The state treasurer’s office is getting ready to sell about
$25 million of Vermont Citizen Bonds.
The general obligation bonds will be made available first to Vermont
residents and businesses. They will be
sold on Nov. 4. They are sold in $1,000
increments and must be bought through a registered broker or dealer. The bonds’ maturities range from one to 20
years. State Treasurer Beth Pearce says
the number of bonds to be sold could increase, depending on demand. The Preliminary Official Statement for the
bond offering will be available Oct. 28 on the website of the Vermont
Treasurer.
Student test scores in Vermont
could drop when more rigorous standards take effect and students start taking a
new education test in 2015. In New
York , student test scores based on the new standards
plummeted. And while Vermont
typically rates high among the 50 states in student performance, officials
don’t know how the state will do two years from now. Officials say the Common Core standards are
designed to better equip young people for careers or college; Vermont
schools are making changes to prepare students for them and the test.
Burglars hit three businesses and a church in Rochester
in 24-hours. Police say the spree on North
Main Street took place last Tuesday night or early
Wednesday morning. The thieves hit the Federated
Church Sandy 's Book and Bakery,
and tried but failed to break into the Rochester Café. No arrests have been made yet.
Price Chopper is recalling some of its store brand
pies. The company is recalling eight and
ten inch coconut custard pies because of a lack of ingredient information on
the label. The pies have milk, egg, soy,
wheat and coconut, which are known allergens.
The pies were sold between August 11 and October `8 and can be returned
to a store for a full refund.
It should be an interesting Burlington City Council meeting
tonight with a proposed gun control measure up for debate. The proposed ordinance would require any
residents with permits for concealed weapons to store those guns in locked
containers. It also allows police to
take away guns from people convicted of domestic violence and bans guns in
bars. The public has its say on the
proposal tonight from 6 until 7, and if approved by Council it would go to a
city-wide vote on Town Meeting Day before going before the Legislature for
approval.
The Vermont
office of the American Cancer Society estimates that it will raise more than
$325,000 from its Making Strides Against Breast Cancer march. The Sunday march saw more than 2,000
participants from 168 teams take part in the South Burlington
event that was part of a nationwide series of walks.
