School Consolidation On The Ballot In Bridgewater And Pomfret

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Two Upper Valley towns will consider consolidating elementary schools on Town Meeting Day. Tuesday, March 3, voters and Bridgewater and Pomfret will vote on combining their kindergarten through sixth grade students into a jointly operated school, using the Pomfret School building.

The $29 Million Chopping Block: Officials Present List Of Possible Budget Cuts

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A list of potential budget cuts totaling about $29 million was revealed Thursday by the Shumlin administration and key lawmakers that may be used to help close a budget gap in the 2016 fiscal year that has grown larger during this legislative session.

Regional Report: St. Albans' Water Woes

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Perhaps no one is wishing for spring to come soon more than public works officials across Vermont.

More than 26 towns all around the state have been dealing with frozen water pipes, according to an informal survey by Vermont Emergency Management.

Amanda Pelkey, Vt.'s Most Talented Hockey Player, Ends College Career

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UVM

Barring a season-making upset, the college career of the most talented women’s hockey player the state has ever produced will end this weekend in Boston. Senior Amanda Pelkey will lead seventh seeded Vermont against No. 2 Boston University in a Hockey East playoff series at Walter Brown Arena, hoping she can extend the Catamounts’ season a little longer.

Another No Vote May Threaten Bus Service In Rutland

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Nina Keck / VPR

Marble Valley Regional Transit, the nonprofit that provides public bus service to Rutland may have to make some painful cuts if local residents say no next Tuesday to a $46,000 funding request - the same amount the city narrowly voted down last year.

New Report Gives Vermont High Marks For College Graduation Rates

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Lots of Vermont college students graduate from the four-year public college where they started. That’s according to a new report from a national research group. But the study also shows that students who do transfer out of Vermont colleges tend to leave the state altogether.

House Speaker Shap Smith Convenes Economic Development Brain Trust

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Angela Evancie / VPR/file

Five weeks ago, House Speaker Shap Smith issued a public plea for economic development proposals. He’s now assembled a panel of private sector officials to sift through the submissions, and help craft new legislation.

Vermont Production Company Uses Social Media, Crowdsourcing To Fund Short Film

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Nicole Erthein

A Vermont-based production company is using crowdsourcing and social media to help make their short film Van Money, a heist story that centers around a 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon named Betsy.

Champlain College Development Seeks To Ease Burlington Housing Woes

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Taylor Dobbs / VPR

Champlain College is one step closer to a new mixed-use development near the heart of downtown Burlington.

The new building is set to replace what is currently a parking lot with a 104-unit student housing development with underground parking and commercial space on the ground floor.

“This will add 104 units, 290 beds in the downtown corridor, walking distance to our campus on our existing shuttle bus route,” said David Provost, Champlain’s senior vice president for finance and administration.

Art Hounds: Women's Film Fest

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Courtesy, Women's Freedom Center

Abbey Heimlich from the Northeast Kingdom suggested the quilt and hooked rug show at Cobleigh Public Library in Lyndonville as part of the Snowflake Festival through March 1st.

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