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Host Bruce Wilson, Executive Director of Service Rendered, is joined by Matt Wolf, Senior Associate for Youth Empowerment at Vermont Afterschool.

Vermont Afterschool is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that the children and youth in every Vermont community are able to benefit from the power of afterschool, summer learning, and third space programs during the out-of-school time hours.

For more information visit: https://vermontafterschool.org/

From the City of Winooski:

Thomas Renner meets with Bryn Oakleaf to introduce her as the new deputy mayor of Winooski.

For more information visit: www.winooskivt.gov

From the Burlington School District (BSD):

Burlington School District holds a Ribbon Cutting and lead tours to celebrate the reopening of the Integrated Arts Academy. BSD temporarily closed the school last year to complete a $17m renovation. The event is an opportunity for the community to celebrate the school reopening for students this year and to see the beautiful work that has been done. 

Speeches by:

• Tom Flanagan, Superintendent
• Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Mayor of Burlington
• Mattie Scheidt, Principal, Integrated Arts Academy
• Marty Spaulding, Owner, Capital Project Consulting, Inc. (PCI) - Project Manager
• Eric Lafayette, Owner, Energy Efficient Investments, Inc. (EEI) - Project Contractor
• Clare Wool, Board Chair

We are so excited to welcome the IAA community back to our school, both literally and figuratively! It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to be back at IAA at H.O. Wheeler, but we think all of the changes are worth the wait.

There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated IAA building on Tuesday, August 26th at 11:30am, followed by a casual Back to School Meet-n-Greet.

For more information visit: https://iaa.bsdvt.org/

From the organizers:

Join Attorney General Charity Clark, Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, and Treasurer Mike Pieciak, and the Essex House Delegation for a community forum about the impacts of the Trump Administration’s actions on Vermont. They will share current information about the legal, financial, and policy implications of the federal situation, as well as actions they are taking to respond. The event will include a panel discussion and Q&A opportunities. The forum will be held on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Essex Cinemas, 21 Essex Way, Suite 300 Essex, VT 05452. Doors will open at 5:30 PM.

The event is being organized by the Essex House Delegation: Representative Lori Houghton, House Majority Leader; Representative Karen Dolan, Assistant House Majority Leader; Representative Alyssa Black, Chair, House Health Care; Representative Leonora Dodge; and Representative Rey Garofano, Vice Chair, House Human Services.