CASTLETON, Vermont, Oct. 29 -- Castleton University issued the following news: Recently retired Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Specialist Dr. John Wheeler, MD, DMD, generously donated a portion of his medical library, along with a human-labeled teaching skeleton and an articulated skeleton of the hand, to Castleton University. "I am happy to see the books I've collected in my 51 years in the medical field be made available to the students at Castleton," explained Dr. Wheeler, who w more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Oct. 27 -- Democracy for America issued the following statement on Oct. 26 by CEO Yvette Simpson: * * * Moments ago the U.S. Senate, in a party-line Republican vote that took place within a week of the conclusion of the presidential election, forced Judge Amy Coney Barrett onto the Supreme Court of the United States. Democracy for America CEO Yvette Simpson following the Senate's final vote for Coney Barrett: "Tonight's Senate vote to force Judge Amy Coney Barrett onto t more PR

COLCHESTER, Vermont, Oct. 28 -- Green Mountain Power issued the following news release: A State of Vermont grant program can help if you've fallen behind on your utility bills due to the pandemic. So far, about 5,000 Vermonters have received this free help in paying past due electricity, telephone, water and natural gas balances. Don't miss out! The deadline to apply is November 30th, and the program is first come, first served - so if the money runs out it will close even sooner. This grant p more PR

PUTNEY, Vermont, Oct. 28 -- Landmark College issued the following news release: Reach One, Teach One (ROTO) is a new mentorship program for African-American students in their first year at Landmark College. Co-created by alumnus Marc Thurman '17, coordinator of LC's Centers for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI), and Fabio Arnaldo Ayala, resident dean of Alumni Hall, ROTO aims to boost academic success and leadership opportunities for African-American students during their first two semesters at LC more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 29: Governor Janet Mills today extended the State of Civil Emergency (PDF) for thirty days through November 27, 2020. The Governor's decision to extend the emergency is in line with nearly every other state in the nation which have ongoing emergency declarations, according to the National Governors Association. For example, the State of Vermont extended its State of Emergency earlier this month. "Ri more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Oct. 29 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: The University of Vermont Medical Center and Vaccine Testing Center at the University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine have been selected to take part in a Phase 3 trial for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca. The AZD1222 COVID-19 VACCINE Study is researching an investigational vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavi more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Oct. 30 -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic brought the U.S. food system to the brink of catastrophic collapse, but the problems exposed were present long before the coronavirus arrived in the United States. For years, food policy experts have warned of a crisis in the nation's food system, which is riddled with weaknesses, inefficiencies, and injustices and suffers from an arcane and fragmented regulatory regime. Governme more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 28 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: Attorney General T.J. Donovan has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and several cities and city agencies in calling on the Trump Administration to stop the implementation of a proposed rule that would strip workers of key protections provided under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule -- issued by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labo more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Labor have announced the availability of a new $1,000 scholarship for eligible Vermonters to support training and other expenses incurred from enrollment in an adult career and technical education certificate program. The Adult Career Technical Education (CTE) Scholarship was created in partnership between the Department of Labor and the Vermont Studen more PR