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• Vermonter writes the book on tree IDs

  03-09-2018 20:58 via vtdigger.org
  Vermonter Mark Mikolas is author of “A Beginner’s Guide to Recognizing Trees of the Northeast.” Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger
  Vermonter Mark Mikolas says his interest in trees sprouted early.
  His ability to identify them is another story.
  The Brattleboro writer would pick up a tree book, only to wonder as he tried to match what he saw in print with what he saw in person. How, for example, is one helped by a picture of the top of a leaf when you’re on the ground l
  
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• Another Vermont inmate dies at Camp Hill; cause not yet known

  03-09-2018 19:55 via vtdigger.org
  The grounds of the Pennsylvania state prison at Camp Hill. Photo by Jasper Craven/VTDiggerA Vermont inmate being held out-of-state in a Pennsylvania prison died Saturday, according to officials.
  Michael Senna, 63, died at the Camp Hill State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania, Vermont Department of Corrections Commissioner Lisa Menard confirmed Monday.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice coverage with our weekly headlines in your inb
  
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• ‘Concert for Kiah’ brings wave of support for outgoing Bennington rep

  03-09-2018 19:14 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Kiah Morris hugs Rutland County NAACP branch organizer Tabitha Pohl-Moore at the Concert For Kiah held in the Tap House at Catamount Glass on Sept. 1. Photo by Elodie Reed for The Bennington Banner
  BENNINGTON — Before the music began at the Concert for Kiah on Saturday evening, Rep. Kiah Morris took the stage inside the Tap House at Catamount Glass.As a political candidate, she said, “You expect the slings and arrows, you expect the criticism, you expect the dissent.” Get
  
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• Trump takes aim at Congress as NAFTA talks set to continue

  03-09-2018 18:59 via vtdigger.org
  President Donald Trump participates in an agricultural roundtable with members of Congress and state in April 2018. Official White House photoCanada and the United States are set to resume negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement this week with President Donald Trump warning Congress to stay out of the process or see the agreement scrapped altogether.Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt, tweeted on Saturday that he would not support any deal that does not include Canada, Vermont’s lar
  
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• Researcher launches study of LGBTQ teachers in Vermont

  03-09-2018 18:32 via vtdigger.org
  Hannah Miller, an assistant professor of education at Northern Vermont University. Photo from Northern Vermont University website
  Hannah Miller, an education professor at Northern Vermont University, still a remembers a handwritten note a student once left on her desk.
  “It said basically ‘I think I might be gay. I’m very scared. I don’t know where to go. Can we talk?’ And when I read that note, I was too scared myself to respond for fear of losing my own job and pro
  
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• Scott’s former company undergoes more ownership changes

  03-09-2018 18:01 via vtdigger.org
  A piece of DuBois construction equipment sat outside the Statehouse in Montpelier in 2016. VTDigger photo
  The construction company Gov. Phil Scott sold his share of after taking office — and which still owes him $2.5 million — has undergone more ownership changes, including the addition of a close friend of Scott’s, and taken on more debt.
  Scott’s former longtime partner and cousin, Don Dubois has sold his half interest back to the company, the governor confirmed last wee
  
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• New York City couple wins energy-efficient Rutland home

  03-09-2018 17:18 via vtdigger.org
  Lucas Hough (left) and Martin Schreiner in front of their new home in Rutland on Thursday. Photo by Elizabeth Gribkoff/VTDigger
  RUTLAND — The house at 60 Cleveland Avenue once had the dubious distinction of being among dozens of blighted properties owned by the city of Rutland.
  Today, a recently erected dark gray home equipped with solar panels and heat pumps belies the rat-infested structure that until recently stood on the premises. A New York City couple, Lucas Hough and Martin Schreine
  
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• Margolis: Environmentalists are trying to rewrite the dictionary

  03-09-2018 17:17 via vtdigger.org
  Carillon Hydro-electric Dam, Pointe Fortune, Quebec. Photo by Mac Armstrong.
  Some Vermont environmentalists have decided they can re-write the dictionary.
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• Group is close to Prospect Mountain purchase

  03-09-2018 16:54 via vtdigger.org
  The sign at the Prospect Mountain Nordic Ski Center in Woodford. A non-profit group seeking to preserve and enhance the facility says it is closing in on a purchase and expects to finalize the agreement this fall. Bennington Banner file photo
  WOODFORD — With backing from Williams College alumni and a grant from the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, the group seeking to purchase Prospect Mountain Nordic Ski Center is nearing its goal.
  David Newell, president of the nonprofit Prospect
  
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• Human Rights Campaign endorses Christine Hallquist for governor of Vermont

  03-09-2018 01:27 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Human Rights CampaignAugust 29, 2018
  Contact:Stephen [email protected]
  Christine Hallquist could make history as the nation’s first out transgender governor
  BURLINGTON, Vt. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, announced its endorsement of Christine Hallquist (D) in her bid to become the next governor of Vermont. Griffin joined H
  
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• David F. Silver named in Best Lawyer publication

  03-09-2018 01:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — BarrSternberg | Moss, Silver & MunsonAugust 28, 2018
  Contact:Briee Della [email protected]
  BENNINGTON, VERMONT—Best Lawyers—the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession—released its 2019 Best Lawyers in America listing, including BarrSternberg | Moss, Silver & Munson partner David F. Silver for the fourth consecutive year. The publication, which partners with US News & World Report, included
  
