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• Attorney General Donovan combats gender pay gap

  12-10-2018 23:47 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Attorney General T.J. DonovanOct. 2, 2018
  CONTACT:Eleanor Spottswood(802)828-3171
  ATTORNEY GENERAL DONOVAN JOINS AMICUS BRIEF ON GENDER PAY GAP
  MONTPELIER – Attorney General T.J. Donovan is supporting efforts to combat the gender pay gap. AG Donovan joined an amicus brief in support of the City of Philadelphia in a lawsuit regarding a statute aimed at addressing the gender pay gap. The brief was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
  The challenged
  
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• Lamoille County sheriff’s deputy files EEOC bias complaint

  12-10-2018 23:40 via vtdigger.org
  Deputy Ferron Wambold has filed a discrimination complaint against the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department. GoFundMe page photo
  A former corporal from the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department has filed an equal employment opportunity complaint, alleging gender discrimination, after she was fired in July.
  Ferron Wambold, who worked for the sheriff’s department for four years, filed the complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about three weeks ago, according t
  
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• Fired Lamoille County sheriff’s deputy files gender bias complaint

  12-10-2018 23:40 via vtdigger.org
  Deputy Ferron Wambold has filed a discrimination complaint against the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department. GoFundMe page photo
  A former corporal from the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department has filed an equal employment opportunity complaint, alleging gender discrimination, after she was fired in July.
  Ferron Wambold, who worked for the sheriff’s department for four years, filed the complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about three weeks ago, according t
  
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• Northern Vermont University-Johnson to broadcast Dr. Oz

  12-10-2018 23:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northern Vermont University-JohnsonOct. 2, 2018
  Contact:Sylvia [email protected]
  Dr. Oz Broadcast Oct. 16 at Northern Vermont University-Johnson
  JOHNSON, VERMONT — The Northern Vermont University-Johnson chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) will air a live talk Oct. 16 by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a surgeon, Emmy-winning television personality and New York Times best-selling author.
  The broadcast, at 7 p.m. at Stearns Ci
  
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• Architect outlines options for Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium

  12-10-2018 23:13 via vtdigger.org
  A view of the main floor at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, which officials hope to renovate after it was closed because of structural problems. VTDigger photo by Aidan Quigley.
  The City of Burlington is working with consultants to finalize a design for a renovated Memorial Auditorium that would include an addition on the building’s north side to add a loading ramp and modernize the building.
  Community members have stressed a desire to keep the auditorium as a multi-use space, both in a
  
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• Vermont Wellness Festival to take place in South Burlington

  12-10-2018 23:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Wellness FestivalOct. 4, 2018
  CONTACT:Marianne Apfelbaum802.872-9000 [email protected]
  Vermont Wellness Festival ­Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  The “New” University Mall, South Burlington, VTFREE ADMISSION for attendees
  The Vermont Wellness Festival on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 will bring together a wide array of Vermont companies and organizations in the areas of health, fitness, nutrition, wellness and more to help Vermo
  
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• Vermont Department of Labor announces changes to Unemployment Insurance program

  12-10-2018 22:53 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of LaborOct. 4, 2018
  Contact:Cameron [email protected]
  VT Employers to See Continued Unemployment Insurance Tax Relief; Minimum Wage Indexed Upwards by Inflation
  MONTPELIER, VT – On Thursday, October 4, 2018, the Vermont Department of Labor announced changes to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program and the State minimum wage. Beginning January 1, 2019, employers will see a reduction in the taxable wage base amount that they c
  
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• Vermont seeks federal funds for aging flood control dams

  12-10-2018 22:35 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Peter Welch helped secure more dam funding. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  Vermont will soon be able to apply for up to $40 million in federal funding for projects to repair three aging flood control dams, after the Senate passed the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 overwhelmingly on Wednesday.
  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in the Senate, and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), in the House, authored an amendment that raised funding for dam repair fr
  
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• Connecticut River Conservancy hosts cleanup

  12-10-2018 22:31 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Connecticut River ConservancyOct. 4, 2018
  CONTACT:Angela [email protected] ext.204
  Stacey [email protected] ext.211
  Tons of Trash Removed at 22nd Annual Source to Sea CleanupNow Real Work Begins
  Greenfield, MA— This past Friday and Saturday, an estimated 3,000 volunteers gathered at more than 100 locations along the Connecticut River and tributary streams in NH, VT, MA and CT for Connecticut River Conservancy’s (CRC) 22
  
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• Vermont Technical College receives high ranking

  12-10-2018 22:14 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Technical CollegeOct. 4, 2018
  Contact:Amanda Chaulk(802) [email protected]
  Vermont Tech Rises in Rankings for 2019 by U.S. News & World ReportCollege is Vermont’s only “Best Value School” in Northeast Region
  RANDOLPH CENTER, VT (10/04/2018) Vermont Tech is pleased to announce that the college has been ranked 19th among the Best Northeast Regional Colleges for 2019 in the annual best college rankings published by U.S. News & World Repor
  
