces a possible death penalty in a November 2000 beating death. Supplied photo
  RUTLAND — Saying that potentially “volatile” testimony during a pretrial hearing in the capital case against accused killer Donald Fell could taint a jury pool, a federal judge has closed a proceeding to the public.
  Judge Geoffrey Crawford, before issuing the order to clear the courtroom Wednesday morning, called such a move “rare” and a step he was not taking lightly.Get all
  
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• A Booming Voice And A 'Blue Dog': Remembering Lawmaker And Broadcaster Jim Condon dlvr.it/QhSY6s https://t.co/YI7EBqtJUL

  29-08-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  
  A Booming Voice And A 'Blue Dog': Remembering Lawmaker And Broadcaster Jim Condon dlvr.it/QhSY6s https://t.co/YI7EBqtJUL
  
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• Fletcher Free Library to host 2018 National Student Poets Appointment Ceremony

  29-08-2018 17:21 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Fletcher Free Library27 August 2018
  Contact:Abby WanserskiTween/Teen Librarian802.540.2546
  Burlington, VT – Alexandra Contreras-Montesano, senior at Burlington High School, is one of five student poets nationwide who will be appointed National Student Poets in a ceremony and poetry reading at the Library of Congress. This event will be streamed live at the Fletcher Free Library on Thursday, August 30 at 4 pm. A limited number of Chapbooks with works by the 2018 Nationa
  
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• Vermont-NEA recommends Hallquist for governor

  29-08-2018 16:52 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont-NEAAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:Darren Allen802.224.2403 (office)802.839.8618 (mobile)
  Vermont-NEA Board Affirms Candidate’s Support for Schools, Communities, Students
  MONTPELIER – The board of the state’s largest union voted unanimously to recommend Christine Hallquist for governor, saying she will forge a better path for schools, communities, and children.
  “Listening to Christine, it is clear that she has a vision for a civilized Vermont,” sa
  
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• Monkton Residents Take Up Arms (Shovels) Against 'Poison Parsnip' Invasion dlvr.it/QhS8Pl https://t.co/tyJEZeKRX6

  29-08-2018 16:48 via twitter.com
  
  Monkton Residents Take Up Arms (Shovels) Against 'Poison Parsnip' Invasion dlvr.it/QhS8Pl https://t.co/tyJEZeKRX6
  
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• $450,000 Manton Foundation grant to benefit historic UVM Morgan Horse Farm

  29-08-2018 16:48 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — UVMAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:Rachel Leslie, [email protected], 802.656.0555
  The Manton Foundation has awarded $450,000 to the University of Vermont to fund essential renovations at the UVM Morgan Horse Farm, the University’s historic, 200-acre breeding farm, teaching facility and tourist destination in Weybridge, VT.
  Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, the farm has been an official breeding site for the Morgan horse, Vermont’s official state a
  
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• Norwich University receives $3.5M in NSF grant for cybersecurity scholarships

  29-08-2018 16:43 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversityAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:Daphne Larkin [email protected] us on Twitter @NorwichNews
  NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University has received a $3.58 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a “Scholarship for Service” program, in which student-recipients majoring in computer security and information assurance commit to work for the federal government following graduation.
  A five-year grant to be disburs
  
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• Burlington Electric issues Defeat the Peak alert

  29-08-2018 16:19 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Burlington Electric Dept.August 28, 2018
  Contact:Mike Kanarick802.735.7962
  Encourages Community to Reduce Energy Usage from 3:00-7:00pm on Each Day
  Burlington, VT – The Burlington Electric Department issued a peak day alert for both today and tomorrow, August 28 and 29, as part of its Defeat the Peak program launched last summer (view news release here), encouraging members of the Burlington community to reduce their energy usage today and tomorrow from 3:00-7:00pm.
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• As the heat rises, solar drives New England grid savings

  29-08-2018 16:07 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — SunCommonAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:James Moore, SunCommon, 802.882.8144, c 802.505.8698
  SunCommon report shows 14% reduction in energy costs during heat wave
  A third-party analysis, released today by SunCommon, demonstrates how the solar energy produced by a relatively small number of homes and businesses benefits all electric ratepayers. Wholesale costs were decreased by 14%, or $20 million dollars, when temperatures soared across New England in the July heat wave. The report c
  
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• Lamoille Economic Development Corp. has $500,000 to benefit small to medium sized businesses

  29-08-2018 16:02 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Lamoille Economic Development CorporationAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:John Mandeville, Executive Director, Lamoille Economic Development Corporation (802) 888-5640
  Tuesday, August 28, 2018
  Helping our economy grow by developing tools and providing business assistance is the core of Vermont’s economic development plan. Putting this assistance together to benefit Lamoille County residents is what Lamoille Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) has done with our half-million do
  
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• EMBOLDIA speaker and networking event returns to Manchester

  29-08-2018 15:56 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — EMBOLDIAAug. 27, 2018
  Media Contact:[email protected]
  EMBOLDIA, LLC, a Burlington-based speaker networking series designed to inspire business leaders and entrepreneurs, returns to the Northshire on September 13 at the Manchester River Walk.
  A follow up to last year’s EMBOLDIA in The Northshire​ on building Entrepreneurial Communities, this year’s guest speakers are Vermont’s own 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 members for m
  
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• 35th Celebration Series season at Barre Opera House features stellar lineup