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• Sterling College sets fundraising record

  03-09-2018 01:22 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sterling CollegeAug. 22, 2018
  Media Contact:Katie Lavin, Director of Media Relations, Sterling College802.586.7711 x 120 • [email protected]
  Nourish the Roots Campaign Exceeds $9 Million Goal
  Craftsbury Common, Vt. – August 22, 2018 – As faculty gathered to begin a new academic year, Sterling College announced that it has successfully concluded its five-year Nourish the Roots comprehensive campaign by exceeding the original $9 million campaign goal,
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott’s public schedule Sept. 1-7, 2018

  03-09-2018 01:18 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of the GovernorAug. 31, 2018
  Contact:Ethan [email protected]
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 9/1/18 – 9/7/18
  Saturday, September 1
  Memorial Service for Senator John McCain
  National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Sunday, September 2
  No public events scheduled
  Monday, September 3
  Labor Day
  Tuesday, September 4
  No public events scheduled
  Wednesday, September 5
  No public events scheduled
  Thursday, September 6
  7:15 – 7:30 a.m.
  “The
  
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• Rise for Climate, Justice & Jobs on Sept 8

  03-09-2018 01:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — 350BurlingtonAug. 29, 2018
  Contact:Burlington Contact:Michelle Robbins 802.730.5446 [email protected], 350 Burlington Node
  Robb Kidd 802.505.1540 [email protected] Program Manager, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club
  Celebrate Pride, honor water, and call for real action on the climate crisis
  [Burlington, VT]
  – On Sep 8, 2018, The Rise for Climate, Justice, and Jobs movement will be entering a solidarity contingent in the 2018 Pri
  
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• UVM’s popular historic tour to extend to fall

  03-09-2018 01:09 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — UVMAug. 29, 2018
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield, UVM, (802) 578-8830
  The University of Vermont’s free, weekly historic tour of campus will extend into the fall season. The tours, which began in July, will take place every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon through October 13.
  The tour begins at the statue of Ira Allen, just to the south of the fountain on the UVM green. There is no tour on September 29.
  UVM was founded in 1791, the fifth oldest university in New England, and it fea
  
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• Children’s Literacy Foundation awards literacy grant to 10 organizations

  03-09-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Children’s Literacy FoundationAugust 29, 2018
  Contact:Erika Nichols-Frazer, Communications Manager(802) [email protected]
  Waterbury Center, VT: The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) has awarded its At-Risk Children grant to ten organizations in New Hampshire and Vermont serving low-income and at-risk children aged 12 and under. The grant provides a storytelling presentation by one of CLiF’s inspiring authors and storytellers, a new o
  
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• Reid Kane announces candidacy for US Senate

  03-09-2018 01:02 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Reid KaneAugust 29, 2018
  Contact:Reid [email protected]
  NOMINATED BY LIBERTY UNION, FORMER PARTY OF OPPONENT BERNIE SANDERS
  White River Junction, Vermont — Reid Kane of White River Junction, National Committee member of the Socialist Party USA, declared his candidacy today. Kane received the nomination of the Liberty Union Party of Vermont earlier this month, and will appear on their ballot line. He is also seeking the nomination of the Socialist Party.
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• Commentary: Systemic racism is real

  03-09-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary has been signed on by Main Street Alliance of Vermont, Toxic Action Center, The Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence, Justice for All, Voices for Vermont’s Children, Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance, Planned Parenthood Vermont Action Fund, ACLU-VT, Public Assets Institute, Vermont Natural Resource Council, Vermont Conservation Voters, VPIRG, Vermont Interfaith Action and Vermont NEA and Rights and Democracy.
  What happened to Rep. Kiah Morr
  
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• Winooski development project at 268 East Allen St. begins

  03-09-2018 00:59 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — City of WinooskiAug. 29, 2018
  Contact:Jessie BakerCity [email protected] 655 6410winooskivt.org
  On Thursday, August 30, 2018, Dagesse Company and Summit Properties will begin work on a new development located at 268 East Allen Street.
  This will be a true mixed-income development, containing a total of 39 rentals – allocating an estimated 12 market rate units and 27 affordable housing units. In addition, through a partnership with COTS, 4 of the affordable
  
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• Patricia Mellor: Girl Scouts prepares girls for the workforce and leadership

  03-09-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Patricia K. Mellor, who is CEO of the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains.
  If I could name only one thing that girls learn when they’re involved with Girl Scouts, it’s that they become capable of tackling pretty much anything. They build robotic hands, change New Hampshire’s child marriage laws, and create libraries that teach immigrants to read English. Our Girl Scouts continue a 106-year tradition of accomplishing amazing th
  
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• Lamoille Housing Partnership rehabilitates affordable housing

  03-09-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Lamoille Housing PartnershipAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:Kerrie Lohr Lamoille Housing Partnershipkerrie@lamoillehousing.org802-888-5714www.lamoillehousing.org
  Project preserves historic Hardwick buildings for future
  Morrisville, VT, August 28, 2018. The Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP) and Housing Vermont (HV) continue their rehabilitation project in Hardwick, the Jeudevine Housing Limited Partnership. The project’s scope of work focuses on structural and interior upgrades,
  
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