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Amanda Wheeler named governor's press secretary
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today named Amanda Wheeler, of Bradford, as his press secretary, effective Monday, May 20. She will now serve as the primary contact for press inquiries for the Governor’s Office. Wheeler has served as a special assistant to the Governor since July 2022, where...
Vt. logging company fined for violating regulations
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont logging company is facing fallout after environmental damages. Our Sophia Thomas spoke with the state about the price of violating logging regulations and has reaction from the industry. A logger for most of his life, Matt McAllister has seen nearly everything that can go...
‘Darkness & Light,’ a live concert performance by Upper Valley Voices, formerly Thetford Chamber Singers, held in Strafford this Sunday
Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m.—STRAFFORD—The Upper Valley Voices (formerly the Thetford Chamber Singers) is holding a May concert at United Church of Strafford, 232 Justin Morrill Memorial Hwy, Strafford. It will be an evening of music that addresses the darkness of our times and offers a call to manifest our own healing light.
A history of financial aid at Dartmouth
This article is featured in the 2024 Green Key special issue. In the last year, Dartmouth has undergone several significant changes to its financial aid policy, including nearly doubling the income threshold for which the College requires no parent tuition contribution. According to the papers of Dartmouth founder Eleazar Wheelock, two histories of the College and archival records in Rauner Library, financially supporting students who could not attend independently has been a part of Dartmouth’s mission since its inception. The Dartmouth sent a writer to investigate the long and, at times, complicated history of financial aid at the College — which has been characterized by both rising costs and a desire to make Dartmouth accessible to the best students, regardless of their income.
Inside Łıwegǫ̀atì: Yellowknife's newest health-care building
The old Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife will soon be open for business. Inside, there will be primary care, rehab, long-term care and extended care services. The project is aiming to move the 10 extended care beds in Stanton Territorial Hospital to a new permanent home, as well as satiate the waitlist for beds.
Duda Joins ReArch Company
Lebanon, NH – ReArch Company announced it welcomed Pete Duda to its team as the new director of health, safety & risk management. In his role, Duda spearheads the company’s commitment to cultivating a robust health and safety culture across all operations, and maintaining the highest safety standards across all projects. He ensures strict compliance with occupational health and safety regulations, serving as the cornerstone for a secure working environment.
Logging company fined for wetland and water quality impacts in Bridgewater, Thetford
The Agency of Natural Resources Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) announced May 8 that Thomson Timber Harvesting and Trucking LLC (Thompson Timber), a company that performs logging activities in Vermont, was fined $32,550 for violating the Vermont Wetland Rules and failing to follow acceptable management practices (AMPs) for maintaining water quality on logging jobs in Vermont.
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