MONTPELIER – Governor Phil Scott’s office recently announced a range of appointments made in the second quarter of 2025. Area residents appointed include Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens’ Advisory Panel: J. Randall Pratt, Wolcott; State Rehabilitation Council: Helena Kehne, Adamant; and Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs: Linda Savoca, Cabot. Boards and[Read More…]
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Complaints Allege Senators Violated Ethics Rules
MONTPELIER – Ethics complaints filed with the Vermont Senate against Sens. Seth Bongartz, D-Bennington, and Scott Beck, R-Caledonia, allege they used their positions on a critical committee negotiating the final form of a wide-ranging education bill to advance provisions that benefited the private schools they are associated with. Beck, the[Read More…]
Climate Catalysts Leadership Program Cohort Gathers
MONTPELIER – Members of the newest Climate Catalysts Leadership Program met at the North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier to kick off the start of their six-month journey together on June 2. They introduced themselves and their project ideas, heard from guest speakers and Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD)[Read More…]
Session Ends Like Roller Coaster
MONTPELIER – The legislative session came to an end a bit like a roller coaster. We wrapped up most of our work on Friday, May 30, working until 11 p.m., as votes passed back and forth between the House and Senate. I was pleased to see that Governor Scott signed[Read More…]
Final 2025 Legislative Session Update
MONTPELIER – This will be my final newsletter of the 2025 session, though I may be in touch throughout the summer and certainly again in fall as the new session shapes up. Please feel free to reach out to me as well if you have legislative questions. I have written[Read More…]
CCV Announces Spring 2025 President’s List
MONTPELIER — Chloe Brelsford, of Wolcott, was named to the spring 2025 President’s List at Community College of Vermont (CCV). This honor recognizes full-time students with a 4.0 grade point average.
CCV Announces Spring 2025 Student Honors List
MONTPELIER – The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) were named to the spring 2025 Student Honors List: Darci Showalter and Hannah Wirth of Cabot. Jessica Mason, of East Calais and Grace Gouge of Marshfield. This honor recognizes part-time students with a 4.0 grade point average.
CCV Announces Spring Dean’s List
MONTPELIER — The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) were named to the spring 2025 Dean’s List: Baylie Christensen of Hardwick and Peyton Tilton of Wolcott. This honor recognizes full-time students with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99.
Food Hub Collaborative Members Testify at Statehouse
MONTPELIER – Six member organizations of the Vermont Food Hub Collaborative that operate food hubs in Vermont, provided testimony to the Vermont Legislature’s House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, April 15. Appearing jointly with three farmers, the organizations testified on the importance of local food and how their[Read More…]
CAE Receives Food Systems Infrastructure Award
MONTPELIER – Hardwick’s Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) was awarded an equipment grant of $93,750 to increase the processing and distribution of regional products. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced over $3 million in Vermont Resilient Food Systems[Read More…]
Queer Film Fest Kicks off Pride Month Events
MONTPELIER – The Savoy Theater will kick off pride month with a screening of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The show is one of six cinematic events planned for the theater’s Queer Film Festival, a three week celebration of LGBTQ+ films and shorts, both modern and classic. The cult classic[Read More…]
HERVermont Mural Send Big Women’s Health Message
MONTPELIER – U-32 high school juniors Ella Thomas and Annalise Eckhaus, both from Calais, have been discussing the next steps for HERVermont, after unveiling their mural for reproductive justice. The project began in the fall of 2023 as an option for students to get health credits via a self-directed learning[Read More…]
