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Vermont adding more free sunscreen dispensers
An initiative to keep people safe while outside is expanding in Vermont. Organizations are adding more free sunscreen dispensers at parks around the state. There were 12 parks involved in the initiative last year. Now they are adding 16 more dispenser sites. A dispenser will be set up at the...
State deploys staffers — and offers a warning — to Vermont school district in disarray
The Vermont Agency of Education recently deployed staffers to visit a southern Vermont supervisory union that is in disarray after a string of top administrators were put on leave or resigned. The unusual move came at the request of the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union, which has experienced extraordinary turnover in its central office in recent months.
In western Vermont, small town residents weigh large scale solar projects
A global company is pursuing commercial solar arrays in Addison, Bennington and Rutland counties. The one proposed for Panton would require 300 acres of farm fields and produce 50 megawatts, making it the largest by far in the state. Read the story on VTDigger here: In western Vermont, small town residents weigh large scale solar projects.
100-year-old WWII vet from Vermont receives France's most prestigious honor
TOWNSHEND, Vt. — Richard Jackson, a 100-year-old veteran living in Townshend, received France’s most prestigious award on Wednesday for his service in the army during World War II. He served in the 100th infantry division, known as the "Sons of Bitche," which liberated the fortified town of Bitche and the surrounding villages in France during the war.
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