BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 29 -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, issued the following news release: Consolidated Communications and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) are celebrating a decade of support for Vermont entrepreneurs and start-up businesses through the extension of their co-working and accelerator facility partnership, valued at more than $2 million. Consolidated Communications forged a partnership a decade ago, provid  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 27 -- Cx Associates, an engineering consulting firm, issued the following news: Cx Associates proudly announces the addition of professional engineer and certified energy manager Brian Wong as the newest member of our team. With over 11 years of diverse experience in energy efficiency, decarbonization, and smart building systems, Brian brings invaluable expertise to drive sustainable solutions and foster innovation within our organization. Throughout his career, Bria  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, March 29 (TNSres) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: Middlebury graduate Samara (Sam) Gordon Wexler has been named a Thomas J. Watson Fellow for the coming academic year. Watson fellows receive $40,000 for 12 months of self-designed travel and study on a topic of their choice. Gordon Wexler, who completed her Middlebury degree in February, plans to explore how different countries and cultures practice end-of-life care in the hope of gaining a more expansive v  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, March 27 -- Middlebury College issued the following news: Middlebury's commitment to teaching excellence received a significant boost over the past year as donors pledged more than $11 million to establish professorships--endowed gifts that support a faculty member's teaching and scholarship within a department. Since the beginning of the leadership phase of For Every Future: the Campaign for Middlebury, the institution has raised $25.8 million for professorships. "Faculty  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 26 -- Champlain College issued the following news: By Kaitie Catania For the twelfth year in a row, Champlain College has secured a spot on The Princeton Review's list of Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Game Design--this year coming in at number 12. Champlain's long reputation as one of the best schools for studying game is based on seven majors that comprise the Game Studio experience: Game Art, Game Business & Publishing, Game Design, Game Production Management,  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 29 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on March 28, 2024: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement on his appointment of Zoie Saunders to serve as Vermont's next education secretary. "Last week, I announced my appointment of Zoie Sunders as the next secretary of education in Vermont. "Since that time, I've been disappointed to see many in and around the State House spreading or believing misinformation, making assumpt  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 26 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on March 25, 2024: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement: "As we all know, we have a housing crisis in all parts of Vermont, and we desperately need to make it easier, faster, and less expensive to build the housing we urgently need. Yet this week, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that will move us backward by further complicating our regulatory and appeals sys  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 27 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement: "At the beginning of the legislative session, I said that our top priorities must be affordability, housing, and public safety. Today, the Senate took important steps towards strengthening our public safety tools with the passage of S.58. I want to thank the Senate Judiciary Committee, in particular Senator Sears, for hi  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 28 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following transcript of a weekly news conference on March 27, 2024, on affordability and the challenges facing everyday Vermonters: * * * At his weekly press conference today, Governor Phil Scott addressed the affordability challenges so many Vermonters are facing. Between rising costs, higher taxes, fees and penalties, too many Vermonters and small businesses are struggling to get by. He was joined by Amanda Shangraw, th  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, March 28 -- The Vermont Law and Graduate School issued the following news release: A Vermont Law and Graduate School alum, who now works to advocate for environmental protection and justice out west, has been awarded the Kerry Rydberg-Jack Tuholske Award for Excellence in Public Interest Environmental Lawyering. Now in its 35th year, the award is presented annually to a lawyer exemplifying public interest in environmental advocacy. This year's award recipient is Travis  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following statement on March 28, 2024: * * * The Attorney General's Office today announced an update in the State's case against Vermont State Police Sergeant Ryan Wood, 37, and Trooper Zachary Trocki, 30. In May of 2023, Sergeant Wood and Officer Trocki were each charged with one misdemeanor count of Reckless Endangerment in Vermont Superior Court, Windham Criminal Division. The charges were based on the non-le  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 27 -- Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: On Tuesday, the Vermont Senate advanced S.220, an act relating to Vermont's public libraries. Senators also included an amendment to the bill to establish clear procedures for reviewing any book challenges. These procedures would not allow books to be removed from school libraries for reasons including partisan disapproval; sexual orientation, gender identity, or race of chara  more