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• Howard Center introduces single intake phone number

  12-10-2018 22:12 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Howard CenterOct. 4, 2018
  Contact:Martie [email protected]
  Howard Center’s Access and Intake Service Makes it Easy for People to Get Help
  BURLINGTON, VT—To ensure that community members have access to the mental health, substance use, and developmental services they need, Howard Center is introducing a single phone number for people seeking information or services: 802-488-6000.Individuals or community partners currently connected with a Howard Cen
  
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• Coventry landfill expansion receives final approval from state agency

  12-10-2018 22:05 via vtdigger.org
  The Coventry landfill, operated by Casella Waste Systems. Chittenden Solid Waste District photo
  The Agency of Natural Resources has granted final approval to a controversial 51 acre expansion of the Coventry landfill.
  But the landfill expansion, opposed by some nearby residents and neighboring Quebecoise, still has to clear the Act 250 permitting process before moving ahead.
  ANR officials issued a final permit on Friday to Casella Waste Management Inc.’s subsidiary New England Waste Servic
  
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• Bench & Bar Tour seeks input on Vermont’s court system

  12-10-2018 22:00 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber, left, Vermont Bar Association President Gary Franklin, county Bar Association President Sarah Wilson and Bennington County Superior Court Presiding Judge William Cohen were among those participating in the Bench & Bar Listening Tour. Photo by Dave Lachance/Bennington Banner
  BENNINGTON — It isn’t often you see the chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, the presiding judge of county Superior Court, the leaders of the state and c
  
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• University of Vermont announces Aiken lecture speaker

  12-10-2018 21:57 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — University of VermontOct. 5, 2018
  Contact:Katie AlbeePhone: (802) 656-2086
  The University of Vermont 2018 George D. Aiken LectureFrom Refugee to Tech Revolutionary: Tan Le, Keynote Speaker
  Burlington, VT (October 5, 2018)—The University of Vermont College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce the upcoming George D. Aiken Lecture, free and open to the public, and taking place November 1st at 5pm at the UVM Ira Allen Chapel.
  This year’s le
  
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• Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District seeks landowners for conservation project

  12-10-2018 21:51 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Winooski Natural Resources Conservation DistrictOct. 9, 2018
  Contact:Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (WNRCD)(802) [email protected]
  WNRCD seeks participants for Trees for Streams
  Williston VT- The Winooski Natural Resource Conservation District (WNRCD) is currently seeking landowners who live along rivers or streams within Chittenden or Washington County, and in the towns of Washington, Williamstown, and Orange for our 2019 Trees for Streams prog
  
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• Vermont Fish and Wildlife seeks habitat improvement volunteers

  12-10-2018 21:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Fish and Wildlife DepartmentOct. 8, 2018
  Contact:Chris Bernier802-289-0628
  Help Improve Wildlife Habitat at New Windsor Grasslands WMA on October 26
  WINDSOR, Vt. – The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Vermont Youth Conservation Corps are seeking volunteers to help improve wildlife habitat at the Windsor Grasslands Wildlife Management Area on Friday, October 26.
  Volunteers will help plant trees and remove invasive species on the state’s newest wi
  
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• Feds approve Vermont Yankee sale to NorthStar

  12-10-2018 21:07 via vtdigger.org
  An aerial photo of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon.
  Photo courtesy of Vermont Yankee
  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the transfer of Vermont Yankee’s license to a New York cleanup company, setting the stage for an accelerated decommissioning project that could clean up most of the Vernon site in less than a decade.
  The sale of the idled nuclear plant from Entergy to NorthStar Group Services Inc. is not yet a done deal: The Vermont Public Utility Commission st
  
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• Margolis: For-profit ‘honors society’ brings Dr. Oz broadcast to Vermont

  12-10-2018 20:43 via vtdigger.org
  Dr. Mehmet Oz testifies before Congress in 2014 about weight-loss diet scams. Creative Commons photo
  Dr. Oz is not coming to Vermont next week — but his voice is.
  A campus organization at Northern Vermont University “will air a live talk” by Oz on Tuesday at the Stearns Cinema on the university’s Johnson campus (that’s what used to be Johnson State College), said a university press release.
  Oz’s talk will be heard elsewhere, presumably at every one of the 644
  
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• Campaign 2018: Democrat Christine Hallquist On Why She Wants To Be Vermont's Next Governor dlvr.it/Qn8QZZ https://t.co/YBXqcKu07z

  12-10-2018 20:27 via twitter.com
  
  Campaign 2018: Democrat Christine Hallquist On Why She Wants To Be Vermont's Next Governor dlvr.it/Qn8QZZ https://t.co/YBXqcKu07z
  
