Vermont news

• Senate confirms Kavanaugh

  06-10-2018 23:07 via vtdigger.org
  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh responds to questions during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. CSPAN videoAfter a bitter partisan battle, the Senate confirmed Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on a narrow 50-48 vote Saturday afternoon.
  Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., voted against confirming Kavanaugh, after both had vigorously opposed his nomination since July. Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly hea
  
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• Southern Vermont College announces new board member

  06-10-2018 03:03 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Southern Vermont CollegeSept. 21, 2018
  Contact:Marion [email protected]
  Nicholas T. Pinchuk, Chairman and CEO of Snap-on Inc., Named to Southern Vermont College Board of Trustees
  (BENNINGTON, Vt.)—Nicholas T. Pinchuk, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Snap-on Incorporated, has been named to the Board of Trustees at Southern Vermont College (SVC). The appointment was confirmed at the College’s September board meeting.
  “It is a
  
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• Sen. Leahy secures funding for opioid crisis

  06-10-2018 02:59 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahySept. 21, 2018
  Contact:David Carle(202) 224-3693
  Vermont Receives $4 Million Through Leahy-Led Program To Address The Opioid Crisis
  WASHINGTON (FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2018) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Friday announced that the Vermont State Agency of Human Services is receiving $4,020,896 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
  The funding is part of the State Opioid Res
  
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• The Children’s Literacy Foundation seeks applications for Community Building Literacy Grant

  06-10-2018 02:55 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Children’s Literacy FoundationSept. 20, 2018
  Contact:Erika Nichols-Frazer(802) [email protected]
  The Children’s Literacy Foundation Seeks Applications for Community Building Literacy Grant Due October 30
  Waterbury Center, VT: The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) seeks applications for its Community Building grant for Winter 2018-2019. The Community Building grant application is open to organizations, including elementary school clas
  
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• Vermont Conservation Voters endorses Beth Pearce for treasurer

  06-10-2018 02:48 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Conservation VotersSepte. 20, 2018
  Contact:Lauren Hierl(802) [email protected]
  Montpelier, VT – Today, Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) announced its endorsement of Vermont State Treasurer Beth Pearce for re-election. Treasurer Pearce has been a staunch advocate for investing in clean water, climate resilience, and energy improvements for Vermont’s changing infrastructure.
  In 2016, Treasurer Pearce conducted a keystone study on
  
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• Sterling College to host Judith Jones’ biographer

  06-10-2018 02:44 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sterling CollegeSept. 20, 2018
  Contact:Katie Lavin802-586-7711 x [email protected]
  Judith Jones’ Biographer Sara Franklin to Present at Sterling College on October 6
  September 20, 2018–Craftsbury Common, Vt.– Sterling College presents an evening honoring the gift of the Judith and Evan Jones Food Library to the College with a free public talk by Judith Jones’ biographer Sara Franklin, with special guests Marian Burros and Bronwyn Jones Dun
  
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• Phoenix Books to host Archer Mayor

  06-10-2018 02:41 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Phoenix BooksSept. 20, 2018
  Contact:Kristen Eaton802.872.7111 (p)[email protected]
  ARCHER MAYOR TO SPEAK ABOUT LATEST JOE GUNTHER MYSTERY, BURY THE LEAD
  Burlington, Vermont – September 20, 2018: On Thursday, October 11th at 7pm, Phoenix Books Burlington will host Archer Mayor for a talk on his new Joe Gunther novel, Bury the Lead.
  About Bury the Lead: Joe Gunther and the VBI team are investigating a murder and an arson case—both potenti
  
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• Phoenix Books to host political correspondent

  06-10-2018 02:36 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Phoenix BooksSept. 20, 2018
  Contact:Kristen Eaton802.872.7111 (p)[email protected]
  THE NEXT REPUBLIC WITH NATIONAL POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT D. D. GUTTENPLAN
  Rutland, Vermont – September 20, 2018: On Wednesday, October 10th, at 6:30pm, Phoenix Books Rutland will host D. D. Guttenplan for a talk on his new book, The Next Republic – both an assessment of our current political leadership and a vision of those who can bring substantive change
  
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• Dead Creek Visitor Center hosts educational programs

