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Employees of National Life Group donated more than 2,000 books to an inner-city school in Maryland, helping to fuel the principal’s ambitious dream of bringing 10,000 books into his school.
The Champlain Housing Trust announced today that the Citizens Bank Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to help create a new program that provides financial fitness counseling to applicants of its rental housing. CHT has long provided home buyer education counseling, post purchase counseling, delinquency intervention and foreclosure prevention services.
Steven Judge, President of Bob-White Systems ‘ the Vermont farmstead and micro dairy supply and equipment company, announces the addition of a farmstead cheese making supply business and names South Royalton resident, Leslie Mann, the Cheese Manager.
Phil Scott was sworn in this morning as Vermont's 79th Lieutenant Governor. In his remarks to members of the Senate, distinguished guests, and the state of Vermont after taking the oath, Lieutenant Governor Scott focused on a theme of "open doors."
Peter Shumlin was sworn in this afternoon as the state's 81st governor. His speech hit on the major themes from the long, heated campaign; a campaign in which both the primary and the general election went down to the wire.
The Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association (VWMA) announces the 2011 Vermont
Fine Furniture and Wood Products Design Competition. The competition is open
to woodworkers with all different skill levels in Vermont and is divided
into three sections: professional, apprentice, and student. The competition
entries will be judged separately in their respective level. The
Burlington College announced Monday that it has closed on the purchase of the 32-acre North Avenue property from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington for $10 million. The College and the Diocese had signed a Purchase & Sales Agreement last May to close on the property within a year and to make it Burlington College’s new campus.
Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie offered his farewell remarks in the Vermont State Senate Chamber this afternoon. Dubie served eight years as the state's second in command.
Good Afternoon
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you as your Lieutenant Governor for the last eight years.
It has been a privilege to have the opportunity to serve our state in elected office.
Governor Jim Douglas today delivered his farewell address to a joint session of the General Assembly, reflecting on the accomplishments of his administration and thanking Vermonters for the opportunity to serve. The governor has also prepared a brief look back on the ideas, proposals, initiatives, issues, successes and challenges that marked his eight years as governor.
Rob Hewett, Concepts NREC’s Contract Manager, announced that Concepts NREC, based in White River Junction, has been awarded an Army contract valued at between $2.99M and $3.29M, completing a complex nine-month negotiations effort.
Governor Elect Peter Shumlin today announced the appointment of Dr Susan Wehry as Commissioner of the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, also known as DAIL.
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, is now accepting nominations for an annual awards program created to recognize environmental leaders within the State of Vermont.