Vermont news

• Rutland Regional tackles nursing shortage

  30-08-2018 23:21 via vtdigger.org
  Rutland Regional Medical Center. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
  While nursing shortages have grabbed headlines during University of Vermont Medical Center’s prolonged labor dispute, hospitals across the state are reporting the same problem.
  In fact, nurse staffing is playing a big role in the current and projected budgets of Vermont’s second-largest hospital, Rutland Regional Medical Center.Get all of VTDigger's health care news.You'll never miss our health care coverage with our w
  
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• Ticket sales announced for 2018 Killington Cup Women’s Ski Races

  30-08-2018 15:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Ski VermontAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:killington.com
  KILLINGTON, Vt. – Killington Resort announced that tickets for the 2018 Killington Cup will be available for purchase starting Wednesday, September 5 at 9 a.m. ET at killington.com.
  Slated to take place November 23-25, the World Cup will once again bring the women’s giant slalom and slalom races to Vermont and is expected to attract U.S. Ski Team superstar Mikaela Shiffrin to compete against the best women’s t
  
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• Vermont Business Roundtable and Economic & Policy Resources 3rd quarter 2018 Business Conditions Survey and Index Results show continuing neutral outlook

  30-08-2018 15:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Business RoundtableAugust 28, 2018
  Contacts:Lisa Ventriss, President, Vermont Business Roundtable(802) [email protected]
  Jeffrey Carr, President, Economic & Policy Resources(800) [email protected]
  (South Burlington, Vt.) Today, Lisa Ventriss, President of Vermont Business Roundtable (VBR) and Jeffrey Carr, President, Economic & Policy Resources (EPR), announced the Q3 of 2018 outlook results of their joint initiative, the VBR/
  
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• Northern Stage launches 2018-19 season

  30-08-2018 15:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northern StageAugust 28, 2018
  Media Contact:Ruby [email protected](802) 296-7000 x125
  Northern Stage Welcomes New BOLD Associate Artistic Director Jess Chayes and BOLD Gurley Brown Fellow Virginia Ogden as 2018-19 Season is Launched
  (White River Junction, VT – August 28, 2018) Northern Stage announces its 2018-19 Season, a season of plays connected by a theme of peace in a turbulent world. The main stage season is sponsored by Alice Peck Day Memorial Ho
  
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• Northern Vermont University advances mental health and addiction counseling initiatives in Vermont and beyond

  30-08-2018 15:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northern Vermont UniversityAugust 27, 2018
  Contact:Sylvia Plumb, Director of Marketing and Communications: [email protected], 802.626.6459
  JOHNSON, VERMONT — Two new programs put Northern Vermont University at the forefront of mental health and substance use disorder counseling initiatives in Vermont. A new master’s degree program and the housing of a statewide cooperative for improving practice will enhance the mental health and addiction counseli
  
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• National groups rank UVM among top schools for sustainable energy, Energy Reduction

  30-08-2018 15:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — UVMAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield, UVM, (802) 578-8830
  Two recent national reports have recognized the University of Vermont’s leadership among institutions of higher education in the category of sustainable energy use and sources. One comes from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the organization that coordinates the STARS (Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System) rankings. The other comes from the U
  
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• FEMA aid to Vermont tops $2.6 million for storm and flooding repairs

  30-08-2018 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — FEMAAugust 27, 2018
  Contact:FEMA News Desk617-687-3209
  BURLINGTON, VT — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated more than $2.6 million in federal assistance to the state of Vermont to help cover costs of the Oct. 29-30, 2017, severe storm and flooding that impacted 10 of the 14 counties in the Green Mountain State.
  In early January 2018, President Donald Trump approved Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s request for federal assistance, issuing a ma
  
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• Phoenix Books Misty Valley hosts Megan Price and Erin Rounds for Chester Fall Festival

  30-08-2018 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Phoenix BooksAug. 27, 2018
  Contact:Kristen EatonPhoenix Books802.872.7111 (p)[email protected]
  Chester, Vermont – August 27, 2018: Phoenix Books Misty Valley will host two book signings the weekend of Chester’s Fall Festival this September. Vermont Wild author Megan Price will visit the store on Saturday, September 15th, from 10am-4pm, and Erin Rounds, author of the picture book Charlotte’s Bones, will appear on Sunday, September
  
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• Facing blank ballot, Republicans pick five nominees in state races

  30-08-2018 13:53 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Republican Party members gather at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier on August 30.
  Facing a largely empty ballot just days away from this year’s general election candidate deadline, the Vermont Republican Party selected five nominees Wednesday evening for statewide and federal offices.Before this year’s primary on Aug. 14, Republicans had struggled to find a slate of candidates to take on incumbent Democrats in top offices.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never
  
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• UPDATED: Police ID Stowe glider crash victims

  30-08-2018 12:58 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont State Police Lt. Shawn Loan speaks late Wednesday night outside the Morrisville-Stowe State Airport about a glider crash that left three people dead. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger
  A glider crashed into the summit of Sterling Mountain Wednesday afternoon killing the pilot and two passengers.
  Crews worked early Thursday to remove the bodies, which were located about a mile from the trailhead.
  Early Thursday afternoon police released the names of those killed in the glider crash
  
