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Sandra Steingard, M.D., Medical Director of The Howard Center for Human
Services, was selected by her peers to be included in Best Doctors in America
®2003-2004. Dr. Steingard has specific responsibilities for Howard’s adult
division serving individuals with mental illness and substance abuse problems.
Dr. Steingard was trained at Harvard and Tufts Universities. She is currently
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UVM College of Medicine and
Medical Advisor to NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) – VT.
The Best Doctors in America database represents the top 5% of
doctors in over 400 subspecialties of medicine. The database has been
featured on CBS “60 Minutes,” and NBC “The Today Show,” as well as in
major national print media as an important resource to thousands of patients.
Paul Landerl, Coordinator of The Howard Center’s Community Support
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The Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) will submit to the Vermont Public Service Board a series of changes to the proposed transmission upgrade between Rutland and South Burlington. Known as the Northwest Vermont Reliability Project (NRP), the transmission upgrade is needed to meet the increased demand for electricity in Vermont.
Over the past two years, VELCO has held more than 150 meetings in Vermont communities. “Because of what Vermonters have told us, we have made a number of changes to our original proposal. In some cases that means re-routing the line to avoid neighborhoods. In other towns we will relocate substations to reduce environmental and visual impacts. We are working closely with the towns to substantially increase screening investment in plants and trees and have committed to reducing pole heights where possible and appropriate,” said VELCO project manager Tom Dunn said.
The specific changes being proposed include the following:
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Robin Vaughan has been hired by the Vermont General Office of New York Life Insurance Company as an agent for the company.
“We are delighted to have Robin join the NYLIC family,” said Richard Simonetti, managing partner at the Vermont General Office. “Her eagerness to help families as they work to protect their financial futures will be beneficial to our community.”
Robin Vaughan is a member of NAIFA and has a BS degree in Business Administration from College of St. Joseph. Robin is a Registered Representative for NYLIFE Securities (member NASD/SIPC), 463 Mountain View Drive, Colchester, VT 05446 (802) 655-8300. Ms. Vaughan has resided in Bristol for over 30 years. Robin has three daughters, April, Brittany, and Michaela Vaughan.
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The Stern Center for Language and Learning has recently
expanded the staff at their Williston facility. Kim Johnson-Lesny, M.Ed.,
has joined the staff as an Educational Diagnostician. Amy Davis, M.Ed.,
and Gregory Martin, M.A. are Cinical Instructors. The Stern Center is
non-profit literacy organization with a satellite facility in White River
Junction.
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Rutland Regional Medical Center has been granted accreditation by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP), according to Mike Dowdy, Director of Public Relations.
Accreditation for AABB follows an intensive on-site assessment by specially trained assessors and establishes that the level of medical, technical and administrative performance within the facility meets or exceeds the standards set by the AABB. By successfully meeting those requirements, Rutland Regional Medical Center joins approximately 2,000 similar facilities across the United States and abroad that have earned AABB Accreditation.
“The AABB’s Accreditation procedures are voluntary,” Dowdy explained. “Rutland Regional Medical Center has sought AABB Accreditation because this program assists facilities around the country in achieving excellence by promoting a level of professional and medical expertise that contributes to quality performance.”
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Chittenden Corporation
(NYSE: CHZ) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Paul A. Perrault,
announced higher earnings for the year ended December 31, 2003, of $74.8
million or $2.07 per diluted share, compared to $63.6 million or $1.96 a year
ago. For the fourth quarter of 2003, net income was $0.53 per diluted share,
compared to the $0.55 per diluted share earned in the fourth quarter of 2002.
The prior quarter amount exceeded the current quarter primarily due to higher
gains on sales of securities in 2002. Chittenden also announced its quarterly
dividend of $0.20 per share. The dividend will be paid on February 13, 2004,
to shareholders of record on January 30, 2004.
In making the announcement, Perrault said, "The past year has been a busy
one at Chittenden. In addition to our primary focus of delivering top quality
service to our customers, we completed the Granite acquisition in the first
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The McKernon Group is pleased to be honored with a 5th Annual
Excellence in Housing Award in the commercial construction category for the
company's work in revitalizing downtown Brandon's Howe Scale Block. The
award was presented to The McKernon Group by the Home Builders and
Remodelers Association of Southern Vermont at an award ceremony on January
14th.
Kevin Birchmore, co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of The
McKernon Group accepted the award, attending the event with Project Manager
Brian Thomas.
"A lot of people worked really hard on this project. Several of the
buildings had to be rebuilt from the ground up. I hope that all the people
working on downtown Brandon for almost a year feel good about the award.
They did the heavy lifting, they're the ones who deserve to be recognized.
We're also grateful that everyone in Brandon was patient. I live in Brandon,
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Adelphia has changed its toll-free customer
service number to 888-683-1000 for Vermont customers with the introduction
of a new interactive voice response telephone system called Easy Access.
Customers calling the old customer service number listed in the phone book
or on an old bill will hear a recording directing them to call Adelphia’s
new customer service number, 1-888-683-1000.
Adelphia has launched a public service campaign to minimize customer
inconvenience and confusion about the change in numbers.
Easy Access, the new interactive system will give customers immediate
access to a wide variety of self-service options, including the ability to
check account balances, check for the nearest payment location, receive
outage information, confirm a service appointment, or even to request a
channel line-up card., The system, which will be operational 24/7 and is
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Before you spend time or money with a professional carpet cleaning company contact local teacher, Grady Turner, the co-founder of ALL CLEANED UP LLC™ Vermont’s Socially Responsible Carpet Cleaning Company. Turner’s brainchild supports his passion for teaching and addresses his concern for our surroundings. “Carpets act as a trap for indoor air-pollutants that affect the air our children breathe. We created a cleaning system combining science and technology to provide value in terms of; performance, health and environmental benefits. Our services deliver proven performance while remaining competitive in price as a socially responsible company, our obligation is to the environment using only organic products that are readily biodegradable and safer for people” stated Turner recently from his home, the quaint All Tucked Inn Bed & Breakfast, he shares with his two Labs, Fred and Opal.
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I AM Presentations is pleased to announce that it will be offering a new web content delivery system and advertising solution exclusively to the newspaper and magazine market. The new solutions feature dynamic setups that allow for publishers to capitalize on and expand with the Internet by providing a seamless workflow process between offline and online issues. In addition, these services create various avenues of additional revenue for publishers and provide a professional level of content delivery.
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The ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Association of Northern New England, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, has changed locations!
We are now located at:
The Winooski Mill - 1 Main st.
Suite 13
Winooski, VT 05404
ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is characterized by a degeneration of motor cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness and eventually severe impairment of mobility, swallowing and breathing. The disease does not affect the intellect or senses - but it does affect people in your community.
ALS is a terminal illness with no cause and no cure.
For further information on our open house and how you can help, please visit our website at:
www.alsanne.org or call us at: 802-862-8882; toll free: 1-866-257-6663.
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On the afternoon of January 15, 2004 at his weekly press conference Governor Jim Douglas declared January “Vermont Mentoring Month.” Vermont mentors and their youth matches looked on.
The Vermont Mentoring Partnership (VMP), a project of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, is spearheading Vermont’s celebration of National Mentoring Month, as designated by President George Bush in early January. The VMP connects youth and adults in mentoring programs throughout Vermont, supporting mentor programs statewide and serving over 2,000 youth.
The theme for National Mentoring Month is "Who mentored you? Thank them ... and pass it on! Mentor a child." The philosophy behind "Who mentored you?" is to encourage individuals to recognize the importance of mentoring by inspiring them to think about people in their own lives who provided support, and helped them learn and become who they are today.