MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Feb. 16 (TNSAwa) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: Middlebury College has announced the recipients of the 2021 Bonnie and John McCardell Citizen's Awards--Laura Asermily, Kelly Hickey, and Tom Scanlon--in recognition of their remarkable contributions to the community. The College delayed its announcement of the 2021 awards until 2022 due to the pandemic. Normally Middlebury College President Laurie L. Patton presents the annual awards at a celebratory dinne more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 15 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of Wayne A. Laroche, of Franklin, to the Vermont House of Representatives, representing House District Franklin-5. Laroche replaces former Representative Paul Martin (R-Franklin) who recently resigned. "I knew Wayne when I was in the state Senate, when he served in the Douglas Administration. I remember him as being compete more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 18 (TNSJou) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: * * * Study in Nature explores how politics, society, and technology will shape global warming, with high likelihood of warming between 2degreeC and 3degreeC by 2100 * * * By Joshua Brown A new climate change study in the journal Nature suggests that "the world has moved decisively away from a no-policy, business-as-usual" pathway on greenhouse gas emissions. And, therefore, a team of scientists co more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Feb. 17 (TNSOps) -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Uniontown, Ala., resident Benjamin Eaton today filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for unlawfully withholding public records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). These records, which Eaton and fellow Uniontown advocates have been seeking since October 2020, may hold key information concerning the failure of a local water and sewer board to upho more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 16 -- The Vermont Agency of Education issued the following news release: At Governor Phil Scott's weekly press conference, state officials today announced that the universal mask recommendation for Vermont schools will not be extended past February 28, 2022. The state-level recommendation to public and independent schools was issued in August 2021 through a joint memo from the Department of Health and Agency of Education. The announcement, which officials called a fir more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 18 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, the City of Newport and the Northern Vermont Development Authority today announced the award of about $1,500,000 in Newport Development Fund (NDF) grants. Available for projects, businesses, and organizations within the City of Newport, the NDF provided for two multi-stage application grant programs - the Newport D more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 17 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following news: Vermont Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray, in a letter to the Vermont Congressional Delegation, called on Congress to assist Afghan evacuees arriving in Vermont by passing an "Afghan Adjustment Act." As Afghan evacuees arrive in the United States and are welcomed to Vermont, many face significant hurdles in their path to U.S. citizenship. Some have received Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) granting them perma more PR