On Friday, July 1, the Vermont Right to Know GMOs coalition joined Governor Shumlin, U.S. Senator Leahy, U.S. Representative Welch, and supporters from around the country in celebrating Vermont’s first-in-the-nation GMO labeling law taking effect. The celebration took place on […]
Tag: July 1 2016
Shumlin celebrates Vermont’s universal pre-k law
On June 30, Gov. Peter Shumlin celebrated a law that guarantees access to pre-kindergarten for all 3- and 4-year-olds in Vermont. The law, which the governor signed in 2014, went into effect July 1 and will ensure all Vermont kids […]
Suicide Six ski area to install new chairlift
WOODSTOCK–Gary S. Thulander, president and general manager of the Woodstock Inn & Resort, announced Friday, July 1, that Chair #1 at the Suicide Six Ski Area will be completely replaced, with installation scheduled for completion in time for a mid-December […]
Poultney’s Discount Food Store decimated in fire
Lightning suspected as cause POULTNEY — Friday, On July 1, at 11:49 p.m. a motion sensor alarm went off at the Discount Food Store of Poultney at 298 E. Main Street in Poultney. The owner of the store, Russell Merrill, […]
New requirements of Act 148 phased in July 1
By Emma Cotton On July 1, the third installment of Vermont’s major trash and recycling law Act 148 will be phased in, imposing new requirements on how residents and businesses handle yard debris and how businesses handle food waste. Landfills […]
Brandon Artist’s Guild showcases works in two and three dimensions
Friday, July 1, at 5 p.m. — BRANDON — The Brandon Artists Guild’s summer show, Solids and Surfaces, opens Friday, July 1, at the guild’s gallery at 7 Center St., Brandon and celebrates the natural environment with a presentation of handcrafted furniture […]
President Coolidge Site celebrates birth of the nation, and the 30th president
Monday, July 4 at 10 a.m. — PLYMOUTH NOTCH — On Monday, July 4, the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site celebrates the birth of the nation as well as its 30th president with special activities scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 […]
July First Friday features lecture on orchid watercolors of WPA Carl Ramsey
Friday, July 1 at 7:15 p.m. — GRANVILLE, N.Y. — Jon Mathewson will give a gallery talk titled “A New Deal for the Hills and the Valleys,” for the Slate Valley Museum’s July First Friday program. Jon Mathewson is the curator at […]