AirBoss Defense to bring 20 to 30 jobs to Milton
Contact: Earl Laurie Divisional President, AirBoss-Defense Tel: +1-450-546-0283, ext. 252 Email: earl.laurie@airbossdefense.com. AirBoss Defense to bring 20 to 30 jobs to Milton MILTON, Vt. – Vermont...
View ArticleLet the Sun Shine In (On Government)
Editor’s note: This oped is by Tom Kearney, managing editor of the Stowe Reporter. This is Sunshine Week in America, a press-organized annual observance to stress the importance of openness in...
View ArticleMilton, Brattleboro to represent Vermont at school transformation conference
Two Secondary Schools Selected to Represent Vermont at Regional Conference on School Transformation The Schools Will Share Successful Strategies with Colleagues from Across New England MEDIA CONTACT...
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Margolis: Without veto-sustaining mission, House GOP is in search of purpose
Republican Lt. Gov.-elect Phil Scott, right, sits with Gov.-elect Peter Shumlin, a Democrat It’s not easy being a Vermont Republican, and it just got harder. And that’s not even the bad news. The bad...
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Margolis: Political pile up over snow
The taillights of a single car leave a tracer along Route 14 in East Calais during last week's Thunder Snow Storm. Photo by Josh Larkin. There’s been a lot of snow. Big deal. It’s winter in Vermont....
View ArticleCourt finds former Milton junkyard owner liable for environmental violations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2011 CONTACT: Robert F. McDougall Assistant Attorney General (802) 828-3186 The Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, found former Milton junkyard owner Gilbert...
View ArticleWelch outlines Farm Bill outlook in Milton and St. Albans Friday
Congressman Peter Welch United States House of Representatives MEDIA ADVISORY: Thursday, June 21, 2012 CONTACT: Scott Coriell 202.225.4115 (o) 202.689.5352 (c) Welch outlines Farm Bill outlook in...
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How Milton’s tire mountain became the symbol of an environmental issue fought...
The entrance to Rhoades Salvage in Milton. Photo by Audrey Clark If you’re looking for Gilbert Rhoades’ salvage yard, you’ll find it after Route 7 makes its wide turn north toward Milton proper. Right...
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Recap 2012: Climate change, Moretown Landfill, compost recall, tire pile top...
Floodwaters from Irene tore away sections of roadway on Route 100. such as this section in Lower Granville. VTD/Josh Larkin This year scientists and state officials took stock of climate change impacts...
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State auditor clashes with administration, towns on tax financing program
State Auditor Doug Hoffer, right, with Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell. Photo by Roger Crowley A three-way battle is brewing between the state auditor, the Shumlin administration and a handful of...
View ArticleMunicipalities to pay back some money over TIF dispute
Amid the flurry of last-minute legislating in recent weeks, an important detail about the notoriously complex development tools known as tax increment financing districts, or TIFs, escaped much notice....
View ArticleSecretary of State to present Vermont’s Open Meeting Law to Milton
News Release — Secretary of State Jim Condos May 1, 2014 Contact: Zoe Newman, 802.828.2148 Secretary of State Jim Condos Presents VT’s Open Meeting Law to Milton Monday, May 5, 2014 at 6:00 PM...
View ArticleFunds awarded for local conservation projects
News Release – Association of Vermont Conservation Commissions May 22, 2014 Contact: Jake Brown, chair, AVCC, 802-223-2328 x111 (See contacts for specific projects below) Montpelier, Vt – Trail work, a...
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Summer lunches help state combat childhood hunger
A middle school student serves himself from in the cafeteria at Harwood Union High and Middle School. File photo by Alicia Freese/VTDigger Summer doesn’t mean vacation for Milton Food Services Director...
View ArticleUncertified Milton salvage yard agrees to penalty, cleanup
Operators of a Milton salvage yard agreed to remove junk cars from their property and pay a $4,500 penalty under a settlement with the state. The Department of Environmental Conservation found that...
View ArticlePartially untreated wastewater overflows into Lamoille River
An unknown volume of partially untreated wastewater was released into the Lamoille River from the Town of Milton Wastewater Treatment Plant last week. The release occurred between Wednesday afternoon...
View ArticleVermont Farm to School gets big boost
NEWS RELEASE– Vermont Community Foundation and VT Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets December 13, 2012 CONTACTS Carolyn Fox The Vermont Community Foundation (802) 388-3355 x285,...
View ArticleMilton schoolchildren to join Michelle Obama in planting fifth annual White...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — White House via Vermont Department of Education April 1, 2013 FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA AND SCHOOL CHILDREN TO PLANT FIFTH ANNUAL WHITE HOUSE KITCHEN GARDEN Mrs. Obama will be...
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Shumlin signs budget bill
Students, educators and legislators look on as Gov. Peter Shumlin signs the FY 2014 budget bill at Milton Elementary School on Tuesday. Photo by Alicia Freese/VTDigger Gov. Peter Shumlin was...
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YWP: Letter to a Bully
Editor’s note: Young Writers Project, a Vermont nonprofit dedicated to helping students write well, will be sharing several exceptional pieces of best student work each week at VTDigger.org for special...
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