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Vermont Business Magazine The Upper Valley Trails Alliance (UVTA) is proud to welcome four new members to its Board of Directors: Kevin Donohue of Thetford, Suzanne Dudley-Schon of Hanover, Jon Hampton of Norwich, and Bob Hedges of Orford.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office today announced that Frank Merrick, 83, of Wilmington, Vermont, was arraigned on two counts of felony Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM). The charges brought against Mr.

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Vermont Business Magazine Burlington Electric Department (BED) today announced that the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) has approved its request to expand its Energy Assistance Program (EAP) to allow for enrollment of BED customers that are non-profit housing organizations that provide affordable housing or temporary shelter housing to individuals who meet the EAP

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont and 35 other states have reached a settlement with automobile manufacturers Hyundai and Kia for their sale of millions of vehicles nationwide that lacked industry-standard, anti-theft technology.

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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Governor Scott and Treasurer Pieciak announced that the State will be mailing Vermonters a check for their unclaimed property this holiday season. The MoneyBack program is an annual effort between the Treasurer’s Office and the Administration to proactively return unclaimed property to Vermonters whose identity and address can be verified b

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) today voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and released the following statement: “This defense funding bill perpetuates the status quo.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging (V4A) directors today announce the dissolution of V4A. Executive Director, Mary Hayden will retire at the end of 2025. Much of the work of the V4A will be integrated into the new Vermont Aging Network Consortium (VANC), along with remaining staff.

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Vermont Business Magazine A new study has identified West Virginia as the state with the highest homeownership rate in America. The study, conducted by Stage Properties Brokers LLC, identified the U.S. states with the highest homeownership rates in America. Using U.S.

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Vermont Business Magazine Saint Michael’s College has announced that five alumni – all leaders in their respective fields – have joined the College’s Board of Trustees over the past year.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV, https://giv.org), a nonprofit organization inspiring more than 600 high school students each summer to envision meaningful careers in topics from healthcare to engineering to graphic design, welcomes six new trustees, four of whom are alumni of GIV Institutes: Heather Ayres o

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by Joshua Brown, University of Vermont At the opening whistle of the 2025 National Collegiate Rugby championship game on Sunday, December 14, the wind blows strongly in favor of the University of Chicago Maroons. They kick long, press their field position, and force the UVM men onto defense.

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Vermont Business Magazine On August 12, 2025, just days after his 83rd birthday, Richard E. Tarrant Sr. passed away at his home in Hillsboro Beach, Florida surrounded by his family. Born in Newark, New Jersey on August 6, 1942, Rich was proud to be a first-generation Irish-American. The oldest of four boys, he graduated from St.