EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 (TNSPer) -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: Kimberly S. Adams, Ph.D., professor of political science at East Stroudsburg University, has been elected to the board of directors for the National Organization for Women (NOW) in Washington, D.C. She was elected to serve the Northern district which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Her term on  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: When the border between the U.S. and Canada closed earlier this year to contain COVID-19, the owners of a small boutique hotel in northern Vermont saw their clientele dwindle virtually overnight. They took out a loan, and wondered if they should take out another. As the pandemic dragged on--with a steep drop in foot traffic--the husband and wife team found it harder to ignore a nagging question: Was the hotel  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on Dec. 11: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement: "I join many across Vermont and the country in welcoming news of the first approved vaccine for COVID-19. This is an important milestone and a major - and essential - step toward defeating a virus that's having devastating impacts on families and businesses throughout Vermont and around the globe. "I want all Vermonters to know more PR

CASTLETON, Vermont, Dec. 10 -- Castleton University issued the following statement on Dec. 9 By Chancellor Sophie Zdatny: On Monday, the Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees voted to freeze tuition for the 2021-2022 academic year. "The Vermont State Colleges System institutions - Castleton University, the Community College of Vermont, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Tech - serve more Vermont students than all other institutions of higher education in the state combined. 83% more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 9 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Dec. 8: Attorney General T.J. Donovan and Commissioner of Financial Regulation Michael S. Pieciak announced today that Vermont has joined a settlement with the country's fourth-largest mortgage servicer, Nationstar Mortgage, over consumer protection and mortgage-servicing violations. Seventy-eight Vermonters have received or will receive relief totaling approximately $100,000 in connec more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 11 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Dec. 10: Attorney General T. J. Donovan today joined a coalition in urging the Supreme Court to reject the Texas Attorney General's request that the Court overturn election results in four states critical to President-elect Joe Biden's victory. In an amicus brief, filed in Texas v. Pennsylvania, the coalition of 23 attorneys general argues that Texas's unprecedented lawsuit depends on more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 10 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: Attorney General T.J. Donovan and a bipartisan coalition of 47 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company illegally stifles competition to protect its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that, over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut services to smaller threats, depr more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has announced over $2.9 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards to 10 communities in seven different counties and $243,853 in CDBG CARES Act funding (CDBG-CV) awards to eight communities throughout the state. DHCD awards approximately $7 million annually in competitive grants to Vermont cities and to more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Dec. 11: To help Vermonters stay up to date on the latest COVID guidance and information, Governor Phil Scott today encouraged Vermonters to register for Vermont Alert (VT-ALERT), the State's emergency notification system. "As COVID-19 continues to be prevalent in the state, Vermonters need convenient access to the information that will help keep themselves and their neighbors safe, and VT-ALERT is more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Dec. 9: Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS) today announced the recipients of this year's Building Communities Grants for Facilities. These grants will fund $600,000 in construction and capital improvements for 68 projects across Vermont, which contribute to strong communities. "Throughout the pandemic, Vermonters have relied on their communities more than more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Dec. 9: Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and the Vermont Community Foundation today announced $90,000 in grant funding to launch Better Places, a statewide initiative that aims to speed economic recovery by creating places in downtowns and village centers to safely serve residents and visitors this winter and into the coming year. "Even before the pandemi more PR