  06-10-2018 02:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Fish and WildlifeSept. 20, 2018
  Contact:Amy Alfieri802-759-2398
  Discover the New Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor CenterExpanded hours and fall programs await visitors in anticipation of the upcoming fall snow goose migration
  ADDISON, Vt. – The new Dead Creek Visitor Center is celebrating the success of its first year this September with expanded hours and a variety of educational programs.
  From September 1 through October 31, 2018, the center is ope
  
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• Sen. Leahy funding nets $1.45 million for maple research and education

  06-10-2018 02:24 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahySept. 20, 2018
  Press Contact:David Carle(202) 224-3693
  . . . Funds Go To USDA ‘Acer’ Maple Program Crafted By Leahy And Welch
  (THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) Thursday announced $1,448,371 in grants to the University of Vermont and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets to expand market opportunities and support research and education in the maple industry. Vermon
  
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• James Baker to receive 2018 Con Hogan Award

  06-10-2018 02:19 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — The Vermont Community FoundationSept. 19, 2018
  Media Contact:Zoe Pike802-388-3355 ext. [email protected]
  The Vermont Community Foundation and the organizing committee for the Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial, Community Leadership are pleased to announce that James Baker will be honored with this year’s award. Baker is the former police chief in Rutland and the current leader of a community revitalization effort in Arlington, where he lives.
  The $15,00
  
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• Winners of state’s phosphorus removal grants announced

  06-10-2018 01:51 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott signs an over-sized check for one of the recipients of state funding to develop their phosphorus removal technology. Photo by Elizabeth Gribkoff/VTDigger
  The Scott administration’s phosphorus extraction plan is one step closer to launching on farms and municipalities around Vermont. But another critical part of the clean water puzzle — a long-term funding source for the state’s water quality projects — remains a mystery.
  The six proposals that won state fu
  
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• C. Jane Taylor: How my rapist taught me to surf

  06-10-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by C. Jane Taylor, who is a freelance writer, yoga teacher and a biker living in Hinesburg.
  Wednesday, just nine days ago, I saw my rapist in town in the middle of the construction on Pine Street. I hadn’t seen him since he raped me. He did not see me, or at least I don’t think he saw me. But the rape happened so long ago, he might not recognize me or even remember that it happened.
  I was a freshman in high school on a double date with my siste
  
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• Haviland Smith: The real Middle East conflict

  06-10-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Haviland Smith, of Williston, who is a retired CIA station chief who served in East and West Europe as well as the Middle East. He was executive assistant in the CIA director’s office and the first CIA chief of counterterrorism. His other writings can be seen on rural-ruminations.com.
  It is absolutely fascinating to sit here in America and examine the Middle East, not only for what it really is, but for what Americans have been led to believe it i
  
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• Bob Stannard: The real big fat con job

  06-10-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bob Stannard, an author, musician and former lobbyist. This piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner.
  “I’ve had many false accusations. I’ve had so many; four or five women.When I say it didn’t happen, nobody believes me.”
  “It’s a very dangerous period in our country (for men),and it’s being perpetrated by some very evil people.”
  “They (the Democrats) are actually con artists. They knowit&
  
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• $5 million gift will fund UVM data science center

  06-10-2018 00:46 via vtdigger.org
  A rendering of the planned MassMutual Center for Excellence at the University of Vermont.
  MassMutual Life Insurance Co. has given the University of Vermont a $5 million gift in the largest donation the school has ever received from a corporation.
  The gift will bolster the university’s Complex Systems Center, which is part of the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences and aims to improve the world through data science and analysis. For example, research from the center has explore
  
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• Guard, inmate indicted in smuggling scheme to get drugs into Newport prison

  06-10-2018 00:24 via vtdigger.org
  The Northeast Correctional Complex in Newport. Vermont Department of Corrections photo
  A former prison guard and an inmate who was housed at the Newport prison are facing federal charges for allegedly using magic markers to smuggle buprenorphine into the facility.
  VTDigger.org reported last month that the FBI was investigating Grant Vance, a longtime corrections officer at the Northern State Correctional Facility, in the drug smuggling scheme. Officials at that time had refused to comment on the
  
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