MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, June 21 -- Middlebury College issued the following news: June 23 marks the first student arrival day for the Middlebury Language Schools, known internationally for their full immersion approach to language teaching. This summer the Language Schools will welcome over 1,500 students and 300 faculty and staff to the campuses of Middlebury College, Bennington College, and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS). Languages offered include Abenaki,   more

ALBANY, New York, June 22 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on June 21, 2023: * * * To: Marlene Allen, Same Sun of Vermont, Inc., 141 West Street, Rutland, VT, 05701, marlene@samesunvt.com RE: Same Sun of Vermont, Inc. - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Marlene Allen: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This let  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 22 (TNSper) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: The University of Vermont has announced the appointment of Holger Hoock, D.Phil., as dean of the Graduate College, effective August 14, 2023. Hoock currently is the holder of the J. Carroll Amundson Chair of British History at the University of Pittsburgh, with a secondary appointment as a professor of history of art and architecture. Hoock is an accomplished historian who earned his doctorate in mode  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 20 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: Attorney General Charity Clark has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto to protect and restore Vermont's natural resources and schools affected by PCB contamination. The lawsuit, which seeks recovery for PCB contamination in schools on a statewide basis, is the first of its kind in the nation. The lawsuit alleges that, for decades, Monsanto knew its commercial PCB formulations were highly toxic  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following Q&A on June 22, 2023: * * * What is the State's lawsuit against Monsanto? On June 16, 2023, the Attorney General's Office filed a lawsuit on behalf of the State of Vermont in Chittenden County Superior Court against Monsanto, the company that manufactured, marketed, and distributed a class of toxic chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The State alleges that Monsanto was aware of the har  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 23 (TNSper) -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Governor Phil Scott today announced that Agency of Digital Services (ADS) Secretary Shawn Nailor will be retiring after 35 years of state service at the end of the month. "Shawn has been a committed public servant for over three decades, and Vermonters are better off because of his work and contributions to state government," said Governor Scott. "His experience and work eth  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 24 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release and a letter: Governor Phil Scott has requested that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issue a disaster designation for the State of Vermont in response to significant frost in May that impacted Vermont farms. On May 17-18, 2023, Vermont suffered a damaging freeze early in our growing season when temperatures dropped to below freezing in every region and plummeted to at least as low a  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 22 -- Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: * * * On Tuesday, Lt. Governor David Zuckerman released the following statement after adjournment of the legislature's veto override session: "Vermont legislators put a noble amount of work this session to craft comprehensive pieces of legislation on many crucial issues, including childcare. I am glad to see that, despite the objections from the Governor, Vermont families, chi  more