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New Tenants in the IAM Building at Clinton Community College
New tenants will soon be moving into the Institute of Advanced Manufacturing building on the Clinton Community College campus in Plattsburgh. Clinton County’s Director of Economic Development Molly Ryan says Champlain Valley Educational Services CV-TEC is in the process of drafting a lease agreement with the county. With the...
University of Vermont Medical Center completes $17M purchase of Fanny Allen Campus
COLCHESTER, Vt. — The University of Vermont Medical Center has gotten final approval to purchase the Fanny Allen Campus in Colchester. The plan has been in the works for several months, with the 22-acre campus currently owned by Covenant Health. Recently, the Green Mountain Care Board approved the $17.3...
Summer spells renovations for EWSD buildings
ESSEX WESTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT — As EWSD students gear up to return back to school this fall, the district has been working on a whole slew of maintenance renovations in their school buildings. EWSD director of facilities and district safety Garry Scott told the Reporter two separate facility assessments...
Vermont Earns Second Straight America East Academic Cup and Record Tenth Overall
BOSTON – The America East Conference announced Friday morning that the University of Vermont's student-athletes secured the athletic department's record 10th Walter Harrison Academic Cup. The Walter Harrison Academic Cup is presented each season by the conference to the institution with the best cumulative GPA among its student-athletes competing in league sports. Vermont earned the 2023-24 honor with a cumulative GPA of 3.50.
University of Vermont researchers study impact of flooding on Lake Champlain water quality
University of Vermont scientists studying Lake Champlain are assessing changes in water quality following recent flooding in Vermont. Numerous rivers empty into Lake Champlain and scientists are measuring water clarity as floodwaters empty into the 100-mile-long lake. The Lake Champlain Basin Program and Lake Champlain Sea Grant hosted cruises on the University of Vermont research vessel recently for officials to observe a plume of turbid water extending into the lake.
UVM composting class starts in August
Most Vermonters know that composting is an essential part of household waste management. Vermont state law banned food scraps from the trash in 2020. But composting is more than just landfill diversion. It is a way to recycle nutrients at your home, providing a free resource to feed the soils of your garden, lawn and other plants. Done correctly, composting will not attract bears, rats and other wildlife.
Westmont's Christiana Gordon makes D1 commitment to University of Vermont
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — On Tuesday, Westmont Hilltop’s Christiana Gordon committed to playing Division I basketball, announcing on social media that she’ll continue her career at the University of Vermont. Gordon says she received multiple D1 offers but ultimately decided to join the Catamounts. The incoming...
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