  29-08-2018 15:51 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Barre Opera HouseAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:Dan Casey, DirectorBarre Opera House476-0292
  The TD Bank Celebration Series, presented by the Barre Opera House, celebrates its 35th anniversary this year with another great lineup of shows covering a variety of genres.
  Leading off on Friday, September 14 at 8 p.m. is The Robert Cray Band. Cray has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammy wins, a Blues Hall of Fame induction (he
  
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• Vermont Law School welcomes 275 new students

  29-08-2018 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Law SchoolAug. 27, 2018
  Contact:Ben Jervey, Interim Director of Communications, Vermont Law Schooloffice: 802-831-1228, [email protected]
  SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., August 27, 2018—
  They came to South Royalton from near and far, and their paths to Vermont Law School were diverse and varied. Before arriving on campus this week, the incoming students at Vermont Law School were elementary school teachers and police offers, general contractors and social workers. Th
  
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• ‘Backroads & Byways of Vermont’ authors at Phoenix Books Rutland, Sept. 15

  29-08-2018 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Phonix BooksAug. 27, 2018
  Contact:Kristen EatonPhoenix Books802.872.7111 (p)[email protected]
  BACKROADS & BYWAYS OF VERMONT AT PHOENIX BOOKS RUTLAND
  Burlington, Vermont – August 27, 2018: On Saturday, September 15th from 12-2pm, Phoenix Books Rutland will host Pat Goudey O’Brien and Lisa Halvorsen for a meet and greet and book signing featuring Backroads & Byways of Vermont, an all new guide to the scenic routes of our state.
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• Vermont bullish on blockchain as new law takes effect

  29-08-2018 03:03 via vtdigger.org
  Blockchain code. CreativeCommons
  Lawmakers, the governor and Vermont business leaders hope a newly minted law will make Vermont a hotspot for blockchain technology and companies that want to use it.
  The law, which took effect in July, creates a new type of business entity, “blockchain-based limited liability companies,” for entrepreneurs and companies who want to prioritize and create custom governance structures tailored to the technology.
  Gov. Phil Scott and lawmakers who worked to
  
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• Burlington school tests ‘safe’ for cancer-causing chemicals

  29-08-2018 02:39 via vtdigger.org
  An elementary school in Burlington’s Old North End has tested below federal levels for cancer-causing chemicals.
  Two chemicals commonly used in dry-cleaning were discovered last July during a test as part of a property transfer inspection on Elmwood Avenue. Following that discovery, EPA and state DEC officials sampled for carcinogens perchloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) at the Integrated Arts Academy, an elementary school located near the northern end of Elmwood.
  “We a
  
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• Willhoit puts name in the hat for attorney general race

  29-08-2018 02:02 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Janssen Willhoit opposes provisions in S.55. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  Rep. Janssen Willhoit, R-St. Johnsbury, said Tuesday that he will run for attorney general against incumbent TJ Donovan in the November election, assuming the Republican party nominates him at a meeting on Wednesday.Willhoit, a defense attorney, said that he received a call from Vermont GOP chair Deb Billado this week asking him to run, and that he decided after speaking with his wife to accept the offer. Get all
  
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• Jack Fitzsimons: Universal coverage would combat opioid epidemic

  29-08-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jack Fitzsimons, of Burlington, who is a second-year medical student at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. He recently completed an internship for Physicians for a National Health Program, an advocacy organization that supports a universal, comprehensive single-payer national health insurance program.
  Every day, more than 115 individuals die from opioid overdose in the United States. So many people have died from opioid abuse i
  
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• John Freitag: Big changes start with small acts

  29-08-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Freitag, who has been long active in town government and civic and environmental activities. He is an independent candidate in House District Windsor-Orange 2 race. He is currently serving as vice chair of the Strafford Selectboard, moderator of the Universalist Society of Strafford, and secretary of the Strafford Area Lions Club.
  Climate change is the biggest challenge facing us today and what actions we take or do not take are among the most impo
  
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• High school put on lockdown after umbrella mistaken for gun

  29-08-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Students walk in front of Lyndon Institute in a photo posted to the school’s Facebook page.
  Lyndon Institute went into lockdown on its first day of classes Tuesday as police investigated a suspicious persons report describing someone carrying a “long gun,” which turned out to be a student carrying an umbrella.
  Lyndonville Police Chief Jack Harris said the department received the report of a “male subject walking on College Rd. toward Lyndon Institute carrying what was des
  
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• Bill Schubart: A musical memory

  29-08-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bill Schubart, a regular commentator for Vermont Public Radio and a former board member of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the umbrella organization for VTDigger.org. This piece was first aired on VPR.
  As a student fascinated with recording technology, I had the privilege of interviewing for a job at Columbia Records when I was in my mid-20s. I was first asked a lot of questions about production and then asked to critique a recent Columbia release from a
  
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• Burlington CityPlace construction gets go-ahead

  29-08-2018 00:12 via vtdigger.org
  Work at the site of Burlington’s CityPlace has been largely idle for the past few weeks. Photo by Alexandre Silberman/VTDigger
  Burlington city councilors have given the green light to the developer of a major downtown project to pour the foundation, even though all of the funding for the $225 million project has not been secured.
  The council voted 8-2 Monday night to allow developer Don Sinex to move ahead, arguing progress was better than an idle construction site. They also maintained th
  
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