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• Glider crashes in Stowe killing three

  30-08-2018 12:58 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont State Police Lt. Shawn Loan speaks late Wednesday night outside the Morrisville-Stowe State Airport about a glider crash that left three people dead. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger
  A glider crashed into the summit of Sterling Mountain Wednesday afternoon killing the pilot and two passengers.Crews are working Thursday morning to remove the bodies, which are located about a mile from the trailhead.Vermont State Police and rescue teams have not identified the victims, pending notification
  
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• Democrats choose Jim Carroll to replace Rep. Morris on ballot

  30-08-2018 04:09 via vtdigger.org
  Jim Carroll was nominated Wednesday by the local Democratic Party committee to replace Rep. Kiah Morris, D-Bennington, on the Nov. 6 ballot. Supplied photo
  BENNINGTON — Jim Carroll now has a clear path to serve in the Legislature next year, after local Democratic Party committee members chose him to replace Rep. Kiah Morris on the Nov. 6 ballot.
  Carroll will face no opposition on the ballot as one of two listed candidates in the two-seat Bennington 2-2 district.Get all of VTDigger's politi
  
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• Vermont State Colleges end the year with a surplus

  30-08-2018 03:25 via vtdigger.org
  Timothy J Donovan Academic Center, Community College of Vermont. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VT Digger
  The Vermont State Colleges System is ending the fiscal year with an estimated $1.8 million surplus, however its enrollment struggles continued to drag down revenue.
  Final, audited numbers won’t be out until October. But VSCS chief financial officer Steve Wisloski told trustees Wednesday that a preliminary analysis of last year’s books revealed a much rosier financial position than the sys
  
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• Solar creates savings amid heat wave, but industry growth cools

  30-08-2018 02:53 via vtdigger.org
  Green building advocate Alex Wilson keeps a plug-in hybrid car and has a solar array on a barn at his Dummerston home. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
  As Vermonters cranked air conditioners during July, one of the hottest months on record, solar power in the state was responsible for $1.3 million in energy savings, according to one of the state’s largest renewable energy companies.
  Across New England, solar led to almost $20 million in energy savings during the last heat wave, SunCommon said
  
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• Nick Richardson: Can Vermont landowners sell carbon offsets?

  30-08-2018 02:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Nick Richardson, who is president of the Vermont Land Trust.
  The Vermont Land Trust has a long history of conserving Vermont’s most productive working lands. As VLT’s president, I’m proud of that track record, but I’m also concerned about our farm and forest economy. These lands and the industries that rely on them are facing real challenges today, with bigger challenges on the horizon.
  With around 60 percent of Vermont’s f
  
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• Elayne Clift : Are Democrats poised to do it again?

  30-08-2018 01:57 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Elayne Clift, who writes about women, culture and social issues from Saxtons River.
  If you’re a Democrat worried about the midterm election or simply an American worried about the country’s future come 2020, you are not alone. There is mounting consternation about how the Democratic Party will win over voters given the pressing issues before us, and a growing concern regarding how the party’s present leadership will ultimately select a
  
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• Peter Berger: Commonsense action for education

  30-08-2018 01:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Berger, an English teacher at Weathersfield School who writes “Poor Elijah’s Almanack.” The column appears in several publications including the Times Argus, the Rutland Herald and the Stowe Reporter.
  Every August teachers across the country get “welcome back” letters from their principals, brimming with cutting-edge jargon and positive thinking. Unfortunately, the bright ideas hatched in July rarely work in September
  
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• UPDATE: Three die after glider goes down in Stowe area

  30-08-2018 01:14 via vtdigger.org
  A glider soars over a cloud in Stowe, in an image from a Stowe Soaring Youtube video
  MORRISVILLE – Vermont State Police say a pilot and two passengers died Wednesday after a glider they were in went down in a heavily wooded area near the summit of Sterling Mountain outside Stowe.
  Police said late Wednesday night they were not releasing the names of those who died pending notification of next of kin.Crews are expected to begin work Thursday morning to recover the bodies and take them down f
  
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• Glider down in Stowe area; condition of 3 aboard unknown

  30-08-2018 01:14 via vtdigger.org
  Stowe is seen from a glider. Flickr/Creative CommonsEmergency crews were working Wednesday afternoon to reach the scene of downed glider with three people on board that appeared to be near the summit of Sterling Mountain.
  Vermont State Police said in a press release that the condition of the glider’s pilot and its two passengers remain unknown.
  According to police, a tow plane with the glider attached left the Morrisville-Stowe State Airport at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police said the g
  
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• VTDigger Minute: Sinex restarts, Dems push retail pot, Morris bows out

  30-08-2018 00:08 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:
  Burlington CityPlace construction gets go-ahead
  The Burlington City Council will let developer Don Sinex proceed with construction on the CityPlace project even though he has yet to secure full funding for the development. Construction has been delayed by several months already, and Sinex now predicts a fa
  
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