CASTLETON, Vermont, Nov. 11 -- Castleton University issued the following news: Castleton University and the Vermont Police Academy have formed a collaborative agreement to encourage law enforcement professionals who complete the VPA Level III Basic Training course to continue their education through an associate or bachelor's degree program. The agreement creates a streamlined transition for VPA graduates looking to transfer VPA criminal justice credits into an associate or bachelor's degree i more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 9 -- Democracy for America issued the following statement by Chair Charles Chamberlain: * * * Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were just declared the presumptive winner of the 2020 race for President and Vice President of the United States. Statement from Democracy for America Chair Charles Chamberlain on the Biden/Harris victory: "With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's decisive electoral college victory and growing 4.1+ million plus national popular vote lead, America has d more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Charlie Baker, R-Massachusetts, issued the following joint statement with six state governors on the suspension of interstate youth hockey: In response to recent coronavirus outbreaks associated with the conduct of interstate youth hockey activities, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, and Con more PR

PUTNEY, Vermont, Nov. 11 (TNSRes) -- Landmark College issued the following news release: Landmark College, which enrolls neurodiverse students who learn differently (LD; including dyslexia, ADHD, autism, or executive function challenges), has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation. The five-year matching grant supports the College's efforts to sustain and expand its online dual enrollment courses, which offer neurodivergent students uniquely engineered college  more PR

PUTNEY, Vermont, Nov. 14 (TNSAwa) -- Landmark College issued the following news release: Landmark College was one of seven companies honored at the Best Practices Exchange conference held by Efficiency Vermont earlier this month. The College's "Energy Leadership Award--Innovation" was the result of investments made to reduce consumption of electricity and propane on campus. According to a press release from Efficiency Vermont, "Landmark College embarked on an HVAC retro-commissioning project f more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Nov. 10: A Watertown-based real estate developer and a Vermont-based contractor have agreed to pay up to $335,000 to settle allegations that workers improperly handled, stored, and disposed of asbestos-containing material and solid waste during the redevelopment of a former manufacturing site in Lawrence, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. The consent judgments, entere more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: In early April when we last checked in with Estee Dilli '15, a former neuroscience major, she was preparing for her work at Pfizer to kick into overdrive. The senior associate scientist in New York would be developing an assay to measure the efficacy of a potential vaccine for novel coronavirus. Seven months later while at work on a Monday in November, Dilli watched breaking news flash on the atrium's  more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Nov. 14 (TNSPer) -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release on Nov. 13: The Board of Trustees of Vermont Law School and its President and Dean, Thomas McHenry, jointly announce his decision not to seek renewal for another term and that he will step down at the end of June 2021. "The Board of Trustees is grateful for all that Tom has accomplished for the School and the intensity of his commitment to the success of VLS," said Glenn Berger, Chairman of t more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Nov. 13 -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release on Nov. 12: Today Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) and University of Vermont Extension's Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS) announced the launch of a free legal resource for farmers and food producers. Available at elsi.necafs.org, the new website features fact sheets that answer pressing legal questions about food safety compliance. The Food Safety Mod more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 11 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Nov. 10: To slow the spread of COVID-19 as cases and hospitalizations rise in Vermont and throughout the nation, Vermont will temporarily require a 14-day quarantine for all non-essential travel, increase compliance checks and expand testing to find the virus earlier and contain it faster. The latest modeling, presented today by the Scott Administration, showed a 34% increase in cases in the Northe more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 10 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Nov. 9: Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Labor today marked the sixth annual National Apprenticeship Week in Vermont with a virtual proclamation signing. "Expanding Vermont's workforce has been one of my top priorities since I took office because our state's future depends on our ability to recruit and retain our workers, and help them gain the skills they need for the good jobs we have he more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: To slow the spread of COVID-19 as cases and hospitalizations rise in Vermont and throughout the nation, Governor Scott has implemented several temporary limitations on social gatherings and business operations. This news follows daily case counts of 72 reported on Wednesday, 109 reported on Thursday and 84 on Friday, as well as an increase in hospitalizations in Vermont. "We've had tremendous succes more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: The Vermont Department of Public Safety is seeking public and stakeholder feedback to shape and refine the state's continuing work to modernize policing across Vermont. This opportunity for comment and feedback is part of Governor Scott's Public Safety Reform Initiative, created through Executive Order 03-20, which directed the commissioner of public safety to "actively engage with communities, parti more PR