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Legislators hold climate policy forum in Midd

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 1:03pm meganj

REP. AMY SHELDON (D-Middlebury) and five other members of the Vermont Legislature’s Climate Solutions Caucus convened a climate policy forum at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury on Thursday evening. The Climate Caucus has been working since last May to develop legislative solutions to the climate crisis and are traveling the state to report on their progress. Independent photo/Christopher Ross

MIDDLEBURY — Members of the Vermont Legislature’s Climate Solutions Caucus are organizing a series of climate policy forums all over the state to share their legislative priorities for 2020 and bri

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Condos stresses transparency in local government

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 1:00pm meganj

MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos brought his “2019 transparency tour” to Middlebury on Tuesday, a biennial visit designed to drill town officials on the information they must shar

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Grants to boost four Addison County businesses

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:58pm meganj

MIDDLEBURY – Four Addison County businesses will benefit from a combined total of $59,600 in grants through the state’s “Building Community” program, money that will be used for such projects as cr

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Wetlands hearing in Bridport set for Nov. 20

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:55pm meganj

BRIDPORT — The Legislative Study Committee on Wetlands will hold a public hearing on the regulation of wetlands in Vermont on Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Bridport.

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Young Writers Project: Vivian Ross, Maddie Donaldson & Saskia Gori-Montanelli

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:54pm meganj

Young Writers Project is an independent nonprofit that engages students to write, helps them improve, and connects them with authentic audiences in newspapers, before live audiences, and online.

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The Outside Story: Woolly bears on the move

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:52pm meganj

Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol

Woolly bear caterpillars seem to be everywhere these days — creeping across the lawn, along the road when I’m walking the dog, hidden in the wilted cut-back of the perennial garden.

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Smoking is bad for pets, too

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:50pm meganj

By now most people are aware of the serious health dangers of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke in humans.

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Childcare providers celebrated in Middlebury

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:47pm meganj

IN AN APPRECIATION ceremony at the Middlebury Inn last month, Judy Bourbeau from the Department of Labor congratulates Nichol Wolfe for successfully completing the childcare apprenticeship program. Photo courtesy of Dawn Johnson and Jan Walker

MIDDLEBURY — Early childhood professionals came with their families to the Middlebury Inn last month to celebrate completing Vermont’s rigorous two-year registered childcare apprenticeship program.

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Help stem the spread of flu this season

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:43pm meganj

BURLINGTON — With cases already reported in the state, flu season is upon us and Vermont health officials say now is the time for everyone six months and older to get their annual flu vaccine.

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Local 4-Hers attend dairy conference in Wisconsin

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:41pm meganj

MADISON, Wis.

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