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RACC member Alan Betts interviewed on September 2nd, 2014 on WGDR Radio

Lake Placid News
Kenneth L. Hunkins
Lake Placid News
In the late 1990s, he did research with former student Tom Manley on why New York and Vermont's Lake Champlain is stirred by an unusual underwater wave, or seiche that bounces from one end to the other about every four days. A trip leader for the ...

Lake Placid News
Kenneth L. Hunkins
Lake Placid News
In the late 1990s, he did research with former student Tom Manley on why New York and Vermont's Lake Champlain is stirred by an unusual underwater wave, or seiche that bounces from one end to the other about every four days. A trip leader for the ...

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Commission to support disabled workers
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
ALBANY, N.Y. —New York is establishing a new commission to support employment of disabled workers. The order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo creates the Employment First Commission whose task is to create a state policy for support services that puts ...

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Musician finds his inspiration in listening to sounds of silence
New Jersey Hills
He did most of the writing process at his home in Jericho, Vermont, while producing a lot of the album in Los Angeles, California, but he will be returning to his hometown on Friday, September 26, to preform at Rolf's Restaurant and Pub, in Warren.

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Rebecca Foster: An open letter to Vermont's climate marchers
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Hundreds more will hold solidarity rallies here in Vermont. The purpose of the People's Climate March is to demonstrate the sheer size of the climate movement and the intensity of our commitment: We understand the crisis facing our planet and all life ...

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Breck Bowden, director of the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Program, teaches us about lake phenomena like turnover and seiche.

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Climate Gathering in Middlebury Preps Activists for March
Seven Days
The Lake Champlain basin will grow hotter and hotter as the century progresses, according to the forecast offered by UVM engineering graduate student Justin Guilbert, with support from plant biology professor Brian Beckage. Average temperatures will ...

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SerVermont celebrates AmeriCorps 20th anniversary
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Montpelier (Sept. 12, 2014) – SerVermont, Vermont's Commission on National and Community Service, today marked the 20th Anniversary of AmeriCorps by joining President Barack Obama in a live-stream nationwide ceremony from the White House, and ...

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Stormwater Expo is Saturday in Springfield
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If rain falls and snow melts on your property, you're invited to “Slowing the Storm Surge: Stormwater Expo 2014″ on Saturday, September 20th from 9am till noon at HCRS (Health Care & Rehabilitation Services) at 390 River Street in Springfield, Vermont.

24 to become US citizens on historic steamship
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
SHELBURNE, Vt. —Twenty-four people will become U.S. citizens during a ceremony on an historic steamship in Vermont. The naturalization ceremony takes place Wednesday on the Steamship Ticonderoga at the Shelburne Museum. U.S. Magistrate Judge ...

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The Spartan Race: Overcoming Life's Obstacles  Vermont Public Radio

Athletes are forever testing the limits of their prowess and endurance. Runners might start with a 5K, but eventually, 10Ks, half marathons and marathons.

'Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles': Telluride Review
Hollywood Reporter
An in-depth study of Orson Welles' singular life and career would run the length of a miniseries, but Chuck Workman engagingly hits a good many highlights in stone-skipping fashion in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles ...

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St. Johnsbury Academy chosen for SAT School Day Program
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The College Board recently selected St. Johnsbury Academy to take part in a special program, SAT School Day, due to the high percentage of students taking the SAT and PSAT at the school. The Academy is the only school in Vermont that has been invited ...

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Health Department cautions Vermonters about Hantavirus
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BURLINGTON – The Health Department is reminding Vermonters to use caution when cleaning up rodent infested areas after an out-of-state resident recently contracted Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome while visiting Vermont. The person who became ill was ...

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Sanders, Conyers introduce bills on youth jobs crisis
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) today introduced legislation to address a youth unemployment crisis in the United States by creating jobs for 1 million young Americans.The youth unemployment ...

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The Spartan Race: Overcoming Life's Obstacles
Vermont Public Radio
Athletes are forever testing the limits of their prowess and endurance. Runners might start with a 5K, but eventually, 10Ks, half marathons and marathons beckon. Then there are triathlons. Now add obstacle races to the mix. These include activities ...

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Vermont Women in Higher Education announces 2014 award winners
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Vermont Women in Higher Education (VWHE) is pleased to announce the 2014 annual award winners. This year we honor the first female faculty member tenured in mathematics and sciences at Norwich University; an emerging researcher and teacher in ...

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Eagle nursed back to health, released
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
Kelly Price, senior state game warden of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, says he found the eagle on Sept. 2, after receiving reports about a sick bird along the Connecticut River. He kayaked out to get the bird. Price tells the Brattleboro ...

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Climate: More flooding, less snow in Vermont
Summit County Citizens Voice
With a finer-scale model, we'll have a less dramatic headline, and a more accurate forecast,” said notes UVM professor Brian Beckage who helped lead the new study. “We wanted planners, the general public, and others to get a feeling for changes that ...