Run for City Market, Onion River Co-op’s Board of Directors!
Are you a Member of City Market, Onion River Co-op? Are you interested in learning more about co-op policy governance? It’s elections season for City Market’s Board of Directors and there’s still time to run for one of 4 available seats this year! Due to a vacant seat, City Market will be choosing four seats in […]
Capstone Community Action hires New Director of Community Economic Development
Capstone Community Action hires New Director of Community Economic Development Capstone Community Action announced that Elizabeth “Liz” Scharf was hired as the new Community Economic Development Director. As a member of Capstone’s leadership team, Liz will work to support and grow programs that advance economic security for low income Vermonters through financial coaching, asset building, […]
Funding Available for Field Practices to Improve Water Quality on Vermont Farms – Over $500K will Support Farms and Vermont Clean Water Goals
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) is reminding Vermont farmers interested in cover cropping assistance to apply by August 1, 2019. The Agency is offering more than $500K in funding for Vermont farms through the Farm Agronomic Practice (FAP) Program. The FAP Program invests state funds in soil-based agronomic practices to improve […]
Lee Brings 30 Years of Investment Experience to Professional Financial Associates
COLCHESTER, VT, April 23, 2019 – Professional Financial Associates, LLC (PFA) in Colchester is pleased to announce the addition of George Lee to the team as an Investment Advisor Representative. Lee brings more than 30 years of investment management experience, working with Sentinel Investments, Dwight Asset Management, and KDP Investment Advisers. He has worked in […]
Intervale Center Completes $1 Million Capital Campaign
With the help of almost two hundred generous donors and community support, the Intervale Center is pleased to announce the completion of Celebrate Intervale, a $1 million capital campaign to increase the productivity, accessibility and beauty of the Intervale. The Intervale Center, a food and farming non-profit, manages 340 acres of open space in the […]
Mercy Connections May Luncheon
Mercy Connections to honor Theresa Alberghini DiPalma at May Luncheon BURLINGTON, Vermont – Mercy Connections is honoring Theresa Alberghini DiPalma, Senior Vice President for External Relations at the University of Vermont Health Network, as this year’s recipient of the Catherine McAuley Award. Each year the Board of Directors selects a person for this high honor […]
CVOEO’S VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GETS IT DONE WITH YOU
The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s (CVOEO) VITA program is a significant connection to VBSR’s mission “to set a high standard for protecting the economic environment of our citizens.” In the 2017 tax year our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program helped secure tax returns for 1,437 households, impacting 2,100 individuals, and returning $2,183,793 to the […]