MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Nov. 29 -- Middlebury College issued the following news: President Laurie L. Patton announced the recipients of the 2023 Virtue Family Exceptional Service Awards, in recognition of the varied contributions of faculty and staff in supporting students throughout Middlebury. This year, four recipients from Middlebury College and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey were selected for going above and beyond their normal professional responsibilities to  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 28 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Nov. 27, 2023: * * * Chairman Senator Sharif Street released the following statement regarding the bigoted shooting of three Palestinian American students in Vermont this past weekend. "Everyone deserves to live a life free from the violence of hate and bigotry. On Saturday a hate crime involving the shooting of three Palestinian American students - Kinnan Abdalhamid, Hisham Awartani, and   more

BERLIN, Vermont, Nov. 28 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on Nov. 26, 2023: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement in response to the shooting of three Palestinian students in Burlington: "The shooting of three students of Palestinian descent in Burlington last night is a tragedy, and I hope each of them make a full recovery from their injuries. My thoughts are with them and their families. I have offered the State's full support to the May  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 30 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: The Attorney General's Office filed a complaint earlier this week against Plumb Perfect, LLC, and its owner/proprietor, Stanley Selig. The complaint alleges that Mr. Selig and his business have operated for many years in an unlicensed capacity yet advertise "expert" plumbing services. The State of Vermont requires licensure for plumbers to lawfully operate. The Attorney Ge  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 1 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2023: The Agency of Natural Resources' Climate Action Office will host virtual public forums to discuss a one-time opportunity for Vermont to access federal funding through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program, a component of the Inflation Reduction Act. Vermonters are invited to learn about climate actions eligible for this funding. Attendees will be invited to share their com  more

BERLIN, Vermont, Nov. 29 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: Governor Phil Scott and Agency of Digital Services (ADS) Secretary Denise Reilly-Hughes today announced the appointment of Andrea DeLaBruere as the new deputy secretary of the ADS, effective December 18, 2023. DeLaBruere was appointed commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) by Governor Scott in December of 2021, and before that as an executive director for the Agen  more