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by Abby Carroll, Community News Service Changes may be coming to the admission process of publicly tuitioned students at approved independent schools with a bill legislators have been working on. The bill, H.483, looks to implement a nondiscriminatory admissions process for prospective students on public tuition.

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Vermont Business Magazine Starting Monday, May 8, the section of Home Avenue from just west of Foster Street to just east of Queen City Park Road will be closed starting at 7 am, as part of the Champlain Parkway project.

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Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will have traffic impacts on state highways throughout Vermont for the week of May 8, 2023. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it. In addition to the list, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) announced Friday the closure of the U.S.

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Vermont Business Magazine Stowe Area Association (SAA) celebrates the travel and tourism industry during National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) from May 7-13, an annual celebration of the contributions of the U.S. travel industry. The theme for this year's NTTW “Travel Forward” will spotlight the essential role that travel plays in driving economic growth and innovation.

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Every summer at Marlboro Music, an international, multi-generational community forms anew, comprised of some 80 professional musicians, as well as staff members, spouses, and children.

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Leonine Public Affairs House Speaker Jill Krowinski and other House leaders announced their intention on Thursday to form a special committee to investigate the conduct of two Vermont elected officials. Democratic Franklin County State’s Attorney John Lavoie is facing allegations of harassment and discrimination in his office.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont has a rich tradition of community engagement with public land management. Recreation trails within our state parks and forests would not be the resource many enjoy without the efforts of countless non-profit organizations and volunteers.

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Vermont Business Magazine When you're tired of #adulting, Ben & Jerry's newest pint flavor is a sure thing to bring you back to simpler times spent sipping from the hose, mowing lawns for money and summer skies full of stars.

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Vermont Business Magazine Lawson’s Finest Liquids, the Vermont craft brewery with a commitment to quality and sustainability, is expanding its lineup and bringing 19.2 oz cans of its flagship, award-winning Sip of Sunshine to coolers across the Northeast ahead of the summer holidays.

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Vermont Business Magazine Earlier this week, The Vermont Flannel Co. announced the grand opening of their permanent location at 96 Depot St. in Manchester, Vermont. A week-long celebration is taking place from Saturday, May 6 through Saturday, May 13, culminating with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, May 12, and a Sip & Shop experience on Saturday, May 13.

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Vermont Natural Resources Council A coalition of business, environmental, and equity-focused organizations today called on the Vermont Legislature to override Governor Phil Scott’s veto of S.5, the Affordable Heat Act. This veto comes right on the heels of the Scott Administration’s release of the latest Vermont Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Forecast.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s Universal School Meals bill has reached another essential milestone toward being enacted, with the Senate giving preliminary approval to the bill with a voice vote Friday. If enacted, H.165 will continue access for more than 80,000 students to school breakfast and lunch, at no charge to their families.