MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, May 8 -- Middlebury College issued the following statement on May 6, 2024, by President Laurie L. Patton: * * * Since October 7, students, faculty, staff, and administration have come together as members of an educational institution to share deep concern about the ongoing violence in Palestine and Israel. According to the estimates of the United Nations Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, as of May 3, there are approximately 34,622 Palestinian deaths, 1.7   more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, May 8 -- Middlebury College President Laurie L. Patton issued the following statement on May 6, 2024: * * * Dear Middlebury Community, I write with an update to my letter of Friday, May 3. Members of our community have met over the weekend with a focus on building a shared sense of educational purpose and ongoing dialogue. In the engagement between students and administration, we have emphasized what we have in common, committing to maintaining relationships across differ  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, May 10 -- The Vermont Law and Graduate School issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: On Saturday, May 18, more than 200 students will be presented for juris doctor, master of laws and master's degrees when Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) holds its 48th commencement ceremony. Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) will deliver this year's commencement speech and will receive an honorary degree from the school. Balint is expected to speak to graduates about fighting  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 10 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Attorney General Charity Clark today announced Vermont's participation in a multistate settlement with a coalition of wireless carriers AT&T Mobility, Cricket Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. The settlement resolves investigations into deceptive and misleading advertising practices. Vermont will receive $67,237 through this settlement and, nati  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 7 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of Abbey Duke, of Burlington, to fill the vacant Chittenden-17 seat in the Vermont House of Representatives. Duke replaces Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, who resigned last month after becoming Mayor of Burlington. "I appreciate Abbey for her willingness to get involved and serve the people of Burlington," said Governor Scott. "Her experience as   more