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700 Berkshire Bank employees volunteer during community service week
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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June 24, 2025
PROVIDENCE – Seven hundred Berkshire Bank employees volunteered with 31 nonprofits earlier this month as part of the bank’s “Xtraordinary Week” (X Week) of giving back, the bank announced on June 18. From June 9-13, bank employees participated in...
Vermont Renaissance Faire draws 14,000-plus to Champlain Valley Expo
The Essex Reporter - Vermont
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ESSEX JUNCTION — “Joust, joust, joust,” a crowd chanted, gathered round an arena this past weekend at the Champlain Valley Exposition, for two shining-armor-clad knights on horseback. “Out of my way, squire,” one knight addressed their henchman,...
Vermont Broadband Director Doesn’t Expect BEAD Changes to Undo Fiber Dominance
Telecompetitor
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June 23, 2025
When the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released new guidelines for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) rural broadband funding program earlier this month, the deadline for applying...
“You are welcome here:” World Refugee Day draws new Vermonters to celebrate with allies, volunteers
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Glory Bigirimana, 8, of Burlington enjoys a quick ride atop a giant earth ball under the watchful eyes of volunteers at a World Refugee Day celebration at Leddy Park in Burlington on June 21, 2025. Photo by Auditi Guha/VTDigger BURLINGTON – Shabir...
Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame to induct 3 from Franklin County
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
ESSEX JUNCTION — Franklin County will be represented big time at the 2025 Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame ceremony, when three individuals from the region will be inducted. Amy Maxham, a service provider and farmer from Highgate, will receive...
APEX Dog Training finds its stride helping Vermont’s four-legged misfits
Milton Independent - Vermont
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MILTON — It wasn’t a dog that changed Jocelyn “Jo” Meilleur’s life, it was a CAT scan. After a long and emotionally-draining shift as a CAT scan technologist, Meilleur made a decision that would reshape not only her own career but the lives of...
Seven Can’t-Miss Vermont Events This Week: June 25-July 2, 2025
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Lost and Found Friday 27 & Saturday 28 Yellow Barn and Next Stage Arts bring Vienna to Putney with Sylvia Milo's award-winning drama The Other Mozart. The haunting solo performance follows the forgotten story of Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart,...
Vermont Community Foundation Uses Mission Investing to Create Impact
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
St. Johnsbury has been on the upswing. The largest town in the Northeast Kingdom, it’s now home to a newly reopened arts center, Catamount Arts; Dog Mountain, known for its Dog Chapel, which attracts passionate pooch lovers from around the globe;...
Can Economic Populism Win Back the Rio Grande Valley?
Texas Observer
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June 23, 2025
As a rainstorm rolled in last Friday evening, hundreds of people eagerly filed through metal detectors at an 1,800-seat performing arts center in McAllen—the urban hub of Hidalgo County in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley—ahead of Vermont U.S. Senator...
Phish’s non-profit arm helps New Hampshire Food Bank during Manchester tour stop
Manchester Ink Link - New Hampshire
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June 23, 2025
Photo/Jeff Hastings – Frame of Mind Photography MANCHESTER, N.H. – When it comes to the band Phish, many may think of its music or perhaps its fans. But for almost 30 years, there is one aspect of the Vermont-based quartet that people may not be...
Business leaders predict dire consequences if ICE purges immigrant workforce
The Gazette - Colorado
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President Donald Trump's decision not to protect illegal immigrant workers from arrest and deportation is being met with dire warnings from small businesses and large corporations concerned for economic decline if millions of the workforce are...
CCV and VSAC offer free tuition to more Vermonters
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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MONTPELIER -- The Legislature and Gov. Phil Scott expanded a program to provide more Vermonters with a debt-free college degree. Managed by the Vermont Student Assistance Corp (VSAC) in partnership with Community College of Vermont, 802Opportunity...
Building queer community across Vermont
Vermont Public Radio
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Building queer community can be hard in a place like Vermont. Populations tend to be a bit more spread out and there just aren't as many people overall. It may take some extra time and effort to meet like-minded folks as opposed to a large urban...
VA Purchase Loans in Vermont average $391,917 for Q4 2024
Green Mountain Times - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Vermont in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $391,917, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...
The Inn at Mount Snow transformed, open for business
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
WEST DOVER — Coming off a strong winter season under new ownership, The Inn at Mount Snow is welcoming guests for the summer and booking private events. On Dec. 24, the inn opened its doors after significant renovations and updates. "We were...
H-1B approvals for employers classified under Wholesale Trade industry across Burlington Standard publication area in 2024
Burlington Standard - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/ In...
H-1B approvals for employers classified under Public Administration industry across SC Vermont News publication area in 2024
SC Vermont News
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June 23, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
New Hampshire man, woman each plead guilty in connection with crime spree in Vermont
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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June 23, 2025
A New Hampshire couple has pleaded guilty in connection with a crime spree last summer.Prosecutors said it started in Rockingham, Vermont, when Christopher Boisvert and Meghan Cox tried to rob the Rolling Twenties cannabis dispensary in August...
Live music fills Vermont’s hills this summer
The Chester Telegraph - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Created with AI using wallpapersafari.org By Stacia A. Spaulding ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Calling all music lovers. The Telegraph has brought dozens of musical events in the region together in one place so you can plan your summer schedule....
Vermont business owner creates financial literacy course for kids
WCAX - Vermont
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June 20, 2025
BARNARD, Vt. (WCAX) - Household chores can be a chore for kids, but a new “Allowance Academy” is making the work fun while teaching them basic financial literacy skills. The Kendall kids are hard workers. While eight-year-old Knox vacuums, his...