MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, July 26 (TNSbook) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: New England Review has released its summer issue, NER 43.2. Readers will find plenty of places to go in the new issue and, like true travelers, will find expectations upended and experiences to shift their ways of seeing. This summer's international feature, "Polyglot and Multinational: Lebanese Writers in Beirut and Beyond," guest edited by National Book Award-winning poet and translator Marilyn Hacker, g  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: A group of middle and high school educators from Vermont and Mississippi recently engaged in a unique professional learning program that promotes authentic place-based STEM education and research about critical zone science and the Lake Champlain Basin. The program is the outcome of new a collaboration between the federally funded GEAR-UP Champlain Research for Secondary Teachers (CREST) Program and th  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 28 -- Vermont Attorney General Susanne R. Young issued the following news release: The Vermont Attorney General's Office has reached an agreement in principle on key financial terms with opioid maker Teva, which would provide up to $4.25 billion to participating states and local governments. While critical details of the settlement remain the subject of ongoing negotiations, Teva disclosed the key financial terms in its earnings announcement yesterday. The Attorney Ge  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 30 -- Vermont Attorney General Susanne R. Young issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: Vermont is set to receive another substantial settlement in its ongoing work to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for their role in the opioid crises. For the second time this week, a drug manufacturer, Abbvie, disclosed a proposed settlement to its investors in its earnings report released today. The proposed settlement will require Allergan, acquired by Abbvie   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 26 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 25, 2022: Governor Phil Scott announced today that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has awarded $1 million in grant funds to subsidize the cost of purchasing and installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at multiunit properties to provide residents with at-home charging access. The Multiunit Dwelling Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment (EVSE) Grant Program was   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 28 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor PhilScott and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced awards of over $2 million in Downtown Transportation Fund (DTF) grants to support 15 projects in Designated Downtowns and eligible Designated Village Centers. Since 1999, the Department of Housing and Community Development has been supporting investment in public infrastructure through the DTF. The program has  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 26 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on July 25, 2022: * * * This morning, Lt. Governor Molly Gray released the following statement in response to recent gunfire incidents in Burlington: "I am saddened to learn of this morning's shooting in Burlington. "The recent increase of gunfire incidents in Burlington is a stark reminder that nowhere is immune to the ever-present threat of gun violence. "As elected leaders, it is our responsi  more