BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The Berkshire Bank Foundation issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Berkshire Bank, invested more than $350,000 in communities across its five-state footprint through grants and other giving in the third quarter of 2024. From July to September, the foundation invested in 100 nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont, including: In Massachusetts: * Berkshire Unite  more

MATTOON, Illinois, Nov. 15 -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, issued the following news release: * * * More than 50% of Vermonters now have access to fiber as Fidium has connected more than 134,000 Vermont homes and businesses in just three years; more to come in 2025 * * * BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Nov. 14, 2024 -- Vermont has made significant progress on its connectivity goals, with more than 50% of Vermonters now having access to fiber broadband, ac  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Nov. 13 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release: * * * GF to host championship event at its Essex Junction facility in January 2025 * * * Essex Junction, Vt., Nov. 12, 2024 - GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 2024-25 FIRST LEGO League (FLL) program in Vermont, reinforcing GF's commitment to community engagement, K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) ed  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: By Kristen Munson Jed Murdoch's class huddles in a parking lot in Stowe one bone-chilling Friday afternoon in March. A skunky stench wafts from the back of a University of Vermont passenger van--lure for the wildlife cameras the students will install along snow-covered woods. "It has some staying power," says Murdoch, a wildlife biologist, with a laugh. The class is working with the Stowe Land Trus  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Nov. 12 -- Middlebury College issued the following statement on Nov. 11, 2024: * * * The following message was sent to the Middlebury community from President Laurie Patton: Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, I am writing to share an update on For Every Future: The Campaign for Middlebury and how it is advancing our academic programs and the work of our faculty. Since launching in 2022, we've raised $87 million for academics, including $25.8 million specifically for en  more