CASTLETON, Vermont, Aug. 25 (TNSawa) -- Castleton University issued the following news: The Castleton University Alumni Association has awarded Zachary (Zak) Hale '17, G'18 the Emerging Leader Award for 2022. Established in 2019, the Emerging Leader Award is given to alumni who have graduated within the last decade, regardless of age or degree, and who are making an impact within their community or profession. The recipient must demonstrate exceptional success in their chosen field, outstandin  more

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 26 -- Green Mountain Power issued the following news release: South Burlington students will be riding to school pollution-free this year, thanks to four new electric buses that have joined the school district's fleet. Innovative vehicle-to-grid (V2G) bus chargers will also allow the buses to provide stored energy to the grid during energy peaks which further reduces carbon emissions and costs for all Green Mountain Power (GMP) customers across Vermont. "We are   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 27 (TNSgov) -- The University of Vermont posted the following news: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Carole Johnson, Administrator of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) met with health care leaders and educators from throughout Vermont at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine on Friday for a discussion that focused on the nursing workforce crisis. Representatives from the University of Vermont, UVM College of Nursing and Health   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2022: U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) together with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Governor Phil Scott, and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), announced Wednesday that 14 Vermont communities will be receiving a combined $5.8 million from NBRC's State Economic and Infrastructure Development program. Leahy, chair of the Senate Appropr  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 24 (TNSper) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on Aug. 23, 2022: The University of Vermont announced the appointment of Trenten Klingerman today as vice president for legal affairs and general counsel. As the university's top lawyer, Klingerman will provide legal counsel and strategy to the administration, lead the Office of the General Counsel, and serve as assistant secretary of the UVM Board of Trustees. "I am confident that the broad scope of T  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 23 (TNSper) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on Aug. 22, 2022: The University of Vermont announced the appointment of Trenten Klingerman today as vice president for legal affairs and general counsel. As the university's top lawyer, Klingerman will provide legal counsel and strategy to the administration, lead the Office of the General Counsel, and serve as assistant secretary of the UVM Board of Trustees. "I am confident that the broad scope of T  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 26 -- The Vermont Agency of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022: The Vermont Agency of Education announced today that it signed a contract with the Vermont Education Health Initiative (VEHI), on a program to advance educator health and wellness in Vermont. The program, PATH Forward, will provide targeted wellness supports to Vermont's educator workforce, and support Vermont's supervisory unions and school districts in developing robust wellness  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022: At his weekly media briefing, Governor Phil Scott highlighted available Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, new state investments in the affordability and accessibility of these programs, and the important role of CTE in the development of new infrastructure and housing here in Vermont. The Governor was joined by state leaders from the Agency of Education, the Department o  more