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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources invites the public to participate in developing a new long-range management plan (LRMP) for Jamaica State Park. An in-person public scoping meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, launching a month-long opportunity for the public to learn about the property and provide input.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Green Building Network’s (VGBN) fourteenth annual Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards Competition is now open for submissions.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $300 per gallon, up 1 cent/g from last week, up 2 cents/g from last month and down 14 cents/g from this time a year ago. The national average price of gasoline has risen 2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.92/g today.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT-NDCAP) will hold its first regular meeting of 2026 on Monday evening February 23, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM.  The primary purpose of this meeting will be the Panel’s review and approval of its 2025 Annual Report to the Vermont Legislature and Governor.  

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure programs.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development is launching a new Small-Scale Developer Training Program to help Vermonters build the skills they need to create housing in their own communities.

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Vermont League of Cities & Towns Given the constrained state budget this year, we thought lawmakers might be open to discussing municipal revenue streams, and, oh boy, are they ever. The good news is that some committees are open to exploring new non-property tax revenue ideas.

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by Frank Cioffi Last week, Vermont Public highlighted the success of Governor Scott’s “accountability court” in Chittenden County and its potential for replication in other parts of the state.

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FreshTracks Capital Peak Pitch 2026, to be held at Sugarbush Resort on Tuesday March 10, is now open for registration.

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Vermont State Police An autopsy was completed Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington. The Vermont State Police is able to identify the person who died as Jeremy Kawalec, 25, of Corinth. The medical examiner determined the cause of Kawalec’s death was “gunshot wound to head,” and the manner of death is listed as pending.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office today announced that Therran Leggett, 27, of Bridport, Vermont, was arraigned on one felony count of aggravated sexual assault with a child. The charge brought against Leggett is the result of a criminal investigation conducted by the Vermont State Police.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office today announced that Paul Collette, 57, of Windsor, Vermont, was sentenced in Vermont Superior Court, Windsor Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to three felony charges of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials. The Court, Judge Elizabeth D.