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State Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for 2021-10-17 ( 6 items )  
Statement From Vt. Gov. Scott on Reopening of the Canadian Land Border (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2021: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement regarding the reopening of the land border with Canada for non-essential travel: "Last night the White House informed me that, next month, fully vaccinated Canadians will be able to cross our land border once again. "This is a significant step forward on the path from pandemic to endemic management of COVID-19 and will me more PR

Statement of Vt. Lt. Gov. Gray on the Vermont National Guard and the Republic of Austria State Partnership (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 16 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following statement: * * * Lt. Governor Gray released the following statement on the announcement that the Republic of Austria will be partnering with the Vermont National Guard as the newest member of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program: "Today, I join the Vermont National Guard in offering a warm welcome to the Republic of Austria as the newest member of the State Partnership Program. "I also offer more PR

University of Maine Civil Engineering Researchers Part of $4M NSF Project to Create Next-Gen Sensor Networks to Monitor Infrastructure (10)
ORONO, Maine, Oct. 13 (TNSGra) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Three University of Maine civil and environmental engineering researchers will collaborate with Vermont engineers to create the next generation of sensor networks for infrastructure monitoring. Researchers from the University of Vermont, UMaine and Vermont Technical College were awarded a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and test new technologies that could make monitori more PR

Vt. Gov. Scott Announces Appointment of Chris Herrick as Department of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Chris Herrick as the commissioner of the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Herrick will lead the department responsible for the management and conservation of fish, wildlife and their habitats. For the last five years, Chris has served as deputy commissioner at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and prior to that he served two  more PR

Vt. Gov. Scott Announces Beginning of Construction on New Recovery Residence (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Governor Phil Scott announced today that construction of a new treatment center for Vermonters with high-level mental health needs has begun in Essex. The new facility, a 16-bed step-down recovery residence, will provide care for those who are no longer in need of inpatient care in a hospital, but who still need services in a secure setting that often exceed the capacity of community  more PR

Vt. Gov. Scott, Sen. Leahy, Sen. Sanders and Rep. Welch Announce Vermont Receives Historic Home Energy Assistance Funding (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: Governor Phil Scott, Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders, Congressman Welch, and Department for Children and Families today announced that Vermont has received an unprecedented amount of Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding this year. Thanks to the hard work of Vermont's congressional delegation, the program received $49 million in LIHEAP funding, augmented more PR