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Burlington, Vt. – March 2, 2010 – University of Vermont President Daniel Fogel introduced former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin at the opening of the symposium on government held in the Dudley Davis Center Tuesday morning.
Fogel commended Kunin for her contributions as Governor during 1985-1991, which he said are visible today “in our Vermont schools, in [...]
Burlington, Vt. – March 2, 2010 - The University of Vermont hosts a symposium today at UVM’s Dudley H. Davis Center celebrating the 25th anniversary of former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin’s first inauguration. Such former Kunin cabinet members as Jonathon Lash, president of the Washington,D.C.-based World Resources Institute, and Richard Mills, commissioner of education for New York [...]
Burlington, Vt. – March 2, 2010 – Four Catamounts reached double figures led by 17 from senior Marqus Blakely (Metuchen, N.J.) as the Vermont men’s basketball team earned a 78-69 victory over visiting Binghamton in the regular season finale for both squads on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 28, 2010. The Cats improve to 22-9 overall and [...]
Welch unveils new green office measures becoming first office to enact Architect of the Capitol energy efficiency improvements.
Washington, DC – February 26, 2010 – At a press conference at his Washington office, Rep. Peter Welch unveiled new lighting and water fixtures designed to cut energy use and save money.
Welch’s office is the first to undergo energy [...]
Middlebury, VT – The streets of Middlebury will be alive this Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, with tasty chili, superb live music, and wonderful treats for all! Middlebury Winter Festival and Chili Contest is listed by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as a Top Ten Event for Winter 2009/2010.
From 2p.m. to 4 p.m., Main Street and [...]
Rutland, Vt. – February 24, 2010 - More than 24,000 customers lost power and were quickly restored as snow loading resulted in additional outages, as a second round threatened even more problems. More than 42,000 Central Vermont Public Service customers are estimated to have lost power after the first wave of the double-hitter moved through New [...]
Montpelier, Vt. – February 24, 2010 – The Vermont Senate voted overwhelmingly today against re-licensing Vermont Yankee after 2012. Twenty-six Senators voted against the measure while four voted in favor.
A cheer went up in the Senate Chambers moments after the gavel fell on the session as a balcony full of activists and Vermont Public Interest [...]
South Burlington, Vt. – February 24, 2010 – It was a repeat of the 2009 Championship game, as Saint Michael’s (6-16-3, 3-13-3 ECAC East, 3-1-1 NE-10) took the ice at Cairns Arena and came out ahead of league-foe Stonehill College (9-14-1, 2-8-0 NE-10), 4-1, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 23, 2010. The win marked the last [...]
Stony Brook, N.Y. – February 24, 2010 – May Kotsopoulos (Waterloo, Ontario), the leading scorer in America East, netted a game-high 19 points and teammate Courtnay Pilypaitis (Ottawa, Ontario) added her second straight double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Vermont Catamounts to a 64-49 victory at Stony Brook in America East [...]
South Burlington, Vt. - February 23, 2010 – Debra Plumley has joined Client Centered Financial in South Burlington as an administrative assistant. She will be working with James Hedbor, CFP™ and Daniel Streeter, CPA/PFS. Debra brings with her a strong background in customer service and shares the firm’s total dedication to providing high value service to [...]
