VALENCIA, California, April 3 -- California Institute of the Arts issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) today announced a formal affiliation that will join CalArts and VCFA together in the ongoing delivery of transformative arts education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The affiliation brings CalArts support to VCFA, the nation's only college devoted entirely to graduate fine arts educatio  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 5 -- Champlain College issued the following news: At Champlain College, the senior capstone project is designed to push students' professional skills to the next level. For Broadcast Media Production students Isabella Spano '23 and Patrick Hathaway '23, their capstone project also helped push the college into national spotlight. Their documentary Steep Slope--a profound exploration of the impact of climate change on Vermont's ski industry--was one of five winners for   more

IRVINE, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- CoreLogic, a property, mortgage and consumer information provider, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * * U.S. single-family home prices rose by 5.5% year over year in February and are expected to taper to 3.1% growth by February 2025. * Four of the top five states with the highest annual home price growth are in the Northeast: New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maine and Connecticut * The five states where home prices remain furthest from  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 4 -- Trinity College issued the following news: Trinity College's campus will experience a dusk-like darkness on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, when the moon blocks out most of the sun's light during a partial solar eclipse. While Hartford will not see a total eclipse, more than 90 percent of the sun will appear covered. "It will still be quite impressive," said Assistant Professor of Physics Kelly M. Patton. The path of totality--where the moon completely block  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 3 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced $29.25 million in grants to improve municipal combined sewer infrastructure and reduce pollution in Vermont's streams and lakes. DEC has allocated these funds as grants to 11 Vermont municipalities to prioritize projects that reduce or treat combined sewer overflows (CSOs). The program is funde  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 2 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Scott and the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) are celebrating the success of more than three years of the Vermont Housing Improvement Program (VHIP) as DHCD launches VHIP 2.0. "The Vermont Housing Improvement Program has been incredibly successful and an essential tool expanding Vermont's housing stock," says Governor Scott. "By bringing existing units that hav  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 2 -- Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on April 1, 2024: * * * On Monday, Lt. Governor David Zuckerman issued the following statement in response to the Governor's remarks last week about the House's proposed FY25 budget and the proposed taxes on the wealthiest and highest earning Vermonters. "Last week, the House passed the FY25 budget. They prioritized some of the issues which affect those who are most vulnerable. The vast majorit  more