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• LISTEN: Campaign 2018: One Month Out, Sizing Up The Statewide Races dlvr.it/Qn8K71 https://t.co/ECUjlFWQV3

  12-10-2018 20:09 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Campaign 2018: One Month Out, Sizing Up The Statewide Races dlvr.it/Qn8K71 https://t.co/ECUjlFWQV3
  
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• Police execute search warrants in connection with Austin Colson homicide case

  12-10-2018 18:20 via vtdigger.org
  Richard Whitcomb waited at the base of his Hartford driveway with his wife Sara Willey Whitcomb as police searched the home of his father-in-law Thursday. Photo by James M. Patterson/Copyright Valley News
  Editor’s note: This story by Jordan Cuddemi was published by the Valley News on Oct. 11.
  WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Police say they executed several search warrants in the Connecticut River Valley today in connection with the homicide of Austin Colson, but have released few other detail
  
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• Dartmouth College sees outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease

  12-10-2018 17:58 via vtdigger.org
  Dartmouth College is seeing an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease among students.
  Editor’s note: This story by Jared Pendak was published by the Valley News on Oct. 11.HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth College is experiencing a rare outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease, the viral illness marked by fever, sore throat and blister-like sores or rashes on the hands, mouth and feet.Get all of VTDigger's health care news.You'll never miss our health care coverage with our weekly headline
  
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• Survey of providers shows big and imminent need for nursing workforce

  12-10-2018 01:34 via vtdigger.org
  More than 3,900 nursing-related job vacancies are expected in Vermont between now and spring of 2020, according to a new survey of health care providers.
  The survey, conducted by Vermont Talent Pipeline Management, also shows that only 26 percent of those positions are projected to be new jobs. The remainder will be “replacement hires” because of retirements and nurses leaving their jobs.Get all of VTDigger's health care news.You'll never miss our health care coverage with our weekly
  
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• Stephen Kiernan: Fred Hackett remembered

  12-10-2018 01:03 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Stephen Kiernan, who is a novelist in Charlotte.
  One afternoon in 1991, Fred Hackett invited me to join him on a hike of Camel’s Hump. I considered it an honor, given that he had sponsored the legislation, years before, to make that mountain a state park. The next day we hit the trail an hour earlier than I usually woke up, but it meant we had the peak largely to ourselves. I’d brought apples, bagels and chocolate for a summit snack, but Fre
  
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• Randy Brock: A time for civility

  12-10-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by state Sen. Randy Brock, who represents Franklin County and Alburgh in the Vermont State Senate.
  I don’t know about you, but I hate to pick up a newspaper or watch the evening news.
  National politics has become a national embarrassment.
  The polarization between parties and personalities has become intolerable. Washington, D.C., has become gridlocked and the two parties can barely agree on the time and date, much less on any substantive issues.
  Ther
  
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• Bor Yang to head Human Rights Commission

  12-10-2018 00:58 via vtdigger.org
  Bor Yang has been named executive director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission.
  The Vermont Human Rights Commission has appointed one of its administrative law examiners as its new executive director. Bor Yang will be the first person of color to serve as the commission’s executive director when she takes over the position Nov. 13.
  Yang currently works for the commission investigating discrimination claims in housing, public accommodations and state employment. She will replace Karen Ri
  
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• Susan Odegard: A government in tatters

  12-10-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Susan Odegard of Westminster West.
  The more things change, the more they stay the same.– Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
  Let’s be honest, the human touch corrupts all political systems to one degree or another. Take communism, defined as a communal form of governance and ownership, which results in a classless society of equals. Sounds great, in theory. Compare that with the infamous reign of Stalin, whose form of communism resulted in the blood
  
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• Rutland City, police corporal agree to keep silent on departure from department

  12-10-2018 00:27 via vtdigger.org
  A screen grab of a WPTZ airing of a Rutland Police video in which a woman attacks Officer Damon Nguyen with a knife at the police station.
  Rutland City has reached an agreement with a Medal of Valor winning police officer that requires officials to keep mum on the details regarding his departure from the department.
  Police Cpl. Damon Nguyen had been placed on administrative leave on Dec. 12, 2017; it ended on Aug. 26, when he resigned a day before the settlement agreement was signed.Get all of V
  
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• Copley Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock expand collaboration

  12-10-2018 00:03 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Copley HospitalOct. 9, 2018
  Contact:Leah Hollenberger802-888-8301Rick Adams603- 653-1910
  COPLEY AND DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK EXPAND TELEHEALTH COLLABORATIONTeleNephrology and TelePulmonology Offered in Addition to TeleRheumatology
  Morrisville, VT – Copley Hospital, in partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) Connected Care, is expanding Copley’s TeleHealth services to include TeleNephrology and TelePulmonology in addition to TeleRheumatology. The partnership brings
  
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