On Monday, October 28, Governor Phil Scott signed a proclamation appointing Bennington poet Mary Ruefle as Vermont Poet Laureate. At a gathering to pay tribute to the outgoing Laureate, Chard deNiord, and to welcome Ruefle to her new position, Governor Scott spoke of Vermont’s history of honoring poets, starting in 1961 with Robert Frost.
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In June of this year Caledonia Spirits Barr Hill Distillery in Montpelier cut the ribbon on their brand new $10 million craft spirits distillery, restaurant and bar destination. Now that they’ve expanded production 10x of their gin, vodka and other specialty spirits it’s time to expand distribution of their Vermont made spirits.
The 251 Club of Vermont is proud to announce Stephanie Young as its new Executive Director, effective January 1, 2020. Young is a 2005 Vermont Law School graduate. She spent eight years in Washington, DC in environmental policy with the Marine Conservation Biology Institute and the Partnership Project. Young noted, “While my family and I enjoyed our time in the Washington, D.C.
The gallery also features a framing and professional level printmaking service for artists and the community. In the ArtHound Print Shop you may have fine art prints made of your favorite images, cards printed or a favorite piece custom matted and framed.
Cx Associates, a leading energy-engineering firm and pioneer in the field of building commissioning, announces the promotion of Krystina Kattermann to Engineer and Chloe Deas to Operations Coordinator.
The Vermont Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) today announced Art LaPlante and Mark Royer of Barton’s EM Brown & Son Inc. as the winners of the 2019 “Spirit of ADA” Award, highlighting the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in their employment practices.
Christopher Towne, Director of FQHC Operations for Northern Counties Health Care is pleased to welcome Family Nurse Practitioners Elise Rozendaal NP-C and Rebecca Tatel RN APRN, and Behavioral Health Specialist Charlie Charlton LCSW to the Hardwick Area Health Center (HAHC).
The Addison County Chamber of Commerce recognized a local business, individual, and non-profit organization with awards during its annual meeting held on October 24th at the Middlebury Inn. Three awards were presented in front of a crowd which included Chamber members, local business people and community members.
The J Warren & Lois McClure Foundation has hired Carolyn Weir, CAP, as executive director. The McClure Foundation, a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation, provides grants that promote equitable access to education and training pathways that lead to Vermont’s promising jobs.
An automotive technology teacher from Enosburg Falls has won second place in the 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, earning his high school skilled trades program $35,000 as part of $1 million awarded nationally.
Scott Bassett of Milton will travel to San Diego, California to represent Vermont in the National Best Bagger Competition in February 2020. Bassett, a cashier at Hannaford Supermarkets in Milton, won the title of 2019 Vermont Best Bagger on Saturday, October 19th at the 32nd annual Vermont Retail & Grocers Association state-wide bagging championship.
Kristin McAndrew, former director of admission, graduate business programs at University of Notre Dame, has been named vice president for enrollment and marketing at Saint Michael's College. She began her role effective early September.